EP. 164: Can Foster Care Be a Path to Parenthood After Infertility and Miscarriage?

Infertility, miscarriage, failed IVF, and foster care—what happens when the family you imagined takes a different path?In this episode, Rachel Fulginiti shares her journey through unexplained infertility, pregnancy loss, failed IVF, and an unexpected ectopic pregnancy that required emergency surgery. After years of trying to conceive, fertility treatments, and grief, Rachel and her husband began exploring foster care as another way to build their family.Rachel opens up about navigating loss, releasing expectations around pregnancy, and saying yes to fostering—eventually welcoming the children who were meant to be theirs. This conversation offers honesty, hope, and perspective for anyone facing infertility, miscarriage, or considering foster-to-adopt as part of their family-building journey.