What Happens when Pregnancy requires and IVF Journey? Emily's Pregnancy Story + OBGYN insights

What You Didn't Expect in Fertility, Pregnancy & Birth: Real Stories & Expert Insights

English - June 19, 2021 13:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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If you have the slightest bit of doubt about the complex chemistry needed to inspire an embryo to develop into a baby, a casual stroll around the details of IVF will quickly disabuse you of that notion. Today’s guest set out to get pregnant a few years after she’d turned 35 and pretty quickly turned to IVF. Agreeing to IVF is agreeing to become a science project. Because she so deeply wanted children, she willingly gave all the blood samples, took all the shots, attended all the appointments that are required to re create this complicated chemistry… Through it all she had her eye firmly focused on the goal: babies...and was ultimately rewarded with two beautiful children. Listen to her inspiring story.

We also include the insights of a fantastic OBGYN.

For extended show notes: See https://warstoriesfromthewomb.com/

This is a weekly show that highlights real pregnancy, birth & postpartum stories.