Secondary Infertility 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

🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

In December 2019, we gave birth to our beautiful son. It was under the most difficult of circumstances where both he and I were in the ICU. Over the last 1.5 years, we thought our story would be different but we realized we had secondary infertility from the delivery and complications. In this episode of The Finding Joy Series, I share our story: How we found out we had secondary infertility, the ups and downs of that process, our decision to start IVF, and how Im navigating this emotionally and physically draining process. If you are struggling with anything that is robbing your joy or causing you guilt as a parent, make sure to call it into the podcast at 954 526 2641 and I may discuss it on a future episode! For more watch Dr. Mona's "My IVF Journey" playlist 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	You are listening to episode 114, Finding Joy, secondary infertility after birth trauma.
0:14.9	Welcome back to the Pieds Dock Talk podcast and the Finding Joy series.
0:19.4	This is a series where I talk about mindset shifts. I talk about the really difficult times that
0:26.0	we have in our lives. I share personal stories, I share stories that I've seen talking to other
0:31.6	families. I talk about the ups and downs and how we can navigate it to see brighter days ahead.
0:38.7	Now when you listen to this episode's title, secondary infertility after birth trauma,
0:43.6	the title is going to seem like an oxymoron. How can you find joy during trauma and infertility?
0:51.2	This is something that is very emotionally physically draining and I currently am experiencing
0:57.2	the secondary infertility process after a traumatic delivery about two and a half years ago,
1:02.9	little under that. And this is far from Finding Joy. This is a story about honesty, vulnerability,
1:10.8	and reality. Sharing this story is my strength when I feel weak. Telling you my story is my joy
1:18.7	when I feel sad. The duality exists in such beauty because I have grieved so many things in the
1:26.5	last two years as a woman and as a mother that I want to share with you. This grief and processing
1:34.7	this grief has allowed me to grow. So without any surprise here, there's going to be a huge
1:40.7	trigger warning before you continue listening about birth trauma and infertility because I will
1:46.1	be discussing both. Now this is the first time you're listening to the Finding Joy series. Remember,
1:50.4	this is a raw and honest series where I take difficult events in our lives, difficult feelings
1:56.0	and discuss how to grow from it from a growth mindset perspective. This isn't toxic positivity,
2:01.6	it's a positive mindset coaching so that we can feel the feelings of difficulty and move
2:06.9	through them at our own pace. If you do love the Finding Joy series or any of my episodes,
2:11.7	make sure to leave a review or a rating, share it with a friend or on Instagram and tag me so
2:16.7	more people can find this podcast. So in this podcast episode, I will not be discussing what happened
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