The Worst Girl Gang Ever

It was a real pleasure to chat to Ruth Corden in our studio a few weeks ago- we laughed a lot. She is an absolute ledge and spoke so openly about the past 8 years of TTC. She talked about her experiences of early miscarriage, childlessness and the battles of being taken seriously by health professionals when fat and infertile. If you enjoyed listening to Ruth then you should probably head over to...

TRIGGER WARNING - if you want to skip this one please do, we won't be offended, pinky promise! We discuss our own thoughts, feelings and experiences of out pregnancies following miscarriage. It's a but moany but that's because it's tough and just because its a desperately wanted pregnancy it doesn't make it any easier to cope with, in fact it comes with a whole new host of...

We've been chatting to Laura P in our DM's for some time now and this was our first actual 'meet'. It was great to hear more about her story and interesting to talk through the complex emotions surrounding loss/grief/TTC within a blended family. We thank Laura for her honesty when discussing these struggles and we know that it will resonate with many of you. DISCLAIMER: bad sin...

Sally Curtis is a 39 year old out of hours veterinary nurse who lives in Kent with her fiancé Tim, 6 cats and a cocker spaniel called Henry.  We chat to her about her miscarriage at 10 weeks which took several weeks to be officially diagnosed. We discuss the all too familiar ugly feelings and protecting your emotions when venturing back out into the post lockdown world. ---------------------------...

Jane Fisher has worked for Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC) since 2001. ARC offers impartial information and support through antenatal screening and its consequences, including bereavement.  In her twenty years with ARC Jane has supported thousands of women and couples through the painful experience of ending a pregnancy after a prenatal diagnosis, now often referred to as termination for medic...

We chatted to Amber Izzo about her 6.5 years TTC which included two failed cycles of IVF and getting ready for the ride that is the 3rd. She is a massive fertility activist and is running the  Fight for IVF Campaign - you can sign the petition HERE. Find out more about the Innovation Fertility platform @ www.innovationfertility.com--------------------------------This episode is sponsored by Modibo...

Did you miss us? We enjoyed our break but we missed you guys. In the episode we talk about our recent announcement about the Pathway to Recovery. --------------------------------This episode is sponsored by Modibodi. Modibodi is absorbent underwear that was founded to help people to better manage their periods and incontinence without the need for disposable pads, tampons or liners. It's a mo...

Over and out 👋 Next series starts on 9th May xx--------------------------------This episode is sponsored by Teapigs. We are massive fans of a cup of tea and particularly love this brand, in fact we usually both have a Teapigs cup in hand when we sit down to record our podcasts on a Sunday evening,  so it's no coincidence that they feature in our gift boxes. Head to their website to get an ex...

Here is part 2 of our chat with Elle Wright of Feathering The Empty Nest!! We discussed her fertility journey through IVF and pregnancy loss following the death of her little boy Teddy in 2016. Her new book 'A Bump In The Road' is being released on 29th April but is currently available to preorder. Visit Elle's WEBSITE to find out more and read her blog. ----------------------------...

Our last guest of series 2 is a true TWGGE member and quite frankly she is baby loss royalty! It was an absolute pleasure to meet her and we had so much fun recording. We ended up chatting for so long that we have decided to split it into 2 episodes. Here is part 1 of our chat with Elle Wright of Feathering The Empty Nest!!We cover a range of topics from pregnancy after loss, parenting after loss,...

Here is part 2 of our chat with Leila and Rhys of the We Are Heavy Mental Podcast. The last episode covered their first pregnancy which resulted in a MMC and in this episode we discuss their second pregnancy which following a lot of turmoil ended as a TFMR. These two are bloody fantastic and we got on like a house on fire. We've invited ourselves to Wales for a double date - they did agree bu...

This is our first chat with a couple and what a lovely pair they are. These guys  have a real ‘passion for conversation’ - that’s their catchphrase but we are borrowing it! Here is part 1 of our chat with Leila and Rhys of the We Are Heavy Mental Podcast. These two love birds met online and moved in together pretty sharpish after finding out they were expecting a baby. This pregnancy ended in a mi...

