Highlights from this episode include:
- how Mecca unexpectedly learned she had diminished fertility and what she did about it
- how she came to terms with pursuing motherhood as a single mother by choice when egg freezing wasn't a biological option
- why there aren't always signs your fertility is diminished, and her advice to other women
- how this journey awakened her to relationship patterns
- why women shouldn't be fooled by messages that it's "easy" to have children later in life
- how she navigated both infertility and her pursuit of motherhood as a choice mom
- her top tips for choosing an egg donor and why she chose an "egg lot"
- how an out of the blue text message changed the course of her journey forever
- why anything is possible, and the surprising plot twist that's shaped Mecca's story today
Resources from this episode:
- Listen to Mecca's episode on The Single Greatest Choice podcast
- Link to Donor Egg Bank where Mecca chose her egg donor
- Follow Mecca @thepathtomama to get her latest updates