Best Christmas gift ever!

In July of 2008, we found out the my husband had CBAVD. This meant that having children normally wasn’t possible. So IVF was our only hope. We started our cycle on November 11th in the CNY Fertility Center Latham office. I started out on 10 units of Lupron for about two weeks. Then I went for a visit to get Follitism. I started Follitism 150 units on the 24th and by Friday I was feeling bloated and tired. I had my first Ultrasound on Friday the 28th and everything looked perfect! I had to go back for my second and third ultrasound on Monday the 1st and Wednesday the 3rd. I was told that I would be going to Syracuse for Egg Retrieval on December 5th. This day was very special to me because 14 years ago, my mother passed away of brain cancer, so knowing that my child(ren) could be conceived on the exact day was special and also a good sign. Read more

Triple the Love

I am so greatful to everyone at CNY for thier help and support with our journey to have another child. That year and a half of IUI cycles came to fruition this summer. In August of this year we welcomed 3 new little ones into our family. None of this would have been possible with out you all. Infertility is not a pleasant thing to go thru, but the calm, support, and understanding of those of you at CNY is amazing. Thank you!

So Blessed

I didn’t have tons of fertility treatments like most people have to endure. I did not have infertility. My body would reject all the pregnancies that I had. My husband and I lost two babies before I started having testing done. I went to CNY and they offered me real hope. All I had to do was get a positive pregnancy test and then I would start a drug regimen that would help sustain the pregnancy. I was nervous because I had no idea why I lost my pregnancies and if this would even work. I had never gotten past 8 weeks. Week 12 came and went and October 9th my beautiful daughter Anneliese Cecile was born. We have no works to express to you how much it means to us.

-Debra and Shad Medina

Twice as nice

I would like to thank all the staff at CNY Fertility Center for being very supportive through my IVF cycles. I had been through two failed cycles and was feeling very discouraged. The third time was a charm. My husband and I were blessed with twins Rhys and Rylee on April 16th and 17th 2008. Yep, we had twins with different birthdays and no they were not born close to midnight. They were born nine hours apart. I guess my daughter enjoyed having her own space without her brother for a short time. Thank You for all of your help and support.

Anthony, Jamie, Rhys and Rylee Napolitano

The place where dreams do come true!!!!!

Fortunately, my OB/GYN didn’t waste any time referring me to Dr. Kiltz. Like so many, I, too, suffered a long road of infertility and disappointment; depressed from the idea of not getting pregnant; attempting optimism because maybe somehow we could afford to adopt.

After 5 years, various IUI’s, a failed IVF, a laparascopic surgery, and genetic testing, our 2nd IVF was successful, and we couldn’t be more in love with our beautiful daughter. The Kiltz family at CNY Fertility shared all our sadness and joy and truly we couldn’t have felt more like we were truly cared for.

In March of this year, I finally entered those doors in preparation for planning #2, as obviously it just wasn’t happening, we had used up any frozen embryos and suffered a failed IVF the previous year. I came to make a new game plan. I sat with Meg and just let it all out. I didn’t know what I wanted, I had not come up with a strategy, I just knew I couldn’t do IVF anymore, and dear Meg sat and talked with me through sobs and tears, listened to my hectic life story as I struggled to work on a Master’s degree (full-time in that semester), work full-time, and manage a family. Read more

Waiting for the phone call…

I had narrowed it down to a 1950’s red and white Corvette or a sleek new cobalt blue Mercedes two-seater. You see I promised myself a long time ago that if I never had kids I would buy myself an ridiculously expensive little sports car. Driving into work in my beat up little Chevy Cavalier after my last pregnancy test, I had almost decided on the Mercedes… Read more

We have done it Dr. Kiltz

Just wanted to send you one of the first pictures of Payton Elizabeth Otis and Talon Michael Otis. The twins were born on 10/7/08 and are healthy. 6lbs 13oz and 6lbs 8oz were their weights. Kelly and I are so grateful for you and your staff for your help.

