First RE appointment story.

Mandababy007 · September 2012

SUPER excited, but I'll calm down and share my story for anyone who is considering trying Pacific Northwest Fertility in Seattle.

Okay so.

Got to my appointment and filled out about 7 pages of paperwork, waiting 5 minutes to be taken back to the exam room. Took blood pressure and heart rate then Dr.Perkins (amazing woman) came in and started discussing my medical history (Mild PCOS and Medication, Metformin). From the moment she was explaining things to me, I felt like she was talking to me, not thru me like my last doctor did. She was very LGBT friendly, and even gave me a number to start talking to an attorney to make sure DH and I share custody (Since DH is transgender). She point blank asked me when I wanted to start, which we discussed doing my next cycle which is in 10-15 days. I could tell, everyone was working towards the goal. Which is to get me pregnant in the best way possible. I am absolutely OOP because my insurance is a jerk, but they are going to attempt to bill a few different ways to see if they will cover anything before asking me to pay anything OOP. That right there was assuring to me, they were thinking past the $ and more about me and how I want things to be.

Definitely a great place.

evanflux · September 2012

Great news! Thank goodness for kind and open minded RE's, eh? Sending luck on your first cycle! Fingers crossed for you guys!!

2brides · September 2012

That is awesome! TTC is stressful enough so having a supportive medical staff is great!!

clairmeij · September 2012

I'm so glad it went well for you! It is so wonderful when the RE and their staff are on your side. We've also been very lucky in this regard and it really makes the whole process so much more pleasant. Best off luck with your journey, keep us posted please :

ball.and.chain · September 2012

Glad it went well. Liking and trusting your RE can make a huge difference. Good luck!

2moms2twins · September 2012

Super cool GOOD Re's make all the diff... I am interested to hear about how DH and legalities work out. I just assumed that of fully transitioned and new male id then he would be listed on BC and yo would be seen a "heterosexual" couple. Perhaps I am wrong - but I thought that you can legally marry etc.. and that was the loop hole. tell me more?

Mandababy007 · September 2012

From how it was explained to me, is if DH has ALL legal requirements changed BY the time baby is born, it will be a normal custody agreement between a hetero couple. But changing everything legally is a lengthy process, we are still changing stuff over at this point due to many legal documents needing to be changed, sending one paper some where waiting 3 months to get a reply type crap. Hopefully by then everything will work out in the best favor, if not doing a shared custody was explained in a easy way also.

I'll ask more specific questions when I speak to the attorney once we get a BFP and report back.

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