Hi Guys,

Hubby and I are facing a dilemma, or rather, a decision on which way to go.

Here's the lowdown. I have a gorgeous 19 month old daughter (with my ex fiance) and fell pregnant very quickly after coming off the contraceptive pill in 2008.

My husband has three children with his ex fiance and as a result of that, had a vasectomy (when he was still with her). That was three years ago.

My husband and I married this year and desperately want to have children of our own. We are both 31 years of age.

We have booked in for a vasectomy reversal, which we can cancel without penalty provided it is more than one month prior to the scheduled procedure (late Jan 2011).

We were all for the reversal, since we have had kids before and had no fertility issues. The only issue in our way is the fact that hubby has had a vasectomy.

But now though, after reading of experiences, it seems that just going to IVF is the better way to go. We both believe we are fertile (minus the vasectomy part), so it should be a good way to go.

But what would you do in this situation?

Looking for insight from those who have been there or are going through it.

The vasectomy reversal is going to cost us about $13,000. Medicare does provide a really good rebate.

But what's the go with IVF and rebates? I'm under the impression it's around $3k per cycle and all of it comes out of our pocket.

Please share your insights - it's greatly appreciated.

Cheers!

P.S. I know IVF is far from fail safe, but one smart### on another forum was so kind as to say, "Just because you had kids before doesn't mean you're fertile and IVF will even work". Don't want comments like that please. We'll lose hope when we actually see a doctor.