5 Miscarriages, IVF, & Choosing Joy: Alice’s Fertility Journey After Recurrent Loss
2h 5m | Jul 20, 2025In today’s episode, Alice shares her deeply personal journey through recurrent pregnancy loss, fertility testing, IVF and the emotional toll it took on her and her partner.
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Alice experienced five miscarriages over a six-year period, including missed miscarriages and losses during IVF. She opens up about the grief, the uncertainty, the strength it takes to keep going and what it means to live fully in the “in between”, not trying, not giving up, just living.
📌 Topics Covered:
• Meeting her partner and starting to try for a baby
• Four miscarriages between 2019 and 2022
• NHS testing and diagnosis of a balanced translocation
• IVF in 2024 and the loss of a fifth pregnancy
• Running the London Marathon for Tommy’s
• Considering egg donation and living child-free
• What it’s like to be in limbo after years of loss
Alice’s story is raw, honest, and deeply moving. If you’ve experienced fertility challenges or infant loss, you are not alone.
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Rosie x
