Today, Ali's badass friend Samantha Busch @samanthabusch returns! It's been over two years since we did our first podcast episode, in March 2020. SO. MUCH. HAS. HAPPENED. Samantha and Ali catch up on ALL the things, including how she switched clinics and did another egg retrieval, how she had another loss--a pregnancy that ended devastatingly with two blighted ovums, finding the right gestational carrier, how it felt when her book, “Fighting Infertility,” came out, and how she and Kyle navigated the next phase together. She also talks about her baby girl, who is due via gestational carrier ANY MOMENT NOW! Always real AF, Samantha talks about how excited she is, but also how she is "so guarded" as well—understandably. If you want to hear her entire story, catch up on part one before listening to this ep. TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:Infertility; IVF; miscarriage; blighted ovum; gestational carriers; surrogacy and surrogates; the anxiety of motherhood after infertility; intended parents; the book "Fighting Infertility." EPISODE SPONSORS:PROOVToday’s episode is sponsored by Proov, a women’s health company dedicated to providing information and solutions on key fertility hormones so they can reach their goals faster. The best part is that they’re giving Infertile AF listeners a special discount code. Go to proovtest.com, enter the code ALI25, and you’ll get 25% off your first Proov order of $25 or more. Famlee FertilityFamlee Fertility, which offers affordable at-home labs, convenient telehealth visits, and Rx delivery has made it the number one choice for women looking for fertility support and real solutions without ever leaving their home for lonely waiting rooms or sterile doctor’s offices. If you’ve been diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility, PCOS, have recurrent miscarriages, or are considering IVF or have had IVF without success, Famlee Fertility can help you identify and correct the leading hormonal imbalances standing in the way of getting pregnant. Schedule your FREE consult at Famlee.com. That’s F-A-M-L-E-E.com. Famlee: Clinical fertility treatment, at home.ConceiveAbilitiesConceiveAbilities Surrogacy and Egg Donation is proud to be celebrating 25 years of building families. As a leading, full service woman-owned agency, their mission is to help everyone who dreams of a family, do so. Learn more about why parents and surrogates alike choose ConceiveAbilities Surrogacy Agency as the best agency for them at conceiveabilities.comFERTILITY RALLY, @fertilityrallyNo one should go through infertility alone. Join the Worst Club with the Best Members at fertilityrally.com. We offer support groups, private Facebook groups, curated events, and an entire of more than 300 women available to support you, no matter where you are in your journey. Doors open the 1st of every month. Follow us and see more on IG @fertilityrallySupport this podcast at:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/infertileafhttps://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/infertile-af/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy