10. Melissa's Story of Strength and Resilience
05/23/23 • 43 min
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In this episode I talk to Melissa Nath a nurse and fur mom to two great danes and a cat called Nikita.
Mel is a mama in waiting and has been on a huge fertility journey already.
"Our journey started nearly 5 years ago when a GYN deemed us ttc because we weren’t preventing pregnancy. At this time we were like if it happens great. A year later we got more serious with me turning 41 and my husband really always wanting children. my husband is as the first to get tested and we learned then that we were working with low sperm count and 0% morphology. I was placed on ovulation induction medication 7 months later. Then COVID hit and we spent another 7 months with medicated cycles at home. Oct 2020 we had our consult with our clinic and in Nov 2020 we cycled for our first of 5 failed IUI cycles. April 2021 we were told it was time to move to IVF and that donor would likely be the best option. June & Sept 2021 we did an egg retrieval and none of our embryos made it to blastocyst. Oct 21 we were told it was time to decide on donor conception. We chose a donor in November 2021 and she had her egg retrieval January 2022. Since we have had 3 FET, one that failed and two that resulted in miscarriage. Currently undergoing testing to find a reason for the miscarriages. "
In this episode we discuss:
- Mel's greatest challenge on this journey
"Though we knew that we possibly needed to use donor eggs from the very beginning of our IVF journey, it was still hard to consider, losing my genetics and fear of what other people would think."
- The emotional roller coaster.
"Grief and despair from loss in many ways. Excitement in each stage"
- Her biggest tip to fellow IVF warriors
"Advocate for yourself. Do not wait. You don’t need a referral to the fertility clinic. If you think there is something wrong even if there isn’t be the squeaky wheel and be seen."
You can follow Mel on instagram here
Check out Mel's linktree here
You can also help Mel to reach her mama goal by donating to her go fund me page here
I would love you to hit subscribe to find out when my next episode has landed and leave me a review :)
✨Follow me on Instagram for all topics Donor Egg IVF @donoreggsupport
✨ Check out my website www.donoreggsupport,com
✨ Book in for a short consult for practical advice here
✨ Book in for 60 mins Donor Egg Guidance, Fertilty Counselling and/or Hypnosis here
✨To join my free donor egg support community Facebook group click here
✨ To be a guest on my podcast click here
✨ Contact me here
Be supported on your donor egg journey with the Community Membership.
In this episode I talk to Melissa Nath a nurse and fur mom to two great danes and a cat called Nikita.
Mel is a mama in waiting and has been on a huge fertility journey already.
"Our journey started nearly 5 years ago when a GYN deemed us ttc because we weren’t preventing pregnancy. At this time we were like if it happens great. A year later we got more serious with me turning 41 and my husband really always wanting children. my husband is as the first to get tested and we learned then that we were working with low sperm count and 0% morphology. I was placed on ovulation induction medication 7 months later. Then COVID hit and we spent another 7 months with medicated cycles at home. Oct 2020 we had our consult with our clinic and in Nov 2020 we cycled for our first of 5 failed IUI cycles. April 2021 we were told it was time to move to IVF and that donor would likely be the best option. June & Sept 2021 we did an egg retrieval and none of our embryos made it to blastocyst. Oct 21 we were told it was time to decide on donor conception. We chose a donor in November 2021 and she had her egg retrieval January 2022. Since we have had 3 FET, one that failed and two that resulted in miscarriage. Currently undergoing testing to find a reason for the miscarriages. "
In this episode we discuss:
- Mel's greatest challenge on this journey
"Though we knew that we possibly needed to use donor eggs from the very beginning of our IVF journey, it was still hard to consider, losing my genetics and fear of what other people would think."
- The emotional roller coaster.
"Grief and despair from loss in many ways. Excitement in each stage"
- Her biggest tip to fellow IVF warriors
"Advocate for yourself. Do not wait. You don’t need a referral to the fertility clinic. If you think there is something wrong even if there isn’t be the squeaky wheel and be seen."
