Melissa’s IVF Pregnancy at 43 After 8 Egg Retrievals and 5 Transfers

095. We have single mother by choice, Melissa on to share her IVF journey at 43. At 40, she thought she was probably running out of time to have a baby but always wanted to be a mother. Her friends suggested she should get a dog instead. She got a golden retriever she named Marvin. After having Marvin for a year, Melissa decided she still wanted to conceive. She says she hasn’t met the person she wants to have a child with yet, so find out how she did this journey on her own.Get the transcript and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode95/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE. 

BE04: We are discussing 10 ways to prepare for a transfer. I created this list based off of research, my experience of two transfers and ways that guests have shared from their stories.  If you are like me, you are searching the internet on how to make this transfer successful. You might feel like the more you do, the higher the chances are of it being successful. I suggest doing what feels good to you from this list. Because you can do all of them and it work, and you can do none of them and it work.DISCLAIMER: This is NOT medical advice. I am not a doctor, so talk with your doctor about doing any of things. Episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/bonusepisode4/Connect on IG: https://www.instagram.com/over40fabulousandpregnant/20 Journal Prompts during TTC: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/20-journal-prompts-while-ttc/5 Better Questions to Ask during TTC: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/5-questions-to-ask-yourself-while-ttc/

093. We have Kayla on to share her spontaneous pregnancy at 41. Kayla lives in Bay City, Michigan with her husband and 13-month old son. Kayla never really wanted to have kids, that is until her 40th birthday. Her and her husband decided to try to have a baby. She had been on birth control for 26-years, so she assumed it would take some time for her body to adjust. She was pregnant quickly. Find out how loss of her first pregnancy made her desire for a baby even stronger and how back surgery could have helped her conceive her rainbow baby. Get more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode93/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE. 

092.  We have Selah on to share her spontaneous pregnancy at 41. You might know her for her older mom and boy mom skits on IG or as the voice of Chloe Bourgeois. She started trying to conceive in her early thirties. After three years of trying, she started to be more intentional by tracking her ovulation and temperature, but nothing happened. She went to a fertility clinic for help. They cleaned out her fallopian tubes, scraped her uterus and removed a garden of polyps on her uterus. She was never officially diagnosed, but she had an endometrioma on her uterus. Her periods were extremely painful. Then she had two IUI's, but that didn't work. With her three egg retrievals, she only got nine eggs total, so she wasn't confident. Finally, the embryo stuck with the transfer, and she had her first son at 37. At 38, she wanted to try for a sibling, but after a year of trying, she wasn't pregnant. At 39, right before Christmas, she email her clinic to let them know she was ready to have another transfer. Christmas morning she woke up only to realize her cycle was late. She found out Christmas Day she was pregnant at 39 with her second baby. Selah didn’t think it was possible to get pregnant at 41. Get more information about this episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode92/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE. 

This is a special request: I'm looking for a few pregnant women over 40 to be a guest on episode 100 - the next roundtable show called pregnancy over 40. We will answer questions and gab about being pregnant over 40 (well not me this time any way). If you are pregnant over 40 and want to be a guest on the show, please DM on IG or email at [email protected]. Tell me how old you, how far along you are in your pregnancy, where you are from and anything important with your pregnancy (like IVF, donors, etc).For additional information about being a guest on the show: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/contact-us/Once we have all the guests, I'll be DELETING this episode! cheers!!

091. Neesha is on to share her pregnancy story at 44, using donor eggs. She is originally from the Caribbean, but lives with her husband and daughter in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . She married her husband when she was just 29 and wanted to enjoy each other before starting a family. At 33, she started thinking about having a baby. At 35, nothing was happening, so we wanted to see a doctor. Her husbands test results came back fine, so the doctor told her coldly, it was obviously her. A year later, while studying in the USA, Neesha was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis with a 10% chance of conceiving naturally. Later, no cycle for an entire year: post menopausal. Find out on this episode how she navigated her diagnoses that led to using donor eggs and the birth of her daughter at 44. If you are just starting your journey to conception with donor eggs, I have a FREE guide that will make the process so much easier!  It’s a 10 Q&A that will help you through the process from where to find a donor to how you should talk to you child about donor egg conception: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/donoreggguideGet more information about this episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode91/Donate to the show: If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If you received value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please donate HERE. 

