The Baby Making Business

9. PGTA TESTING - WHAT THE HECK EVEN IS THAT?

The Baby Making Business

Show Notes

The John and Yoko of infertility podcasts are back from their bed and resentfully drinking herbal tea (as copious amounts of caffeine has been banned). The IVF and infertility journey continues and this week we dig deep into PGTA testing of our Embryos. We get the clearance from the Greek authorities so we are gonna find out what's inside those little buggers. We discuss thirsty-surface-feminist-ally dudes in beanie hats, who pretend-read Caitlin Moran books in public, the battle of the cats continues and David’s shoulder falls out of its socket for the 16th time. We discuss what happens if we fail on our quest and whether society would accept us attempting to breastfeed our dogs as we become slowly convinced they are our children. We also cover surrogacy, adoption and donors as well as Lauren contemplating borrowing her sister's womb. ALL THIS IN UNDER 40 MINUTES! Become a supporter at https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness

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