Ali Prato

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Five sentences about me…

I am a secondary infertility warrior and mom-of-two based in Brooklyn. My husband and I started dating when we were 16 (but, caveat, we dated other people when we went to two different colleges.) I've been a journalist my entire career and pivoted to launching my podcast, Infertile and co-founding Fertility Rally after going through infertility profoundly changed me as a human. My love language is words of affirmation. I am so grateful for all the amazing people I've met in this community, and it is my life's work to continue to help people who have joined the Worst Club with the Best Members.

One thing I wish I knew going into my fertility journey...

I wish I knew that I could advocate for myself more and choose the pharmacy I worked with. And I wish I knew some of the incredible women I've met since then who were going through it at the same time. I knew no one! I was so sad and desperate and alone.

One thing about me that is forever changed because of my fertility journey...

I am forevermore empathetic, which I see as the silver lining of this whole shitshow. You never know what someone is going through. Be kind.

One funny moment or anecdote from my fertility journey...

I'll never forget the time I was on a biz trip in LA and had to give myself an injection at an airport gas station bathroom before I dropped off my car at the rental agency. I went into this hellhole bathroom with a needle and was sure someone was going to walk in on me, thinking I was doing heroin. When I threw my needle into the big open garbage can, it was not the only one in there.

One product, practice, or ritual I adopted during my fertility journey, which I have/have not kept a part of my life...

I've always been a fan of working out, but I know after infertility that I need exercise and to sweat not just for fitness reasons, but for my state of mind.