IUI to get pregnant, In Utero Heart Condition, C-Section & Immediate Open Heart Surgery - Paulette Kamenecka S7 E35

* had a hard time getting pregnant, and despite going through the "infertility gauntlet", the "problem" was never identified

* did get pregnant with an IUI and assumed whatever had been the obstacle was now resolved (who in retrospect is bonkers optimistic)

* 25 weeks into the pregnancy my doctors find a too slow fetal heartrate

*drs find life threatening heart condition for the fetus, created by an autoimmune problem I didn't know I had

*12 weeks in limbo, with drs saying fetus would not survive pregnancy or birth

*scheduled C section at 37 weeks...after she is born alive; next day has open…

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