A delay

[flexagon]

I forgot to mention that this spring's planned egg donation just got postponed indefinitely, again. This time E wanted to know at what time I would want to "move on", that is, be unwilling to donate again, and that he assumed it would be a matter of when I figured my egg quality had deteriorated too much.

Yes and no.

It would also be nice to tell my reproductive system enough, I'm all done with you, you can sleep now.

I'm also not so sure about creating a second child that would be so much younger than the first (Birdie, my first genetic progeny, is turning 5 later this year, so we're talking a minimum of a 6-year gap), and in a family that seems less financially stable than it once did.

In short, I'm a lot less attached to the two-child plan than I used to be. Having just one genetic child is so satisfying, do I have to go for another when I'm 29 or 30 or 31, with all those needles, and knowing this time that some of the drugs (lupron especially) are dangerous and being used off-label...? However, I haven't said no. If Sheehy's book is to be believed, I will probably be in some weird turning-30 stage and could easily feel like doing something crazy. And it was always the plan.

Sorry for not making it down to Philadelphia, in any case, miyyu.

Comments

[miyyu.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to not get to see you in person, finally, but maybe someday. I'm up your way-ish fairly frequently to see family anyway. It sounds like you made the right decision.

[flexagon]

I haven't made any decision yet... the delay was entirely initiated by E and V.

It'd work quite nicely to meet you in Boston too, though. You could crash with us easily -- we have a nice fold-out couch, and friendly cats who sometimes sleep with guests. :)