We Have a Game Plan!

We got our test results back. There were some pretty interesting results. Apparently I have the eggs of about a 35 year old. The doctor said female fertility and egg quality peak around the age of 27 and begin to decline in a woman's 30s. While a woman is physically able to carry a pregnancy to term well into her forties, the quality of the eggs produced by a woman’s ovaries begins to significantly decline starting around the age of 35. From my test results, it seems I probably peaked at age 12 and have been slowly in decline since. Our doctor told us that with my eggs and Kirby's sperm, our most probable chance of conception would be through In Vitro Fertilization. However, because of the high cost of IVF, he recommended we go ahaead and try IUI for the first 2 months.

Worst Advice

When people find out Kirby and I are trying to get pregnant, mostly they are very sweet and thoughtful. But, other times I think instead of saying something "smart" or "funny" it's better to say nothing at all. These are taken from The Bump, but every one of these statements have been said to me at one time or another.
1. "Just relax and it will happen."
2. "Just relax. I know couples who've made themselves infertile because they stressed themselves out so much." Really? NOW I can relax.
3. “Don't think about it because if you do you will jinx it.” Really? I didn't know brain activity affected fertility.
4. “When you stop trying it will happen.” How does one NOT try while trying?
5. “Everything happens for a reason.” Ugh
6. "You have all the time in the world. don't rush into things!" Well, according to my body (and doctor) I do NOT have all the time in the world.
GRRR.