BONUS 110: AMA with Heather (Part 2)

Heather Huhman Endometriosis, General Infertility, IVF, Life After Infertility, Loss, Luteal Phase Defect, MTHFR, Ovarian Cysts, Stillbirth 0 Comments

Today’s Guest:

This is the second episode in a series where I answer listener questions about my infertility journey, my life and background, the podcast, and more.(Click here to listen to Part 1 and here to listen to Part 3.) A special thanks to my friend and fellow infertility warrior Linda for playing guest host and being a fabulous interviewer.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• The twins’ delivery on January 20, 2014, and then a funeral with no attendees
• Feeling like no one cared about us or our children
• The most painful reminder of the loss: an abundance of milk with no one to feed
• The darkness of grief and pain
• Eventually, back to part-time work
• April 2014: transabdominal cerclage surgery
• Another transfer, six months after the twins’ loss
• Two miscarriages in the year following the twins’ birth
• A retrieval cycle in April 2015, with only ONE viable embryo
• The lowest point of all: a negative beta test after transfer
• Looking for egg quality issues “because my eggs were crap!”
• A CoQ10 and DHEA regimen to improve egg quality
• In May 2015, the beginning of the Beat Infertility podcast
• The embryo transfer in June 2015 that became my daughter
• How “normal” life stopped for us
• Wearing my guilt, shame, and failure
• Pregnancy with my daughter and crazy bleeding issues
• The worst bleeding incident ever
• The sub-chorionic hematoma (SCH) with bleeding for 10 weeks
• At 24 weeks, “She has stopped growing”
• At 33 weeks, “She isn’t moving”
• At the hospital to get checked, “You know you’re in labor, right?”
• Aurora, born via emergency C-section with a disintegrated umbilical cord: 3 lbs. 6 oz.

Words of Hope:

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

• Episode 38: Endometriosis & MTHFR: Heather’s Story

THANKS FOR LISTENING!

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