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Hosts Christina and Jordan Artis pick up the conversation from the previous episode. Jordan and Christina candidly open up about the challenges they faced when they actively started trying to conceive a child, and their experience starting fertility treatments. From the stress of lovemaking to the anticipation each month followed by the disappointment of Christina getting her period, Jordan and Christina share the emotional roller-coaster they were on in trying to get pregnant. Things were also tough when it came to confiding in friends and sharing information about their fertility treatments. Jordan and Christina reveal how they navigated those situations, and how difficult it could be at times. They also talk about their experience with the fertility drug Clomid, and Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) — with a plot twist. Welcome to Infertility Unexplained. Key Takeaways: [:33] Picking up from where they’d left off in the previous episode, Jordan and Christina share some of the challenges they faced when they started actively trying to conceive a child. [5:18] The next step was to have a sit-down with a doctor to explore their options. [7:45] While Jordan and Christina were trying on their own, they experienced a roller coaster of emotions, in terms of the anticipation each month, followed by the letdown and disappointment. [11:17] Jordan and Christina both knew they really wanted children from the beginning. [12:28] What were the meetings with the doctor at the fertility clinic like? [19:59] Christina describes starting treatments with Clomid. [22:10] The next step was to combine Clomid with Intrauterine Insemination (IUI). [25:58] Christina talks about the experience of having to share in her friend’s joy about being pregnant while struggling to get pregnant herself. [29:30] When you’re trying to get pregnant, it seems like everyone else in the world is pregnant. [31:04] Christina’s pregnant friend had a baby shower just after her last medicated IUI session. [32:06] Even after Christina and Jordan had started fertility treatments, they had not shared this information with many people. [38:05] Different people in your life will try to support you in the way that they know how. It may not always be what you need. [43:14] Infertility is a medical condition. [44:59] If you are going through this journey, you will have to do what you need to protect your sanity and that can look different for each of us. [48:19] Why were the stakes so high for the last IUI that Christina and Jordan went through? [52:20] Christina and Jordan talk about their experience with their final IUI. Mentioned In This Episode: Infertility Unexplained Email Christina and Jordan — infertilityunexplained@gmail.com Follow Infertility Unexplained on Instagram @Infertility_Unexplained Clomid