Chicago Area or Dupage Co. Fertility Clinic?
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IVF1 in Naperville w/Dr Morris. He was great. Made all my kids 
www.ivf1.com He has an office in Naperville, Plainfield and Downtown Chicago still I believe.
www.ivf1.com He has an office in Naperville, Plainfield and Downtown Chicago still I believe.
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Oh---does this mean you are thinking of maybe having another child? Just being nosey--but want to know if I can pray for you! I have no idea if the first was IVF--or if this is for a friend---but either way--prayers for the people that want this soon to be born baby!!!
Dr. Lawrence Jacobs was my doctor and he was absolutely the best!
"Laurence A. Jacobs M.D. is the only Chicago-area reproductive endocrinologist to be consistently named year after year in all Castle Connelly's publications, America's Top Doctors (top 1% of specialists in America), and Chicago's Top Doctors (one of the top fertility doctors in the Chicago area) from 2001 to 2011."
He is part of Fertility Centers of Illinois.
I had suffered repeat miscarriages and one time my dh was out of town and it was very early on a Sunday morning. I woke up in extreme pain and could barely even talk. I called his emergency number and he said to call an ambulance to go to Lutheran General Hospital and that he would meet me over there. He met me at the ER and took care of me there all morning! He did so much for me and really cares. I have three beautiful children because of him!
"Laurence A. Jacobs M.D. is the only Chicago-area reproductive endocrinologist to be consistently named year after year in all Castle Connelly's publications, America's Top Doctors (top 1% of specialists in America), and Chicago's Top Doctors (one of the top fertility doctors in the Chicago area) from 2001 to 2011."
He is part of Fertility Centers of Illinois.
I had suffered repeat miscarriages and one time my dh was out of town and it was very early on a Sunday morning. I woke up in extreme pain and could barely even talk. I called his emergency number and he said to call an ambulance to go to Lutheran General Hospital and that he would meet me over there. He met me at the ER and took care of me there all morning! He did so much for me and really cares. I have three beautiful children because of him!
So do you ladies think 42 is too old to have another? i would like another but.....
I know he's a bit out of range but Dr Sherbahn in Gurnee. Long history of being one the best in the area, especially if you need IVF He has one of the country's renowned embryologists overseeing the lab and he takes a very active role in ensuring the results from the lab is top notch. He might come off as a bit ****y but he is very good.
LMK if you need more info.
LMK if you need more info.
I will be 42 tomorrow...correction...I am 42 today and have a 3 week old. I also have 3 older kids 22, 21 & 19. This new baby was 3 years in the making and our 3rd attempt. She truly is a blessing, as are my other kids but this one really took some work. Now that she's here, I think it would be nice to have another one so she has a sibling close in age but...that could take some time and while I don't think 42 is too old, I think 45 is...at least for me. It's only a matter of time before I'm a grandmother.:faint:
I have to say...taking care of an infant is much more work than what I remember when I was younger.
OP- I went to Dr Binor at Rush Copley. http://www.rushcopley.com/rcmg/reproductive-health/crh-staff/zvi-binor/
DH and I really like him alot. He was great at explaining every step to us in terms we understood and took time to listen to our concerns and answer our questions. I became pregnant twice with his help. Although neither of those resulted in a birth, he was/is an excellent Dr. I took a break from trying to get pregnant and moved too far to go back to him so I went to Dr. Peikos http://www.reproductivespecialist.com/staff.html. He is a friend of my stepdad so I was hesitant to go to him. He's very professional and his staff is wonderful. We now have our healthy baby girl with thier help. Both are great choices with a slight advantage for Dr. Binor for his bedside manor.Good luck to you.
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I had my fifth child at age 46. He is wonderful and such a blessing. I have plenty of energy to keep up with him
When we found out I was pregnant--I told the doctor I know I am really old. He said--No you are not--people are just starting at your age.
I think if you know you can handle it--then GO FOR IT!!
(yes, I feel like I look like the Grandma at his baseball games--or at school--but others have said they would have no idea I had him later if it wasn't that I told them-or if they didn't see my older children come in and help. It was a huge reality hit when some of the Moms are the same age as my oldest child! I figure it means I am there to be a mentor!!)
When we found out I was pregnant--I told the doctor I know I am really old. He said--No you are not--people are just starting at your age.
