Jami and Will 

After meeting in college through a friend Will and I became inseparable and spent the next several years exploring Richmond (where we both settled after attending VCU) and spent our time traveling and being the fun Aunt and Uncle to our friend’s kids! After tying the knot in 2016 I discovered a love of wedding planning and started my planning and calligraphy company Our Curated Design and we began fixing up our first home in the city before we turned our sights to starting our family. We, like I think a lot of couples do, assumed it would happen in its own time, and after several years of trying and loss and helping countless other couples tie the knot and start families of their own we knew we needed help. That’s when we came to Shady Grove Fertility.

Finding fertility care at SGF

Our road to Thea still wasn’t easy but SGF walked us through every step of our fertility journey from testing, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis, polypectomy, egg retrieval, and finally three rounds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) – the third of which brought us Thea. We began building our dream nursery, stocking a little library, and sharing this excitement with friends and family. We were counting down the seconds till she was finally here.

A true blessing

She arrived eventfully — five weeks early, in the middle of the night, with a true knot in her cord, and needed a little NICU stay to adjust to life earthside before we could finally bring her home with us. She has been a true blessing to us every single day since. She was named for three of her maternal grandmothers, and she lights up every room she’s in.

Gratefulness

We are so grateful — and we wish this fullness of joy to everyone walking this path. It isn’t easy, or quick, or simple … but you’re not alone and there’s a whole community of us out here hoping for this ending to your fertility story.