17: High-flying fertility with Jayne-Anne Gadhia

17: High-flying fertility with Jayne-Anne Gadhia

Jayne-Anne Gadhia, the former CEO of Virgin Money, joins Emma and Gabby to talk about doing IVF while holding down one of the most senior jobs in UK finance. Meanwhile, Emma is on the countdown to a Big Moment, while Gabby has resorted to at-home testing. Professor Tim Child of Oxford Fertility tackles the myth of whether the big O can help you conceive.

Some mild swears and, this week, pretty adult themes.

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Maybehood: TTC, childless - or both?

Maybehood: TTC, childless - or both?

This week we're discussing the state between TTC and childlessness - at what point do you cross over? Gabby and Emma are joined by Annabel from Maybehood (https://maybehood.com/) to discuss it. Meanwh...

16 Aug 20211h 18min

Surrogacy after cancer

Surrogacy after cancer

Kreena Dhiman's story has more twists and turns than Emma's wonky fallopian tubes: having survived cancer and heart failure, she embarked on a surrogacy journey, and - well, we won't give away the end...

2 Aug 20211h 25min

The infertile midwife

The infertile midwife

How do you navigate infertility if you have to work with babies, children or - horror! - pregnant women every day? Sophie Martin lost her twins, Cecil and Wilfred, at 21 weeks, and went through gruell...

26 Jul 20211h 3min

When doctors ignore your pain: Dr Belinda Coker on self-advocacy

When doctors ignore your pain: Dr Belinda Coker on self-advocacy

Gabby and Emma are joined by Dr Belinda Coker, the founder of Your Trusted Squad, to talk about how it feels to be a doctor whose pain is ignored by other doctors, and why she started Your Trusted Squ...

19 Jul 202148min

Time to talk second babies

Time to talk second babies

By popular demand, Emma and Gabby give you an update on where their heads are at on second babies. TRIGGER WARNING: If this is a point in your jourrrrney where listening to this might be hard, please ...

12 Jul 202155min

A surrogate speaks

A surrogate speaks

Emma and Gabby are joined by Rachel Westbury, the founder of the Nappy Endings surrogacy agency and a three-time surrogate (of four babies).Meanwhile, Liz is addressing the question of whether or not ...

28 Jun 202152min

Keeping the love alive: intimacy and TTC

Keeping the love alive: intimacy and TTC

This week we are joined by Marissa Nelson, a marriage and family therapist, and (crucially) also a sex therapist, who joins us to talk sex while TTC: can it ever actually be sexy?Meanwhile, we are squ...

21 Jun 20211h 7min

Elle Wright: Feathering the Empty Next

Elle Wright: Feathering the Empty Next

Emma and Gabby are joined this week by blogger and author Elle Wright, whose new book, A Bump in the Road, chronicles the infertility journey she endured after the loss of newborn son, Teddy. You can ...

14 Jun 20211h 11min

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