An IVF Pregnancy after Birth Trauma

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Medicine, Kids & Family, Health & Fitness, Parenting

4.9 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

The Finding Joy Series on this podcast is where I talk about finding peace amidst chaos, reframing tough life choices, and navigating difficult times we go through as parents (especially as mothers). On this episode, I talk about my feelings: nerves, excitement, and worry being pregnant with our IVF baby after having a traumatic delivery in 2019. I discuss: The common mix-bag of emotions felt during pregnancy How I’ve navigated my mental health during this process The very normal and oftentimes not-talked about feelings being pregnant with a child already and having a career For my son's birth story:https://pedsdoctalk.com/ryaans-birth-story/ For more on my IVF Journey watch "Q&A About my IVF Pregnancy Journey" on YouTube. Check out my weekly videos on child health & development by ⁠subscribing to PedsDocTalk on YouTube⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠⁠⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠⁠⁠ page of the website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Can I guarantee that I'll have a healthy pregnancy?
0:04.8	Can I 100% guarantee that it'll be a seamless delivery and recovery?
0:09.3	Absolutely not.
0:11.2	But I've also learned over the last three years since my son was born and we navigated
0:15.2	a pandemic that nothing in life can be planned 100%.
0:19.8	Nothing is guaranteed.
0:21.4	And the only thing I can control is how I approach it, who I choose to surround myself with
0:27.1	to support me if I need it, and taking care of myself and my mental health.
0:32.3	Hello and welcome back to the show, I am Dr. Mona and this is a Finding Joy episode
0:38.3	where I talk about finding peace and joy in its chaos, reframing tough life choices,
0:44.6	or navigating those difficult times as parents, especially as mothers.
0:48.9	If you love this podcast, make sure you leave a review, share it on social media, tag
0:54.1	me in it on Instagram.
0:55.9	It means so much to me to see how much you love the show.
0:58.8	But also when you do that, it helps the podcast grow and we've had such a great 2022 and
1:03.9	I can't wait to see what 2023 has in store for us.
1:07.1	I am finally happy to share with this podcast community that I am pregnant after two years
1:14.7	of fertility monitoring treatments and IVF.
1:18.6	We are expecting our baby who is due two years to the date of my first appointment with my
1:24.1	fertility doctor.
1:25.1	Two years to the date, I couldn't even believe that I was going through our entire story
1:29.1	and I look back and I was like, wait, our baby's due date is the same day that I had the
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