Option one:
IVF treatments: $15,000-$30,000 for 3 attempts
Buying frozen sperm from a bank: $3,000-$5,000 for 3 attempts
Option two:
clear blue fertility monitor: $69.00 on amazon
5 10ml needless syringes: $3.00, online
6 Instead softcups: $12.00 online
6 zestica fertility lubricant applicators: $12.00
3 pregnancy tests: $4.00 online
Well, we chose option 2. And it worked on the first try. We're having a baby! Expected to arrive sometime at the end of October! I'd say we'd saved a hell of a lot of money!
What's been most amazing about this whole process is how much I have learned about fertility, eggs, hormones, the life of sperm, cervical mucus, and just how awesome it is to create life, especially at home in a non traditional way.
WOOOHOO!