In this episode we chat to model and Love Island star Jessica Hayes who tragically lost her baby boy Teddy last year during the second trimester or her pregnancy. She talks to us about the details of what she went through when she gave birth to Teddy; her thoughts, feelings and fears as well as the difficulties of navigating these traumatic experiences during the pandemic. Jess has since become a...

This episode is for the family and friends of TWGGE. We know how tough it is to figure out what to say to someone going through pregnancy loss and we know just how much people want to help us BUT we are well aware of how difficult it is to know what to do and say for the best. Often this can lead people to feel nervous and ultimately say nothing at all. So this is a short chat about how to help a...

This week we chat to the lovely Charla who created @thegratefulheartsclub. She runs monthly gratitude workshops. Go check her out! She's doing 'grate' things ... (get it?) Having been on her own journey of infertility and loss she used gratitude to fight her way out of the darkness by embracing what she describes as 'crumbs of joy'.  During the episode we touch on her expe...

In this episode we chat to Jessica about the experience of her miscarriage, recovery and how this has gone on to affect her life. She talks very openly and honestly about her experiences and we could have chatted to her for hours. We also discussed the need for better education and breaking the taboo - you know, one of those episodes where we put the world to rights. Jessica Zucker is a Los Angele...

This week we chat to Louise  known as @loss_motherhood_etc on IG. We chatted about the loss of one of her babies due to Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome and the NICU experience with the other twin. She talks about how she used @twinstrust for the bereavement befriending service and has advised that @blisscharity is useful for the NICU information and support. We further discuss her pregnancy afte...

TRIGGER WARNING - secondary infertility/lossWe are firm believers in a few things:- there is no hierarchy for grief- all feelings are valid- just because it might seem easier it doesn't mean it is easyWith that said, if you want to sit this one out we won't be offended. Laura is quite open about the fact that she would have struggled listening to this herself before she had Bertie.  For...

Sophie Martin works as an NHS midwife but joined us 'in the studio' to tell us about her own fertility story. She has been through multiple cycles of IVF over the years and spoke so openly and bravely about this loss of her twin boys, Cecil and Wilfred, in the second trimester. She continues on her journey to bring home a baby and we are certain that her honesty will bring comfort to so...

Just us two chatting about the trials and tribulations of TTC after loss. We mention an instagram post within the episode -  it's a post by @hannahpearnacupuncture about cervical mucus. As promised we've linked it HERE. --------------------------------Thanks for listening to the podcast. Please don't forget to subscribe, rate, review and share. Contact us via social media platforms...

Chris is father to three Henry who was stillborn at 38 weeks in 2014 and Robyn and Hallie who were born at 34 weeks in 2018.  In part 2 of our chat with Chris we talked about the struggle of infertility, his wife's cancer diagnosis, donor egg conception and a high risk twin pregnancy.  We discussed his own experiences of post natal depression and the charity work that he has done over the yea...

It's been a while since we chatted to a guy here at TWGGE and right at the beginning you'll hear Bex quote Harry Enfield which really breaks the ice. Haha! I don't imagine any of you are the least but surprised by this. Chris is father to three Henry who was stillborn at 38 weeks in 2014 and Robyn and Hallie who were born at 34 weeks in 2018.  In part 1 of our chat with Chris we tal...

In this episode we chat to Laura-Rose about the battles faced by the LGBT+ community when it comes to fertility and loss. Laura-Rose Thorogood is a mother of 2 and is currently pregnant with her third child. She is a LGBT+ family activist, fertility advocate and campaigner and alongside her wife she founded the LGBT Mummies Tribe. You can find out more about what LGBT Mummies Tribe is all about by...

We talked to Laura Gallagher about her 'journey' through infertility, IVF and ectopic pregnancies. It's a funny yet emotional episode where we discuss the complexity of feelings within pregnancy loss, a little bit about alternative therapy and you'll be thrilled to hear that there is even some singing (Disney I might add)! Laura's book Robo-Babies is a story for children a...

In this episode we chat to Fran about her experiences of the surrogacy journey here in the UK, which we found out is not too dissimilar to Tinder. All jokes aside , we realise that this is something that many people think about when they travel the paths of infertility and recurrent loss. For most it seems too scary and expensive to explore further so we are here to give you some first hand info f...