Anne is back with Hayley, sharing her fertility journey from egg freezing at 34 through pregnancy at 44. She froze her eggs at 34, did a second retrieval at 38 that included making two embryos with a sperm donor before she'd even met her husband, and went on to have two unplanned chemical pregnancies with her now-husband before they'd officially started trying. She shares the loss of a pregnancy after IUI at 9 to 10 weeks, later confirmed to have an extra chromosome, and how three euploid embryos led to two failed transfers before Anne recommended an endometrial biopsy that uncovered chronic endometritis. After treatment, her third transfer worked, and she gave birth at 44. This episode is for anyone who thinks freezing their eggs alone guarantees a pregnancy, anyone facing failed transfers with euploid embryos, or anyone who needs to hear that age is not the whole story.FOLLOW ANNEInstagram: ⁠energytreeanne⁠(00:00) Intro: Why This Story Matters(03:24) 35 Positive Tests in September(06:13) Freezing Eggs at 34(09:38) Second Retrieval & Donor Embryos(12:06) Meeting Her Husband & First Loss(15:40) Trying, Moving to Vancouver & IUI(18:21) A Heartbeat That Was Too Slow(21:42) Three Euploid Embryos(24:29) Transfer Fails, Endometritis Found(28:43) Second Transfer Fails & the Odds(32:10) Third Transfer, Then Positive(39:06) Stacking the Deck in Your Favour(41:52) Advice: Be Gentle on Yourself

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