Happy ending to Fertility & Finances category
Multiple fertility treatments: $15,600
Sperm donor and other fees: $5,000
Three IVF procedures: $34,400
Deciding to Adopt: $30,000
Becoming a parent: Priceless
Since many of you followed our story (fertility and finances) over the last couple of years, I wanted to let readers know that our darling newborn son arrived on Monday. His name is Sam. We’re home now and everyone is healthy, happy and eating every three hours.
Spending $85,000 never felt better.
Photo credit: stock.xchng.
Congratulations.
Congrats Nina! This is so exciting! Your son will be so lucky to have you as a mom!
Congratulations! I know that this has been a long time coming for you.
On a possibly tacky note, have you considered setting up on online wish list from places like Amazon and Babies R Us? I think a lot of viewers (like me) would love to get you something celebratory and useful.
Maggie
Congrats, Nina and Jeanine!
OOOoooohh!!! BIG Time Congrats!!!
~ Roland
Many, many, congratulations and best wishes! Now the “Education and Finances” category can begin!
congrats, Nina!
Congratulations!
Nina,
I’m so happy for you. Congratulations!
Best wishes and congratulations. Welcome to the ranks of the lowest form of life on the planet – parents. You now get to pass on the love that your parents gave you, with interest, compounded daily.
Congratulations!
Everyone: Thank you for the warm words and kind wishes. It’s been an interesting ride but the amazing part of the journey has just kicked in.
Maggie: Your sentiment is sweet. The thing that would make me most happy is to just have readers continue supporting Queercents (my other baby!) by reading and commenting and making this the great community that it has become!
Congratulations! I’ve been following your story and am so pleased for you and your partner. My husband and I experienced infertility and IVF and recently became parents to twin girls — one of whom is named Nina, incidentally. : )
Congratulations! That is wonderful news!! 😀
CONGRATS!
Welcome to the world of nonexistent sleep and boundless love.
Congratulations! Welcome to a whole new world.
And as for the cost, I’m reminded of the line from Oliver Twist — “It’s cheap at half the price.” Considering what you gain, parenting is a bargain, no matter what the cost…
Congrats, Nina!
Congratulations to you and your partner Nina! I’m sure you’ll be wonderful mothers.
Just catching up here– congratulations!