Hi Reags, Welcome, this is a great place to be and support is plentiful. I am on the ivf journey although not as long as you have. I have had #2 ICSI cycles and about to go a third my DH is 46 and had a vasectomy 18 years ago so a reversal was not going to work. I am 40 and everyone told me that due to my age it was the luck of the draw if I have a baby. On my second icsi cycle their attitudes changed because I fell pregnant. Unfortunately I m/c early but all of a sudden my doctor who is a specialist in the field of infertility (like most ivf docs I would predict) changed his tune and said it was only a matter of time. He told me if you can fall pregnant then you can have a baby. That was all I needed to get myself on track. He said that after 40 the hit and miss rate is higher. I can't give you any inspirational stories that relate to poor egg quality because I have never chatted to anyone about it but i can tell you that I have many friends over 40 that have ridden the ivf rollercoaster and the natural ride and all of them now have healthy babies. One particular friend's husband had a vasectomy and after 6 attempts gave birth to a healthy baby girl and after another 2 attempts gave birth to twins, so there are plenty of inspirational stories out there. I have started visualising myself heavily pregnant and walking into the birthing unit, giving birth to healthy babies and holding them in my arms. I am also starting with an accupuncturist because both my clinic and a lot of the ladies here say it helps. This journey is a hard one but having people to support you and friends on the journey helps make the things that swallow you seem less overwhelming....Here is a great place to get that support. You can get my email from my profile if you would like to chat one on one sometimes. Take Care and stay focussed on the dream.