SpawnWatch: That’s a big bet…
So….we’ll find out in the next week or so whether or not we’re pregnant….and if it doesn’t happen, then we’re going to be starting IVF pretty soon. That’s the big numbers I talked about a few weeks ago.
We had a consult with the doctor the other day, and although Melody had already got all the information, it was helpful for me to be there and hear it myself too.
The percentages we’ve been dealing with up to this point were 20% chance of getting pregnant.With IVF, the percentage jumps up to 60% chance, with (i think) a 30% chance of multiples (twins, triplets etc).
Considering IVF is going to cost us $20,000 on a 60% chance, it got me thinking….what other things have odds like or close to 60%?
Next week we’re heading out to a friend’s wedding, and one of the places we’re staying will be a casino. For a brief moment, it got me thinking that we could take $10,000, and put it on red, or 1-18 on roulette, which (because of the 0 and 00 slots), the odds are 47.37%.
Like i said…it only came into my head for a brief moment.
But that’s the kind of things you think about…well…I think about….when we’re dealing with this much money. I didn’t really even blink when we bought the house. Numbers that big don’t really resonate as real values. But $20,000…that is something you can picture…it’s something that is a real number…it’s something that you can look at and save up for.
So…that’s what we’re looking at lately. $20,000 on a 60% bet……but when it’s the only game in town, we’ve got to take the bet.
