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Some people are very lucky, they get it in the first or the second time. But some people still don’t after four or five times, however, one shouldn’t give up. Take good care of yourself. Look at Mrs. Gelly’s story. It was such a good learning experience worth sharing with everyone. And the most important thing is the support for each other in the family. Mr. Willie has always been a very supportive and caring husband.
Good things take time, the big reward comes only after a long time try with patience. This is best proved and realized deep down in the hearts of the McIntosh family (Mr. Willie and Mrs. Gelly) who now feel that they are one of the happiest mommy and daddy in the world. Having a perfect family is a precious gift worth the hard effort after all.
Jetanin: How did you know Jetanin?
Gelly’s: A friend of mine who had a successful treatment at Jetanin recommended me to come here. And my doctor, Dr. Somjate is Nong Mam’s friend.
Jetanin: What made it difficult for you to have a baby?
Gelly’s: After 6 years, I learned about my problems. My uterus has a lot of fascia. Everybody told me to stop because I tried so many times. It hurt. I had to take medicine and go through so many things. I sometimes wonder whether there is anyone else in the world like me (laughter). The thing is, Dr. Somjate’s approach is different from others and you know we really wanted to have our baby. So we decided to give it another try.
Jetanin: Can you share with us your feeling when you knew you were pregnant?
Gelly’s: Oh, I cried with Dr. Somjate (laughter). And I was shocked. I never thought it would be possible because I always had negative results. In the later treatments before this time, we didn’t even wait for the results because we were so used to being disappointed.
We would just go home and get the test report by phone. But this time was the first time with Dr. Somjate and so we thought we should show some respect by waiting to hear the result from him. When we knew that it was positive and it was the first time for us, we didn’t know what to do. We just cried, both Willie and I. We were so happy.
Jetanin: We heard that ‘Nong Win’ is almost two years old now, isn’t he?
Gelly’s: Yes, one year and eleven month. He was born on the 19th of August, 2011 at Bumrungrad International Hospital.
Jetanin: Do you plan to have another boy or a girl?
Gelly’s: Actually I would love to (laughter) but I think the chance is very small, based on my physical condition. And we are very happy already. Willie also says one is enough. I am 45 now and he does not want me to go through such a stressful process again. The doctor also advised that having a baby at an older age will not be good. So we think this is enough. Having ‘Nong Win’ already makes us so happy.
I’d like to share one thing. Patients having infertility treatments should not be stressed and I know this is difficult (laughter). Try to find ways to avoid stress. For me, I tried not to ask too much. If we know too much, we get worried. Try to relax. We have to trust our doctor. The doctors here are very smart. I think that good things do not come easily to our lives. We have to be patient and wait for the right time. We may have to suffer physically and mentally. But I believe that if we do not give up our hope together with, if our family support, we will make it eventually.
And this is our special guest who kindly opened her house and her heart to share with us about her precious experience before the success of her endless effort to have a baby. ‘Real Result Real Story’ would like to extend our thanks to a very special mother, Mrs. Geraldine McIntosh, or very well known by everyone as Mrs. Gelly. And we extend our warmest regards and support to every couple. We hope you do not give up and can achieve miracle success like the McIntosh family soon.
