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My journey through fertility treatment as a MIM: Dr Stacey Killick

January 19, 2026·30 min·1 clip

The episode begins with a trigger warning for pregnancy loss and fertility treatment. Dr Stacey Killick then shares her experience of going through fertility treatment while working as a doctor. She speaks plainly about how odd it feels to be surrounded by reminders of pregnancy when that is exactly what you are trying to hold onto. Baby cries, pregnant women, and everyday life all seem louder. She also describes keeping her pregnancy quiet until 16 weeks. That choice came from nerves and from seven weeks of spotting. The uncertainty never really let up. She kept wondering whether the pregnancy would continue or end in miscarriage. Work did not stop for any of that. She carried on with her own calls and responsibilities because she did not know what else to do. The episode spends time on the emotional strain of that decision. Dr Killick talks about feeling supported by family and friends, but still carrying the stress herself. She reflects on being a paediatrician and knowing too much about complications like premature labour. That knowledge made it harder to settle. Even when the pregnancy reached milestones like 30 weeks and 35 weeks, the sense of safety was only partial. The conversation keeps coming back to the idea that you can only take things day by day. There is no clean switch that makes the fear disappear. Instead, the episode treats endurance as a string of small decisions and steady reassessment. It also broadens into advice for colleagues and workplaces. The question is not only how to get through treatment, but how to support someone else who is living through it. The closing reflection returns to balance, preparation, and the importance of protecting days off. By the end, the episode feels like a practical conversation between clinicians who know how heavy ordinary life can become.

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A direct look at fertility treatment in medical life.

The episode keeps its focus on the day to day strain of fertility treatment inside medical life. Dr Stacey Killick speaks plainly about seven weeks of spotting, the choice to keep working through calls, and the uneasy way pregnancy only starts to feel real after time has passed.

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An honest fertility story from inside medical life.

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