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Mar 2023
32m 5s

Infertility and Adoption

Albiona Rakipi
About this episode

We are talking with Megan Accardo, a good friend, great business coach, and wonderful mom. She tells us all about her journey from infertility to adoption, to finally being a mom to baby Kylee. So many women are going through similar situations and Megan wants to help them know that they are not alone. She goes into her IVF journey, loss, and the decision on how she finally becomes a mom. I am so excited for you to hear this episode, Megan has some wonderful advice on how she navigated her long journey to becoming a mother. 

 

 

Megan’s Journey with IVF and adoption:

  • Megan talks about her 9-year journey with IVF and infertility. 
  • She talks about her health journey along the way.
  • How it was harder not knowing why she couldn’t get pregnant. 
  • The practice she did to handle not being able to carry a child. 
  • How it came down to 2 choices for motherhood.
  • Her journey with the adoption process and the stresses of getting there.
  • The stress of the 10-day grace period for final adoption. 
  • The exciting homecoming of baby Kylee
  • Do you have a baby shower when you adopt, and other questions?
  • How important it is to have a community. 
  • The transition of going back to work with a baby. 
  • Megan gives some advice to anyone who is going through the same things. 
  • How can you let go of how it was supposed to be.

 

 

 

Learn more about Megan:

Power Your Purpose Podcast: https://www.meganaccardo.com/poweryourpurpose

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganaccardo

Website: https://www.meganaccardo.com/

Pod Party: https://coaching.meganaccardo.com/pod-party

 

Resources:

Friday March 3rd at 1 pm EST is my first live workshop - The Taming Tantrums Workshop. It will be 90 mins where you get answers to your tantrum questions and learn how to get through this incredibly challenging phase of parenting. If you can’t make it live, don’t worry…you will have access to the full recording afterward! Plus time for Q&As, Copy of Tacking Tantrums and Challenging Behaviours E-Book along with 2 bonuses. You don’t want to miss it! 

I hope you found this episode helpful; for more parenting tips, check out my website and blog for more information. https://theparentingreframe.com/

Make sure to sign up for my weekly newsletter and get other free resources. https://theparentingreframe.com/free-resources/

Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theparentingreframe/

If you would like a personalized approach to help reframe how you parent, check out my coaching options

 https://theparentingreframe.com/parent-coaching-packages/

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