This is going to be expensive

It's been a busy day today. We went to see the fertility doctor today. I really liked him and his approach to getting women pregnant the unnatural way. He is very focused on statistics/probabilities so he makes choices based upon what will give us the greater chance of becoming pregnant instead of just looking at the cost. In the long run, it's probably cheaper or at least less nerve-wracking to pay more per cycle and have fewer of them than paying less per cycle (month) but taking longer to get pregnant. Of course, there are some who get pregnant on the first try the cheaper way, but from the stories I've seen on the internet, it's rare. He is having Oksana do all these tests upfront to make sure there's no fertility problems (instead of testing her if she doesn't get pregnant after several unsuccessful attempts). He prescribed her prenatal vitamins and plans on doing two inseminations per cycle to increase the chances even further. On top of that, he is also going to have her take a fertility drug (not the type/strength that you read about multiple births with, though it does increase her chance to 9%). I would actually prefer to have twins given the legal/medical hurdles and costs involved with having kids. It would also keep us from having to pay to keep the donor's sperm frozen for the next 3 - 4 years.

Next week we meet with the lawyer to find out about the legal documents we will need. I've already been quoted the retainer amount for getting the initial donor agreement in place and it is much higher than I anticipated. Add the other agreements we will need and it may surpass all the costs for the medical aspects of getting pregnant. Aye yie yie! The doctor asked us if we had a lawyer yet and we told him that we had an appointment with one next week but didn't know them yet. It was reassuring about choice in lawyer when he recommended the same one we already had an appointment with.

Well, thats enough for this post. There are so many thoughts/details swirling in my head following today's appointment. I'm sure it will be worse next week after we meet with the lawyer. However, I need to get back to work so that I can help pay for this expensive choice we made ;-)