One of the things that I'm getting off many of the choice mom boards is that things are a lot easier if you have a family doctor on board for the trip.
You can save money on seeing a Reproductive Endocrinologist, you can save money on sperm shipment, you have someone advocating for you on getting you pregnant as efficiently as possible, rather than the RE just meadering along, "Doing you a Favour" by being slow and giving you more time to meet a man/change your mind.
So I spoke with my GP.
She was flabbergasted that I was thinking of this; " You are WAY too young, you'll meet someone". I had a frank talk with her, and by the end of the conversation, she had agreed that this is something that she could support me with, and would sign for any shipments I needed her to. She even volunteered to write a note saying how much thought I had put into the issue, if necessary for a fertility clinic, and will be doing research on the various options for me, when I get closer to "go" time.
I love my GP.
One step closer.
Monday, December 30, 2013
[Update] Looks like the journey may be a little longer than I thought...
Still alive, life just got busy (and interesting!), which prevented my posting.
Interesting how, you say?
No, a baby isn't on the horizon. But? My health care plan just got some startling news. In 2017, the plan will be undergoing sweeping changes as we move to a new way of providing care. Though not all the changes will be good, one of them certainly is... There is a large chance that at least some of IVF/fertility costs will be covered by my new plan, unlike now. That's thousands of dollars of possible savings, which could really help out a lot.
It would mean stretching out the current plan another year; overall that's not terrible, as it would give me more time to pay off the house/put money away for daycare costs. It would be emotionally hard waiting.
To facilitate this waiting, I've added another furkid to the family -- supercutetabby! He's adorable, and cradling him/babying him is really helping to divert all those mothering instincts.
As kitten is currently treating my back like Mount Everest, this is also a really great patience builder. ;b
He's playing coy today, so here's a side profile. ^^
Interesting how, you say?
No, a baby isn't on the horizon. But? My health care plan just got some startling news. In 2017, the plan will be undergoing sweeping changes as we move to a new way of providing care. Though not all the changes will be good, one of them certainly is... There is a large chance that at least some of IVF/fertility costs will be covered by my new plan, unlike now. That's thousands of dollars of possible savings, which could really help out a lot.
It would mean stretching out the current plan another year; overall that's not terrible, as it would give me more time to pay off the house/put money away for daycare costs. It would be emotionally hard waiting.
To facilitate this waiting, I've added another furkid to the family -- supercutetabby! He's adorable, and cradling him/babying him is really helping to divert all those mothering instincts.
As kitten is currently treating my back like Mount Everest, this is also a really great patience builder. ;b
He's playing coy today, so here's a side profile. ^^
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