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SteveDallas · 12-03-2003, 03:48 PM

It depends. They can choose what they want to do. In our case, our oldest was born when my wife was 39. 2 1/12 years later we were trying for a second and it wasn't happening. Mrs. Dallas' ob-gyn advised that at her age, we should go ahead and see a fertility specialist if she was not pregnant after 6 months of effort. We decided beforehand that we would not attempt IVF or any other heroic measures. After some tests & stuff & more unsuccessful attempts, the specialist suggested that at least some of the factors we were dealing with would be addressed well by artificial insemination. So we did it, and it was successful. As I recall she did take some fertility drugs to ensure ovulation on cue, but we were never in danger of having nontuplets. (I think we were slightly more likely to have twins.)

So don't automatically assume your friends have gone off the deep end.

By the way, I may regret starting this, but I have no patience for people who say that septuplets are "God's will" after they've gone through fertility treatments to address the fact that they couldn't have a baby--which circumstance was also, presumably, God's will.

12-03-2003, 03:48 PM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	It depends. They can choose what they want to do. In our case, our oldest was born when my wife was 39. 2 1/12 years later we were trying for a second and it wasn't happening. Mrs. Dallas' ob-gyn advised that at her age, we should go ahead and see a fertility specialist if she was not pregnant after 6 months of effort. We decided beforehand that we would not attempt IVF or any other heroic measures. After some tests & stuff & more unsuccessful attempts, the specialist suggested that at least some of the factors we were dealing with would be addressed well by artificial insemination. So we did it, and it was successful. As I recall she did take some fertility drugs to ensure ovulation on cue, but we were never in danger of having nontuplets. (I think we were slightly more likely to have twins.) So don't automatically assume your friends have gone off the deep end. By the way, I may regret starting this, but I have no patience for people who say that septuplets are "God's will" after they've gone through fertility treatments to address the fact that they couldn't have a baby--which circumstance was also, presumably, God's will.