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Hi, I'm Daria Harvey, the face behind Your IVF Doula! A qualified clinical embryologist (IVF scientist) with nearly a decade of hands-on experience working in IVF clinics around the world. I am also a mama of two IVF babies. My tertiary education includes; genetics, reproductive biology and clinical embryology. Whether you're beginning your assisted reproduction journey, about to start IVF, between cycles, or currently in-cycle, I'M HERE FOR YOU! In the ever-advancing field of reproductive science, my role is to keep you informed about all available options, ensuring no questions you have remains unanswered. Reproductive endocrinologists are highly skilled professionals, but their demanding schedules often limit the time available for in-depth conversations. That’s where I come in—providing the guidance and support you need throughout your assisted reproductive journey. Hundreds of thousands of eggs and embryos, endless semen analysis, tricky IVF cases and more - I have experienced it all!

09/08/2026

Back on here after a proper break. Everyone will benefit when Your IVF Doula is recharged 😉
I’ve been overseas with my family for a month. UK adventures, punting on the Cam, a lot of walking, a lot of thinking.
September is PMOS Awareness Month, Sexual & Reproductive Health Awareness Month, as well as Self-Awareness Month.... a good moment to name out loud what so often gets spoken about too quietly.
So many people are carrying reproductive health struggles quietly.... navigating symptoms, uncertainty, fertility challenges, diagnoses, treatments, loss.... or simply the feeling that something isn’t quite right.

If you are affected and struggling, I see you.
It takes a village to overcome some of life’s biggest hurdles. Find your people. Ask the questions. Seek the support. You don’t have to carry all of it alone.

Some of you are quietly trying to squeeze one more thing in before 2026 ends. An egg collection. A transfer. A real conversation with your RE so you can walk into 2027 with a proper plan instead of a knot in your stomach. If you’d like a second set of eyes on that plan.... I’m all ears.

And a softer note for the season ahead. Fall and the holidays are warm for many families. For those who are unchilded and quietly dreading the questions at the dinner table.... I see you too.

Whether you’d like in-person hand-holding at your next appointment, a virtual session to make sense of your results, or just an informal stress-free conversation to move things forward.... I’m all ears.

Big virtual hug,
Daria 💛

07/15/2026

Topic of the week: VITRIFICATION. Freezing eggs or embryos? Let’s go ⏭️

Here’s the thing most people don’t realise about freezing living cells. It’s not the cold that’s the danger.
It’s what the cold can create.
Water inside a cell + deep freeze = ice crystals. And these crystals aren’t soft. They’re jagged. Like tiny swords slicing through the delicate structures inside the egg or embryo.
So before we freeze anything, we swap that water out for cryoprotectants. More on how in the next slide 👉

Enter the star of the show. Ethylene glycol.
A tiny molecule that slips inside the cell and takes water’s place.
Then we add sucrose. Yes, table sugar. Not to sweeten anything, but because sugar pulls water. It draws the last of it out of the cell via osmosis.
By the time we’re ready to plunge into liquid nitrogen? No water left inside 👉

The moment it touches liquid nitrogen, the egg or embryo turns glasslike. Vitreous. That’s where the name vitrification comes from.
But here’s the beautiful part. Every internal structure stays exactly as it was in liquid form 👉

No water = no ice crystals 👌

05/28/2026

“So the PGT-A result will tell us if our embryo is normal or abnormal right?”
Not exactly. 👀

When we run PGT-A, we don’t touch the cells that become your baby.
We biopsy the trophectoderm. The outer cells. The ones destined to become the placenta. 5 to 10 cells, from the outside and that’s the whole sample.
The inner cell mass, that clump of cells in the middle go on to become your baby. We leave them completely alone.
So the result can come back euploid, aneuploid, low mosaic, high mosaic.... or at times inconclusive….

In this masterclass I dove into the world of mosaic embryos, how they come about and what the research tells us.
I’ve biopsied many of these embryos myself. Now I help you understand yours. 💛

04/25/2026

Trust your fertility doctor. They place you on the oral contraceptive pill for a reason. They all want the best outcome for you. Ask questions and know why this protocol was chosen for your particular case.

04/23/2026

Infertility and IVF changed the course of my life.

There was a version of me who didn’t know if this would be my story.
Infertility brought emotional and physical challenges I wasn’t prepared for. The waiting. The unknown. The quiet moments where you question everything.

IVF became part of my journey to motherhood. Not just because it helped me become a mom… but because it gave me a deep understanding of what people are really going through behind closed doors.

Now, as an IVF scientist in your pocket, I spend my days supporting individuals and couples navigating infertility, IVF, and embryo transfer decisions.

Becoming mom to these two little humans reminded me in the most personal way that every path to a child is different.
And every story deserves space. Compassion. And hope. 🤍

If you’re going through infertility or IVF right now… I see you.

04/22/2026

No one talks about this part.
The empty spaces. The quiet house. The “not yet.”

While everyone else is cleaning up toys… you’re still waiting for your turn.

I see you. I was you.

I was 1 in 6.
Now I support 1 in 6.

And I hope your “not yet” turns into “finally” sooner than you think. ✨

04/21/2026

What can you actually do to improve your chances of a live birth after an embryo transfer?

I get asked this all the time.

So during National Infertility Awareness Week, I took this question straight to Natalie Crawford, double board-certified OB-GYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist.

Because IVF success isn’t just about the transfer day.

It’s about:
Embryo quality
Uterine environment
Inflammation
Insulin resistance
And asking the right questions before you move forward

IVF can feel overwhelming, especially after failed cycles or when you’re not getting clear answers.

You don’t have to navigate this blindly.

04/08/2026

When we freeze embryos in the lab, what are they actually sitting on? 🤔
shout out to my amazing friends () for putting together such a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Vitrification Devices 👌

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