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[quote=Anonymous] :DI have used GWMFM in 2 pregnancies that were extremely complicated and I can't say enough about how fantastic they are!!!  Before I saw them, I had experienced 6 pregnancy losses  and never thought I could become a mom.  I had been to the best docs before (I thought) including in New York, DC and Harvard and Brigham and Women's but still lost my babies at about 18-22 weeks.  None of the many docs I saw over the years really knew why and no one had anything else they could offer.  They gave up.  They basically just said I needed to use a surrogate or adopt.  In desperation and after speaking to a friend who went to GWMFM and researching them, I went to see Dr. Pinckert for a preconception counseling.  He is trained and boarded as a high risk obstetrician and a geneticist, which only a handful of doctors throughout the country are.  He spend a HUGE amount of time with me and my husband going over what had happened before and asking me what I was prepared/willing to do to have a baby even if the odds were low; he reviewed my medical history which was really extensive given all my losses.  He was the FIRST doctor in ages who listened and cared and gave me some HOPE.  With much trepidation, we went ahead with getting pregnant again.  I was terrified.  Dr. Pinckert and the other doctors developed a comprehensive plan for me and didnextensive monitoring.  He did a special kind of cerclage when I was 14-15 weeks pregnant before my cervix could open again.  The doctors at Harvard had tried a cerclage but they did the basic type.  It didn't work.  Dr. Pinckert has the skill to do a Shirodkar cerclage, which is more extensive and it worked!  The cerclage, bed rest, medication and weekly monitoring and the caring support and encouragement of the doctors and staff at GWMFM allowed my husband and I to FINALLY be parents.  I cannot tell you how much I appreciated their compassion and skill.  What is even better is that about 2 years later, they helped us have another heathy beautiful baby.  That was 3 years ago.

I can't tell you how fortunate I feel to have found this group, especially after 2 different groups in the area gave up on me and basically brushed me off.  But Dr. Pinckert's group was willing to try.  They were there every step of the way.  People have told me that their group is the "best of the best" in high risk pregnancy and my husband enthusiastically agree.  I don't know what we would have done without them.[/quote]

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