Miracles do happen – Jessica

One year ago, I was not truly believing that I was pregnant. It had already been a long and trying road before I had that positive beta. We had lost 2 pregnancies in the 5 years prior. After trying for several years, Dr. Kiltz started me with gonal-f after I did not respond to clomid or femera. Gonal-f and an IUI with prometrium, lovenox, and several other medications got us to a positive beta. I didn’t believe that it would “stick”. My friends, both from real life and online, kept positive thoughts for me.

In January of 2009, we welcomed our son into our lives. He is the light of our life, and we thank Dr. Kiltz and the staff at CNY Fertility Center in Syracuse, NY for helping to bring him to us.

Bundle of joy

Dear Dr. Kiltz,
We came to your office at CNY Fertility Center full of faith and hope. We were blessed, by the grace of Allah, with two beautiful babies, we wanted to share this joyful moment with you and your wonderful staff. I have attached a photo of the twins Ahmad(boy) and Nada Rasheeda (girl) to share with you. We are thankful and grateful for you have been part of adding this bundle of joy to our family.
~Birth date March 27, 2009 time 18:52 and 18:53

God bless you all!
Thank you,
Abu Bakr A.
Hayam Khalil and our beloved daughter Sarah Allam

Video: Multi-dimensional view

Dr. Rob sends a video from the Art Smith Trail in the Palm Desert, California today. His daily intention is titled, Multi-dimensional view. He shares his thoughts as he walks with his brother Ray and they talk about life, yoga, listening, paying attention and awareness.

A miracle and a friendship

September 18th, 2003 will always be the most special day of my life. This is the day that I held my beautiful daughter Emily for the first time. This was the day that my prayers were answered and that I held a precious gift that I never thought I would ever have.

I was born with a congenital heart defect and had been advised by my cardiologist not to attempt a pregnancy. This was not a shock to me because I had been told that I should not get pregnant since I was a teenager. One day at work I was telling my story to a co-worker and my charge nurse Doris, overheard and came to me later and offered to carry a baby for my husband and I. I had not even really thought about gestational surrogacy until that moment. My heart got so excited about the possibility of going through this with my friend and after having five of her own children Doris knew she was up for it.

Doris, my husband and I met with Dr. Kiltz and began working on project baby. We attempted IVF two times using the embryo’s from my husband and I. Doris and I grew closer as we worked together to regulate our cycles so that she was ready to have the embryo’s transferred a couple of days after retrieving my eggs. Both attempts did not take, but a beautiful friendship between Doris and I flourished. The three of us being very religious people prayed and decided to give it one more try. We decided at that point that if it did not take this third time we would explore other options in the future. Doris and I believed that God had a plan and we just needed to listen and have faith that in the end it would be fine. Read more

IVF/ ISCI

I feel hope in my path, It has been a long one but, I am thankful for some of the up’s and down’s. My husband and I are going into our 4th IVF/ISCI we are hopeful… I will keep going until my sixth… I am hopeful that’s my word for today… The task have been hard and often times unfair, but hopeful… I have peace in the future..

Felisha

Katie turns 1!

Dr Kiltz,
Our blessing, Katie Rose, is about to turn one and I can’t help but sit and think about the joy she has brought to our lives. While we weren’t with you as long as some of your other patients, we were always made to feel like family from our first visit. It’s amazing to think that we were basically a fertile disaster. We had everything going against us and very little in our favor except for you and the power of positive thinking. With that and your help we were able to get pregnant with our daughter on our first try of IVF. Within a span of 30 days we went from having to consider never having our our children to hearing the nurse say we had a positive result. Very few people in this world can appreciate what it means to be a parent when you’ve once been told that would not be an option for you. You are the one who makes that dream come true for so many people and as I sit and watch my daughter flourish every day, I offer up a prayer of thanks for not only my beautiful gift but for you and your staff who helped us get there.
Love,
Gretchen and Jason

Infertile individuals bear many burdens

This is an article that was submitted to Binghamton\’s newspaper The Press and Sun Bulletin for National Infertility Awareness Week

Submission:

October 20, 2008
Infertile individuals bear many burdens

By Diane Bray
Oct. 19-25 marks this year’s National Infertility Awareness Week. RESOLVE, the national infertility association, defines infertility, a disease of the male or female reproductive system, as the inability to conceive after a year of regular, unprotected intercourse if a woman is under 35 (six months if a woman is over 35) or if the woman suffers from multiple miscarriages. Read more

Every day certainty, mental health days are a must!

The magazine looked as though it had been read and re-read over and over again, sporting a wide tear in the cover. It hadn’t been read yet, just well worn. It was carried around with the best intentions of taking the time to read it. Read more

Infertility and acupuncture

As fertility rates decrease in both men and women, new medicine and old medical practices are merging to help restore the balance. One of the most promising advents to modern medicine is the art of acupuncture. Read more