The Last Embryo

Trying... From a Dad's Side by Gabriel Ylo

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This episode is about the weight of a last chance — and the absence that makes it heavier.

We’re down to our final embryo. Mentally preparing for a last transfer brings fear, hope, and pressure all at once. I talk about where we were and what we were doing when we found out we were pregnant, the excitement that followed, and the moment panic quietly took over.

I also open up about something I don’t talk about often — going through IVF and preparing to become a father without having a dad of my own. Losing my father a few years ago changed how this journey feels. When I found out I was going to be a dad, grief and joy collided in ways I didn’t expect.

This episode is about telling our families, realizing how real everything suddenly became, and asking the question many men don’t say out loud: Am I ready to be the ... 

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