S5:E7 - Nelly & Violet
From No need for Prince Charming by Alisha Burns
April 13, 2026 · 56 min · Season 5 · Episode 7
About this episode
Nelly shares her complex journey to motherhood, navigating chronic illness and fertility challenges.
From Chronic Illness to Solo Mum: Nelly’s Long Road to Violet ⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes discussion of miscarriage, fertility challenges, and medical complications during pregnancy. Season 5 continues with Nelly’s story — one of resilience, persistence, and navigating an incredibly complex path to motherhood. Nelly didn’t grow up assuming she would have children. With a history of renal failure, transplants, and years of medical treatment, motherhood didn’t feel like a given. But over time, that quiet desire became impossible to ignore. In this episode, she shares: Living with chronic illness and how that shaped her path to motherhood The unexpected discovery of a rare genetic condition during fertility testing A long IVF journey with multiple cycles, losses, and setbacks The decision to move forward with an egg donor — and how a friend changed everything Navigating complex medical care throughout pregnancy A sudden and traumatic early birth at 30 weeks Life in NICU and the emotional reality of becoming a mum in those circumstances This episode is raw, honest, and deeply human. Key Takeaways The journey to motherhood can be far more complex than expected…
People in this episode
Host: Alisha Burns
Guest: Nelly
Topics covered
- chronic illness
- motherhood
- fertility challenges
- IVF journey
- egg donation
- NICU experience
- resilience
Keywords
- chronic illness
- motherhood
- fertility
- IVF
- egg donor
- NICU
- resilience
- miscarriage
- medical complications
Sponsors
City Fertility
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