Show Notes
Catherine Tracey is one half of the amazing podcast “IVF BFF” alongside her BFF Sian Morgan. However Sian is on maternity leave (hooray!), so in her stead we are joined also by Catherine's husband Carl.
The four of us discuss scan PTSD at what can often feel like backstreet scan facilities.
We compare notes on the eternal tempering of hope and excitement especially when you feel like it could all go away at any second.
We talk about why we wanted to launch our respective podcasts and the positives of recording in real time but also the pitfalls that come with that.
Catherine talks about experiencing loss and new rounds of IVF while her BFF Sian fell pregnant on her first round; how they navigated that both as friends and podcast partners.
We talk through our respective diagnoses and Carl and David do a deep dive into male factor infertility and how it impacts you as a partner.
We discuss doing IVF on a very stretched NHS and how it compares to private treatment
Catherine tells us what it was like growing up as an IVF baby herself and how her family communicated that to her. She talks about how treatment was done in the 80s and 90s and how it has evolved.
We talk about the ripple effects through our families and support network and the people in our lives who have really shown up.
We also discuss how IVF can impact intimacy in a relationship and how we have all navigated that.
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