Trying... From a Dad's Side

It’s been over a month since I last recorded!!!! After opening up about losing my dad, I didn’t realize how heavy that vulnerability would sit with me. Grief came back in waves — in random moments, in memories, in things we watched and did. It lingered. But now… we move forward. In this episode, I share our full Labor Day story — from the 5:30am water break to bringing our son home. This episode i...

We spent years trying to get here. IVF. Waiting. Loss. One last embryo. And when it finally worked, I thought the fear would disappear. It didn’t. In this episode, I open up about what happens after the positive test — when you’re grateful, terrified, and realizing you’re about to become a dad… without having one of your own to lean on. I talk about: The emotional whiplash after IVF success The fe...

This episode is about the weight of a last chance — and the absence that makes it heavier. We’re down to our final embryo. Mentally preparing for a last transfer brings fear, hope, and pressure all at once. I talk about where we were and what we were doing when we found out we were pregnant, the excitement that followed, and the moment panic quietly took over. I also open up about something I don’...

In this episode, we open up about one of the most emotionally heavy chapters of our IVF journey. Retrieval day... the day we had built so much hope around. We talk about what actually happened that day, the emotions leading up to it, and the uncertainty that followed. Shortly after, we were in Mexico when we finally received our embryo results: a moment that should’ve felt like relief, but came wi...

In this episode of Trying...From A Dad's Side , everything finally becomes real. I’m sharing the moment my wife and I sat down with our doctors to hear our results... the fears we carried in, the honesty that came out, and the relief and confusion that followed. Then, we walk through our first full consultation with the fertility specialist, where we finally learned what our path forward would loo...

In this first episode of Trying... From a Dad’s Side , I’m opening up about a part of the fertility journey that doesn’t get talked about enough... the dad’s perspective. Most people check in on mom, as they should, but dads often stay quiet, trying to be strong while wrestling with their own fear, shame, confusion, and hope. This episode is the beginning of my story... how my wife and I started t...

A quick welcome to Trying... From A Dad’s Side ! This intro episode explains what the podcast is about, why I started it, and what you can expect next. Fatherhood, fertility, and the real moments behind trying to grow a family ... all from a dad’s perspective.