297: Navigating Surrogacy, Infertility Challenges, and Miscarriages with My Close Friend, Perry

Conversations with Cam

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🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

*Trigger warning - discussion of infertility and pregnancy loss* To honor national infertility awareness week, I am joined by my close friend to discuss her extensive journey through infertility, IVF, and ultimately surrogacy. She shares about the emotional rollercoaster of fertility treatments, the decision to pursue surrogacy, and the unique challenges of becoming a parent through this process. Perry opens up about grieving the loss of a traditional pregnancy experience while navigating the complexities of having a surrogate carry her twins and so much more of her journey. Our conversation aims to shed light on the challenges and triumphs of all paths to parenthood.

Key Takeaway / Points:

The emotional toll of infertility and multiple miscarriages
Deciding to pursue surrogacy after failed IVF attempts
Navigating the surrogacy process
The experience of having a surrogate carry your child
Coping with grief and loss while pursuing alternative paths to parenthood
Balancing gratitude for surrogacy while mourning a traditional pregnancy
How to support friends going through fertility struggles
The importance of setting boundaries during infertility journeys
Finding purpose in sharing your story to help others

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a dear media production.
0:04.1	Today's episode is sponsored by one of my absolute favorite brands, and that is Thrive Market.
0:09.8	Thrive Market is my go-to online grocery store for getting all of my healthy essentials delivered right to my door.
0:15.4	I don't even have to leave my couch.
0:17.2	We do a pantry order every six-ish weeks and save so much money. If you are ready to start
0:22.8	2025 junk free, head to thrivemarket.com slash Cameron and get 30% off your first order, plus a
0:28.2	free $60 gift. That's t-H-R-I-V-E market.com slash Cameron. Thrivemarket.com slash
0:34.1	Cameron. Hello and welcome back to another episode of Conversations with Cam. I want to give a
0:40.5	trigger warning for this episode. I think it's obvious by the title, but just for anyone listening,
0:45.4	this episode will be discussing infertility and pregnancy loss and the emotions around those two
0:51.4	things. We will then get into the surrogate experience. But if you're in a
0:56.0	place where you just are trying to set boundaries around receiving information on these topics,
1:03.8	or you're not in a place to listen to this right now, as we talk about in this episode, because
1:07.9	this exact conversation is something that my friend, Perry and I had,
1:11.1	like set the boundaries, turn off the episode. If you ever want to come back, it'll be here for you.
1:15.9	If you don't want to come back, that's also fine. Your feelings are valid. Your wants are valid.
1:21.1	You do whatever helps you. So if this isn't for you, I totally understand. We will see you next
1:27.3	week on another episode of Conversations with Cam.
1:29.7	If this is for you, if you're in a similar situation as Perry was, I hope this brings you
1:38.0	the feeling and reminder that you are not alone and that you are allowed to feel the feelings
1:43.2	you feel.
1:43.7	And I hope it provides you
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