In this episode Rachael shares her experience of infertilty and a diagnosis of both female and male factor infertility which meant their only option was to do ICSI IVF. After grieving that they would not be having a baby naturally, they went ahead with this and in their first cycle of IVF, Rachael experienced overstimulation and then sadly miscarriage at around 9 weeks. Her miscarriage was prolonged, difficult and ended in surgery. She then discovered she had developed hypothryroidisma ...

I am so happy to bring you today’s episode with Cat. Cat chats with me from a small idyllic village in England about her fertility journey. Cat’s journey has been 10 years and included a diagnosis of unexplained infertility. They had 3 rounds of Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), 4 fresh rounds of In vitro fertilization (IVF) and 2 frozen transfers (FET). She has been pregnant 3 times, miscarrying twice and also losing an identical twin in her final pregnancy - the one that gave the...

Kathryn and her husband spent 8 years trying to coneive a much wanted child, which included IVF and miscarriage. After 8 years they made the difficult decision to let go and carry on their life in a way that didn't match their dreams. "I had the movie version of my life in my head and I had to learn to let that go." Kathryn describes her experience as incredibly isolating and at the time she struggled to find the support she needed. As a result of this, she is now a qualified li...

Esther was pregnant with her fourth child during New Zealand's first Covid 19 lockdown, and living on a high country station in rural Kaikoura. The lockdown restrictions were stong and strict and her midwife appointments had not been regular, although things were going well. At 18 weeks her midwife could not find a heartbeat and after driving to Christchurch it was confirmed her baby had died. Because of the pandemic and restrictions she was separated from her husband and two of her children,...

In this episode I am speaking with Suzie and we recorded it especially to release in baby loss awareness week. Suzie is a photographer, a photography mentor and education provider and an author. Suzie shares with us the experiences she went through on the journey to create her family. It is a story of miscarriage, baby loss, TFMR (Termination for medical reasons), and of two beautiful living children. Suzie shares the emotional complications and pain of TFMR - which includes shame, isolation ...

Arna's story - secondary infertility and miscarriage When trying to conceive her second child, Arna experienced miscarriages, severe morning sickness , IVF treatment and anxiety. She went through a lot. After all of this, Arna now holds her baby Andie in her arms. Arna's instagram - https://www.instagram.com/nz_secondary_infertility_/ Podcast instagram - https://www.instagram.com/waitingforyou.podcast/ Photography instagram - https://www.instagram.com/janinefoxphotography/

Jules went through a huge IVF journey, trying to conceive her baby. Four and a half years and 13 cycles of IVF. There were many transfers that did not result in pregnancy, many cycles that got cancelled or did not get to transfer stage, as well as three chemical pregnancies. Jules and her husband were living in a cycle of hope and grief. After much thought and working through the loss of Jules' genetics, they went on to find an egg donor and had amazing success. This is a beautiful and painfu...

Cumorah shares her experience of having a molar pregnancy when trying to conceive her second child. A molar pregnancy has to be removed surgically and followed up closely with regular blood tests as it can develop into cancer. Cumorah experienced deep depression which she describes as taking over her life. She shares with us the ways in which she worked hard to get well again. At the time of recording she was pregnant and her baby was due soon. She now has her beautiful baby in he...

In this episode I chat with Felicity who shares her story of infertiliy, IVF, multiple miscarriages and D&C's, egg donation, embryo testing and very sadly losing her young sister. Felicity was diagnosed with low ovarian reserve and endometriosis and she and her husband did multiple rounds of IVF resulting in no pregancy or miscarriage. They tested embryos from two of their cycles to try to help their decision making and increase their chances. Felicity also discovered she has Graves dise...

In this episode I chat with Josh who shares the very long and complex journey he and his wife Jo went through to have their son Wolfgang (or Wolfie). It is a story of unexplained infertility, many rounds of IVF and countless embryo transfers, miscarriages, nearly losing Jo with one of the miscarriages, providing emergency foster care, and finally having Wolfie in their arms. It is also the story of an adventurous couple who made big decisions and pushed their limits. Connect with Josh Instag...