The Baby Making Business

This week we are full of existential dread about where our IVF Quest might take us next. We chat about how we navigated the holidays through the lens of a recent loss and where we were able to sneak small moments of joy. We chat about Irish Christmas chips, not putting up Christmas trees and the struggle with being around children at Christmas (not cos we hate them , but cos we’re trying to bloody have one.) David also goes into detail about getting viciously attacked by our three year old niece on boxing day. We make a huge confession about learning harmonies to songs in the car in secret and discuss whether or not we should open a pub. As per, we stumble through some IVF sciency-stuff (we both scraped a C in GCSE science); discussing our PGTA test results, genetic counseling and adapting to a more natural protocol for our next transfer. We saddle up and prepare for another trip to Greece and Lauren discusses whether to rawdog it or be put under for the next embryo transfer. T/W this week we talk about loss. Support our show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness

AN UNEXPECTED UPDATE - EPISODE 18 T/W In this episode we talk about loss and miscarriage.A difficult week for us and our IVF quest. We talk about it, we feel it out and we go again. Thank you for sticking with us. x

This week Lauren discovers that she can get David to bring her anything in the half hour after taking her pessaries as she has to lie down. More chaos as we have to go to A & E on the day of the Doctor’s strike. For some reason there is also a parade of sickly children, who seemed to have been sent by the IVF goblin to make us both cry. None of it is helped by the fact that the Nurse didn’t seem to know what IVF is.We discuss positive results and the struggle to allow the joy in when we have been burned so many times before.Dr. CHATGPT collects information and a character profile on Lauren in order to plot her demise. We discuss how everyone seems to to want to eat dinner at the dining table but we are all lazy and eat in front of the TV. Lauren reveals her sixth sense in sniffing out knob-heads and baddies within 30 seconds of meeting them. Also in an attempt to measure HCG levels from home, Lauren creates a bloodbath in our kitchen that leaves our house looking like the end of the movie “Carrie”.We also answer listener questions about possible benefits and drawbacks of going for IVF treatment abroad. T/W - This week we discuss positive results, negative results and miscarriage.Support our show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness

This week Lauren causes a scene at the airport on the way back from Greece and it’s her turn to get on the no fly-list. In a show-down of Karens, Lauren nearly meets her match. Then once on the plane, Lauren pees in a circle around David as he gets chatted up again (yeah right).We pull a fast one and leave Athens with some extra cargo on board, so we are forced to go into detail about our latest transfer. We discuss lucky transfer socks, not spooking the horse and what went differently this time. We decide that doing IVF is like Squid Game but for sperm and Lauren tries to justify why she went into her transfer dressed like Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Maybe this is why she was able to rawdog it and do the transfer with no pain relief.This episode was officially reviewed by Lauren’s Dad;“It’s really funny and you talk about some important things - but there’s so much unnecessary swearing.”Show links:https://www.nexysfertility.com/abouthttps://thefertilityalliance.org.uk/Support our show here:https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness

It's day 5 post egg-transfer and the numbers are in! We compare and contrast to our previous round. However, just when we feel like we are on solid ground again, the clinic throw us a curveball. David becomes a Greek rapper and may get sued by the Flight of The Conchords, we discuss the "hoooyah" craze and more confusion as to what 6/7 is - spoiler, we still don't know.We talk millenials and their tight jeans, Lauren's facebook induced nervous breakdown, insomnia and discuss what the best stand up is when convalescing during IVF. T/W - This week we talk injections!Episode Links:A77 SUITES:https://www.a77suites.com/For 10% off, use discount code: BABYMAKINGSupport the podcast here:https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness