Enter any fertility clinic and you will be inundated with pictures of babies. They stare at you on the walls of the waiting area, in the consultation room, on the websites and in the newspaper ads for these clinics.
And why not? The doctors running these clinics feel that these babies born out of IVF are their best testimonials. After all, the doctor 'made' them. They feel that these pictures inspire confidence in the patients waiting for consultation and treatments. Give them hope that there is a baby waiting for them at the end of the agony. Some clinics go so far as advertising their IVF success with the names and pictures of couples with their babies ( even mobile numbers!). In what could be the last travesty, a clinic advertised their monthly success in IVF with a photo of beaming couples with their pregnancy test card in their hands showing two lines! ( Not withstanding the fact that success in IVF is not achieving a pregnancy, but birth of a healthy child).
We consciously keep away from displaying pictures of babies born after IVF in our clinic. Babies are little people. They came thorough us, but we do not own them. They are individuals and just because we happened to be with them in a small part of their journey to life, it does not give us any right to use them as publicity props.
This does not mean that we don't love receiving baby pictures. Everyday, my day begins with pictures of IVF babies sent on watsapp. Its an overwhelming feeling to see them grow and feel a part of their journey.
Neither do we have anything against clinics who publish the baby photos in ads or display them in clinics. But we respect your privacy. I welcome couples who want to share their fertility story with other couples who are struggling with infertility. I think it is best way to add good karma to your life. But your baby is your own.We were with you on the wonderful journey for a while, but we will never showcase it for our selfish gains.
And why not? The doctors running these clinics feel that these babies born out of IVF are their best testimonials. After all, the doctor 'made' them. They feel that these pictures inspire confidence in the patients waiting for consultation and treatments. Give them hope that there is a baby waiting for them at the end of the agony. Some clinics go so far as advertising their IVF success with the names and pictures of couples with their babies ( even mobile numbers!). In what could be the last travesty, a clinic advertised their monthly success in IVF with a photo of beaming couples with their pregnancy test card in their hands showing two lines! ( Not withstanding the fact that success in IVF is not achieving a pregnancy, but birth of a healthy child).
We consciously keep away from displaying pictures of babies born after IVF in our clinic. Babies are little people. They came thorough us, but we do not own them. They are individuals and just because we happened to be with them in a small part of their journey to life, it does not give us any right to use them as publicity props.
This does not mean that we don't love receiving baby pictures. Everyday, my day begins with pictures of IVF babies sent on watsapp. Its an overwhelming feeling to see them grow and feel a part of their journey.
Neither do we have anything against clinics who publish the baby photos in ads or display them in clinics. But we respect your privacy. I welcome couples who want to share their fertility story with other couples who are struggling with infertility. I think it is best way to add good karma to your life. But your baby is your own.We were with you on the wonderful journey for a while, but we will never showcase it for our selfish gains.
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