Dr. Chin,

I wanted to drop you a line to let you know how I am doing and to say thank you. The pregnancy is going great so far!  I'm about 20 weeks along now and can hardly believe it! I just recently started feeling fetal movement, which reassures me that there is actually a baby in there, I'm not just gaining weight! My 20 week anatomy scan is this week, but in the meantime I sent you a few images from earlier scans. As you can see, he or she has grown quite a bit since I last saw you!

I also wanted to say thank you, of course! First of all, for helping us get pregnant! I imagine people thank you for that all the time, though. Most importantly, I want to thank you for being not just a competent doctor, but a great doctor in so many other ways.

Thank you for being able to break bad news - I know from experience that giving bad news is no fun and that there are many doctors who don't posses this particular skill! I am so glad you aren't one of them. At my first consult with you, I was sure that when you heard we'd only been trying to conceive for 2 months, you would laugh and tell me to come back in a year. I was floored when, instead, you told me you didn't think I'd be able to to get pregnant without help! I didn't like hearing that news, but you were very supportive and made me feel like there was still hope. And, I was so glad to know then instead of a year later!

Thank you for telling me I was "anal" and to stop taking my basal body temperature! Being anal comes in handy for my job or for keeping my checkbook. When it comes to having a baby, being anal was making me crazy!

Thank you for listening to what we wanted. I know you could have just told us we needed IVF with ICSI, that our chances of success with IUI were dismal. Instead, you respected what we wanted and, amazingly, it worked out!

You have been honest, compassionate and supportive throughout all of this and we feel so lucky to have had you as our doctor. We will be in touch with more pictures and before long we'll be back hoping for as much success in achieving pregnancy #2!

Sharon and David

Spring, 2003

Dear Dr. Chin,

We feel so lucky and blessed to have Cameron with us now - happy, healthy, and pretty darn cute if I do say so myself!  Thank your for the vital role you played in bringing him to us!

We'll be seeing you soon!

Sharon and David

October 22, 2003

Cincinnati, OH