Episode 150: Experiencing Both Sides – Sasha Swift

Sasha became a mom at the age of 19 and a single mother at age 23 after leaving a toxic situation. She met the love of her life in 2018 and is now happily married. Sasha and her husband have been struggling to grow their family for a few years and her daughter is impatient, asking for a sibling. Their family of three humans and two dogs enjoy traveling, trying new restaurants, and spending time with family. Her fertility journey includes everything from teen pregnancy to egg donation, and now infertility. Listen to Sasha as she discusses with Ellen and Jenn: • Giving her parents the news of her pregnancy at the age of 18. • Her father offering to adopt her child. • Coming across a Facebook ad to donate eggs. • Deciding to donate after watching her parents struggle with infertility. • Completing three total cycles, two for the same couple. • Experiencing a terrible third retrieval -- they counted 80+ eggs but only retrieved 33, leaving her to pass the rest. • Meeting her now husband and explaining how she could have children out there from her egg donations. • The inadvertent way her parents found out she was an egg donor. • Experiencing a miscarriage in early 2022 and waiting to get in with a specialist. • Colorado offering insurance-covered fertility access in large group market come January 1, 2023. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Get your IWTPABIY merch here! https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/merch Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/