132: The barrier that women in bigger bodies face when trying to conceive or get medical help with Lindsay Gustin

Female Voices: Life and Loss · Mar 2, 2023 · 1h

Lindsay Gustin endured a lot of unworthiness during her journey to become a mom. She struggled with infertility for several years and received little to no support from doctors. The doctors seemed to blame all her infertility on her weight. She felt like because she was a bigger woman, she wasn't good enough to be a mom.

After several years of work to lower her BMI with no success … she began to do her own research.

· She found a PCOS diet online and took matters into her own hands.

· After giving up dairy for a week she had a period for the first time in 3-4 years. This was the beginning of…