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Michelle Obama: My IVF Struggle
16 May
Summary
- Michelle Obama shared her IVF experience for her daughters.
- She experienced a miscarriage before Malia's birth.
- The topic was discussed on her podcast with Serena Williams.

Michelle Obama has shared intimate details about her fertility journey, revealing the challenges she faced conceiving her daughters, Malia and Sasha, through IVF. The former First Lady spoke candidly about the emotional toll of infertility.
In her 2018 memoir, 'Becoming,' Obama detailed a miscarriage that occurred roughly two years prior to Malia's arrival in 1998. Her second daughter, Sasha, was born in 2001.
More recently, during a live episode of her podcast, 'Remembering Becoming,' Obama discussed motherhood and her pregnancy experiences with guest Serena Williams, offering a personal glimpse into her path to parenthood.