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ratings:
Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Nov 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On today's episode, Ali talks to Marilyn B. Gomez about her six-year-long journey to motherhood, which lasted from 2009 to 2015. Marilyn, who hosts the Mama Vida Podcast @mamavidapodcast and makes cool infertility tees, hats, jewelry and more at @infertiletees, discusses her high points and low points, including how much holidays suck while #ttc; the guilt she felt about whether genetic testing means "playing god;" how therapy and visualization exercises helped her cope; how grieving differently from her husband drove them apart; and how, after she finally got pregnant with her daughter, Mila, she experienced the deep anxiety of pregnancy after infertility. Ali and Marilyn also talk about the difficult decision some people have to make when they've got more embryos on ice. SPONSORS: Today’s episode is sponsored by FERTILITY RALLY—Community, Content and Curated Events for anyone experiencing the pain of infertility or building their modern families at www.fertilityrally.com Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Released:
Nov 25, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

In this unfiltered podcast about infertility, Brooklyn-based journalist and mom-of-two Ali Prato, who went through secondary infertility and IVF herself, talks to women—and some men—about the messy, frustrating, painful, heartbreaking, absurd and sometimes hilarious journey to have a baby. Or in some cases, to not have a baby. Each episode tells a different story about family building, getting real about miscarriages, egg freezing, sperm and egg donation, IUIs, endometriosis, male factor infertility, adoption, surrogacy, genetic testing, single parenting by choice, LGBTQ+ fertility, living childless not by choice, depression, relationship issues, money issues, jealousy, PTSD, and so much more. Ali covers all of the outcomes in this safe, non-judgement zone: the happy endings, the soul-crushingly sad ones, and the ones still in limbo.