my dreams always show me having girls, but how often do our dreams come true? i just want to be able to hold a baby of my own and to be able to share the love that DH and i have with a tiny little bundle. and i agree - i'll be happy with one - but i have every intention of going through all of this with the mindset that once we've succeeded once, we'll go again - i don't want to have a child grow up thinking that it was so hard for us to conceive them that we wouldn't try again (having said that, we are still relatively early in our AC journey - things might change if it takes us a long time to conceive!)
and boy or girl - i don't care. DH would love a little boy because he's the last in his family that can pass on the family name. i love shopping for little girls (but i think this comes from having 4 neices and only 1 nephew) - but ultimately, i don't care - once we hold our baby, whether it's got dangly bits isn't going to bother me at all - the lovei have in my heart will be there no matter what gender!
Jo,i have to check with our PHI soon re the AC costs - this IUI cycle wasn't too bad but if we can get something more back we will - the PHI we're with at the moment is covering 3 full stim IVF cycles - but i'm not sure if they'll count the IUI as a full stim cycle - if they do, we won't claim cos it's so much more expensive for the IVF....
and yeah, i agree - we tend to learn so much more about our inner workings that we ever really want to know. things that would normally be nothing when you have no problems conceiving, become big deals (like feeling your ovaries wake up!) - i really wish none of us had to go through the education we've been through - but i think it's opened my eyes so much more as to how precious the gift of life is - and i know DH and I will love and appreciate the blessing that is our baby so much more than some of our friends that have had baby's easily and don't realise what a magnificent gift they've been given
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