Hello, I’m Adele O’Connor, and I’d love to share my story with you.

Maybe you’ll see parts of your own journey in mine. I met my husband later in life—at 40, while he was 44. It wasn’t the plan; it just took time to find the right person.

Two years later, we were engaged and full of excitement about starting a family. But life had other plans. Tests confirmed what I wasn’t ready to hear—my eggs were no longer viable.

Determined to defy the biological clock, I threw everything at it—goat placenta capsules, acupuncture, you name it. But despite our efforts, IVF with my own eggs failed. That’s when our fertility specialist suggested an egg donor.

Navigating affordability and Australia’s strict donor laws felt overwhelming, but we found our path through an anonymous donor from South Africa.

With the help of Dr. Joel Bernstein of Donor Eggs Australia, we travelled to Cape Town for our embryo transfer—making plenty of mistakes and facing emotional, physical, and financial hurdles along the way.

Now, on the other side of that journey, I am beyond grateful for my beautiful child.

I know first-hand how isolating this path can feel. Each fertility journey is unique, but the emotional toll is something we all share.

When I went through it, I longed for real support—someone who truly understood. So I decided to become the support that I longed for when I was on my journey.

That was my motivation to retrain as a Fertility Hypnotherapist and Counsellor.

My mission is to hold space for women navigating the donor path, providing the guidance and emotional support I wished I had. I also advocate for open, honest family conversations about donor conception because too many women carry unnecessary shame and self-blame.

That’s why I launched my podcast and began writing about donor egg IVF—to shift the narrative from secrecy to empowerment, helping families embrace their journey with confidence and pride.