Today’s success story is about a woman named Cristee. She was a special education teacher with a brand-new husband, a new house, a new puppy, and was ready to become a mother. Since her twin sister had struggled with infertility to begin her own family, Cristee assumed that things might be difficult for her also. What transpired over the next few years led to her beating infertility in a way that she never could have imagined. Join us to hear Cristee’s touching story!
What you’ll hear in this episode:
- How a blind date soon led to marriage and trying to have a family
- Seven IVF cycles with no success
- Balancing work and treatment, trying to schedule as much as possible during the summer months
- Financial sacrifice and modest living to afford treatment
- Cristee’s darkest moment, wondering if motherhood would ever happen for her
- How Cristee became hopeful at the prospect of adoption
- The adoption path: through an agency and being chosen by the birth mother
- Feeling open to talk and share about her experience AFTER the adoption
- How the Beat Infertility podcast has been part of Cristee’s healing process