I think if you know you can handle it--then GO FOR IT!!
(yes, I feel like I look like the Grandma at his baseball games--or at school--but others have said they would have no idea I had him later if it wasn't that I told them-or if they didn't see my older children come in and help. It was a huge reality hit when some of the Moms are the same age as my oldest child! I figure it means I am there to be a mentor!!)
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If you want more babies and you don't try, you will always regret it and wonder what would have been. I see many many women with regrets on stopping having children when they did. If you are healthy and want more, go for it! If you think you need help to get there, call a clinic right away because many do have age guidelines since they are often judged on their stats.
It is only too old, if you think it is. My mother had my sister back in the 80's at 39....I remember thinking she was old.
But actually looking at her with my children as almost 60, and having an all out fight on the fact that we though it would be best to not put her in the will as the gaurdian because she is getting old, has really showed me that her 60 is way differen than my MILs 68. My mother is just not an "old-old". Some people cant imagine having another kid at 42 and other feel like it is just the beginning.
If you and your husband want another, go for it (or come borrow one of mine for a few months for a test drive
)Nope because our doctor's mom had her 13th baby at 48!
:faint: !!! OMG you look like you're in your 20's (at least in your photo)! Holy **** you look good! Kuddos woman!
I turned 42 back in February. :giggles:
Then pretty much any RE will take the holder of that insurance.
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So far everyone has a different RE both here and at a fertility board I am a member of. Does anybody have a "don't go to this one" story?
I like how InVia explains things and gives their stats as well as Advanced Fertility. Seems a hard thing to shop for and not sure how much stock to take in stats.
My first child was conceived naturally despite medical intervention for infertility (few rounds of clomid for long cycles--those issues no longer exist). Our issue appears to be on the male side and we are particularly investigating IUI. We really need to update testing though. All our results are over 6yrs old.
Any suggestions on where to start? I already have extensive charting info for the past 8yrs and old data from previous tests.
I like how InVia explains things and gives their stats as well as Advanced Fertility. Seems a hard thing to shop for and not sure how much stock to take in stats.
My first child was conceived naturally despite medical intervention for infertility (few rounds of clomid for long cycles--those issues no longer exist). Our issue appears to be on the male side and we are particularly investigating IUI. We really need to update testing though. All our results are over 6yrs old.
Any suggestions on where to start? I already have extensive charting info for the past 8yrs and old data from previous tests.
Go and meet not only the doctor, but also the staff.
Lex was an IUI baby. After the initial consult I never saw the doctor again. Loved his "ladies" - phlebotomists, ultrasound techs and nurses. Saw the exact same group of ladies with the first few IUI tries at baby #2, but it changed when I switched to IVF.
Same phlebotomists and ultrasound techs, but a completely different set of nurses since it is a far more invasive procedure. Again, awesome all the way around. Still, only saw the doc at retrieval and transfer.
Lex was an IUI baby. After the initial consult I never saw the doctor again. Loved his "ladies" - phlebotomists, ultrasound techs and nurses. Saw the exact same group of ladies with the first few IUI tries at baby #2, but it changed when I switched to IVF.
Same phlebotomists and ultrasound techs, but a completely different set of nurses since it is a far more invasive procedure. Again, awesome all the way around. Still, only saw the doc at retrieval and transfer.
these are just my feelings and experiances........my dad wasd 45 when they adopted me and by the time I was in HS he was just tired and not interested, he never went to one football game or one band performance as a matter of fact he refused to pick me up from football games or band competetions becouse he liked to go to bed at 9, well he showed up for one marching festival (our high school hosted one every year) for about 15minutes when they asked him to direct buses he got pissed and left that was my freshman year he never came back he was just old and not interested
when DH turned 40 after wed been trying to get pregnant for about 5 years nothing invasive but charting and checking mucus and stuff we decided that was it we werent going to have any more children, I wanted us to have one togher, but DHs mom was also older when he wasd born she was 40, we both felt like it wasnt fair to the kids
when DH turned 40 after wed been trying to get pregnant for about 5 years nothing invasive but charting and checking mucus and stuff we decided that was it we werent going to have any more children, I wanted us to have one togher, but DHs mom was also older when he wasd born she was 40, we both felt like it wasnt fair to the kids
