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Episode 105: Interior Design Masters' Amy Davies on multiple miscarriage

July 26, 2022

Amy Davies moved thousands of viewers to tears when she shared her experiences of infertility on the show Interior Design Masters.

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In Series 6, Real stories Tags Miscarriage, Recurrent miscarriage, Same-sex TTC

Episode 104: Emma Barnett on infertility, IVF and endometriosis

July 19, 2022

The BBC presenter on how she keeps going at work.

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In Real stories, Series 6 Tags Endometriosis, Secondary infertility, Work, Miscarriage

Episode 104: Catching up with Sophie

February 22, 2022

Emma and Gabby catch up with Sophie, their guest from last season.

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In Real stories, Series 5 Tags Our jourrrneys

Episode 102: Toby Trice: Why balls matter

February 9, 2022

Toby Trice is a racing driver with a missions to spread the word about male-factor infertility.

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags Male factor infertility, Men's experiences

Episode 101: What happens to your body after miscarriage

February 1, 2022

How much do you actually know about what happens during pregnancy loss?

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags Miscarriage, Recurrent miscarriage, Pregnancy loss

Episode 100: You gotta fight! For your right! To have NHS-funded IVF!

January 25, 2022

Jynna Yarrum was told she didn’t qualify for NHS-funded IVF. She didn’t take it lying down.

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags NHS postcode lottery, High BMI

Episode 99: Pippa Vosper on pregnancy loss

January 18, 2022

Pippa Vosper on the loss of her baby boy and the infertility journey that followed, and why she has chosen to write a book about it.

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags Pregnancy loss, Miscarriage, Baby loss

Episode 98: Finally talking TFMR

January 11, 2022

Hayley Manning is the co-host of Time to Talk TFMR, a podcast where women share their experiences of making an impossible choice

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags Termination, TFMR, Abortion, Pregnancy loss, Miscarriage

Episode 95: Raquel Horn on late miscarriage

December 14, 2021

Entrepreneur, TV star and hip hop royalty Raquel 'Rocky' Horn, who talks us through her infertility 'jourrrrney'

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In Series 5, Real stories Tags Miscarriage, Pregnancy loss

Episode 94: Bonus - Foxes TWW episode

November 5, 2021

We're back for a Fertility Week special, with an update from the Foxes.

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In Real stories Tags TWW, Egg donation

Episode 91: Surrogacy after cancer

August 3, 2021

Kreena Dhiman's story has more twists and turns than Emma's wonky fallopian tubes.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Cancer, Surrogacy

Episode 90: The infertile midwife

July 26, 2021

How do you navigate infertility if you have to work with babies, children or - horror! - pregnant women every day?

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Work, Careers, Pregnancy loss, Stillbirth, Pregnancy after infertility

Episode 89: When doctors ignore your pain

July 20, 2021

Dr Belinda Coker, the founder of Your Trusted Squad, on how it feels to be a doctor whose pain is ignored by other doctors.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Medical gaslighting

Episode 88: Time to talk second babies

July 13, 2021

By popular demand, Emma and Gabby give you an update on where their heads are at on second babies.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags IVF again, Our jourrrneys

Episode 87: A surrogate speaks

June 29, 2021

We’re joined by Rachel Westbury, the founder of the Nappy Endings surrogacy agency and a three-time surrogate (of four babies).

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Surrogacy

Episode 85: Elle Wright - Feathering the Empty Nest

June 15, 2021

Elle Wright’s book, A Bump in the Road, chronicles the infertility journey she endured after the loss of newborn son, Teddy.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Pregnancy loss, Pregnancy after miscarriage, Miscarriage, Baby loss

Episode 82: What's more gruelling - TTC or skiing solo to the South pole?

May 25, 2021

... clue: you won't get frostbite from the difficult one.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Mental health

Episode 78: Wegan on same sex TTC

April 20, 2021

We meet Wegan, the 'wafty, floaty, delicious' (Gabby's words) influencer couple.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags LGBTQ+, Same-sex TTC, Embryo transfer

Episode 77: The Browns: IVF abroad and egg donation

April 13, 2021

Tia and Lee Brown are undergoing egg donation in Greece.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Secondary infertility, Egg donation, IVF abroad

Episode 76: Samantha Busch

April 6, 2021

US racing royalty talks secondary infertility and what happens when surrogacy goes wrong.

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In Series 4, Real stories Tags Secondary infertility, Surrogacy
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