Love doesn’t have an expiration date.

Love doesn’t have an expiration date—in romance or in motherhood.

As a follow-up to Monday’s post, I’d like to share more about the options women have on a nontraditional path to motherhood.

I recently had a wonderful conversation with Mariela De Santiago on the 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁.

We talked about the pressures of a woman’s biological clock and the temptation to settle just to become mothers.

In the middle of my own struggle, my fertility doctor told me something that completely changed how I saw my future:

𝗔𝘁 𝟰𝟱, 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗴𝗴𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝟮𝟱-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿, 𝗺𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀.

Mind blown!

I discovered this truth when I learned my eggs weren’t viable. That moment was a turning point. It ultimately led to my decision to use an egg donor.

𝗔𝘁 𝟰𝟲, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗯𝘆. 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲.

Was it my original plan? No.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸? 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆.

Yes, I had to grieve the fact that my child wouldn’t share my genetics.  But the chance of having a healthy child was worth that sacrifice.

If your fairy tale hasn’t worked out yet and that clock is ticking louder than ever, there are options you might want to consider.

I share the full story on the 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙋𝙤𝙙𝙘𝙖𝙨𝙩.

Don’t let your ticking clock tell you it’s too late. Check out this podcast and find out what options could rewrite your own motherhood journey."

If you have questions or want to talk, I’m here.