rich 1.0 After getting pregnant on her very first try, Nicole Kasper thought her journey to motherhood had begun. Then a prenatal screening indicated a high likelihood of trisomy 13, leading to a devastating diagnosis and an impossible decision about a deeply wanted pregnancy. In this episode of Modern Parenthood, Nicole shares her deeply personal experience with pregnancy loss, recurrent miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, fertility struggles, and ultimately finding a new path to motherhood through adoption. CHAPTERS 00:00 - The Diagnosis No Parent Expects 00:55 - Nicole’s Unexpected Road to Motherhood 03:12 - When You Finally Feel Ready for a Baby 06:01 - Receiving the Trisomy 13 Diagnosis 08:08 - Traveling Out of State for Pregnancy Care 09:24 - What Pregnancy Loss Really Does to You 10:27 - Finding Help When Grief Becomes Too Heavy 12:11 - The Heartbreak of a Chemical Pregnancy 14:07 - When Trying to Conceive Again Wasn’t Working 15:33 - The Fertility Issue She Never Knew She Had 19:14 - Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Reaching a Turning Point 20:51 - Considering Adoption After Fertility Struggles 21:32 - Redefining What Becoming a Mom Could Look Like 22:34 - Starting Over Through Adoption 23:18 - The Phone Call That Changed Everything FOLLOW DR. NOORHASAN: IG: https://www.instagram.com/dorettemd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dorettemd Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fertilitydoctordorettenoor5273 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoretteMD/ X: https://x.com/DoretteMD WORK WITH DR. NOORHASAN: themodernparenthoodpodcast@gmail.com themodernparenthoodpodcast.com (http://themodernparenthoodpodcast.com/) Modern Parenthood with Dr. Dorette Noorhasan https://audioboom.com/channels/5166978-modern-parenthood-with-dr-dorette-noorhasan Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/43449699/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/8959213/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>