Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF

Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not go back and listen from the beginning? You'll get to know us better that way. It's Fertility Week 2020 and to celebrate, we're having a massive catch-up with the Foxes. Yep: it's an hour and a half of Liz and Nick, updating us on everything that's happened since we last spoke to them back in August. What's happened since a cyst ruined their party? Tune in to...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be helpful to go to the beginning of the podcast and listen from there. You'll get to know us better that way. It's the last episode of the third series, and unfortunately we've got by far the worst guests ever on the show. Sorry about that. Have a listen anyway and let us know what you think. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick are reflecting on their cycle so far, whi...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be worth going back to the beginning of the podcast - you'll get to know us better that way. Martha Goddard is the co-writer and director of All Our Eggs, a series of micro-shorts (the film kind, not the pants kind) chronicling one couple's five-year infertility 'journey' (sorry). Martha joins us to talk about what inspired her to create it, and why she was...

Hello! Are you a listener? Why not go back to the beginning of the podcast and listen from there - you'll get to know us better that way. Regina Townsend is the founder of Broken Brown Egg, an advocacy group for women of colour who are going through infertility. She discusses her years-long infertility battle and how she learned to fight her own corner. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick are off to the clini...

Hi! Are you a new listener? Why not listen to our podcasts from the start? You'll get to know us better that way. Anna German is an illustrator and art teacher whose picture book, So When Are You Going to Have Kids?, explains what it feels like to be asked that question when you are trying to conceive. We talk to her about how she drew creative inspiration from her five-year struggle. Meanwhile, L...

Hi! Are you a new listener? It might be useful to go back to the beginning of the podcast and listen from there - you'll get to know us better that way. After repeated pregnancy losses, Will and Sherisa Rivera were inspired to start Fertility in Colour, an advocate group to help black and brown families going through infertility. Here, they share their experiences of infertility, ttc and explain h...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be helpful to go back and listen from the beginning. You'll get to know us better that way. Beth Leonard identifies as queer and non-binary, and has been trying for a baby since they were 31. In this episode, they describe their 'journey'. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick have Added to Cart - and Professor Tim is tackling yoga. Will it really twist your ovaries? Swea...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Sophie Payne is a plus-size YouTube star who had planned her social media pregnancy announcement down to the tiniest detail. The only problem: she has PCOS. She talks infertility and hospital gown issues with Emma and Gabby. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick have a tough decisio...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. We're joined this week by food writer and digital marketer Seetal Savla to talk about going through infertility as part of the South Asian community. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick make a big decision, while Professor Tim Child tackles HPV - can it harm fertility? Some swears...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Sophia Money-Coutts was in the middle of her first egg freezing cycle when lockdown hit. Now she isn't sure whether to go ahead with a freezing cycle - or buy some sperm and get on with it. Liz and Nick are feeling similarly frustrated by lockdown, while Professor Tim...

Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. This week we're joined by journalist, blogger and podcaster Alison Perry, aka Not Another Mummy Blogger, to talk about secondary infertility - what happens when your body suddenly can't do what it did before? Meanwhile, Liz and Nick look further into egg donation and Professo...

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes descriptions of baby loss and pregnancy after baby loss. Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Zoe Clark-Coates, author of Saying Goodbye, The Baby Loss Guide and Beyond Goodbye, talks about how she dealt with becoming pregnant after multiple losses. Meanwhile, the Foxes del...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Emilie Ransley thought she had won her infertility battle: after pregnancy loss, Asherman's syndrome and 10 rounds of IVF, she and her husband opted to use a surrogate in Ukraine. It was good news - until Coronavirus hit and Ukraine closed its borders. Emilie talks abo...

Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be better to go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Cast your minds back to a world in which Coronavirus was but a distant threat. It's under those conditions that Emma met - and shared coffee with! - Catherine Hendy, co-founder of Elanza Wellness, to talk egg freezing - who, what, why and how. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick h...

Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not start from the first episode? You'll get to know us better that way. Kemi Olowe thought infertility was her story. It wasn't. After her son, Samuel, was born following years of fertility treatments, she discovered a lump in her breast. She tells her story today. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick are confronting the realities of egg donation. Swears throughout. Hosted o...

Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not start from the first episode? You'll get to know us better that way. We've finally found someone to talk to us about an issue which affects millions of women: endometriosis. Professor Andrew Horne explains what it is and why it causes infertility, while Professor Tim tackles fresh vs frozen cycles - which are better? Meanwhile, Liz and Nick meet some adoptive...

We've had hundreds of messages from listeners who are worried about restrictions on IVF treatment during Covid-19. We grabbed a few minutes on the phone with Rachel Cutting, the HFEA's director of compliance and information, to find out when it will be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not go back and start from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. This week we're talking about (government-mandated) exercise: Lucy Slimmon started the Rainbow Running Club while she was struggling with infertility - we talked to her about how it has helped her. Meanwhile, the Foxes are dipping their toes into adoption waters, while Professor Tim...

Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not start from the first episode? You'll get to know us better that way. It's a post-Easter egg-stravaganza: while the Foxes browse an egg bank for the first time, Professor Tim talks low AMH and egg quality - is there a correlation? Meanwhile, Emma and Gabby talk to HR specialists Becky Kearns and Claire Ingle, who explain what your rights are at work when you'r...

Before you've started fertility treatment - before you've even approached your GP - are there ways to optimise your chances of conception? We spoke to Trudi Campbell, nursing director at The Evewell, about how to give yourself your best chance during your first year TTC. Meanwhile, Liz and Nick have taken a trip to their clinic, and Professor Tim Child, medical director at Oxford Fertility, tackle...

The girls are still stuck in separate parts of the country - but this week they've spoken to Nicole Robinson, whose IVF cycle was cancelled because of the Coronavirus outbreak, while the Foxes run through their options. Professor Tim Child, medical director of Oxford Fertility, tackles cold blood - can feeling chilly really hinder conception? Swears throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...

We're back for a third series - and we've got new friends to take us through their 'journey' (urgh). Liz and Nick share their story so far, while Professor Tim Child, medical director of Oxford Fertility, explains why Vitamin D is so important when it comes to fertility. Some swears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the UK braces for the pandemic to hit, thousands of patients undergoing fertility treatment are having cycles cancelled. How do you cope? We spoke to perinatal psychologist Julianne Boutaleb, of Parenthood in Mind, about keeping calm when it feels like your world is crashing down. Some mild swears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're coming back on March 24, with new interviews, new Prof Tim questions - and a whole new jourrrrney. See you then! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After a year and a half of BFN we finally sat down with the man, the myth, the legend: Professor Tim Child of Oxford Fertility. What does he do for fun? What's his favourite colour? Is there a Mrs Prof Tim? We answered all your questions and more... Some F bombs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.