June 30, 2023 • hometowns
Sarah Herron Opens Up About Failed IVF Transfer 5 Months After Pregnancy Loss: ‘We Were So Hopeful’
In our thoughts.
Bachelor Nation first met Sarah Herron on Season 17 of “The Bachelor,” and she returned to our screens for Seasons 1 and 3 of “Bachelor in Paradise.”
In September, after many highs and lows of her IVF journey, Sarah revealed that she and her fiancé Dylan Brown were expecting a baby boy.
Then earlier this year, Sarah took to Instagram to share the tragic news that their baby boy Oliver passed away shortly after he was born prematurely at 24 weeks.
Now, the Bachelor Nation star just shared that she and Dylan just experienced another failed IVF transfer.
Sarah took to Instagram to share the news, writing, “After 5 months of healing, physically and spiritually, we felt ready to move forward with another embryo transfer. We kept it to ourselves this time, to have something only we knew. We transferred our 3rd embryo (first since losing Oliver) and the transfer was not successful. We were so hopeful, and intuitively, I really felt that it had worked this time. I’ve never been so wrong. We always knew this was a possibility. Even with perfect embryos… things don’t always go as planned.”
The Bachelor Nation star continued on sharing how she and Dylan found out the transfer was unsuccessful.
She said, “This was the first time Dylan and I have taken a home pregnancy test. The lab was running behind with the results from my first blood draw, and Dylan was leaving for work, but we wanted to learn the results when we could be together. It wasn’t the result we were expecting.”
Sarah shared an extremely vulnerable video of the moment they found out and wrote, “What was captured instead of our joy, was the moment that years of hard work got washed away and the trauma of losing our son flooded back in. IVF gives families so much hope and possibility, but when it doesn’t work out, it’s hard not to feel like you’ve just watched that possibility get flushed down the drain.”
The IVF warrior opened up about the grief she felt after losing Oliver coming back.
Sarah wrote, “The cycles of grief I’ve grown familiar with are back too soon. I had mentally prepared myself for the triggers of pregnancy after loss, but I never prepared for the postpartum trauma that would be triggered by a failed transfer. For anyone going through IVF after a pregnancy loss, this is the real deal. I see you. As always, we are grateful for our determined, inspiring doctor and friend @eggwhisperer who helps us navigate this difficult journey with such grace and optimism.”
We’re continuing to keep Sarah and her family in our thoughts as they navigate this very difficult journey.
We know that her sharing her story is helping so many others going through similar struggles.