You can follow Mel on instagram here
Check out Mel's linktree here
You can also help Mel to reach her mama goal by donating to her go fund me page here
I would love you to hit subscribe to find out when my next episode has landed and leave me a review :)
✨Follow me on Instagram for all topics Donor Egg IVF @donoreggsupport
✨ Check out my website www.donoreggsupport,com
✨ Book in for a short consult for practical advice here
✨ Book in for 60 mins Donor Egg Guidance, Fertilty Counselling and/or Hypnosis here
✨To join my free donor egg support community Facebook group click here
✨ To be a guest on my podcast click here
✨ Contact me here
Previous Episode
9. TTW, Embryo Transfer and Early Pregnancy Nutrition
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In this episode Antonia talks about how to support yourself nutritionally during the two week wait, embryo transfer and early pregnancy and also answers specific questions from the participants from my January Donor Egg IVF support group.
We talk about what foods should be cut out such as caffeine, alcohol, sugar, inflammatory foods and heaps more.
Donor Egg Mama Events Coming soon!!!!
Online 2hr Implantation Work Shop
Tue 4th April 2023 11.30am AEDT
Cost: AUD 100
For anyone interested Antonia and I are hosting an online 2 hour Implantation Work Shop on Tuesday 4th April 2023 at 11.30am providing you with strategies and interactive exercises on how to best support yourself with nutrition and mind body connection during this intense period on your donor egg pathway.
You'll come away with a 14 day ultimate implantation meal plan incuding recipies and a personalised affirmation and guided meditation mp3 to support you on your donor egg pathway.
Send us a dm or email adele at [email protected] to sign up
How to work with Antonia from Family Focus Nutrition
www.familyfocusnutrition.com
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Reminder that the doors are now open for my May 8th Group Support Program and early bird closes 31st March with a AUD 150 discount.
The Group support program includes
Unlimited coaching via Voxer (a free app voice messages and text messages) Mon-Fri 9-5pm for 8 weeks
4 x 90 mins live call zoom sessions to discuss all topics around donor egg ivf and share with the group.
Find your tribe, connect with others experiencing a donor egg pathway to motherhood.
Bonuses To Enhance Your Experience
Access to a 4 week module based self paced course to compliment the voxer and live calls.
Over 20 addtional resources to enhance your experience
Strategies to help you process difficult emotions that may be holding you back
Guided meditations to support you at every step on your donor egg journey
Affirmations to build and support helpful neural pathways
Fertility mindfulness colouring and affirmation ebook
Investment
$987 AUD (payment plan available by request)
Early bird gets $150 discount if paid in full by end of March 31st.
When does it start and finish?
The group starts on Monday 8th May and finishes 30th June 2023.
What do I need to do to sign up?
Please contact me [email protected] to book in a call to
I would love you to hit subscribe to find out when my next episode has landed and leave me a review :)
✨Follow me on Instagram for all topics Donor Egg IVF @donoreggsupport
✨ Check out my website www.donoreggsupport,com
✨ Book in for a short consult for practical advice here
✨ Book in for 60 mins Donor Egg Guidance, Fertilty Counselling and/or Hypnosis here
✨To join my free donor egg support community Facebook group click here
✨ To be a guest on my podcast click here
✨ Contact me here
Next Episode
11. My Donor Story Book Series with Author & SMBC Sharon Leya
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In this episode I talk to Sharon Leya single mum by choice on her journey to becoming a parent to her gorgeous baby girl as well as birthing her series of children's books.
My Donor Story is a series of children's books that lovingly explains donor conception, and uses simple language to illustrate the basic concepts of genetics. With beautiful illustrations by Janne Maru, a helpful discussion guide by the Jewish Fertility Foundation and a strong emphasis on diversity and gender inclusiveness, My Donor Story provides a first-of-its-kind series for children to understand their unique conception story.
- listen to her own personal story of how she came to be a single mum by choice
- how she coped with the emotional toll of her fertility journey.
- why she decided to write this series of books.
To find out more about Sharon's books please head to her website. Once you've chosen the book for you head to amazon to purchase :)
www.mydonorstory.com
@mydonorstory
I would love you to hit subscribe to find out when my next episode has landed and leave me a review :)
✨Follow me on Instagram for all topics Donor Egg IVF @donoreggsupport
✨ Check out my website www.donoreggsupport,com
✨ Book in for a short consult for practical advice here
✨ Book in for 60 mins Donor Egg Guidance, Fertilty Counselling and/or Hypnosis here
✨To join my free donor egg support community Facebook group click here
✨ To be a guest on my podcast click here
✨ Contact me here
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