BE03. This is episode 3 of a 3-part series sharing my story. I'm talking about my recovery. During this recording, I'm six months postpartum. I am so lucky to be sharing my story! We left off the last episode with THE BIRTH STORY as us leaving the hospital as family of three. The first bonus episode we talked about being Over Due. Those two bonus episodes were in chronological order. However, in this show, there are over 25 topics I will to discuss and not be in any particular order.If this is your first time here, I’m Jamie Massey, 43 and the host of the podcast. It took us 3 years, 5 pregnancies, failed IVF, and a failed embryo transfer to have our first baby using donor eggs.  If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I I can’t keep the podcast going without your help! If you receive value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please consider donating through the link below. THANK YOU for making this podcast successful! https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/donate/Get the links, resources and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/bonus3/

BE02. This is episode 2 of a 3-part (maybe 4) series sharing my story. I'm talking about my birth story with my good friend, Chantel. During this recording, I'm 4.5 months postpartum. I am so lucky to be sharing my story! We left off OVER DUE BONUS EPISODE 1 with my midwife appointment on Friday where I was scheduled to be induced on Sunday. This episode I share how we went our Saturday, how labor started on Sunday, and then the birth of my baby boy.If this is your first time here, I’m Jamie Massey, 43 and the host of the podcast. It took us 3 years, 5 pregnancies, failed IVF, and a failed embryo transfer to have our first baby using donor eggs.   If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I I can’t keep the podcast going without your help! If you receive value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please consider donating through the link below. THANK YOU for making this podcast successful! https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/donate/Get the links, resources and more information about this episode:https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/bonus2/

BE01. This is episode 1 of a 3-party series sharing my story. We are talking about the ECV, when the doctor turned the baby from breech to head down, my expectations of starting labor, my birth plan, ways we tried to turn the baby head down, and how we tried to induce labor. The next episode is the BIRTH STORY, and the last one is postpartum RECOVERY. If this is your first time here, I’m Jamie Massey, 43 and the host of the podcast. It took us 3 years, 5 pregnancies, failed IVF, and a failed embryo transfer to have our first baby using donor eggs. I am so lucky to be sharing my story with my baby sleeping next to me.  If you found this podcast helpful, I would love if you made a donation! I am staying at home with the baby, and I can’t keep the podcast going without your help. If I get 100 people to donate by October 1st, 2024, I’ll start a private FB group. I don’t want to go the ad or sponsorship route, but there are costs to keep the show going. If you receive value from this show, even if it’s as small as the price of a coffee, please consider donating through the link below. THANK YOU for making this podcast successful! https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/donate/Get the full story, resources and more information about this episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/bonus1/

090. We have two returning guests on to discuss pregnancy after loss over 40. The goal of this show is to share our experiences and normalize loss over 40 because loss is a part of so many of our journeys and we are not alone. We have returning guest from episode 48, Jamey. Jamey had a 10-year IVF journey that included two miscarriages and many other losses along the way to her pregnancy at 41 with her daughter using embryo adoption. Jenna, from episode 44 had four daughters with four losses before her fifth daughter at 43. If you are trying to have a baby over 40, I’d love to invite you to 40.40 Society! It’s a 6-week program that teaches you the same tools I used to have a good TTC experience and validate your feelings with bi-weekly small support groups. Join the wait list to be the first to know when the program is open to learn how to handle the ups and downs of TTC and feel supported through your journey:  https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/waitlist Get the transcript, resources and more information about this episode: https://over40fabulousandpregnant.com/episode90/