IUI to Adoption to IVF to Embryo Donation: A Powerful Fertility Journey and the Beautiful New Path She’s Creating w/ Alexandra Dominguez (Ep. 108)

What if your path to motherhood didn’t look anything like you expected… but led you exactly where you were meant to be? In this deeply moving and expansive conversation, I sit down with Alexandra Dominguez—an adoptee, adoptive mother, IVF mom, and now a guide for alternative family building—to explore the many paths to becoming a parent. We met by chance at the gym (proof that synchronistic connections are all around), and from the moment Alexandra began sharing her story, I knew it needed to be heard. Her journey spans IUI, unexplained infertility, adoption, a devastating disrupted adoption, IVF success, and now embryo donation—a full-circle story that highlights the complexity, grief, trust, and beauty of building a family in non-traditional ways. This episode is for anyone navigating fertility challenges and wondering: Which path is right for me? In This Episode, We Talk About: Alexandra’s experience with unexplained infertility and PCOS Why she chose to step away from fertility treatments and pursue adoption The emotional reality of a failed/disrupted adoption (and how she moved through it) The powerful moment that led her to her son just one month later How her body shifted after becoming a mom—and led her back to IVF Her IVF journey, including retrieval, OHSS, and a successful first transfer The importance of listening to your body and intuition on your fertility path The financial and emotional realities of adoption vs. IVF What it means to donate embryos—and her decision to give her remaining embryos to a close friend The concept of compassionate embryo transfer Why community and support are everything during fertility and adoption journeys Her new work helping others navigate IVF, adoption, surrogacy, and alternative family building Connect with Alexandra: Alexandra is now supporting individuals and couples as they navigate their own paths to parenthood through her work in alternative family building. You can connect with her on Instagram: @SonrisaFamilyBuilding CONNECT with Lisa & get IVF COACHING SUPPORT JOIN the next 7 week group! https://ivfmanifestingamiracle.com/group-program BOOK a complimentary CALL BOOK: ‘HOLD ON, BABY! A Soulful Guide to Navigating the Ups & Downs of Infertility & IVF.’ INSTAGRAM WATCH on YOUTUBE LISTEN to the PODCAST on Apple and Spotify: **Please Rate the show & Subscribe! THANK YOU so much for your Reviews of the podcast! Music Credit (Closing Song) by Sam Costigan. Follow her on Spotify and IG