Today’s guest approached pregnancy, and the motherhood that would follow, like a competition–one that she could excel at and ultimately win. And her first pregnancy, while not seamless, was relatively straight forward, giving credence to her early ideas about the process. But these beliefs lost steam when she had trouble getting pregnant the second time, and were fully deflated when ten weeks after a positive pregnancy test, a scan revealed that she was carrying triplets. A pregnancy with triplets is not for the faint of heart. Despite the challenges, she did everything she could to bring these babies safely into the world, and ultimately prevailed. Listen to her inspiring story.
Resources mentioned on this episode:
Creighton model
https://www.drsarubala.com/blog/do-you-know-your-cervical-mucus
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/1115/p924.html
https://www.creightonmodel.com/references.htm
HSG
https://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/blocked-fallopian-tubes-test#1
Clomid
https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-11204/clomid-oral/details
Frequency of triplet births
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/multiple.htm
https://www.infoplease.com/us/population/multiple-births-1980-2012
CPAP
https://www.verywellfamily.com/continuous-positive-airway-pressure-cpap-2748545
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