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• Lexi – Our Septembe Baby of the Month

  Mom Sheryll and her husband Alex have been together for over 13 years, thoroughly enjoying theirlives and everything they have experienced to date. They traveled the world and even bought a two-storydream house, which eventually started to feel a bit empty for two people. After years of trying toconceive naturally, the couple decided to seek […]

• Nora – Our September 2024 Baby of the Month

  Like many others, their journey to starting a family did not come easy. Their love story began later in their reproductive lives, and being a same-sex couple, they knew they needed a good fertility doctor to help them. Not knowing much about the process, they contacted a fertility doctor, but they always felt in the […]

• Noelani – Our July Baby of the Month

  Mom Suzanne and Dad Carlo embarked on their journey of conception in 2020. After trying for almost 2 years consulting with specialists saying that everything was “normal,” Suzanne trusted her intuition on getting a second opinion. Insert the Fertility Institute of Hawai’i! Hope was soon restored, after proper testing was prescribed resulting, in the discovery […]

• Kamaria – Our June Baby of the Month

  Back in 2012, Mom Keya and her then husband (now ex) got pregnant, but at the same time Keya was also diagnosed with cancer. Keya needed to first focus on taking care of her body and following her treatment plan, before she could safely carry a baby. Fast forward to completing treatment and being cleared […]

• Hana – Our April Baby of the Month

  Mom Jin and husband Ian had three miscarriages before naturally and surprisingly getting pregnant with their son, who is now three years old. The couple always knew they wanted to have another child but that it would be a challenge to have a second baby. However, they didn’t realize they would need the help of […]

• Kaula – Our February Baby of the Month

  In 2021, with the help of Dr. Frattarelli and the wonderful team at FIH, Landon and Kawena were thrilled to welcome their first son, Kūali’i. It was a difficult road to navigate, requiring two egg retrievals and four embryo transfers to achieve a pregnancy, but completely worth the wait! Two years later, they knew that […]

• Jasper – Our January Baby of the Month

  Mom Lauren had been married for 8 years when their sweet Jasper joined their lives. Their journey to parenthood was very much similar to everything else they’ve done in life, with a plan. Both partners identify as anxious people who like predictability, and have lived their lives marking off each milestone that is foundational to […]

• Anita – Our October Baby of the Month

  Parents Michelle and Matt are both members of the U.S. Coast Guard. Michelle is a Lieutenant Commander and Matt is a Contracting Officer. While they were both working in Washington DC, a mutual friend of theirs introduced them to one another and it was a perfect match. They quickly fell in love and got married […]

• Monty: Our June Baby of the Month

  Mitch and Leyla had a small wedding during Covid in 2020, purchased a townhome in 2021, and the next goal was to start a family. Their new house soon felt empty, yet the couple was unsuccessful in conceiving since getting married. Referred to FIH for help, when it seemed like everyone around them at work […]

• Quinn: Our May Baby of the Month

  Bay boy Quinn was born May 3, 2023 to parents Kris and Brendan. “We thought we would never try IVF, but after two years off and on trying optimizing natural fertility, ovulation induction, IUI’s, and unfortunately an ectopic pregnancy and a miscarriage, we decided it was worth trying IVF.” The couple only got one viable […]