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Success Story2021-11-29·48 min

EP144 Treatment Failures Don’t Predict the Future: How She Had Her Baby Naturally

EP144 Treatment Failures Don’t Predict the Future: How She Had Her Baby Naturally

Dr. Kathy, a lawyer and physician with low AMH (0.23) and failed IVF, conceived naturally at 37 after learning to trust her intuition and create an appealing life for her baby. She's now 34 weeks pregnant with her son.

KathyAge 37· natural· Baby boy

Miracle Mama: Kathy

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Before

Obsessed with AMH numbers, working 12-hour days, exhausted, no trust in body, acting like doctor-to-doctor rather than allowing herself to be a woman

Key Shift

Learning to trust her intuition, reducing work hours, making life appealing for baby, surrendering timeline control

After

Trusting body and baby's timing, working 3 days a week, taking care of herself, listening to inner wisdom

From Statistics Obsession to Intuitive Trust

Dr. Kathy's medical training initially trapped her in statistical thinking about her AMH of 0.23. Through mindset work, she learned to view numbers as information rather than destiny and trust her inner wisdom about how her baby wanted to come.

Creating an Appealing Life for Conception

Kathy realized her exhausting work schedule of 12-hour days wouldn't appeal to a baby. She reduced to 3 days per week, took vacations, and focused on self-care, creating energetic space for her child to want to join her life.

The Power of Divine Timing

After learning to surrender her timeline obsession and trust her baby's timing, Kathy conceived naturally just days before starting aggressive IVF treatments. Her story demonstrates that babies come when they're ready, not when we demand.

Questions This Episode Answers

Can you get pregnant naturally with low AMH

The whole truth is that no matter what your age, your past choices, or your dismal history of treatment failure, you can have your baby.

Rosanne Austin1:23

Yes, natural pregnancy is possible with low AMH. Dr. Kathy conceived naturally at 37 with AMH of 0.23 after failed treatments by trusting her intuition and making lifestyle changes.

What does it mean to make your life appealing for a baby

Why would he come to me if mommy is always, like, super tired working, like, twelve hour shift each day running around and, yeah, won't have time to even take care of him?

Kathy31:30

Making your life appealing means creating space and energy for a child by reducing stress, working reasonable hours, taking care of yourself, and building a life you'd want to bring a baby into rather than chaos.

How do you trust your intuition on fertility journey

I think that trusting yourself and go back to listen that little voice, that tell you what you want and what you deserve and what's gonna happen.

Kathy41:47

Trusting intuition involves listening to that inner voice about what feels right for your journey, even when it contradicts medical advice or statistics. It requires giving yourself permission to honor what you sense your baby wants.

Can failed IVF predict future pregnancy success

Treatment failures don't predict the future. How she had her baby, naturally.

Rosanne Austin0:53

No, failed IVF doesn't predict future outcomes. Dr. Kathy's IVF produced only one egg that failed, but she conceived naturally months later by changing her mindset and approach.

What is empowered surrender in fertility

You gotta understand to believe and, I guess, surrender that it's his or her timeline. It's not mine, and it will come, but it will come in due time.

Rosanne Austin37:35

Empowered surrender means releasing the death grip on controlling timing and outcomes while still taking positive action. It's trusting your baby's timeline rather than forcing your own.

How to stop obsessing over fertility statistics

Statistic on the information. They're not they're not necessarily your story. They're not in your lane. They are information, so look at them if you want, but then you're the master of your home journey.

Kathy44:13

View statistics as information, not personal destiny. Stay in your own lane and remember that numbers describe populations, not your individual story or potential.

How to Make Your Life Appealing for Your Baby

Steps to create energetic space and appeal for conception based on Dr. Kathy's transformation

  1. 1

    Assess your current life

    Honestly evaluate whether your current lifestyle - work hours, stress levels, energy - would be appealing to bring a baby into

  2. 2

    Reduce work demands

    Cut back work hours to sustainable levels that allow for rest and self-care (Kathy went from 12-hour days to 3 days per week)

  3. 3

    Prioritize self-care

    Take time for activities that restore your energy - vacations, hobbies, relaxation

  4. 4

    Create space mentally

    Stop obsessing over timeline and surrender to your baby's timing rather than forcing your own schedule

  5. 5

    Trust your intuition

    Listen to that inner voice about what your baby wants and needs from you as their future mother

All Teachings 10

ReframeEmpowering1:17

Past treatment failures don't predict future success - your history is not your destiny

Dr. Kathy had AMH of 0.23, failed IUIs, miscarriage, and failed IVF that produced only one egg, yet conceived naturally at 37 and is now 34 weeks pregnant with her son.

TeachingChallenging2:24

High-achieving women are especially susceptible to the seduction of statistics and can get trapped in their analytical minds

Dr. Kathy, both a physician and lawyer, went down the 'rabbit hole' of AMH research and statistics, initially trusting science more than her body despite doctors having more faith in her than she had in herself.

TeachingReframing37:28

Your baby has their own timeline, not yours - surrender the death grip on timing

Kathy learned to trust that her baby would come on his timeline, not hers, and conceived naturally after months of surrendering control and making her life appealing rather than demanding he come on her schedule.

TeachingChallenging30:30

You must make your life appealing to call in your baby - not just want them to come to chaos

Kathy realized her life of working 12-hour shifts and constant exhaustion wasn't appealing to a baby. She reduced her work to 3 days a week, took vacations, and focused on self-care before conceiving naturally.

BreakthroughEmpowering23:00

Trusting your intuition is essential, even for medical professionals who are trained to only trust science

Dr. Kathy, despite her medical training, learned to listen to her intuition that told her the baby wanted to come naturally. She conceived naturally just days before starting aggressive IVF treatments.

BreakthroughReframing22:51

Sometimes babies don't want to come through medical intervention - they want to come naturally

Kathy's intuition told her throughout the program that maybe her baby didn't want to come 'with a bunch of hormones' and preferred the natural path, which proved correct when she conceived naturally.

TeachingEmpowering27:48

Community support from other high-achieving women is transformative on the fertility journey

Kathy described how working with other smart women in the program helped her grow instead of compare, taking energy and wisdom from others facing similar struggles.

TeachingEmpowering35:07

You have the right to try what feels aligned, even if statistics suggest otherwise

Kathy gave herself permission to try naturally for three months despite her low AMH, asking Rosanne 'do I have the right to ask for my baby to come naturally?' and ultimately succeeding.

ReframeReframing44:13

Statistics are information, not your personal story or destiny

Kathy learned to view her low AMH and poor prognosis as information rather than her predetermined fate, allowing her to stay in her own lane and trust her unique journey.

TeachingEmpowering35:18

Mindset work makes you a better person regardless of pregnancy outcome

Kathy realized early in the program that even if pregnancy didn't happen, the personal growth work would make her a better person, physician, and future mother.

Episode Tone
5 empowering2 challenging3 reframing

Key Teachings 10

Past treatment failures don't predict future success - your history is not your destiny

1:17

High-achieving women are especially susceptible to the seduction of statistics and can get trapped in their analytical minds

2:24

Your baby has their own timeline, not yours - surrender the death grip on timing

37:28

You must make your life appealing to call in your baby - not just want them to come to chaos

30:30

Trusting your intuition is essential, even for medical professionals who are trained to only trust science

23:00

Sometimes babies don't want to come through medical intervention - they want to come naturally

22:51

Community support from other high-achieving women is transformative on the fertility journey

27:48

You have the right to try what feels aligned, even if statistics suggest otherwise

35:07

Statistics are information, not your personal story or destiny

44:13

Mindset work makes you a better person regardless of pregnancy outcome

35:18

Perspectives 3

Low AMH and poor test results mean you need aggressive medical intervention

CONSIDER: Your body may have its own wisdom about how your baby wants to come, regardless of test results

You must act fast on fertility because time is running out

CONSIDER: Your baby comes on their timeline, not yours - surrender the timeline obsession

Medical professionals should only trust science and ignore intuition

CONSIDER: Even medical professionals must learn to trust their intuition and inner wisdom

Quotable Moments

The whole truth is that no matter what your age, your past choices, or your dismal history of treatment failure, you can have your baby.

Rosanne Austin1:23

Why would he come to me if mommy is always, like, super tired working, like, twelve hour shift each day running around and, yeah, won't have time to even take care of him?

Kathy31:30

I think that trusting yourself and go back to listen that little voice, that tell you what you want and what you deserve and what's gonna happen.

Kathy41:47

Do I have the right, like, with my AMH to ask naturally?

Kathy23:02

Maybe what is this telling me that I don't want that. I don't want to have all those hormones.

Kathy23:01

Don't let what has happened in the past keep you trapped. Let it propel you forward to victory.

Rosanne Austin3:27

This Story Proves

Natural conception with AMH 0.23Physician and lawyer success storyConceived days before planned IVF cycleFailed IVF to natural conception

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