Sarah Herronis opening up about her fertility journey.
The 34-year-oldBachelor in Paradisealum, who announced earlier this month that she isengaged to fiancé Dylan Brown, appears on the new episode of theBachelor Happy Hourpodcastwith hosts Becca Kufrin and Catherine Giudici Lowe.
Herron talks about her struggle with infertility, explaining that she’sgoing on a solo road tripto do some self-reflection before beginning the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process with Brown. She also shares that she is working with the same doctor in Northern Californiawhom Kufrin, 31, used to freeze her own eggslast year.
She says she hasn’t started the medications yet, admitting that she is “a little nervous simply because I was doing some hormone treatment before, [and] I also struggle with some mental health that I’m on medications for.”
“There’s just a little bit of hesitation, like, is it going to be really intense for me emotionally, mentally, physically? I think I’m just, like, ‘What’s this going to do to my brain?’ " says Herron. “So I’m a little nervous about all that. But I feel like I have a really great support system.”
“I feel prepared,” she adds, “I’m just very nervous and excited.”
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“When you’re dealing with infertility, it really is such a rollercoaster,” explains Herron. “It’s like every time you go up, you inevitably crash. You kinda get used to that cycle, unfortunately. I’m very hopeful. I’m very optimistic. I’m also trying to stay realistic because I know it’s a journey. Obviously I hope for the best on the first try.”
Herron — who competed onSean Lowe’s season 17 ofThe Bachelor, which aired in 2013 before appearing onBIP— shared last month that she and Brown hadchosen a fertility specialistafter struggling to conceive for seven months. The news arrived one month after Herron revealedher diminished ovarian reserve diagnosis.
“Whatever the outcome may be. This is not a reflection of my ability to mother and nurture, and it does not make me any less deserving of my partner,” she added at the time.
source: people.com
