Ep 8: Katelyn's Unexplained Infertility and Her Honest Frustrations with the IUI/IVF Process (Part 2)

Disclaimers:

This episode may contain sensitive topics related to miscarriage, infertility, and infant loss. If these subjects are triggering for you, please listen with care. While there may be conversations about medications or medical treatments, I am not a doctor, and I am not offering any medical advice. Please consult an actual doctor for your own medical care.

This episode also includes details about Katelyn's current pregnancy. If you have a hard time hearing about pregnancy, please listen with care.

In today's episode, Katelyn shares the rest of her story. She goes into detail about the egg retrieval process and the embryo transfer. She recently learned that the transfer was successful, leaving her cautiously optimistic about her pregnancy. She answers a lot of common questions about the processes as well as shares some helpful information and tips for those on this journey.

It can be overwhelming to be on this particular path to motherhood, and I hope that Katelyn's honesty and vulnerability will be helpful for those of you feeling the weight of this experience.

If you missed part 1 of Katelyn's story, you can listen here.

What's in this episode:

• The pain that can happen the first few days after egg retrieval [02:33]
• The benefits of freezing eggs and waiting about a month to do the transfer [06:41]
• Why testing is important, even though it's expensive and generally not covered by insurance [11:43]
• Why some doctors don't recommend implanting more than one egg at a time [15:40]
• Katelyn's egg transfer experience [20:35]
• How Katelyn is feeling after finding out that the transfer was successful [25:27]
• Katelyn's tips for the progesterone oil injection [26:22]
• How Katelyn is feeling during her pregnancy [31:28]
• How connecting with other women on social media who are going through the same thing has been helpful on her journey [32:54]
• Resources that have helped Katelyn through both infertility and pregnancy [34:20]

 

If you're feeling alone on your own infertility journey, I invite you to tune in to this episode.

For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website: https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/008

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