30. WE'RE BACK AND DON'T F**IN' CONGRATULATE ME!

SERIES 2. EPISODE 1 - NURSERY, NAMES AND GETTING KICKED IN THE NUTS

WE. ARE. BACK BABIES! We loop our listeners in on where the hell we have been. Spoiler…some good…some horrendous. We discuss navigating grief, but specifically whilst expecting, and all the complicated emotions that come with that. The Nursery is getting done up and obviously David helped but we did have to send out the bat-signal to the father-in-law to do anything harder than painting.  It’s too hot to be pregnant and we decide we will probably move to Ireland or Alaska. We talk about baby-names and is it cruel to name them something outlandish? When is too soon to decide on a name? What if they don’t LOOK like a Jonathan (regardless of gender). We discuss a bit of a buzz topic in the media this week: “why is no one talking about men’s infertility?” - despite the fact we’ve been waffling on about it for years now! We talk about how men’s infertility gets sidelined in the NHS pathway, putting more focus and pressure on the women. Also…we talk about how painful it really is to be kicked in the nuts.  Show Links -  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2w4kz7z1ko [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2w4kz7z1ko] https://www.themalefertilityhub.com/ [https://www.themalefertilityhub.com/] Support our Podcast Here https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness [https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness]

EPISODE 1 (BUT ALSO 34). BACK TO THE BEGINNING!

This week we are going back to the beginning. With it being opening night for David, and Lauren being sick, we thought now was the perfect time to reintroduce ourselves for those of you that are new here. Listen to this weeks episode to find out who we are, what we are about, and what made us start the baby making business. We will be back with tonnes of sweet sweet content soon!

33. GENDER SCANS, AI IN IVF AND FELIPE KNOWS

This week we talk gender scans and the fact that Lauren slipped up and told the guy that runs our local Italian restaurant before she told her own Mother. David has a sore botty from work, Lauren gets addicted to Vinted baby clothes, and we decide that we already have a difficult child.  We tentatively discuss prepping the house and are visited by a camera crew where we have to try and act normal in front of the camera. Which Lauren finds extremely difficult.  We also discuss Ai in technology in IVF and infertility.  T/W - This week we discuss scans. Support our Podcast Here https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness [https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness]

32. DOPPLERS AND DUNGAREES

David struggles with work/life balance and Lauren wallows for a week, but she’s also doing it looking super-cute as she’s now got maternity dungarees. We ponder on why it seems to be Scotland and Northern Ireland who seem to be trailblazing when it comes to Women’s reproductive reform and IVF. We discuss how to avoid raising a mini Norman Bates and how to navigate meeting rubbish babies.  We have an orphan cat try to move in, we discuss the pitfalls of a Toby Carvery and Lauren falls into the trap of every expectant mother and buys a f**in’ Doppler. Support our Podcast Here https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness [https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness]

31. IVF BFFS!

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. Support our Podcast Here https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness [https://buymeacoffee.com/thebabymakingbusiness]