“I Thought I’d F*cked My Life”: The Truth About Early Motherhood After Infertility

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In this episode, I sit down with my beautiful friend Krystal Wilson for one of the most honest conversations I’ve had about motherhood. After a decade-long fertility journey involving IVF and miscarriage, Krystal finally became a mum. But those first weeks didn’t feel like the newborn bubble she’d been told to expect. She tells me about the regret, shock and disconnection she felt, why she refuses to subscribe to mother’s guilt, and how she started finding her sense of self again. We also talk about infertility, the support partners can offer after birth, resilience, identity, and the pressure women can feel to be endlessly grateful and happy as new mums. If your experience of motherhood…