“I think we need to show more depictions of women having full lives in every context and every choice.” Now, I am not a trad, a Catholic, or in any way morally opposed to egg freezing itself. Egg freezing, while not the surefire insurance policy fertility specialists once promised it would be, is a useful pronatalist tool for the women still searching for Mr. But beyond the statistical uncertainty of egg freezing, the procedure is wildly expensive and physically taxing. AdvertisementAnd contrary to the loads of negativity and fearmongering that were lobbed my way throughout my pregnancy, having my baby didn’t blow up my life, my career, my sleep, my fitness, my body, or my marriage.