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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on advice from others, my partner and I sat down and talked about the what-ifs and drew some physical, mental, and financial boundaries. We wrote down what we agreed to so we could remember accurately what we discussed. For us, we decided on no more than 3 fresh retrievals or $100k, which ever came first. No donor eggs or embryos. We would only implant 1 at a time. We would freeze any leftover embryos and not make any decisions until our youngest child was 1 yr old.

At the time I was heavily involved on the Resolve message boards and I watched many people chase after a successful pregnancy “by any means necessary” only to have their marriage fall apart from the stress or dig themselves into an impossible financial situation. I was determined to make sure my own mental health, my marriage, and my financial future were prioritized when I was in the throes of hormone shots possibly chasing sunk costs. [/quote]

Not trying to be dismissive but I am going to assume that you had an early success. I am made these parameters for myself as well, but already have exceeded what I thought I would personally. If you have actually held to this without success, please share because I would be interested to hear if both you and partner have made peace. I am okay with stopping where we are, spouse is not. [/quote]

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