by Melissa Willets posted in Pregnancy

Over the next 10 weeks, we invite you to come along on an IVF journey, step, by intense step. From making the decision to go forward with in-vitro fertilization, to the meds involved and what they?re really like, to finding out whether this emotional and sometimes painful roller coaster ride yielded the results so dreamed of, and prayed for. BabyCenter blogger Melissa Willets will be documenting every detail in a series of blog posts.
Last week, I explained our unexpected decision to say yes to help getting pregnant. It was time to start our daunting IVF journey; to commit 100 percent, financially, physically and mentally.
Unlike our other pregnancies, we had to be completely sure we were ready to have a baby. This was not a "see what happens" thing. Starting the IVF process means you are all in. Because you will go to hell and back, to make your baby dream a reality. Here's what you must go big, or go home, on when you start IVF:
A huge financial commitment. Simply put, we could not have done IVF 10 years ago. I feel very lucky we are able to pay for it, now. Still, it's hard to part with so much cash, when the outcome isn't guaranteed. There was a point when we were driving to make our first payment, and I told my husband to pull the car over. "I don't want to do this," I told him, sobbing, and terrified. We worked through that, and paid. But I'm left troubled in my heart that couples who want a...