<p>This week, I share my chat with Lisa, who talks me through the past nine years of her life. Together with her husband, she faced years of fertility struggles enduring IVF, tests, appointments, surgery and the heartbreak of negative tests, month after month, year after year.</p><p>Eventually, they received the long-awaited positive result, which thankfully led to a healthy, full-term pregnancy. However, when Lisa was 27 weeks pregnant, her family received devastating news her mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.</p><p>We talk about grief, navigating motherhood through loss, continuing on the path of growing her family. Lisa went on to conceive again but sadly experienced a missed miscarriage. In her third and most recent pregnancy, she welcomed her baby just shy of 35 weeks via emergency c-section due to placenta abruption. </p><p>I’m so grateful to Lisa for sharing so openly and honestly about her journey.</p><p>Thank you, Lisa.</p><p>Produced &amp; edited by Corah Gernon at <strong><em>She Talks Productions</em></strong></p><br><p>Show Your Support</p><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/buymeacoffee.com/Corahgernon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/irelandsbirthstories?utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link&amp;utm_id=b82cad22-4b60-49bc-b39a-4c377473c7d8&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Ireland's Birth Stories

Corah Gernon | She Talks Productions

EP190 Lisa, 8 Years TTC/IVF, Two Birth Stories, Loss of a Parent (Lisa's mother), Placenta Abruption

NOV 10, 2025109 MIN
Ireland's Birth Stories

EP190 Lisa, 8 Years TTC/IVF, Two Birth Stories, Loss of a Parent (Lisa's mother), Placenta Abruption

NOV 10, 2025109 MIN

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<p>This week, I share my chat with Lisa, who talks me through the past nine years of her life. Together with her husband, she faced years of fertility struggles enduring IVF, tests, appointments, surgery and the heartbreak of negative tests, month after month, year after year.</p><p>Eventually, they received the long-awaited positive result, which thankfully led to a healthy, full-term pregnancy. However, when Lisa was 27 weeks pregnant, her family received devastating news her mum had been diagnosed with terminal cancer.</p><p>We talk about grief, navigating motherhood through loss, continuing on the path of growing her family. Lisa went on to conceive again but sadly experienced a missed miscarriage. In her third and most recent pregnancy, she welcomed her baby just shy of 35 weeks via emergency c-section due to placenta abruption. </p><p>I’m so grateful to Lisa for sharing so openly and honestly about her journey.</p><p>Thank you, Lisa.</p><p>Produced &amp; edited by Corah Gernon at <strong><em>She Talks Productions</em></strong></p><br><p>Show Your Support</p><p><a href="https://open.acast.com/buymeacoffee.com/Corahgernon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Buy Me A Coffee</a></p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/irelandsbirthstories?utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link&amp;utm_id=b82cad22-4b60-49bc-b39a-4c377473c7d8&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>