Baby 911

[judecorp]

I am so full of emotion I don't know what to do. Do I squee? Do I bounce?

My Jennifer went to the doctor this morning for her annual physical, and while she was there, she had an actual conversation with our doctor about what steps she should take to prepare to have a baby in the next year or two. And while the baby-making isn't in our original timeline, I am so touched and excited that she actually spoke to the doctor about it, starting a productive dialogue, and put words to our mostly unspoken plans. I'm so proud of her for asking all of those questions and taking steps to get herself in a place where she feels she is ready for such endeavors. Wow.

Of course, finding this out has done nothing to quell my baby fever. Now I'm all "OMGZERS, I should take all this Metformin so maybe I can pop out a baby, too!" What the heck is up with that? I am officially losing my mind.

GIVE ME BABY.

Comments

Ah.

[etherial.livejournal.com]

That would do it. I know one lesbian couple that's considering ferility drugs on top of the artificial insemination and I have to bite my tongue real hard to not tell them to just get a kid that's already been made. Nobody likes being told that they're wasting their time spreading their DNA (even when they complain about their family's cholesterol and other genetic problems).

Re: Ah.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, I definitely plan to adopt a child at some point in my life. I'd also love to be a foster parent.

Some people really want a biological child to continue their bloodline. Sure there are lots of "ready-made" children out there, but in order to adopt a baby/infant, you usually have to buy one, so I don't know if that's better or worse. Private adoption is very expensive, and state/county adoption usually involves older children and/or children with many special needs, both of which are their own challenges.

Re: buying babies

[etherial.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that Private Adoption is orders of magnitude cheaper and easier than fertility drugs.

Re: buying babies

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Private adoption isn't covered by health insurance. Many fertility treatments are now, at least partially.