Adoption vs IVF

For those who don't know, my baby making goods aren't where they are suppose to be. Which means that the little egg & little sperm will never meet & won't make the long journey to the big uterus in the sky... Or my belly! So for the last 4 yrs or so, Brad & I have contemplated what to do. I was never in a hurry. Probably because I wanted to be that one time miracle. Hate to say it, no miracle has happened. But I have loved every minute with my hubby & all the fun practicing we have done. LOL!!! At first we decided to do adoption. We are in the application process now. We hope to have the application done by Mayish time. But in the mean time, my Ob-Gyn MD has suggested trying IVF with a doctor in Soldotna. Yay... After a month of talking about it, we decided to go ahead and make a consult apt. Which was today. Talk about a whirl wind of information. The trip down was uneventful, wish I could say the same for coming home. We ended up in a nice size snow storm with white out conditions. I about had a heart attack & contemplated drinking something VERY strong. But the great thing about Anchorage was the moment we hit the out skirts it was as clear as day & no SNOW!!! Enough about the trip. Off to the appointment. My Doctor is Dr. Anderson & to come to find out he is a U of U graduate, go Utes & is a member of the church. In fact he use to go hunting in Grace ID, where my in-laws are from. Nice side note. But back to the apt. Dr. Anderson is very interesting. He just came in the room & asked why can't you get pregnant. I was caught off guard and was tongue tided. Over time we got to the point & he did an ultrasound of my ovaries & checked my cervix, always a joy & they gave me a plan and that was that. It was such a fast apt & so much information that my brain has left. If we decided to do it. We start the process on third day of my next period with a month of birth control & then all these fun injections for 2 wks after that, then ultrasounds/blood work & if everything is perfect then the big IVF will happen. Then there will be more injections, pregnancy test, if positive then more injections & then ultrasound, the moment a heart beat is heard: NO MORE INJECTIONS. I love needles... Brad & I are thinking of starting in April, with IVF in mid-May & then if pregnant, ultrasound with heart beat in mid-June & baby in Feb next year. Fun! Fun! If it doesn't happen then adoption here we come... That is my appointment in a nut shell. Is your brain as over loaded as mine. Hope not. Hope all is good in your side of the world & we will keep you posted.