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AMA: Pregnant with twins edition

AMA: Pregnant with twins edition

All your questions about IVF, pregnancy in my 40s, and beyond — answered.

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Pooja Lakshmin MD
May 07, 2025
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I have a few IRL events in May to share with you:
I’ll be at the NYT Well Festival in Brooklyn today, May 7, so come say hi if you’ll be there.
On May 12, I will be at BookPeople in Austin, in conversation with Saumya Dave, author of The Guilt Pill, and journalist Upasna Gautam. Sign up to join us.
On May 18, I’ll be at the Chamber of Mothers Austin Chapter meeting (the inaugural meeting!). RSVP and help us kick it off.
Would love to meet you IRL !

Hi, folks!

In March, I shared with you all that I am pregnant with twins! I know some of you out there are curious about my IVF and pregnancy experience, or going through some of the same things I am, so I thought we’d try something a little different today, and focus the letter on answering some of the questions I’ve gotten. If pregnant Pooja is not your jam, feel free to skip today’s letter, and I will not be offended at all!

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