IVF, Pregnancy, and Home Birth at 45 with Jesse Golden

About this episode

In this episode, Christiana interviews Jesse Golden about her experiences with IVF, pregnancy, and home birth at 45.

More women are having children after 40, but what does that actually look like when you are in it? In this episode, Christiana sits down with Jesse Golden, CEO and founder of The Golden Secrets, to talk about her journey of trying for motherhood at 45, including IVF, miscarriage, and starting over later in life. She also opens up about home birth, treatment costs, community, and what it really means to redefine motherhood on your own terms. Follow Jesse on Instagram Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: [email protected] If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: [email protected] 1:09 Meet Jesse Golden 2:53 Trying for motherhood again at 45 4:09 What it’s really like trying to get pregnant in your 40s 6:15 Navigating miscarriage and loss 10:04 Inside Jesse’s IVF journey 14:43 The real cost of IVF (financial and emotional) 19:44 Finding community as a woman giving birth after 40 22:14 What actually helps improve your chances of pregnancy 27:22 Is IVF the right path for you? 32:53 Egg freezing and what the future of IVF looks like 36:21 Exploring home birth later…

People in this episode

Host: Christiana Mbakwe Medina

Guest: Jesse Golden

Topics covered

• IVF
• motherhood
• pregnancy
• home birth
• women's health
• community support

Keywords

• IVF
• pregnancy after 40
• home birth
• miscarriage
• motherhood
• community

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Golden Secrets, Pop Syllabus

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