Show Notes
After 14 years of unsuccessfully trying to have a baby both on her own and via IVF multiple times, Sara and her husband began to accept the fact that they wouldn’t have any children, especially after being diagnosed with PCOS, Type 1 Diabetes and an autoimmune disease in her teens. Sara never had periods on her own unless she was put on medication or hormones to force them happen. With IVF treatments she was able to conceive yet suffered countless miscarriages over the years. As a result, it was understandable why she wanted to throw in the towel. However, in the beginning of 2017, Sara began making some changes her lifestyle that resulted in her having her first period without being medically induced. Later that year, Sara became pregnant, naturally at 40 years old giving birth to her first baby at 41 years old, albiet with a few pregnancy complications and preterm labor. Now 43, Sara and her husband are trying again for another baby to add to the clan. This episode is truly an amazing and inspiring story of never giving up on your desire to have a baby over 40 years old. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Sara’s full Pregnancy after 40 Journey and Story.
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An unhealthy first marriage resulted in an unhealthy, overweight, stay-at-home mom of 3 boys for our guest Melinda for years. As a divorcee, she then became responsible for caring for and financially supporting her sons and she didn’t know what to do. Unhappy with her own physical appearance, Melinda lacked the self-confidence to even go out and apply for a job. Determined to change that though, Melinda transformed not only her body, but her life altogether. At 40 years old she was in better health than she had ever been and was involved with a great man to whom she married shortly thereafter. Melinda’s amazing health journey led to increased fertility and she conceived shortly after getting married to the love of her life.
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While both of Mary Beth’s pregnancies were relatively healthy at 38 and 41, she is very candid in this “Pregnancy After 40” episode about the mental and physical toll that pregnancy had on her which prevented her from truly enjoying the time she spent carrying her daughters. During this journey, Mary Beth talks about how her initial reluctance in having to visit both her OB and MFM Specialist on different days during her 3rd trimester ended up being a lifesaver for her daughter and led to her being induced. She also shares how chiropractic treatments helped alleviate some of her pregnancy-related ailments, both of her traumatic deliveries, and destigmatizing Postpartum Depression (PPD).
Brief Summary:
In this solo episode with Host, Michelle Johnson, she talks about the following: