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Success Story2024-06-24·52 min

EP278: Pregnant Naturally Despite 36.9 FSH, .07 AMH, and Recurrent Miscarriage: Caroline's Story

EP278: Pregnant Naturally Despite 36.9 FSH, .07 AMH, and Recurrent Miscarriage: Caroline's Story

Caroline shares how she conceived naturally at 33 despite devastating fertility markers (36.9 FSH, 0.07 AMH) and three miscarriages. After being told she'd never get pregnant on her own, she used mindset work to transform from 'I am death' to trusting her body completely.

CarolineAge 33· natural· Currently 24 weeks pregnant

Miracle Mama: Caroline

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Before

Called herself 'I am death' and believed death followed her, devastated by diagnosis and mother's death

Key Shift

Learned to trust her body's wisdom through three miscarriages and claim her authority over medical opinions

After

Confident in her body's ability, able to reframe setbacks as progress, planning joyful life events while trying to conceive

From Devastating Diagnosis to Inner Authority

Caroline shares her pivotal moment when fertility doctors told her she'd never conceive naturally with 36.9 FSH and 0.07 AMH at age 33. Despite the devastating diagnosis of perimenopause, she chose to listen to a small inner voice saying 'my body can do this.' This decision to claim her own authority over medical opinion became the foundation for everything that followed.

Transforming Death Into Life Force

Caroline describes her mindset transformation from calling herself 'I am death' after her mother's death from alcoholism and first miscarriage. Through mindset coaching, she learned to separate her grief from her fertility and reframe her story from one of death and loss to one of life and possibility.

Reframing Recurrent Loss as Body Wisdom

After experiencing three miscarriages, Caroline demonstrates masterful mindset work by seeing each loss as evidence her body was functioning, not failing. She maintained the belief that her body and baby were working together, with her body doing what it knows to do to bring her the right pregnancy at the right time.

Living Fully While Trying to Conceive

Caroline shares how she stopped putting her life on hold and planned her wedding while trying to conceive. This shift from deprivation to joy and celebration created the conditions for natural conception just two months after her September wedding, proving that living fully supports rather than hinders fertility.

Questions This Episode Answers

Can you get pregnant naturally with high FSH and low AMH

I looked at her and was like, but I I have been pregnant. I've had a miscarriage. And she said, well, that was a miracle. That'll never happen again.

Caroline7:08

Yes, Caroline conceived naturally at 33 with 36.9 FSH and 0.07 AMH after being told it was impossible. She used fertility mindset coaching to trust her body despite devastating numbers.

How to cope with recurrent miscarriage and still believe you can have a baby

I also kept saying, like, well, fuck that fertility doctor who told me this would never happen. Because look, it's happening. You know, my body's working hard.

Caroline33:43

Caroline experienced three miscarriages but reframed them as evidence her body was working, not broken. She told herself 'my body is doing what it knows how to do' and trusted that her baby was working hard to get to her.

What boundaries should you set while trying to conceive

My big boundary and to each woman their own, but my gift to myself was no baby showers. It was like, you don't have to go to a baby shower for the rest of the year.

Caroline26:13

Caroline set a boundary of not attending baby showers, choosing to send gifts instead. She gave herself permission to avoid events that didn't make her feel good while still being kind and thoughtful.

Should you put your life on hold while trying to get pregnant

Don't stop your life while you're on this journey. And I had had it in my head that I really wanted to get pregnant before we got married.

Rosanne Austin22:01

No, Caroline was encouraged to plan her wedding while trying to conceive. She got married in September and conceived naturally in November, showing that living fully supports fertility rather than hindering it.

How to trust your body after fertility setbacks

There was also this voice inside me that was saying, I've been pregnant. My body can do this. I don't really believe this diagnosis.

Caroline7:59

Caroline learned to see her body as wise and functional even through loss. She maintained the belief that 'my body can do this' through three miscarriages by focusing on evidence that her body was working, not broken.

What is fertility mindset coaching and does it work

Of course, I believe that there's a mind body connection. I work with it every day of my life with my clients. But I think what I realized I needed was kind of to be, I guess, humbled in a way of like, I needed I needed to some someone to kind of like come pull me out of the mud.

Caroline8:51

Fertility mindset coaching addresses the mental and emotional aspects of trying to conceive. Caroline used it to transform from 'I am death' thinking to trusting her body, conceiving naturally despite being told it was impossible.

All Teachings 10

TeachingEmpowering45:06

You are either the authority in your life or you hand that authority to somebody else - claim your authority

Caroline was told by fertility doctors she'd never conceive naturally with 36.9 FSH and 0.07 AMH, but she listened to her inner voice saying 'my body can do this' and conceived naturally within a year of mindset work.

