IVF Tales Podcast

Two IVF warriors, Yaelle and Lucy, have come together to share their IVF Tales! Yaelle talks about seeking specialist advice, once ready to conceive due to both her and her husband being 40, and being told they would have a 7% chance of conceiving naturally. After this, they both had tests done and took the option of TTC for 3 months- they fell pregnant, which unfortunately ended in miscarriage. A...

A little message from Ashleigh -  " Miscarriages, fertility struggles, and IVF were things I never expected to experience in my life, but I also never the imagined the courage, relationship strengths and life experience these things would bring to our world."   Follow along on the socials @ivftalespodcast

The tale teller wishes to remain anonymous but let's refer to her as Lady Leo. In this episode, Lady Leo talks about her IVF journey after a termination of pregnancy. She goes on to talk about inconclusive Hycosy results and getting a second opinion regarding an Endometriosis diagnosis. Lady Leo talks about the importance of advocating for yourself during your IVF treatment. Follow along on @ivfta...

Welcome to season 3! Emotional Intelligence Teacher and Scientific Yogi, Sherrie Laryse, shares her journey in trying to start a family, along with the techniques and meditations that she took herself through to find peace with her situation along the way. Sherrie journalled all the way along this journey; a journal which was ultimately published as a raw, tell-all memoir, called On Path. This ins...

In todays episode, I sit down and chat with Ally. If you're experiencing secondary infertility or have been told you fit the 'advanced maternal age' category, this one is for you! Ally tells her story of secondary infertility, recurrent miscarriage, Endometriosis, DQ Alpha Gene match and being a Mum again at 40! Thanks Ally for sharing your tale. That's all for 2022. Thank you for your support! Mo...

Lynette talks about her many cycles on Letrozole after being diagnosed PCOS, multiple miscarriages and laparoscopy before commencing IVF with PGS. Lynette goes into depth about having a thin uterine lining and how she prepared for her latest FET. All the best Lynette! Thank you for sharing your story and all that you do on not.another.bad.egg. Interested in sharing your tale? Contact me via Instag...

Alana shares with me her infertility story, which is the inspiration behind her beautiful childrens book called The Magic Baby Lab. Alanas journey began after trying naturally for almost a year with no success. Further investigations were undertaken and her husband was found to have low sperm count. They decided the best chance of success was IVF/ICSI, and that's how two magical babies were create...

In todays episode, I sit down and chat with Em from @not.another.bad.egg. Her story so far is an interesting one! Her patience and resilience will pay off as her story continues. The part that got my jaw dropping to the floor was that she didn't respond to the popular IVF drug Orgalutran... absolutely devastating! Ems story still continues, you can follow along on @not.another.bad.egg and also rea...

Taleeha retells her IVF tale. After trying to fall pregnant naturally for a year with no success, they sought help from a specialist, where she was diagnosed with PCOS. Taleeha experienced irregular periods and found it hard to track her ovulation. The first recommendation was to try OI which they did for many months with no success. It was time to see a fertility specialist, and further investiga...

Jade talks to me all the way from the other side of the world. Many LOL and WTF moments in this one! Jade hilariously retells her IVF journey and the inspiration behind her memoir The good news is... you don't have Endometriosis. Seeking help from multiple specialists, Jade had success with IVF and now has a beautiful 2 month old girl. Oh and she does actually have Endometriosis (another example o...

Todays episode Maraea talks about her infertility journey. Being diagnosed with PCOS at a young age, she knew she would likely need help to fall pregnant. Maraea would sometimes go over a year without a period, so it was almost impossible to track her cycle. Seeking advice from a fertility specialist the first step was to do a Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy, however before organising to do this she fell...

Bib shares her incredible story going through IVF and personal loss (losing both her mother and sister in law during their TTC journey). After trying to conceive on their own with no success, they did 6 rounds of Clomid and unfortunately experienced an early miscarriage. Their next step was IVF (seeking help from an IVF clinic in Brisbane, a 5 hour drive from where they lived in rural NSW). Bib sh...

