Sheenah and Speltaruimaifea were able to have a successful pregnancy after suffering a miscarriage. They enjoyed the personal attention the team at HCRM provided throughout their fertility journey. The couple was able to conceive their first child last year after several rounds of IVF.
Sheenah Speltaruimaifea: We had been trying to conceive for probably six
years with little to no success. We did get pregnant a few times with
miscarriages. We were referred by a close family friend and as well as my
doctor in Sioux City had given us two different references, and then just
through talking with other individuals in Sioux City we chose Heartland.
Yes, we are very pleased with the results. We had at a healthy baby boy on
November 22, 2013.
So it was very stressful in the very beginning, but here, you know, going
through the process, and talking to all the nurses, talking to the doctors
they never lost hope in us, which helped us maintain the hope in ourselves,
and maintain the faith that the end product would be what it was supposed
to be. It was tough. We started seeing Heartland here first with Dr.
Rainey, and then Dr. Maclin in October of 2010, and we had several
procedures done that didn't work, but they were always open and honest with
us.
They always told us exactly what they thought, how they felt about the
procedures we had done, any tests that we had done, and that helped us make
the decision to continue seeking treatment, and in the end we got what we
wanted. So it was all worth it.
Tonga Speltaruimaifea: I've talked to, you know, other guys that have gone
through the same process that we've gone through, and we just want to
support our wives so much, and having a negative result we necessarily
didn't break down emotionally, but we kind of did just to see you know our
significant other break down with disbelief. The last time we went
through it and we had a negative outcome, I told her if we have to go
through this again and it's negative, then I would rather not do it, just
because I hate to see her emotionally sad.
We took a little break for a while, and came back. Got our spirits up, got
our faith back, got our feet back on the ground and tried it this last time
and it ended up working for us, but just emotionally it drains...It drained
me differently than it did her. It was out of my control. Any man would
give anything to make their significant happy. You don't realize how many
people, friends, family, that have come to a facility like this to get help
until you come down here and see for yourself.
I just wanted to be that man to support her no matter what. If this didn't
end up happening, then you know what there's other options. You have to
stay positive no matter what, even if you're doubting it yourself. I
always believed, I guess that just comes from my religion background.
Sheenah Speltaruimaifea: From the very first time we met Dr. Ramey, and
the gals at the front desk we knew that it was the right fit for us. We
walked in the door, and they were expecting us. They called us by name,
and they had never met us before. Dr. Ramey greeted us by name, which to
me is huge because you know that they are taking a personal interest in
your situation. He looked over all my records prior to me being here so he
knew kind of what we had battled, what we had been through, and gave us a
plan of action that very first day, you know what he thought, what he felt,
and we just really trusted that.
When I had given up hope and wasn't sure that we should proceed further Dr.
Maclin said, "Take a break. Focus on yourselves and call us when you're
ready." To me that's not just a number. If we were just a number it would
be keep coming back, keep doing this, It's a paycheck to them, but it's not
like that. It's they really care about you as a person, as a family, and
they want to help strengthen you no matter what your outcome is.
I would absolutely recommend Heartland to anybody, anybody that I come
across, and I actually do to this day. Like my husband said, it's crazy
how many people that you run into that are having fertility problems. And
it could be a simple fix, or it could be something that requires a little
bit more, but I always recommend Dr. Maclin and the staff here because not
only because of our outcome, but because I know it's personal care, and
they look at everybody individually, and everybody gets the individual care
that they may need.
