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Episode 93: Chasing Creation - Living with childlessness

August 24, 2021

Katy from Chasing Creation on creating her unexpectedly childfree life.

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In Series 4 Tags Childlessness not by choice, Endometriosis

Episode 92: Maybehood: TTC, childless - or both?

August 17, 2021

This week we're discussing the state between TTC and childlessness - at what point do you cross over?

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In Series 4

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 86: Keeping the love alive: intimacy and TTC

June 22, 2021

Sex while TTC: can it ever actually be sexy?

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In Series 4, Expert advice Tags TTC sex

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 84: Everything you need to know about doing IVF abroad

June 8, 2021

Emma Haslam from Your IVF Abroad answers all your questions.

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In Series 4, Expert advice Tags IVF abroad

Episode 83: Meet Lui, our acupuncturist

June 1, 2021

Emma and Gabby have finally dragged their acupuncturist, Lui Yeung, onto the podcast.

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In Series 4, Expert advice Tags Acupuncture, Thin lining

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 79: Finding the Funny's Ruth Corden on childlessness not by choice

April 27, 2021

The podcast host talks about assessing her options.

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In Series 4 Tags Childlessness not by choice, IVF add-ons

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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