by Teissia Treynet
Hi Friend, A Piece of My Heart is a supportive space for anyone navigating the world of infertility, miscarriage, and infant loss. Weekly episodes follow my personal journey through infertility, IUI, miscarriage, and IVF as well as open and honest conversations with brave individuals and couples facing similar experiences.
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September 27, 2022
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode may contain sensitive topics related to infertility. If these subjects are triggering for you, please listen with care. While there may be conversations about medications or medical treatments, I am not a doctor, and I am not offering any medical advice. Please consult an actual doctor for your own medical care.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This might be a difficult episode for many people. Please know that I see you, I know what you’re going through, and I send all my love to you. Please stop listening if at any time it feels uncomfortable.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is the last episode of season one. I last shared a personal update in May, and in this final episode, I’m sharing what has happened in my journey over the past four months.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is September, and my second IVF transfer was successful. I’m currently 15 weeks pregnant. In this episode, I’m sharing the wave of emotions that I’m regularly feeling, how difficult it was to celebrate at first, and how I couldn’t have made it through any of this without the support groups that I joined.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s in this episode:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How my second IVF transfer went this summer [07:09] </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How I learned I was pregnant and how difficult it was to celebrate [16:47] </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The fear and loneliness I felt and how I’ve managed to lean into hope and joy [23:41] </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How beneficial support groups can be for your journey [29:22] </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How it’s normal to feel trauma even if things are going well [41:20] </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re feeling alone on your own infertility journey, I invite you to tune in to this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/027">https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/027</a></span></p> <p>To contribute to the fundraiser please visit us on Instagram here: <a href= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id%3D1471595289934797&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1664300195963859&usg=AOvVaw3_dW8fvEdVWTfs09igYpg-" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" data-saferedirecturl= "https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Furl%3Fq%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Flinking%2Ffundraiser%3Ffundraiser_id%253D1471595289934797%26sa%3DD%26source%3Deditors%26ust%3D1664300195963859%26usg%3DAOvVaw3_dW8fvEdVWTfs09igYpg-&source=gmail&ust=1664382996261000&usg=AOvVaw1CrTKFdWyxIt68Tjt0qk0o"> https://www.instagram.com/linking/fundraiser?fundraiser_id=1471595289934797</a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Looking for support on your own journey? Explore the support groups at Infertility Unfiltered:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/">https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support us on Patreon</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/apieceofmyheartpodcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, where 10% of proceeds will also go to support others on their journey through</span> <a href= "https://www.storkfoundation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Stork Foundation</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
September 20, 2022
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disclaimers:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode may contain sensitive topics related to infant loss. If these subjects are triggering for you, please listen with care. While there may be conversations about medications or medical treatments, I am not a doctor, and I am not offering any medical advice. Please consult an actual doctor for your own medical care.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, Marisa and Christopher are back to share their experience with healing after the loss of their son Xavier. They’re also talking about how and why they decided to go down the road to adoption.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The adoption process proved to be more difficult than they ever imagined, and they share the intense hoops that potential parents have to jump through to be considered to adopt a baby. When COVID hit, adoption became an even more difficult process, and this year, they decided to take a pause.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Their story is so remarkable because they have worked through the grieving together (as well as apart) and have grown stronger as a couple, in a situation where some marriages often struggle. Through therapy, honest conversation and time, they are continually working through how their son’s death has changed them, the frustrations of adoption, and where to go from here.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s in this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How they learned their new specialist was married to the doctor who performed Marisa's initial surgery</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">[02:35]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s difficult to sue for medical malpractice [04:21]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When and why they started down the road to adoption [05:32]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How they worked through this as a couple and leaned on each other through their unique experience [07:36]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How somatic therapy has helped strengthen them individually and as a couple [11:08]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How getting an X tattoo for Xavier was a therapeutic healing experience for Christopher [14:15]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How they started the adoption process and how intense it was [17:38]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How things changed when COVID hit and why they decided to pause the adoption process [24:01]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Questions and paths they’ve considered during the pause [27:51]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why it’s difficult for them to consider adoption in light of recent abortion bans [30:45]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The