Multiples
In 2008, after two years of failing to make a child organically, we learned the doom Kathy had already been feeling for more than a year was justified: I was diagnosed with male-factor infertility. Our only real chance to move forward would be in vitro fertilization. We couldn’t afford it; we couldn’t afford not to do it. One way we tried to work through that diagnosis, our anger, and our options was to start a secret infertility blog, “Less Than a Million.” This post and what comments from 2008 that are attached to it come from that blog.—gb
The more I read, the more unnerved I get about the fact that IVF could very likely result in a multiple birth. I am not immune to the hope that the transfer of multiple embryos could save money in the long run, and K has said several times that she would be okay with twins. The thought of putting her through that kind of stress, however, is not one I enjoy. Add to that the fact that I have always been ambivalent about having kids—I never had a brother or sister; why should any child of mine?—and the promise of raising a litter makes my head spin.
It is heartening that fertility doctors are beginning to advocate for the transfer of fewer embryos per IVF cycle, however.
