Author: Mandy Cohee

Nurse Practitioner Week 💕

Every year during the month of November, all over the nation we recognize our wonderful nurse practitioners and the vital role they play in ensuring health and well-being.

Here at FINA, we are so incredibly thankful for our two nurse practitioners, Kendra and Joan.💕 They both go the extra mile and work so hard each and every day.

Kendra and Joan, thank you for all you do! We appreciate you so very much!

#NursePractitionerWeek #FINA #HelpingFamiliesBuildFamilies

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss awareness

October is Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Month. This is a time when we can show support to the many families who have suffered such a tragic loss.
While child loss may be a more common occurrence than people think, there are still far too many families that face the devastating moments alone, desperate for support before, during or after the loss of a baby.
To all the families who have experienced this loss, we are so sorry. You are loved and supported, and your baby will never be forgotten.❤️

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month!🌸

This annual health campaign helps to increase awareness of the disease and to raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment and cure.

The campaign also offers information and support to those affected by breast cancer and helps educate women on why early screening and testing is so very important.

If you haven’t already, don’t forget to schedule your mammogram with your primary care provider or OB/GYN!

#BreastCancerAwareness #FINA #HelpingFamiliesBuildFamilies

Meet Erica!

Meet Erica, FINA’s lab tech! Erica works so hard in the lab each day, and we are so thankful for the great job she does keeping things running smoothly and efficiently!
Erica loves to spend time outside in nature with her husband and three children.☀ She also loves to go to concerts.🎶 Her favorite food is mac-n-cheese.
Next time you see Erica at FINA, make sure you say hello!

Supporting a loved one with infertility💕

You may know someone who is living with infertility, and while you may not relate personally you want to be a support for your friend.
Here are some things you can do:
1. Let them know you care. This is the best thing you can do for your friend.
2. Do your research on infertility and treatments so you are informed when your friend needs to talk.
3. Let them know you are available if they want to talk.
4. Ask them what they need. You can also ask them what the most helpful things to say are.
5. Support their decisions to have treatments or to stop.
6. Watch their older kids while they go to an appointment.
7. If you know they are trying to lose weight, you could offer to join them as an exercise buddy because it can help you reach your personal fitness goals as well.
8. Be a good listener. If you haven’t gone through infertility personally, you might not know what the right things to say are, but you can always listen.💕
If you personally are a fertility warrior and have some tips to share, we would love to hear from you! What are the most helpful things your friends and family can do for you?

World Embryologist Day

Today is World Embryologist Day! On this day in 1978, the world’s first IVF baby was born, and since then there have been amazing advances in fertility medicine that have helped countless couples achieve their dreams of having a baby .

Embryologists play an important role in an IVF clinic. Embryologists are those who study sperm, eggs, and embryos. They will be able to determine which sperm, eggs, and embryos are the healthiest and can be selected for IVF treatment.

We appreciate our embryologist, Katie, so much and the very important work she does!

#FINA #HelpingFamiliesBuildFamilies

Meet Joan!

Meet Joan, the newest Nurse Practitioner at FINA! Joan has been working with infertility for years, and we are so excited to have her join our team!
Joan loves to cook and to workout. She also loves spending time with her husband and son, and she has a sweet dog named Marley.🐶💕
Next time you’re in the office, make sure you say hello to Joan!

A patient’s FINA story…💕

“I would recommend FINA to anyone going through infertility. We had previously been going to another specialist for 1.5 years and we weren’t getting answers and just a number on their books. This was not the case at FINA, Dr. Davenport, Kendra NP, and ALL of the staff treated my husband and I like we were family to them.

Infertility is so hard and times we felt alone, but FINA always made us feel like I had someone. After less than a year of being a patient at their office I am currently 13 weeks pregnant!! My husband and I have been blessed by FINA. We were actually sad to “graduate” because of how good they were to us. We will definitely be going back to build our family in the future!”

Thank you so much to our sweet patient for sharing her FINA story on Google! We absolutely love what we do and are so thankful to be able to share in these experiences.♥

#FINA #myFINAstory #HelpingFamiliesBuildFamilies