In todays episode I talk to Anna about her infertility journey. Anna was diagnosed with PCOS after realizing her cycles were irregular. She didn’t respond well to the fertility drugs to help her ovulate, so the next step was IVF. Anna lived in rural QLD and had to travel 2000km to Brisbane to seek fertility treatment. She goes into depth about her miscarriages, including a hospital stay that wasn’...

In todays episode I chat with Emma. Her IVF journey started after her husband was diagnosed with cancer. As they were very keen to start a family, before starting chemotherapy, they had some sperm frozen. Emma went to a lot of appointments and procedures on her own. She was very private with her IVF journey, and no one knew they had begun treatment until the very end. Emma had a very supportive fe...

A quick add on to the first episode released. Simone talks about hypothyroidism, early release of superannuation, seeing a psychologist, egg quality supplements, wives tales and support during the IVF journey. Enjoy! Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast    

In this first episode of season 2, Simone tells her own tale of infertility with the help of her husband Stuart. The journey began after 12 months of trying to conceive naturally and Stuart deciding to get his sperm tested. They found out Stuart has low sperm count and for them to conceive naturally would have a 1 in a million chance and the best option was IVF with ICSI. After 1 stimulated cycle...

Todays episode is an amazing one to listen to. Alesha chats to us about her IVF journey, ectopic pregnancy, OHSS and how they moved from fertility treatment to inter country adoption, then onto local adoption. Alesha and her husband adopted two siblings within 12 months and she walks us through the technical and emotional aspects of the adoption process. The main message today from Alesha and her...

Jossie shares their experience with fertility treatment as a Queer couple using known and unknown donors, IVF and IUIs. We also explore the impact of treatment on mental health and becoming consumed by treatment. Jossie shares her experience of being an open book and how that affected her relationships with friends and family and the impact it had on herself. If you would like to share your story,...

Suzanne shares her experience undergoing IVF in America resulting in the conception of her eldest son and then moving to Australia and undertaking an international adoption to welcome another son into their family.  Led By a Heartstring - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/led-by-a-heartstring/id1514329966   

Tayla and Chris join us to talk about their fertility treatment. They started their experience when Tayla was only 20 and underwent multiple rounds. In the testing they underwent they found out that Chris carried a Cystic Fibrosis gene that had effectively acted as a ‘natural vasectomy’ meaning that he would need to under go surgical sperm retrieval.    In this episode we also discus Tayla experie...

We speak with Lisa about her fertility treatment and how she had always thought she may need some assistance with getting pregnant.   

This weeks episode brings you Kellies story on IVF, international surrogacy and egg donation. Kellie is a mother of twins, an author, speaker and infertility advocate. She takes us through her journey of ovulation induction, 6 full swim cycles and moving onto egg donation and international surrogacy. We discuss how she felt navigating the decision to not be the genetic parent to her children and h...

Kirsty walks us through her fertility journey being diagnosed with PCOS and diabetes, being put on metformin and beginning IVF. She initially went to a bulk billing IVF clinic, however, they told her she needed to lose weight in order to begin treatment. Kirsty talks to us about her treatment, and how she has navigated personal relationships and the things that have come up for her during her trea...

Today Naomi talks to us about how she tried for a baby for 5 years. She has other symptomatologies such as a frozen pelvis and mixed connective tissue disease, which is similar to lupus. Naomi takes us through her diagnose of stage 4 endo, 3 surgeries within six months and about what it is like to face the prospect of not having a child from IVF. We are so grateful for Naomi being so open about he...

Bonnie and Mitch talk to us about tracking ovulation, IVF, miscarriage and feeling let down by your care provider. Along with being diagnosed with endometriosis and adenomyosis when trying for their second baby. Bonnie and Mitch also how they maintained their connection when dealing with the strain fertility treatment can bring to relationships.