Mum-to-be says 'lucky girl syndrome' is behind her successful IVF treatment
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A mum-to-be says 'lucky girl syndrome' is behind her successful IVF treatment.
Kaitlin Villatoro, 33, spent years battling with mystery fertility issues triggered by hormone imbalances.
After being diagnosed with a pancreatic tumour, she decided to find ways to reduce stress and let go of perfectionism.
She quit her job in advertising and adopted 'lucky girl syndrome' - the idea of believing everything will work out for you.
Using it, she countered her 'worst case scenario' syndrome - believing bad things would happen.
She started IVF treatment in December 2021 and had three unsuccessful egg retrievals, before she took a six month break and finally had a successful embryo transfer.
She is now expecting a baby girl in April 2023 and says the success is down to rewiring her negative mindset that caused undue stress on her body - impacting her health.
Kaitlin, a burn out recovery coach, from Los Angeles, California, US, said: "Lucky girl syndrome is just where everything just works out for you because you are lucky - you can't help it.
"To me, lucky girl syndrome is unconditional self-worth and believing you are worthy and enough.
"It's shifting your mindset to believing in the best-case scenario versus the worst-case scenario and you start seeing the best in yourself as a human being.
"I struggled with my fertility for three years and it consumed me.
"I'm not a manifestation expert and I may have a different viewpoint and perspective, my background and story is burnout recovery.
"Burnout affected my career and health and I needed to change my lifestyle.
"I had been struggling with a perfectionist mindset since childhood, I constantly felt I needed to fix things and thrive to be better.
"For me, it's not saying I'm the luckiest girl in the world and casting a magic spell.
"But it's saying, 'I am a person who good things happen to' and it communicates to the brain, body, and soul you are worthy."
Kaitlin doesn't claim lucky girl syndrome will heal you when you have chronic health conditions.
But she says, if you have worst case scenario syndrome it can cause you to stress which affects your nervous system and can lead problems to worsen.
She had to have a pancreatic tumour removed in 2019.
After her tumour, she sought ways to relieve stress and have a better relationship with herself but claims it has been a 'rollercoaster' ride.
She left the hustle of her corporate job in big tech advertising and decided to create her own business.
She now helps coach other women to overcome burnout and thrive.
Kaitlin said: "Life slapped me in the face when I had pancreas surgery in 2019.
"My body started quitting on me and I felt like every aspect of my life was falling apart.
"I started IVF in 2021 and had three unsuccessful egg retrievals, it was really hard, and I had to take a six-month break.
"I stopped myself and realised how I'd been living my life hadn't been working for me.
"I sought answers from professionals and saw so many different practitioners to help 'fix myself'.
"It made me turn inward - it doesn't matter how much healthy food you eat or how much medication you take, if you are operating from a position of being hard on yourself.
"This applies to career, fitness and everything.
"Now I have stopped doing anything that makes me feel restricted and stressed and lean into things that make me feel happy and alive."
Kaitlin finally had a successful egg retrieval and is expecting a baby girl in April 2023.
To feel more 'alive' Kaitlin wakes up every day between 6.30am and 7.30am takes an hour to herself to meditate and sets her mini-goals and intentions for the day.
She also takes time to note what she is grateful for.
She said: "You should prioritise your own wellbeing, trusting everything else will be OK.
"You don’t need to continually exhaust yourself for other people.
"Nine out of 10 times people will understand."
Kaitlin Villatoro, 33, spent years battling with mystery fertility issues triggered by hormone imbalances.
After being diagnosed with a pancreatic tumour, she decided to find ways to reduce stress and let go of perfectionism.
She quit her job in advertising and adopted 'lucky girl syndrome' - the idea of believing everything will work out for you.
Using it, she countered her 'worst case scenario' syndrome - believing bad things would happen.
She started IVF treatment in December 2021 and had three unsuccessful egg retrievals, before she took a six month break and finally had a successful embryo transfer.
She is now expecting a baby girl in April 2023 and says the success is down to rewiring her negative mindset that caused undue stress on her body - impacting her health.
Kaitlin, a burn out recovery coach, from Los Angeles, California, US, said: "Lucky girl syndrome is just where everything just works out for you because you are lucky - you can't help it.
"To me, lucky girl syndrome is unconditional self-worth and believing you are worthy and enough.
"It's shifting your mindset to believing in the best-case scenario versus the worst-case scenario and you start seeing the best in yourself as a human being.
"I struggled with my fertility for three years and it consumed me.
"I'm not a manifestation expert and I may have a different viewpoint and perspective, my background and story is burnout recovery.
"Burnout affected my career and health and I needed to change my lifestyle.
"I had been struggling with a perfectionist mindset since childhood, I constantly felt I needed to fix things and thrive to be better.
"For me, it's not saying I'm the luckiest girl in the world and casting a magic spell.
"But it's saying, 'I am a person who good things happen to' and it communicates to the brain, body, and soul you are worthy."
Kaitlin doesn't claim lucky girl syndrome will heal you when you have chronic health conditions.
But she says, if you have worst case scenario syndrome it can cause you to stress which affects your nervous system and can lead problems to worsen.
She had to have a pancreatic tumour removed in 2019.
After her tumour, she sought ways to relieve stress and have a better relationship with herself but claims it has been a 'rollercoaster' ride.
She left the hustle of her corporate job in big tech advertising and decided to create her own business.
She now helps coach other women to overcome burnout and thrive.
Kaitlin said: "Life slapped me in the face when I had pancreas surgery in 2019.
"My body started quitting on me and I felt like every aspect of my life was falling apart.
"I started IVF in 2021 and had three unsuccessful egg retrievals, it was really hard, and I had to take a six-month break.
"I stopped myself and realised how I'd been living my life hadn't been working for me.
"I sought answers from professionals and saw so many different practitioners to help 'fix myself'.
"It made me turn inward - it doesn't matter how much healthy food you eat or how much medication you take, if you are operating from a position of being hard on yourself.
"This applies to career, fitness and everything.
"Now I have stopped doing anything that makes me feel restricted and stressed and lean into things that make me feel happy and alive."
Kaitlin finally had a successful egg retrieval and is expecting a baby girl in April 2023.
To feel more 'alive' Kaitlin wakes up every day between 6.30am and 7.30am takes an hour to herself to meditate and sets her mini-goals and intentions for the day.
She also takes time to note what she is grateful for.
She said: "You should prioritise your own wellbeing, trusting everything else will be OK.
"You don’t need to continually exhaust yourself for other people.
"Nine out of 10 times people will understand."