Was I prepared for the outcome of not having a baby?

Today I'm answering this question from Anonymous..."I’m currently doing IVF to become a solo mum and while I’m super hopeful and optimistic it will work out, the realities are starting to dawn on me that it may not. And I may have to make peace with that at some point. So I guess my questions are - Did you think about this? Did you have a limit on how many round you would do? How did you handle the IVF rollercoaster once you decided you were ready to be a mum? Do you know anyone who tried without success (because this needs to be normalised as much as solo motherhood imo)?"I was 42 when I had my daughter so if there was one thing I was definitely across and that was the fact that, at my age, becoming a mum was more unlikely than it was likely.Every fertility appointment I went to (and there were a lot of them) I was reminded of the statistics.So I knew, no matter how much I wanted to be a mum, there were absolutely no guarantee it would happen.This podcast was recorded on the lands of the Wangal people, of the Eora Nation. I pay my respects to Elders past and present.EPISODE CREDITS:Host: Rachel CorbettEditing Assistance: Josh NewthLINKS & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:Click here to submit a question to the showWant to start your own podcast? Check out my online podcasting course, PodSchool.Email me: [email protected] me: Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, TikTok or check out the website.