JESSICA & JODIE
Treatment(s)
- Frozen embryo transfer (FET)
- In vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Location(s)
- Albany
Physician(s)
- Maribel Verdiales, MD
- Michael Grossman, MD
JESSICA & JODIE's Story:
My wife and I got married in November 2018 and from that point forward we knew we wanted to grow our family. She had an older son from a previous marriage.
In January 2019 we went to a local fertility clinic in Atlanta and had a consultation to see about our chances of possibly making our dreams a reality.
When we spoke with them about our aspirations, they made us feel uneasy due to my wife being older and her Ovarian Reserve more than likely being low.
And not to mention the cost was astronomical and after that initial appointment, we began to think that we could not afford to even attempt to try IVF.
A few months went by, and we stumbled across an ad for CNY on Facebook. It caught my eye because it said that "making priceless affordable".
After researching we sat up on consultation, and from the beginning, they didn't make us feel out of place. They welcomed us and made us feel as if we were in charge of what we wanted to happen.
We met with the Nurse Practitioner and had a few tests done and shortly after we began our medication for the egg retrieval. We only got 8 eggs, and 2 made it.
We then completed the transfer process in Albany, and we got pregnant immediately.
Unfortunately, we lost our baby a few weeks into it.
We took a little time to grieve and then began again.
Our second embryo did not take, so we had to complete a 2nd egg retrieval.
We had four embryos this time. We transferred our little one and got pregnant. Our dreams were finally going to happen. Our little man was born a month early with no issues except a touch of Jaundice.
We are so in love with him, and he is worth every hurdle we had to overcome.
We love CNY for giving us our now almost 8-month-old.
Thank you, Dr. V, Dr. Grossman, and all the CNY staff!!
📸 credit, the amazing:
https://www.jbindyuphotos.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JBindyuPhotography
https://www.instagram.com/jbindyuphotography/
Favorite Team Member at CNY:
Dr. V, Dr. Grossman, Nurse Katie.
Helpful resources JESSICA & JODIE found:
Speaking about the loss of our baby and reaching out to CNY facebook forums helped us cope with other couples going through the same thing. We are not alone.
Unique Moments:
Lows-
Miscarrying.
Highs- the staff and finally seeing our little dude on the sonogram. They were like family to us and helped us through every step.
Hope, Inspiration and Advice:
Do not give up. Sometimes it seems as if you will never get to where you want to be. But when you lease expect it, God will grant you the desires of you heart.
