Stephanie & Mason
Treatment(s)
- In vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Location(s)
- Syracuse
- Travel Client
Physician(s)
- Robert Kiltz, MD
Stephanie & Mason's Story:
My husband & I struggled with infertility for 5+ years. It was in January 2017 that we decided we were going to seek advice from our doctor. After months of tests, labs, appointments & specialists we discovered our only option to have a child was going to be IVF. We looked into the IVF process in our state (Wisconsin) and were shocked at the costs.
My sister came across CNY after doing some research and suggested we look into it. The costs at CNY were about 1/3 of what our fertility centers here were. Beginning of 2019 we had our phone consultation with CNY. After that appointment we got the ball rolling. I began my injections (all medicine was shipped to my home).
We traveled to New York for the egg retrieval in May & went back in July for the transfer. (Such a relief that CNY did not have us travel to their facility until it was time for the procedures.) Our first round of IVF was successful!! In March of 2020 we gave birth to our beautiful baby girl, Lettie Soul. We could not be more thankful to CNY & their entire staff for making our experience so wonderful & stress free. They gave us hope in such a trying time in our lives & we will recommend them to everyone who is also struggling to conceive!
Favorite Team Member at CNY:
Dr. Kiltz was very nice, informative & personable.
Helpful resources Stephanie & Mason found:
I found that joining Facebook groups with people who are going through the same thing as you really helped me. Our families being so supportive and willing to help in any way also helped us.
Unique Moments:
Doing injections day after day really took a toll on me mentally. I kept reminding myself it was all going to be worth it but I still struggled with the unknown if it was even going to work or not. We feel very blessed & thankful that our first round took and we had success.
Hope, Inspiration and Advice:
My advice to those who are starting their own journey is to reach out to your resources. Don't feel like it’s not okay to talk openly about what you are going through. You are not alone & should never have to feel like you are. There is a whole army of other people who are going through something similar to you and it can be therapeutic to talk to others who understand those true, raw emotions that come with this journey.
