Before the BFP: A Fertility Podcast

In this episode, Hafsa sits down with Priyanka , a physician and mother of two, to talk about her experience with secondary infertility , recurrent pregnancy loss, and the emotional whiplash of getting pregnant easily once, then struggling the next time. Priyanka shares what it was like going into her second pregnancy with confidence, only to face a devastating 10-week miscarriage that completely...

In this episode of Before the BFP , I’m joined by Ashley K. Stoyanov Ojeda, author of Jefa in Training , consultant, and first-gen eldest daughter, who shares her deeply honest fertility journey after years of endometriosis, suspected PCOS, and not ovulating. Ashley opens up about the mental toll of tracking everything, medicated cycles with letrozole, intense side effects, and being told a cycle...

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Cait’s fertility journey is long, layered, and deeply honest. In this episode of Before the BFP , Cait shares what it was like to spend nearly a decade trying to grow her family. After years of irregular cycles, medicated rounds, and a devastating false positive pregnancy test, Cait and her husband moved into IVF. What followed was four retrievals in one year, repeated disappointment, genetic test...

✨ Use code BFP20 for 20% off your first order at https://needed.sjv.io/aOmr1o ✨ Share your own story: https://bit.ly/shareyourbfpstory Anupriya shares her journey from leukemia and a bone marrow transplant to surrogacy, using a donor egg, and navigating stigma in the South Asian community In this episode of Before the BFP , Hafsa talks with Anupriya , a family medicine physician, cancer survivor...

✨ Use code BFP20 for 20% off your first order at https://needed.sjv.io/aOmr1o ✨ Share your own story: https://bit.ly/shareyourbfpstory Chloe shares her journey through three chemical pregnancies, IVF, and the discovery of a rare DQ alpha gene match — and how she’s learned to advocate for herself along the way. In this episode of Before the BFP , Hafsa talks with Chloe from Australia about her th...

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Lisa shares her journey through eight rounds of IVF, six losses, and the shocking discovery of a rare DQ alpha gene match with her husband — and why she still holds hope. ✨ Use code BFP20 for 20% off your first order at https://needed.sjv.io/aOmr1o✨ Share your own story: ⁠⁠bit.ly/shareyourbfpstory⁠⁠ In this episode of Before the BFP , Hafsa talks with Lisa from Australia about her long and gruel...

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✨ Use code BFP20 for 20% off your first order at Needed ✨ Share your own story: bit.ly/shareyourbfpstory In this episode of Before the BFP , Hafsa talks with Sarah Weiss about her path through male factor infertility, IVF, and finally pregnancy with her miracle baby girl. Sarah shares the emotional rollercoaster of failed transfers, the mental load of being the partner who undergoes all the trea...

💡 Trying to conceive? Get real-time cervical mucus insights with Kegg . Use code BeforetheBFP to save $20 : kegg.tech/BeforetheBFP In this episode of Before the BFP , Hafsa speaks with Laura Ashton (@life.with.aps) about her fertility journey through recurrent pregnancy loss and her diagnosis of APS (antiphospholipid syndrome) — a rare autoimmune clotting disorder linked to miscarriage and infert...

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In this episode, Norah Moore opens up about her journey through secondary infertility. She shares the heartbreak of miscarriage, chemical pregnancy, and an ectopic pregnancy after IVF, along with the emotional toll of failed IUIs. Norah also talks about navigating fertility clinics, finding support through online communities, and ultimately conceiving after years of struggle. If you’ve faced loss,...

Rebekah never expected to struggle to conceive — but after a year of trying naturally, her path led her through early pregnancy losses , multiple IUIs , and two rounds of IVF before finally becoming pregnant with her son, Santino. In this honest and often emotional episode, Rebekah shares: What it’s like to experience repeated loss and keep trying The trauma and silence around chemical pregnancies...

🎙️ Episode 1 — How I Got Pregnant: My PCOS + IUI Story Welcome to the very first episode of Before the BFP . I’m Hafsa Khanum — a Muslim-American mom of two, and someone who never expected to face infertility. In this episode, I’m sharing the full story of how I went from not even thinking about kids… to tracking cycles, learning acronyms like IUI and BFP, and finally getting pregnant after a whir...

Before the positive test. Before the congratulations. Before the baby. There’s a whole story. This is Before the BFP — a podcast about the part of trying to conceive that most people don’t talk about. IVF, IUI, loss, PCOS, unexplained infertility — it’s different for everyone, but the silence around it is the same. I’ve been through it. And now I’m sharing real stories from people who’ve been ther...