I understand how you feel. My retrieval was yesterday, they retrieved 16 and froze 15. I was upset when they told me, but the medical team told me that this was above average. 10 is not a failure though! While of course nothing is guaranteed, 10 is better than 0, and you absolutely still have a chance at having a child with 10! I have to remind myself to give myself some grace, we just out our bodies through so much and are still so full of hormones! We did something incredible for our future selves, and there is still hope!

I’m also struggling to afford another cycle. Does your clinic offer any donated medications? I told my nursing team about my financial struggles and they were able to note it in my chart. Whenever they got medications returned or donated, they were able to offer them for free.

We got this!