Well, I’ve been missing for a couple of months and I’m so sorry about that.  As you can tell, I am under the weather currently and this gave me the opportunity to focus on the podcast episodes, so maybe it was a blessing in disguise.  I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again, I am SOOOO grateful to all of the guests, listeners, and supporters who have been so patient with me as I navigate being infertile and having a podcast about infertility.  Thank you so much for your grace.  

Today’s episode isn’t about me though.  It’s about Rebecca @callthestork on Instagram.  She’s here today to talk to us about her experience.  Full disclosure, we recorded this a year ago.  So, her circumstances today are a little different, but her experience is still very valid.  We cover quite a bit today including her multiple autoimmune disorders and how she has gone through 6 IVF cycles, PRP, endometriosis excision surgery, disagreements with moving forward with expanding her family, and ultimately conceiving naturally.  

We certainly go over a lot and she has so much to share.  We spend the first part of the episode really talking about her retrievals and in the second half really breaking things down.  

Rebecca has always been so kind and thoughtful.  She’s always taken time out to check on me and after my laparoscopy she was messaging me regularly and letting me know to take it easy and reminded me to slow down.  She’s been one of the really truly amazing humans I’ve been along this space and I’m so grateful for that.  

I hope you’ll enjoy today’s episode!  Thank you again for your patients!  They’ll be quite a few more episodes coming your way!  I’ve got to play catch up!  Stay tuned!

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To round out your IVF survival guide, I would recommend the following episodes before your first IVF cycle:

1. Episode 23:  What Happens to Your Fertility in your 20s, 30s, and 40s

   
   



2. Episode 19:  All About Sperm

   
   



3. Episode 24:  Controlling Your Weigh During IVF

   
   



4. Episode 20:  Stimulation Protocols

   
   



5. Episode 21:  All About Your Embryos in the lab

   
   



6. Episode 33:  All About Genetic Testing

   
   



7. Episode 38:  The Emotions of Infertility and How to Manage These Feelings

   
   

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Episodes about the Emotional Aspects of Infertility:

1. Episode 12: WARRIOR STORY - The Infertility Journey of LuckyBabyLam AKA Annie at age 42

   
   



2. Episode 14 - ASK THE EXPERT - Grief, Trauma and Mother's Day Triggers with Dr. Wiyatta Fahnbulleh, PsyD

   
   



3. Episode 26: WARRIOR STORY When a therapist is infertile. @Infertile_therapist_in_therapy shares her infertility struggle at 40, her experience with immunotherapy abroad, and struggling as a therapist

   
   



4. Episode 28 - ASK THE EXPERT - The Emotions of Infertility and How to Manage Your Emotions and The Expectations of Yourself and Others with Miss Conception Coach AKA Chiemi

   
   



5. Episode 30 - Infertility Man Jon Summers Talks Getting A Cancer Diagnosis, Dating While Going Through IVF with Male Factor Infertility, and Mindset in the Face of Your Medical Challenges.

   
   



6. Episode 32 - WARRIOR STORY - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, Endometriosis, Adenomyosis, Müllerian Anomaly and Finding Humor, Your Voice and Sanity During Infertility with @for_the_barreness - Meghan Faith

   
   



7. Episode 37: WARRIOR STORY with Annie Kuo, DO - Integrative Medicine Physician discussing her 20 IVF Cycles Along with Endometriosis, Surrogacy, and Male Factor Infertility

   
   

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