Solo Motherhood
This week we are talking about Solo Motherhood with Mel Johnson and Genevieve Roberts, both former guests of the podcast so check out the links to those conversations at the end.Travelling as a solo mum.We last spoke to Gen - in Barbados as she’d gone to review a...
My donor cycle has been cancelled. Now what?
Here's a bonus mid-week episode continuing the focus that other fellow poddies have been giving to your stories about cancelled treatment as well as the brilliant open letter @definingmum shared on her insta. We chatted with the lovely Jen @ivfpineapple who had her...
What do I need to know about surrogacy law?
Welcome to another episode of The Fertility Podcast, did you know you can subscribe to this show on Spotify? This episode sees Kate and I in the same place recording, which after spending six months together we have decided to continue our 'podmance' and spent a day...
Who do I talk to about starting a family if I want to transition?
It's Fertility Week in the UK, and throughout the week the TTC community are talking about the many different ways we are affected when dealing with infertility. Fertility Network UK the leading fertility support charity is focusing today on Mental Health using the...
What support can I get when thinking about donor conception or surrogacy?
Meet Francesca Steyn, Head of Nursing at the CRGH - Centre for Reproductive and Genetic Health in London. Francesca is involved with the Sperm, Egg and Embryo Donation (SEED) Trust and she spoke to Kate and I about the ‘minefield’ that is surrogacy and how patients...
Defining Motherhood
Our routes to motherhood can be extremely varied, all with complex emotions involved. Meet Becky Kearns. Mum to three gorgeous little girls. At 28 Becky was diagnosed with premature ovarian failure and told we pretty much had to start IVF straight away. Her first...
Is it OK to meet your sperm donor?
Would you fly around the world to meet your sperm donor? Adam Hooper contacted me via Facebook after I shared an episode about Unregulated Sperm donation websites in the UK, with Dr Larissa Corda. You can listen to this episode here Adam wanted to talk on the podcast...
BONUS EPISODE : Why I donated my eggs
Want to know more about donating your eggs? Altrui was set up in 2010 to meet the overwhelming need in the UK for egg donors. Its founder Alison Bagshaw who I spoke to in a previous episode here felt UK couples needed more practical help when it came to finding an...
How do I find an international egg donor?
My Guest Robin Newman talked about dealing with Unexplained infertility and how it changed her life. Robin shared with me how she spent seventeen years trying to get pregnant and was diagnosed with unexplained infertility, which is so hard to deal with. She spent...
How two men became Dads, through UK Surrogacy and Donor Conception
Michael and Wes run TwoDads.U.K documenting their journey to become Dads and working hard to raise awareness of surrogacy in the UK. Michael speaks at National Fertility events about their journey to become Dads, and the treatment of Intended Parents in the NHS -...