[Fertility Chat] - MEET MY AUNTS as they share their fertility journey with us!

Our audio cuts out a little here but it's worth it to listen!! 

On this very special episode of the Period Chats podcast, Kate sheds a few tears of joy talking with her aunts about their new baby girl, and the fertility journey that they walked through together to get her.

Abbie and Trisha, with their daughter Landry in arm, open up about their journey to motherhood. They started out by researching donors, fertility clinics, and the process of pregnancy. They spoke with others who had experienced and ended up with an amazing team of doctors, who helped them get pregnant, be pregnant, and give birth.

These now new moms walked through an emotional 2 years of trying to get pregnant, and they share how their fertility team was beside them every step of the way. They express their gratitude not only for the doctors that helped them grow their family but for each other as they grew closer and supported each other in new ways during each season of the experience.

Abbie and Trisha also chat about what it’s like to choose a donor, the advantages of knowing about health history, and their plan to always share the details that formed their family with Landry.

Of course, anyone who has been pregnant, been on a fertility journey, or been through the process of improving their own hormone health knows that there is much to learn about our own bodies and reproductive systems along the way.

Trisha ended up having a few hiccups in the fertility process that needed to be worked out, including some uniquely shaped anatomy that resulted in more difficulty during fertility procedures.

When she got pregnant, she experienced a tricky first two trimesters, with a hospital visit to curb extreme morning sickness. Then, Abbie and Trisha recall what a 30 hour labor was like, and how longer labors take not only physical strength but some definite mental strength as well. Trisha used a sonogram picture of Landry as her focal point on the wall, and it came in clutch during those exhausting last few hours of her labor.

This heart-warming episode will remind us all to listen to our bodies, trust our processes, and cherish the people that walk alongside us on our journeys.