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[quote=Anonymous]Another vote for banking!

I was 36 when we first got pregnant, but it and the subsequent pregnancy ended in miscarriage.  That eats up a lot of time (I think we lost 7 months on all of that).  So then I was 37 at conception of my daughter and 38 at delivery.  We waited the appropriate medically-recommended interpregnancy interval (18 months) to start trying for #2, and I was 39 by then.  I did 4 IVF retrievals starting at age 40 and finally got a PGS normal at age 41, which failed.  I did 6 more retrievals and only got one more PGS normal.  Now I'm 44 and still no #2 (one miscarriage and one ectopic).

I would give anything to go back in time to age 36 and bank embryos.  I would have done it totally OOP had I known where we'd be now and what we have spent (despite great insurance coverage that has covered most of the non-PGS testing related costs).  I don't know if waiting less than 18 months in between would have resulted in a different outcome, but in any case, I have a lot of regrets.

PPs are right that doing IVF with a toddler is really hard.  Shady Grove does not allow you to bring kids with you, and so you have to have an accommodating partner with a very flexible schedule who can do drop-offs or childcare.

Good luck in making your decision![/quote]

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