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WWYD re: stored sperm?

We just got the invoice to store DH's sample for another 12 months, and it's $400! I remembered it being $200, not sure if they raised the rates (DH said we should call and ask for 50% off for being frequent customers, haha).

He doesn't think we should pay to save it, but, morbid as it is, I always liked the idea of it being there if, god forbid, something happened to DH, so I could try to have another child of his if I wanted and give Toodle a sibling (I wouldn't want to just count on one of our remaining two embryos thawing and sticking and like the idea of another shot). Obviously this concern is about 1,000 times less pressing than if we didn't have Toodle, but it's still something I think about.

Thoughts?

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Re: WWYD re: stored sperm?

  • If you have the money, I would say to keep it. You never know when you might need it.
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  • We let ours go, but then we had decided together a long time ago that we (I) would not try to have a child via that sperm (or any remaining embryos) if something happened to DH. 

    If that's something you want to consider and you have the money, then you should keep it.

     

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  • I read the post to DH and he said see if you can pay a month by month basis?
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  • Since you have the option of getting a new sample whenever you need it, I would probably let it go.  Yes, something could happen to your (super cute) DH, but I wouldn't want to live based on that fear, you know?  Chances are he's going to be around for a loooong time and holding on to the sample would just be living in that uncertainty for me.  Not sure if I'm making sense?
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  • If you are not yet decided, then pay for another year and re-assess then.

  • Store it if you can afford it. We are 100% sure we're not having another child but we're still storing sperm because, well you just never know.
  • Wow, ours cost $1200 to store for a year!!  We actually kept it for a couple of years and, after having Alana, we decided not to store it anymore, but, we also know we're going to try with our one frozen embryo and that's it for us.

    If I knew that there was a possibility that we might want to try for more and might need that sperm AND it was only $400 to store, I would have pushed to keep it.

  • We discarded DHs.  I think he got the invoice and just did away with it.  However, we have a new sample frozen for this IVF.  Maybe you could justify paying for it if you find out the cost of a refreeze?  (which would still probably be a lot less, but i love any justification i can find sometimes!)

    If you have the extra cash, i say go for it---if it will ease your mind.  I know that if i am ever lucky enough to have frosties left and another child, i won't be discarding them any time soon....even if we say are are 100% done!

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