Snitchin

Episode 43: The One With Heather's Family Planning Story: Navigating Loss and Finding Hope


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Heather shares her profound journey through infant and pregnancy loss, IVF, and surrogacy, demonstrating remarkable resilience as she navigates multiple paths to motherhood.

• Heather's involvement with Emma's Footprints, an organization supporting families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss, which she found after the loss of her daughter Lyla at two weeks old in July 2021
• Her experience with IVF, the egg retrieval process and the emotional roller coaster of three embryo transfer attempts. Kristen also discusses her experience with egg freezing. 
• Her unexpected natural pregnancy with son Owen as her and her husband were pursuing adoption
• Developing placenta accreta during pregnancy leading to emergency C-section and partial hysterectomy
• Her decision to pursue surrogacy for their second child using remaining embryos from IVF
• Heather joining Emma's Footprints board of directors and organizing a memorial walk in Boston in May

Hear more of Heather's story and learn about Emma's Footprints here 

Join us at the upcoming Emma's Footprints memorial walk in Boston this May. Details will be shared soon on our social media.

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