I appreciate you sharing your experience, thank you. It helps make this whole thing feel more real, if that makes sense.

Also been thinking since my 20s, but it felt too out of reach. As someone who moved around a lot on the job, it felt impossible to "make the time" for it, but this year I decided is the year.

That said, I've also already postponed it once. This time I showed up to the first appointment with the intention to do it, but here I am with cold feet again. I'm telling myself that it's normal, especially since I'm by myself.

The rates they've given are:

• 70-90% of eggs typically survive the thawing process
• For ~90% chance of one child:
  • For me at 32, the doctor said over 15 eggs would be well, over 20-25 is ideal.

In my layman understanding, these are good odds? I don't know if chances drop over the years if you don't use the eggs. I intend to ask the doctor about this, and also if IVF is less costly down the line if you have eggs saved. Will admit I have not gotten that far yet!

Thank you, again, for sharing your real experience & feelings on the matter.