Big Fat Negative

Infertility, IVF and the trials of trying for a baby

Episode 44: Kate Spicer on why we love our pets

June 25, 2019

The author of Lost Dog says our pets help us to process grief.

Episode 41: Becky Kearns on IVF with donor eggs

June 4, 2019

Becky conceived her three girls with donor eggs.

Episode 39: Infertility and Islam

May 14, 2019

An anonymous guest talks about how she reconciles infertility with her Islamic faith.

Episode 36: The TWW Episode, take two

April 23, 2019

Tissues at the ready: it’s Gabby’s two-week wait diary.

Episode 34: The embryo transfer prep-isode

April 9, 2019

We've consulted experts, the wider infertility community and, er, Emma, to help Gabby prepare for her big day.

Episode 30: The pregnancy after infertility episode

March 24, 2019

Being pregnant after infertility is, it turns out, no walk in the park.

Episode: 29: Let's all join the Uber Barrens Club

March 19, 2019

Katy Lindemann is reclaiming the word ‘barren’.

Episode 28: Rohan Silva on oligozoospermia

March 12, 2019

The tech entrepreneur on male-factor infertility.

Episode 27: Jessica Hepburn on childlessness not by choice

March 5, 2019

The author explains how she coped with finding out she couldn’t conceive.

Episode 26: Faith, fertility and IVF as a black woman

February 26, 2019

Vanessa Haye on her experiences of infertility as a Black woman.

Episode 25: Same-sex TTC

February 19, 2019

Lucy and Amy from Our Big Gay Journey share what TTC is like when you’re in a same-sex relationship.

Episode 24: The egg collection episode

February 12, 2019

Gabby’s egg collection is go!

Episode 23: Beyond IVF - childlessness not by choice

February 5, 2019

Yvonne John on how she has come to terms with childlessness not by choice.

Episode 22: Asherman's syndrome and surrogacy

January 29, 2019

Clare Johnson on how her Asherman’s syndrome led to her to pursue surrogacy.

Episode 20: The TWW episode

December 18, 2018

Emma’s TWW result is here.

Episode 19: Mothering solo

December 11, 2018

What it’s like to do IVF as a single woman.

Episode 18: Get a life

December 4, 2018

Richard Mackney on male-factor infertility and writing his book.

Episode 17: High-flying infertility with Jayne-Anne Gadhia

November 27, 2018

The former Virgin Money chief executive on TTC in the City.

Episode 16: How to have a baby when you can't have a baby

November 20, 2018

Sophie Sulehria on her podcast, The Long Road to Baby.

Episode 15: Brain spiders

November 13, 2018

Kat Brown on unexplained infertility.