Neptune, I have to say that I completely understand where you are coming from in relation to using the last embryo. We have two. But the reality is that I seriously doubt my health could stand another pregnancy. I have severe rheumatoid arthritis which got heaps worse after Sam was born and we can't seem to find a medication that works well enough to make me good again. I have had to completely give up work and am now on a disability pension. Today is one of the days where I am in so much pain I'm actually scared of being home alone with Sam (DH will leave for work in a few minutes). I'm quite content and happy to have just Sam and don't feel the need for another child... but we have two frozen embryos. I needed three different drugs just to stay pregnant with Sam, and I could always not take them... but don't think I could live with myself if they implanted and I miscarried - would feel as though I had killed them myself. Of course, there's also the issue that we can barely afford to keep them frozen let alone use them as with me being so sick and having to stop work we had a HUGE cut in income. But just as difficult as that would be having another child, having the RA get even worse again and me ending up so that I can't even get out of bed. One way seems really unfair to our frozen embryos, the other way seems really unfair to Sam (and them as well!).
Anyway, you certainly aren't alone... and with how bad things are, I really can't type more today.
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