Kiwi fitness founder on infertility ‘heartache’ and search for a surrogate

We’re taking a look back at some of the best Lifestyle stories of 2024 , giving you a chance to catch up on some of the great reading you might have missed this year. In this story from October, Bethany Reitsma talks to Dominique Francis , who launched her business Lullabuy in 2022 - an online platform for Kiwi parents to buy and sell pre-loved luxury baby goods - but behind the scenes, she was experiencing heartbreak after heartbreak trying to conceive a child of her own. She told the Herald about her gruelling experience with repeated IVF treatments, the new venture that’s given her an outlet, and what’s giving her hope for the future.

Warning: This story references infertility and miscarriage. Please take care. When Dominique Francis started her first round of IVF shortly after she turned 30, she was “so excited”.



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