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Liz

2 years journey from US · Fearlessly Fertile Method

Conceived at 42natural

The Transformation

Before

Convinced she was inadequate and needed IVF to conceive, operating from worthiness issues and control patterns

Key Shift

Learning to trust her intuition and live her life for herself rather than others, taking a break when IVF didn't feel right

After

Peaceful and confident about her pregnancy, knowing she and baby would be okay

In summary: Liz's story demonstrates that natural conception at 42 after ivf failure, no normal embryos to healthy baby, and intuition over medical protocol. She conceived naturally at 42 despite Recurrent Miscarriage and IVF Failure after a 2 years journey.

Breakthroughs5

  • Running to medical intervention first without checking in with yourself often stems from a foundation of feeling inadequate.

    Liz immediately went to IVF after one miscarriage at 41, despite having perfect labs and ovarian reserve of a 30-year-old. Her husband wisely suggested trying naturally first, but she refused because she was convinced she 'couldn't do this on my own.'

    14:29
  • Perfect labs and young biological markers don't guarantee IVF success when operating from a negative mindset.

    Liz had ovarian reserve numbers like a 30-year-old at 41, yet produced no normal embryos through two IVF cycles. She later realized she 'put so much pressure on myself and was so negative and stressing out my body' that the embryos couldn't be healthy.

    15:40
  • Trusting your intuition over medical protocols can be the key decision that changes everything.

    Liz, who claimed she didn't possess intuition, listened to her gut feeling that another IVF round 'didn't feel right' at 42. She took a break against conventional wisdom about age and time pressure, then conceived naturally within 3 weeks.

    27:12
  • The difference between struggle pregnancies and peaceful pregnancies is the mindset you bring to them.

    Liz had the exact opposite reaction to her third pregnancy at 42 - instead of doom and panic like her previous pregnancies, she felt immediate peace and knew they would be okay. She had the 'easiest, greatest pregnancy' and perfect baby Betty.

    29:52
  • Living your life for yourself rather than others is foundational to becoming the mother you want to be.

    Liz realized she had 'never framed my own life that way' - living for herself rather than others. She said this transformation was crucial because 'thank goodness I wasn't still that person with a baby' as it would impact her mothering.

    22:09

Teachings3

  • Worthiness issues from earlier relationships directly impact fertility journey outcomes and decision-making patterns.

    Liz spent 10 years in an unhealthy relationship telling herself she didn't want kids rather than facing the reality, then ghosted her future husband because she couldn't believe he liked her for who she was. These same worthiness patterns showed up as immediately running to IVF after one miscarriage at 41.

    10:51
  • The way you do one thing is the way you do everything - relationship patterns will show up in your fertility journey.

    Liz's pattern of feeling unworthy in her relationship (ghosting her husband because she couldn't believe he liked her) directly translated to feeling inadequate about conceiving and immediately seeking medical intervention after one miscarriage instead of trusting her body.

    11:54
  • Multiple abnormal embryos through IVF doesn't mean you can't conceive a healthy baby naturally.

    Liz produced no normal embryos through two IVF cycles at 41-42, yet conceived naturally and had a healthy baby girl Betty. This proves that IVF lab results don't determine natural conception potential.

    33:09

Quotable Moments6

  • The way we do one thing is the way we do everything. So if you feel all fucked up about whether or not somebody could love you, how would that not translate into questions about whether or not you wanna have a baby or whether you're worthy of having a baby with ease?

    Rosanne Austin11:54
  • I was so convinced that I couldn't have a healthy pregnancy on my own that even when it happened, I was like, oh, no. This is just gonna end badly.

    Liz8:24
  • I put so much pressure on myself and I was so negative and stressing out my body. There was no way that those embryos could be healthy because everything that I was putting them through was negative.

    Liz33:50
  • If your intuition is leading you somewhere else, then go with that. And I was like, you know what? Yes. I'm able to do that. I can make that decision.

    Liz28:28
  • You are enough. And if you want a baby, you can have a baby and you will have a baby. But you can't come at it from a mindset of control and work and tasks.

    Liz38:39
  • I would have told you that my being does not possess intuition. Like, I don't that's not something that is, like, in my soul, in my being. It's just not who I am.

    Liz29:19

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