importance of staying open and honest and keeping each other’s feelings in mind during this process [35:42]</span></li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re feeling alone on your own infertility journey, I invite you to tune in to this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website:</span> <a href= "https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/026"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/026</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Looking for support on your own journey? Explore the support groups at Infertility Unfiltered:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/">https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support us on Patreon</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/apieceofmyheartpodcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, where 10% of proceeds will also go to support others on their journey through</span> <a href= "https://www.storkfoundation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Stork Foundation</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
September 13, 2022
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disclaimers:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This episode may contain sensitive topics related to infant loss. If these subjects are triggering for you, please listen with care. While there may be conversations about medications or medical treatments, I am not a doctor, and I am not offering any medical advice. Please consult an actual doctor for your own medical care.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Marisa and Christopher were able to conceive easily the rest of their journey to parenthood has been excruciatingly painful. From medical errors to losing their son Xavier, to struggling with adoption, the last six years have been fraught with devastation. But through it all they have managed to grow closer than they ever could have imagined.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Even though Marisa was considered high risk at the age of 42, she and Christopher were so excited to discover they would be having twins! However, after initially being told that they were having twins, Christopher and Marisa were then informed that actually that had been a medical error, and they were only having one child, which felt like the first of several losses to come.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Soon after, Marisa found out that she’d need to have a surgery to keep her pregnancy, as she was at a very high risk of delivering earlier due to what is called an incompetent cervix. During the surgery, she received severe burns which made the recovery and positioning needed to keep her pregnancy safe nearly impossible. Just a week later, Marisa’s water broke, and because of the high risk to Marisa and low likelihood of their baby’s survival in utero, she gave birth to their son Xavier, who passed away shortly after birth.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode which is part one of this two-part series, Marisa and Christopher reflect on the difficulty of their journey, feeling responsible for making impossible decisions, learning how to navigate the uncertainty that comes with being unable to trust your medical providers, and handling the grief that comes with delivering a baby, but not being able to bring him home with you.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The dismissal and abandonment that Christopher and Marisa felt from their medical providers during and after the loss of their son Xavier compounded their confusion and grief. It’s nearly impossible to gain closure after such an experience, but Christopher and Marisa are moving forward. Tune in next week for part two to hear more about their process of healing and recovery.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">What’s in this episode:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Chris and Marisa came to the decision to have children [02:24]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The mixed feelings of having a high risk pregnancy [04:49]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The first loss in their pregnancy journey [07:30]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Marisa’s cerclage surgery and complications she experienced during and after [10:14]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Marisa and Chris made the heartbreaking decision to deliver their son early after Marisa’s unsuccessful surgery [14:11]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How alienating the process of navigating the medical environment immediately after the loss their child felt to Chris and Marisa [15:18]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The lack of empathy and communication they felt from medical professionals immediately after Xavier’s delivery [18:47]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How Marisa felt an utter lack of mental and emotional support from her medical providers after her son’s death [20:46]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The community that helped support Marisa and Chris after Xavier’s death [24:50]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How the confusion of their traumatic experience led Chris and Marisa to second-guess themselves and their decisions [25:59]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How their religious community encouraged and supported through Marisa’s difficult labor [29:13]</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The discoveries that helped Chris and Marisa begin to heal and move forward [30:22]</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you’re feeling alone on your own infertility journey, I invite you to tune in to this episode.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For full show notes, resources, links and to download the transcript, visit our website:</span> <a href= "https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/025"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.apieceofmyheartpodcast.com/episodes/025</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Looking for support on your own journey? Explore the support groups at Infertility Unfiltered:</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/">https://www.infertilityunfiltered.com/</a></span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support us on Patreon</span> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/apieceofmyheartpodcast"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">here</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, where 10% of proceeds will also go to support others on their journey through</span> <a href= "https://www.storkfoundation.org/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Stork Foundation</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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