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IVF BFF

by Sian Morgan & Catherine Tracey

Health & Fitness

Season 4

A Long Overdue Catch Up with Sian & Catherine!

In this episode we dust off our mics to bring you a big old catch up of where we are both at now. Sian has had her baby, and Catherine is currently in the third trimester, and we discuss life after treatment and our ideas for the pod moving forward (it will NOT become a pregnancy or parenting podcast!) TW: We discuss birth, birth trauma, pregnancy after IVF and pregnancy loss. If these topics are difficult for you please skip this episode and come back another time. Follow us on insta: @ivfbffpod Email us ivfbffpod@gmail.com

Season 3

The Fertility Life Raft With Alice Rose

In this episode, Catherine chats to the wonderful Alice Rose, founder of Fertility Life Raft. Alice is a coach and mentor and offers a plethora of support for those going through the struggles of infertility. We chatted about her own journey to create her family and the incredible mindset work she discovered along the way which gave her better tools to cope with an incredibly stressful time dealing with infertility. Alice offers various coaching courses, the next one being her brilliant Reclaim six week programme, which is open for enrolment until midnight UK time on 2nd November. You can find Alice on Instagram at @fertilityliferaft, and her next course can be found at fertilityliferaft.com/reclaim. We hope this is a helpful and soothing listen!

Pregnancy After IVF & Miscarriage

TW: This episode is a discussion on pregnancy after IVF and following miscarriage. Please only listen if you feel able to, In this episode, we discuss Catherine's recent BFP, and what it's like to be newly pregnant again following IVF and a previous miscarriage, including all the anxiety that naturally comes along with it. We also catch up with Sian on her experience of pregnancy after IVF. Follow us on Instagram @ivfbffpod Email us at ivfbffpod@gmail.com

The TWW With Catherine's Husband Carl

We are deep in the two week wait! In this episode, Catherine and her husband Carl talk through their recent transfer and share their feelings from the middle of the dreaded two week wait. We also discuss how recent events impacted Carl, and the perspective of the partner through treatment and miscarriage, especially as a male partner. TW: We discuss pregnancy loss in this episode. See you on the other side! Follow us on Instagram @ivfbffpod Email us at ivfbffpod@gmail.com Message us to be added to our Whatsapp support community.

Catherine's Second Egg Collection

In this episode, Catherine and Carl are in the thick of treatment and we catch up on their recent egg collection. We chat about the process, the numbers, the dreaded embryology phonecalls and the plan for a fresh embryo transfer - it all hangs in the balance! TW: Brief mention of Catherine's previous positive test and subsequent miscarriage. Follow us on Instagram @ivfbffpod Email us at ivfbffpod@gmail.com

Donor Conception With Becky Kearns AKA Defining Mum

In this episode, we speak to the wonderful Becky Kearns, who goes by Defining Mum on Instagram. Becky talks about her journey to having her children via donor egg conception, and her work to advocate for those going through or considering donor conception. This is a heartwarming chat about Becky, her family and the route she took, and the incredible advocacy work she continues to do. We hope it will resonate with those in a similar situation and maybe educate others. TW: We briefly mention pregnancy loss as part of Becky's story. We also briefly catch up on Catherine's next round of IVF and how the injections are going. Follow us on Instagram @ivfbffpod Email us at ivfbffpod@gmail.com

Season 2

Catherine's BFP

TW: This episode contains discussion of a positive pregnancy test after a successful frozen embryo transfer. In this episode, Sian and Catherine discuss Catherine's BFP after her recent embryo transfer. We discuss the various feelings involved in early pregnancy after IVF and the future of the podcast (don't worry, it will NOT become a pregnancy pod!) To anyone struggling and still waiting for their good news, we are sending you so much love. Follow us on Instagram @ivfbffpod Email us at ivfbffpod@gmail.com

Fertility Action's Katie Rollings

In this episode we chat to Katie Rollings, the founder of Fertility Action. We discuss Katie's tireless work campaigning for NHS equality in access to IVF, and her work in patient support and Fertility Action's newly awarded charity status! Katie is an absolute firecracker and it was inspiring talking to her. To support quality in NHS fertility treatment, you can sign the petition here. https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/711621 We also discuss Catherine's recent second frozen embryo transfer, the first attempt since her failed round in February. Follow us on Instagram: @ivfbffpod Email us: ivfbffpod@gmail.com

Fertility Yoga With Jennifer Edmonds

In this episode we speak to Jennifer Edmonds, founder of Element Pilates & Yoga all the way in Australia! Jen shares her own fertility journey, whilst telling us about her background in exercise science, and how yoga was a game changer for her own fertility story, Her free fertility yoga guide can be found here: https://jennifer-edmonds.mykajabi.com/fertilityyogaguide We also catch up with Catherine's transfer prep and hear how her pre-transfer scan went.

We Answer Your Questions!

In this episode, Sian and Catherine get stuck into answering all the questions you've been asking over on our Instagram page. We discuss Catherine's current medicated round prep and hopefully there's some nuggets of advice for everyone in our Q&A. Follow us on Instagram: @ivfbffpod Email us: ivfbffpod@gmail.com

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