I Fought For You
13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsI started this podcast to discuss my miscarriages, then it morphed into being about my infertility (IVF) journey, and now is about navigating parenting.
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Episodes
My Experience with breastfeeding
June 09, 2023 22:35 - 22 minutes - 19.4 MBLook! It didn't take me a year for this update! I discuss my experience with breastfeeding, feeling like a failure, and that you should do what's best for your mental health.
Annual Update / My Birth Experience
May 05, 2023 22:41 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBI joked that this was my annual update, but I realized it's been nearly two years. I discuss my experience after giving birth to my daughter. Trigger warning - this episode discusses living children.
An Update / Embryo Transfer
June 19, 2021 02:11 - 19 minutes - 20.1 MBTRIGGER WARNING - This episode describes a live pregnancy and graphic details of blood clots.
Embryo Transfer and COVID-19
May 01, 2020 05:00 - 13 minutes - 15.5 MBThe second step in the IVF process - embryo transfer, and how COVID-19 affected our journey.
It's Been Six Months
April 17, 2020 20:36 - 21 minutes - 23.9 MBWell, it's been a LONNNNNNGGGGGG six months since I've provided any sort of update. This episode details what has happened in those six months.
An Update
October 11, 2019 06:03 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, I explain my long absence, and the current status of our journey in trying to conceive, including discussing IUI.
Give it to God
June 10, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutes - 28.7 MBDuring this episode, I interview my cousin, Misti, who is a 22-year leukemia survivor. Misti was told she would never have kids, but she now has a health 13-year old son. We also discuss Misti's miscarriage prior to getting pregnant with her son. I encourage everyone to visit http://join.bethematch.org/survivor to find out more about becoming a bone marrow donor. To donate to Misti's Light the Night Page, please visit https://pages.lightthenight.org/txg/Houston19/MRoussell-Vidrine.
3 lbs 7 oz
May 27, 2019 05:00 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIn this episode, my sister-in-law and I discuss complications in pregnancy. Specifically, we discuss preeclampsia and premature babies. We also discuss being a working mother versus being a stay-at-home mother.
Mother's Day
May 12, 2019 21:58 - 6 minutes - 9.3 MBA short episode discussing Mother's Day after loss.
Fertility Doctor, D&Cs, Things that People Say
April 01, 2019 05:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBIn this episode, I discuss my experiences at a fertility doctor (what they tested, and what we found out), my experiences with suction D&Cs, and things that people say that are hurtful, even though they mean well.
She's Like My Left Arm
March 18, 2019 05:00 - 37 minutes - 51.4 MBA conversation about parenting including going back to work after having your child, breastfeeding, being a single mom, mommy groups, mom shaming, and everything in between.
A Husband's Perspective
March 04, 2019 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBMy husband discusses toxic masculinity, how the miscarriages affected him, and his perspective of what we went through.
My Origin Story
February 17, 2019 16:10 - 29 minutes - 41.4 MBWhy I'm doing the podcast, my back story, and topics I hope to cover in the future.