No one ever starts out their journey thinking they will end up at a fertility clinic. It is already a daunting feeling when you make your first appointment and take that next step. Next you have to decide on the right place you can put your trust and money in, and go with your gut.
From the first time my husband and I stepped into MichiganReproductive Medicine, we were met with warm smiles and genuine care. The soft demeanor of the women working the front desk, to all of the different nurses who you will work with over the course of the IVF process. You get to know them and it feels like a family. Not once did we have a negative experience. They were always able to answer all of our questions regarding appointments, billing, even after hours.
I give you these next details in hopes for you. We started the process with my age at 37, retrieved 9 eggs, 4 of which were mature, 4/4 fertilized, 3 out of 4 made it to day 5. We decided to transfer 2 at one time. A week later we got the devastating call, from a nurse who explained to us that they did not “attach” and she wished she was calling with better news. What a hard call to get, and what a hard call to have to make. She was so soft spoken and positive and reminded me at the end of the call, “it only takes one”. We took a few months off to get emotionally and physically stronger for our last embryo. Dr. Mersol Barg decided to let this one grow one more day, to day 6. It was a very emotional day, going in, to use our last embryo. They prayed with us, rallied around us and made us laugh during the procedure. A week later the entire office called, making sure my husband was on speaker phone with me and all in unison, just like the website videos, said, “You’re pregnant”. We couldn’t believe it and couldn’t respond because we were both crying so hard. It was such a special way to get the news. Over the next few weeks you are in awe, and the office is genuinely so excited for you. Then you “graduate” to your normal OBGYN and everything changes. You are excited to be graduated but miss the loving, sensitive care that Dr. Mersol-Barg’s office brings.
We are now due with our baby, in 7 days and could not be more excited and ready. We thank God every day for our little day 6 miracle. We would recommend Dr. Mersol-Barg and the entire staff at Michigan Reproductive Medicine to anyone that has to go down this path.
Sincerely, Angie and Brent
Update: Hunter Francis Born 9:29am August 9th 2018
