She Interviewed Celebrities About Pregnancy While Hiding Her Own IVF Journey
From Building your family · 36:44
Show by Lisa Schuman
She was interviewing Gabrielle Union, Anne Hathaway and Lady Gaga on camera. Off camera, she was doing fertility shots in a broom closet. In this episode of the Building Your Family podcast, Lisa sits down with entertainment journalist Emily Orozco to talk about her long fertility journey. She shares how a breakup at 32 led her to freeze her eggs, why she advocated for a second retrieval, how she created embryos after meeting her husband, and the heartbreak of a failed transfer. She also opens up about the shame, grief and isolation she carried while staying composed in a highly visible media career. What you will learn in this episode: Why Emily pushed for a second egg retrieval at 33 and what self advocacy looks like with your clinic What it was like to freeze eggs after a breakup and then create embryos later Why a failed transfer can hurt more than you expect, even when you have multiple embryos How switching clinics and getting a second opinion led to a successful transfer What it was like to work in entertainment news while bloated, exhausted and overwhelmed by hormones How conversations with women like Gabrielle Union, Anne Hathaway and Lady Gaga helped her feel less alone The pressure to appear graceful when fertility treatment makes baby showers and casual conversations painful Why not everyone deserves access to your vulnerability and how to find the right people How jealousy, gratitude, fear and love can all be true at the same time What pregnancy after infertility feels like, including the fear that follows If you are in the middle of treatment and putting on a brave face, this conversation is for you. Chapters: 00:00 From secrecy to pregnancy 02:27 Freezing eggs after a breakup 03:24 Advocating for a second retrieval at 33 04:50 Creating embryos and the clinic wait list 06:13 The heartbreak of a failed transfer 07:48 Switching clinics and a successful transfer 09:40 Working in TV during retrievals and hormones 12:50 Anne Hathaway's empathy and advice 16:32 The pressure to be graceful 22:35 Shame, secrecy and choosing who knows your story 26:43 Pregnancy after infertility and the fear that follows 34:46 Emily's message to others still in treatment Follow Emily: https://www.instagram.com/emorozcoo/ Resources: Building Your Family Community: familybuilding.net Take the free quiz: familybuilding.net/welcome-quiz Lisa is the founder of The Center for Family Building, author of Building Your Family: The Complete Guide to Donor Conception, and host of the Building Your Family podcast. Your feelings deserve attention. And your decisions deserve clarity. #ivfjourney #eggfreezing #fertilityjourney #infertility #ivf #fertilitytreatment #failedtransfer #fertilitypreservation #pregnancyafterinfertility #reproductivetherapist #familybuilding #fertilitysupport #ivfsupport #youarenotalone #familybuildingjourney
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