took LO to the RE

ConstanceGoodspeed · August 2013

I scheduled a consult to begin the testing and get info on TTC #2. When I scheduled, I asked if we could bring LO to meet the RE and the scheduler said sure and gave me a time slot at the end of the day.

The RE was absolutely delighted to meet him. We took a picture with all of us and he reminded us 3x to email him a copy, and wrote down his (work) email address on one of his cards. The nurse told me that people never bring their babies in, some former patients send a picture but that it was really nice to hold a baby they helped to create. She said it can get depressing since they deal with IF all day and as soon as someone gets happy BFP news they are shipped off to the OB-GYN. I sent him the picture today and he replied back asking if it was ok for him to forward it to the embryologist because they never get to see the "finished product," only a few microscopic cells.

Unrelated, but the RE said the embryologists now have a time lapse camera on each petri dish, so at ET you get a short :30-1:00 minute video of the sperm meeting egg and then growing. At my ET I got a still shot of 5 cells, the video sounds neat.

IBackBevo · August 2013

That is cool! I bet the reason most don't do it is for fear that they don't want to bring their LO into the waiting room with couples suffering from IF. That was my thought process anyway. However, the last time I was at an RE's office (last week) it must have been baby day because there was a set of twins and another very pregnant lady. It didn't bother me, though. But I never was one who was like, "I can't be around babies or preggos!"

The only thing that ever really annoyed me while I was going through IF was a co-worker who thought our entire office should revolve around her pregnancy...but that would have annoyed me regardless of IF.

matt'sbride · August 2013

Hi, I've been active on this board in the past, but haven't been around in about a year. I hope it's alright that I'm answering.

I'm really glad you posted this! We will have our first u/s of #2 next week and I don't have a sitter for my 18mo so we'll have to bring her to the RE's office. I was really nervous about having her around others who are affected by IF, but your post made me feel like it could be something positive.

Thanks!

Dragonfly1226 · August 2013

How fun! I hope your consult went well!

pinkmickey24 · August 2013

It is such an amazing experience to take LO to see the RE. We took the boys when they were two weeks old and we took them in the late afternoon when they weren't busy with blood draws and u/s because I was worried about how the other women would feel. I hope your consult went well.

kmc84 · August 2013

I'm glad it went well! We brought our lo to the re a few weeks ago and it was great. We went in the afternoon when clinic hours were done so there were not too many patients there. The staff loved meeting her!

Robeano · August 2013

That is so cool to hear. I decided not to bring my LO in b/c I assumed it would make the other ladies in the room feel uncomfortable... I'll have to think about this now.

imoverit · August 2013

Robeano said:
That is so cool to hear. I decided not to bring my LO in b/c I assumed it would make the other ladies in the room feel uncomfortable... I'll have to think about this now.

I bring my LO a lot for my RE appt and think this every time because when I was in their shoes it hurt me BUT this post is so true in that it is a positive thing all around. Success for the RE and hope for the ladies in waiting.

phishgirl29 · August 2013

I loved seeing the "final product" kids at the RE office. I loved the hope they brought me. I sent my RE a birth announcement of O, and he called me back to congratulate me over the phone. He was so excited for me. IF is so hard and RE's see such heartache every day. I'm sure they love seeing LO's!

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