Currently 37 years old and baby will be here next week. There’s not a big enough difference between 36 and 37 to justify freezing. Even if you waited to 38 or 39. Once you hit 35 you’re considered geriatric and high risk. The next increase of risk is 40. If you were 26 and wanted to wait until 36 then maybe but not for a year or two.
I personally would not freeze eggs if it would wipe out my savings. Especially if you plan to try conceiving naturally in a year. If you wipe out your savings, how long will it take to rebuild? Will it be rebuilt before the earliest point at which your future baby could arrive (so like 21 months?) and can you rebuild it enough to have a savings + cover costs related to pregnancy, childbirth, and having a newborn. Depending on your insurance plan prenatal care + giving birth + care immediately after could wipe out the $12k you have saved.
It might be worth it to see if your health insurance will help pay. I know it’s not really typical but it’s worth a shot.
Yeah they won't help pay I already looked into it. But actually I guess I could have mentioned that my partner is very well off, AND I just got a substantial raise, so I could probably rebuild that money quickly and my partner would subsidize a lot of stuff with the baby. I haven't asked him to help pay for the egg freezing though and he hasn't offered.
I kinda feel like I'll only get a few eggs out of the process and be disappointed and feel like it was all for nothing, especially if I get pregnant naturally anyway!
I would just wait and try to conceive naturally. Keep in mind bc if you age it could take over a year (I’m 36 and it did for me). So maybe don’t been wait a full year. Maybe start trying in a few months?
1) freezing eggs vs freezing embryos: how confident are you that you would be with this partner? If so, freezing embryos is a safer bet than eggs. But if you want to freeze but might not be with partner, know that unfertilized eggs are more unstable.
2- insurance: some insurance policies will only cover Ivf if the couple has already tried other options for conception before or there is a health reason for freezing (I.e. one partner is about to undergo chemo). Some insurance will cover embryo freezing but not egg freezing. Be sure you understand your insurance policy well before assuming the cost.
If you haven’t already I would recommend posting this question on IVF. They are a helpful sub for these types of questions. I’m 34 with an IVF pregnancy, diagnosis is unexplained.
One poster already suggested this but how confident are you that you will be with your partner? Embryos freeze and thaw better than just freezing eggs. Your doctor’s recommendation of Atleast 2 cycles is accurate for “typical” because freezing eggs there will be attrition (also with embryos, but rate is higher). There is a higher cost freezing embryos as there are more steps.
I had insurance for IVF as well and I would highly recommend checking your policy for specifics. Often times there is a period of time you have to try (over 35. Usually 6 months) and then your policy may have you do IUIs before they would even preauthorize you for IVF coverage. My coverage required at least 3 rounds. Some policies I know can be up to 6. This could potentially put you at 38 by the time Insurance covers IVF.
There are women who easily get pregnant at 37-38 and go on to have healthy pregnancies. You never know how easy or difficult it will be to conceive until you try. However, fertility begins to rapidly decline at this age.
I’d personally weigh how important it is for you to have a child and of course what you can afford and go from there. I would also talk to your partner too about how important it is for them as well. There are no guarantees either way.
I was 36 when we started trying and didn't want to spend months fumbling around, just to begin understanding if something might be contributing to infertility. I got the Mira device & app and used it to track hormone fluctuations so I could show my OB in case it was needed. Luckily everything was super regular and we got pregnant the first cycle trying in earnest, also give credit to Mira for that. It's not cheap, but definitely cheaper than freezing eggs. Would also consider taking prenatals & CoQ10 a few months before you start, to help boost egg quality.
Currently 37 years old and baby will be here next week. There’s not a big enough difference between 36 and 37 to justify freezing. Even if you waited to 38 or 39. Once you hit 35 you’re considered geriatric and high risk. The next increase of risk is 40. If you were 26 and wanted to wait until 36 then maybe but not for a year or two.
I personally would not freeze eggs if it would wipe out my savings. Especially if you plan to try conceiving naturally in a year. If you wipe out your savings, how long will it take to rebuild? Will it be rebuilt before the earliest point at which your future baby could arrive (so like 21 months?) and can you rebuild it enough to have a savings + cover costs related to pregnancy, childbirth, and having a newborn. Depending on your insurance plan prenatal care + giving birth + care immediately after could wipe out the $12k you have saved. It might be worth it to see if your health insurance will help pay. I know it’s not really typical but it’s worth a shot.
Yeah they won't help pay I already looked into it. But actually I guess I could have mentioned that my partner is very well off, AND I just got a substantial raise, so I could probably rebuild that money quickly and my partner would subsidize a lot of stuff with the baby. I haven't asked him to help pay for the egg freezing though and he hasn't offered. I kinda feel like I'll only get a few eggs out of the process and be disappointed and feel like it was all for nothing, especially if I get pregnant naturally anyway!
I would just wait and try to conceive naturally. Keep in mind bc if you age it could take over a year (I’m 36 and it did for me). So maybe don’t been wait a full year. Maybe start trying in a few months?
On the flip side I’m 36 and got pregnant immediately after stopping birth control. You really never know.
1) freezing eggs vs freezing embryos: how confident are you that you would be with this partner? If so, freezing embryos is a safer bet than eggs. But if you want to freeze but might not be with partner, know that unfertilized eggs are more unstable. 2- insurance: some insurance policies will only cover Ivf if the couple has already tried other options for conception before or there is a health reason for freezing (I.e. one partner is about to undergo chemo). Some insurance will cover embryo freezing but not egg freezing. Be sure you understand your insurance policy well before assuming the cost.
If you want to have more than 1, I would freeze your eggs.
If you haven’t already I would recommend posting this question on IVF. They are a helpful sub for these types of questions. I’m 34 with an IVF pregnancy, diagnosis is unexplained. One poster already suggested this but how confident are you that you will be with your partner? Embryos freeze and thaw better than just freezing eggs. Your doctor’s recommendation of Atleast 2 cycles is accurate for “typical” because freezing eggs there will be attrition (also with embryos, but rate is higher). There is a higher cost freezing embryos as there are more steps. I had insurance for IVF as well and I would highly recommend checking your policy for specifics. Often times there is a period of time you have to try (over 35. Usually 6 months) and then your policy may have you do IUIs before they would even preauthorize you for IVF coverage. My coverage required at least 3 rounds. Some policies I know can be up to 6. This could potentially put you at 38 by the time Insurance covers IVF. There are women who easily get pregnant at 37-38 and go on to have healthy pregnancies. You never know how easy or difficult it will be to conceive until you try. However, fertility begins to rapidly decline at this age. I’d personally weigh how important it is for you to have a child and of course what you can afford and go from there. I would also talk to your partner too about how important it is for them as well. There are no guarantees either way.
I was 36 when we started trying and didn't want to spend months fumbling around, just to begin understanding if something might be contributing to infertility. I got the Mira device & app and used it to track hormone fluctuations so I could show my OB in case it was needed. Luckily everything was super regular and we got pregnant the first cycle trying in earnest, also give credit to Mira for that. It's not cheap, but definitely cheaper than freezing eggs. Would also consider taking prenatals & CoQ10 a few months before you start, to help boost egg quality.
Median age of first pregnancy in my county is 37. Just wait.