I'm Pregnant.

Pursuit of Wellness

Mari Llewellyn & Pursuit Network

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ep. 187: I’ve been holding onto this news for what feels like forever, and I’m finally ready to share—I’m pregnant. In this solo episode, I’m walking you through how I found out, the emotional whirlwind that followed, and what it’s been like living with a 1% chance of success. From the embryo transfer to the first ultrasounds, I’m taking you behind the scenes of the journey so far, including what I’ve been doing to stay grounded through it all. If you’re going through something uncertain or hoping for your own miracle, I hope this conversation makes you feel a little less alone. Leave Me a Message - click here! For Mari’s Instagram click here! For Pursuit of Wellness Podcast’s Instagram click here! For Mari’s Newsletter click here! For Pursuit Network’s Instagram click here! Sponsored By: Shop non-toxic cookware at carawayhome.com/MARI or use code MARI for 10% off. Enjoy free shipping, easy returns, and a 30-day trial. Save 15% at boncharge.com with code PURSUIT and experience science-backed beauty with the Red Light Face Mask. Get better sleep, skin & hair with Blissy. Use code POWPOD for 30% off at blissy.com/POWPOD. Start your summer side hustle with Shopify. Build your brand today at shopify.com/mari—your business, your way. Sleep better with Eight Sleep’s Pod 4 Ultra. Get $350 off with code POW at eightsleep.com/pow. Get $100 toward Function Health — the most advanced at-home lab testing. First 1000 only: functionhealth.com/pow Show Links: Learn more about the Pursuit Network and how to join here Build strength, balance & self-love with The EMPWR Podcast Explore peak performance & brain health on The Neuro Experience Find joy, healing & real talk on For the Healthy Hoes Support gut health, immunity, and glowing skin with Bloom Colostrum—a 3-in-1 blend of colostrum, collagen, and probiotics. Topics Discussed 00:00:09: Welcome 00:04:51: Starting a podcast network 00:06:12: Embryo transfer 00:09:44: Two week waiting period 00:16:11: Finding out I’m pregnant 00:19:38: Low hCG 00:22:21: 1% chance of viable pregnancy 00:24:06: hCG rising 00:29:48: First ultrasound 00:32:21: Graduating from IVF clinic 00:39:09: Pregnancy symptoms 00:42:32: Exercise and nutrition

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0:00.0	This is the Pursuit of Wellness Podcast and I'm your host, Mari Lawellan.
0:09.2	Hi guys. Welcome back to the show. How crazy. As you can tell by the title, I am pregnant.
0:18.1	Oh my God. Can't believe I'm saying that out loud. I also have not recorded the show in over two months.
0:24.1	I took two months off social media. I have basically been a hermit for two months. I have barely left my house.
0:33.0	And I've been in such a bubble. And there's so much that has happened. Also so little that's
0:39.8	happened. But I have so much to share with you guys. If you follow me on Instagram, I finally
0:45.9	announced that I was pregnant once I hit the 12 week mark with my pregnancy. And I was really nervous
0:53.1	to do so because I felt like I was in this bubble where
0:57.6	I don't know like I love love love my community so much like especially on this podcast I feel like
1:03.1	you guys have seen me through it all and I feel very connected with you guys and especially with my fertility journey and
1:12.7	my IVF journey. I just felt, I don't know, really connected. It's such a special experience,
1:18.5	you know, but when you put things out on social media, you never know where they're going to land.
1:24.5	You're opening yourself up for feedback and I kind of was just enjoying being in my bubble, but I was also so excited to land. You're opening yourself up for feedback. And I kind of was just enjoying being
1:27.9	in my bubble, but I was also so excited to share. So very mixed emotions. I also think, you know,
1:34.7	when you go through infertility for two, I went through it for two years. Some people go through it
1:39.6	for longer. When you experience loss, et cetera, et cetera, it's almost hard to believe that it's real.
1:49.8	Like, I feel like I have to remind myself constantly, like, you really are pregnant.
1:57.8	And I think sometimes I feel like I'm living in a dream because I've just
2:01.1	waited so long for it that it's hard to grasp, you know? I literally got an ultrasound done yesterday
2:07.2	to make sure little one was still in there and I don't know. I know that sounds crazy and I'm getting
2:13.7	too in depth too quickly here but I just, you know, it's just crazy to even talk about it,
2:19.4	honestly, for me. And it's so surreal. And I know I left you guys on such a cliffhanger, like the
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