TeachingEmpowering23:11

Don't stop your life while you're on this fertility journey - you can live and be on this journey and have joy

Caroline was told to plan her wedding during her fertility journey, which brought joy back into her life. She conceived naturally in November, just two months after getting married in September.

TeachingReframing24:48

There's a huge difference between something being hard meaning suffering versus discipline and choice and commitment

Caroline learned to take supplements, go to acupuncture, and do mindset work from joy rather than desperation. She conceived naturally after shifting from suffering mindset to disciplined action from a place of trust.

TeachingEmpowering27:47

Every month is a new month - you can reclaim your life back with this perspective

Caroline used this reframe to move through disappointment when her period came, knowing she was one month closer to her wedding and had been taking supplements longer, creating forward momentum instead of defeat.

TeachingEmpowering25:53

You can have boundaries on this journey - give yourself the gift of not doing things that don't make you feel good

Caroline set a boundary of no baby showers for the rest of the year, sending gifts instead. This boundary protected her emotional well-being while she was trying to conceive, and she got pregnant naturally soon after.

TeachingChallenging28:59

Mindset work is active, not passive - it requires taking action in furtherance of what you say you want

Caroline didn't just do affirmations - she actively planned her wedding, took supplements, went to acupuncture, and set boundaries. She conceived naturally through this combination of mindset work and aligned action.

BreakthroughEmpowering32:23

Your body knows what she's doing - trust her even through loss

Caroline reframed three miscarriages as evidence her body was working, not broken. She told herself 'my body is doing what it knows how to do' and conceived naturally on her fourth pregnancy, now 24 weeks pregnant.

BreakthroughFierce33:45

Fertility doctors said this would never happen, but my body was in the game - she was doing what she knows to do

Caroline was told with 36.9 FSH and 0.07 AMH she'd never conceive naturally, but she got pregnant four times total and is now 24 weeks pregnant naturally at 33.

TeachingEmpowering39:36

This fertility journey is an invitation to step into being the mother you want to be before you have the baby

Caroline went from calling herself 'I am death' to becoming a woman who could see past three losses and trust her body completely. This transformation prepared her to be a stronger mother to the baby she's now carrying at 24 weeks.

TeachingEmpowering24:18

You can conceive in joy - it doesn't have to be hard in the sense of suffering

Caroline learned she didn't need to suffer to 'earn' her baby. She conceived naturally in November after a joyful September wedding and October honeymoon, embracing pleasure and celebration instead of struggle.

Episode Tone
7 empowering1 reframing1 challenging1 fierce

Key Teachings 10

You are either the authority in your life or you hand that authority to somebody else - claim your authority

45:06

Don't stop your life while you're on this fertility journey - you can live and be on this journey and have joy

23:11

There's a huge difference between something being hard meaning suffering versus discipline and choice and commitment

24:48

Every month is a new month - you can reclaim your life back with this perspective

27:47

You can have boundaries on this journey - give yourself the gift of not doing things that don't make you feel good

25:53

Mindset work is active, not passive - it requires taking action in furtherance of what you say you want

28:59

Your body knows what she's doing - trust her even through loss

32:23

Fertility doctors said this would never happen, but my body was in the game - she was doing what she knows to do

33:45

This fertility journey is an invitation to step into being the mother you want to be before you have the baby

39:36

You can conceive in joy - it doesn't have to be hard in the sense of suffering

24:18

Perspectives 3

You must believe doctors when they say natural conception is impossible

CONSIDER: You are the authority in your life - trust your inner knowing even when it conflicts with medical opinion

Miscarriage means your body is broken and can't carry a baby

CONSIDER: Miscarriage can be evidence that your body knows what she's doing and is working to bring you your baby

You must put your life on hold while trying to conceive

CONSIDER: Don't stop your life - you can live fully and conceive from joy rather than deprivation

Quotable Moments

You are either the authority in your life or you're gonna hand that authority to somebody else. Claim that authority.

Rosanne Austin45:06

There was also this voice inside me that was saying, I've been pregnant. My body can do this. I don't really believe this diagnosis.

Caroline7:59

Well, fuck that fertility doctor who told me this would never happen. Because look, it's happening.

Caroline33:43

Don't stop your life while you're on this journey. You can live and be on this journey and have joy.

Rosanne Austin23:11

My body is doing what it knows how to do. I've now been pregnant three times and I wouldn't wish three miscarriages on anybody. But I also kept saying, like, well, my body's working hard.

Caroline33:03

This fertility journey is an invitation to step into being the mother that you want to be because think about who you get to be today trusting yourself.

Rosanne Austin39:36

You are not death. That voice carried me through. That my body can do this. That even in loss, it means my body can do this.

Caroline47:21

This Story Proves

Natural conception with 36.9 FSH and 0.07 AMHConceived after being told it was impossibleOvercame recurrent miscarriage through mindset

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