Michael and Kelly Otis

A miracle indeed

Dr. Rob,
I first started seeing you almost three years ago. I had my first miscarriage right after I had gotten married five years ago. I wasn’t that concerned, until we tried and tried and then two years later, did finally get pregnant again only to have another miscarriage. That same year, I had another miscarriage. Then I was recommended to you by another physician and that was the best advice I had ever been given. I had been through some testing with my own physician never to find a reason why I was miscarrying.

From the moment I walked into your office, I felt comfortable and reassured that someday I would have a child on my own. After two more years of trying different treatments and failing, I really thought the only way for us was going to be adoption or in-vitro. I had been through so many IUI treatments locally with my own physician and a few at your office as well. None of them ever took. Me and my husband decided we would try one final time before moving on to in-vitro. That final time, before I left your office, I knew that there was an angel above listening to my prayers and that it was finally going to work. Sure enough, two weeks later, we were pregnant. I didn’t know what to think as I had three miscarriages in the past. My first ultrasound showed three sacs which made me feel more uneasy and a lot of other different emotions. The next ultrasound, there were two heartbeats, but one was very weak. The following week, there was one heartbeat. I had miscarried another. I really never thought this pregnancy would take either. I was very careful and followed all advice of my physicians. I had enough ultrasounds to create a scrapbook. Each time, the baby was growing and growing. I did go into premature labor at 33 weeks and was given shots for the babies lungs. I was released from the hospital and was very careful the next few weeks. My doctor told me that I would not go until my due date which was March 4th. Needless to say, I was induced on March 4th and tried to deliver natural but after some complications, did end up having a c-section which was ok with me. I just wanted a happy ending which I did get. Alexa Lynn was born @ 5:38 PM on March 4, 2008. She was 8 # 4oz and now is 6.5 months old weight over 18 lbs. She is a wonderful baby and I couldn’t thank you more for making my dreams come true. Thanks again Dr. Kiltz.
Love,
Tracy, Sean and Alexa Galimo

Marc & Sheila’s Story

When I imagined getting pregnant I never imagined the path we would take. Two roads diverged and we took the path less followed. We began in 2000 trying on our own deciding it would happen soon, well 2003
approached and we turned to our local fertility clinic. 2004 approached and we changed Doctors. I became pregnant the first round of injectibles with our new Doctor and was ecstatic, at 34 weeks our daughter, Rachel was born still.

Heartbroken, but determined, we were pregnant with twins. I went into premature labor at 22 weeks 5 days and we lost our little guys. After another year of trying we turned to Dr Kiltz, making a 3 hour drive. We chose to pursue IVF and our second round was successful. After a very long and difficult 36 weeks our miracle Evan arrived. I still look at him in amazement and can’t believe we have a son.

Thank you CNY Fertility, your upbeat approach and caring staff brought us our little miracle. Hopefully soon our little Mr., Mr. will have a brother or a sister!

Our bonus baby!

We welcomed our third child into the world in June. It seems unreal that we are the parents of a five year old, a three year old, and this new little boy when just a few short years ago we thought we’d never have a baby at all! I’m still so enthralled by all of our kids. Every day, they amaze and delight us. We are so thankful that they are here.

Last summer, after two successful pregnancies, I suffered my third miscarriage. The first two miscarriages had happened before our oldest child was born. This one felt devastating because we thought we had the secret bullet with the protocol of heparin and aspirin. But, we still lost the baby.

I wondered at the time if I was just pushing the envelope and wanting too much by trying for the third child. Maybe I was too old (36) or just out of luck. Dr. Rob spent some time with me, listening and helping me sort out my thoughts. I shared those conversations with my husband and we decided to try one more time. I got pregnant right away and the protocol helped us to maintain the pregnancy and now here we are with our bonus baby!

Thank you CNY Fertility Clinic staff for making our dreams come true and for making us feel so well cared for. You are truly superior medical personnel and we will continue to pray for your happiness and well-being all the days of our lives.

With deep gratitude,
Julie and Paul, Ragan, Trey , and baby Sean