Thankfully we're not still waiting for my cycle to start as it still hasn't appeared (I have PCOS so this isn't that unusual), in fact we're not actually waiting at all at the moment. We decided in mid October that we were going to stop the process with the ACU and hold off for a while. It just wasn't feeling right for us as a couple to do the IVF route the way we'd planned it.
Nicky has always wanted to experience pregnancy, and whilst she isn't against adoption she knew that she wanted to give birth to our first child if possible. I've always known that I wanted to adopt, and would have been very happy not to have any birth children (although I am excited to see Nicky go through pregnancy and birth). We were talking about this and doing some research online at the same time, and somehow we came across the concept of embryo adoption. The more we looked into it, the more each of us felt that it might be the right way to go for us. We've made some initial enquiries, and although it's not covered by the NHS (it's actually not available in the UK at all as yet as far as we can tell) it seems affordable for us to go to a clinic in Spain, which is a bonus!
We know that we definitely want to get married before starting a family (apparently it's my job to buy the engagement ring and plan the big romantic proposal, so I'd better start saving!) and now that we're no longer under the restrictions of NHS waiting lists and treatment times, it definitely feels a lot easier. This time next year we could be married and expecting!
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