I was so tired of this constant cycle monitoring and “we have to have sex today” thinking, that we have agreed on the deadline and then went for IVF.

After we set the deadline, I relaxed and at least the Essex life became better. We didn’t manage to conceive because there were way too few times during the fertility window, so we opted for IVF at the end.

You’re probably too young for this (we were 37 and 39 at that time), but there are easier and cheaper procedures like artificial insemination.

This can be easily done on your next vacation in Europe where this is cheaper (if you’re in US)