097. Jessica is on to share her spontaneous pregnancy story at 41. She is sharing her story 14 months postpartum. Jessica met her future husband at 33 and married him when she was 37. They discussed having kids briefly, but her priority was finishing school to become an occupational therapist. She knew she wanted a family. Before getting married she wanted to prepare her body for pregnancy by weening off birth control and getting her hormones tested. She took B vitamins, probiotics, and a mushroom extract vitamin for weakness in one of her ovaries. Six months before her wedding, she got the call where she was told her AMH is low. She was told she could get pregnant, but it would be challenging. Find out her journey to seeing a fertility specialist to manifesting her spontaneous pregnancy. Get the transcript and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode97/Get notes and more information on It Starts with the Egg: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/itstartswiththeegg/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE.
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She did IVF to Prevent Autism at 43
096. On episode 96, we have Allison on to share her pregnancy journey at 43. Growing up, Allison was always babysitting and spent summers being a camp counselor. She spent lots of time around children, but being a mom wasn’t an obvious choice for her. She had friends that either couldn’t wait to be a mom or never wanted to be a mom, but she didn’t feel like she fit on either side. She’s been with her husband for 15 years who has two children who she is very close with. She loves to travel and wasn’t sure motherhood was for her. When she turned 40, she married the same year and starting really thinking about having a baby. Find out why she went straight to IVF to gender select a girl, her five egg retrievals that led to her journey to motherhood. Get the transcript and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode96/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE.
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Melissa’s IVF Pregnancy at 43 After 8 Egg Retrievals and 5 Transfers
095. We have single mother by choice, Melissa on to share her IVF journey at 43. At 40, she thought she was probably running out of time to have a baby but always wanted to be a mother. Her friends suggested she should get a dog instead. She got a golden retriever she named Marvin. After having Marvin for a year, Melissa decided she still wanted to conceive. She says she hasn’t met the person she wants to have a child with yet, so find out how she did this journey on her own.Get the transcript and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode95/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE.
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How to Prepare for an IVF Transfer
BE04: We are discussing 10 ways to prepare for a transfer. I created this list based off of research, my experience of two transfers and ways that guests have shared from their stories. If you are like me, you are searching the internet on how to make this transfer successful. You might feel like the more you do, the higher the chances are of it being successful. I suggest doing what feels good to you from this list. Because you can do all of them and it work, and you can do none of them and it work.DISCLAIMER: This is NOT medical advice. I am not a doctor, so talk with your doctor about doing any of things. Episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/bonusepisode4/Connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/over40fabulousandpregnant/20 Journal Prompts during TTC: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/20-journal-prompts-while-ttc/5 Better Questions to Ask during TTC: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/5-questions-to-ask-yourself-while-ttc/
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From Not Ovulating to Kayla's Spontaneous Pregnancy at 41
093. We have Kayla on to share her spontaneous pregnancy at 41. Kayla lives in Bay City, Michigan with her husband and 13-month old son. Kayla never really wanted to have kids, that is until her 40th birthday. Her and her husband decided to try to have a baby. She had been on birth control for 26-years, so she assumed it would take some time for her body to adjust. She was pregnant quickly. Find out how loss of her first pregnancy made her desire for a baby even stronger and how back surgery could have helped her conceive her rainbow baby. Get more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode93/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE.
Over 40 Fabulous and Pregnant Podcast is the ultimate podcast for women over 40 who are trying to conceive or are pregnant. Typical episodes are one woman's journey over 40 years old from TTC, pregnancy, birth and postpartum every other Monday. We laugh, cry, share a little TMI and openly talk about the ones we lost.Prepare to feel empowered trying to conceive, believe pregnancy is possible over 40, relate to other women's struggles, be educated about how women get pregnant, feel like over 40 isn't too old to have a baby, embrace 'advanced maternal age' pregnancy, and ditch outdated expectations. Hosted by Jamie Massey who also shares her own journey to motherhood of almost three years. She became a mother at 43 using donor eggs. She has had seven pregnancies and continues to share her journey.Find supportive sisterhood because you aren't alone in this journey to motherhood!
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