Inside My IVF Journey — Tests, Timelines, and Holding It Together
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Show Notes
Content note: If you’re in a tender place with fertility, feel free to save this for later. We’re sending you love.
In this deeply personal episode, Christina shares her IVF story—from irregular cycles and a PCOS diagnosis to ovulation induction, three IUIs, and finally IVF. We walk through what the process actually looks and feels like: the testing, meds, daily monitoring, egg retrieval, genetic results, a mock transfer (and what it revealed), and preparing for a frozen embryo transfer—plus the emotional toll of living appointment to appointment while running a business and raising a toddler.
What we cover:
- PCOS, adrenal fatigue, and advocating for yourself (OBGYN + functional medicine)
- Letrozole + trigger shot cycles, why we tried IUI (x3), and moving to IVF
- Egg retrieval reality: stimulation meds, daily scans, recovery, and expectations vs. numbers
- Genetic testing & “the wait”: making sense of embryo counts and mixed emotions
- Mock transfer findings (infection), treatment, and lining prep for FET
- What not to say to someone TTC, and what actually helps
- Coping tools that supported Christina (movement, acupuncture, Mayan abdominal massage, community)
- Trusting the process when plans keep shifting—and letting people in so you don’t feel invisible
If you’re in the thick of it—or loving someone who is—this conversation offers language, validation, and a path to feel a little less alone.
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