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Trigger warning: this conversation includes miscarriage and pregnancy loss. One ultrasound can split life into a before and an after. We walk you through the day we expected a routine appointment and instead heard the words we were dreading: no growth and no cardiac activity. We talk about the moment the measurement didn’t match the timeline, how we read the doctor’s face before the explanation ev...

The legal side of surrogacy isn’t just paperwork, it’s where the trust gets translated into clear, protective boundaries. We’re doing an independent surrogacy journey (no agency), and we’re sharing what it really looked like to find attorneys, time the contract, and survive the constant curveballs that can come from a fertility clinic process. If this conversation helps, subscribe, share it with s...

The longest few seconds of our week happens in an ultrasound room when nobody is talking. Then we finally get the moment we’ve been working toward: clear signs of pregnancy at six weeks and two days, early cardiac activity, and the first real exhale we’ve had in a long time. If you connect with infertility, IVF, surrogacy, or early pregnancy anxiety, hit subscribe, share this with someone who need...

A positive beta should feel like pure joy, so why does it sometimes feel like a trap door under your feet? We’re talking candidly about beta hCG numbers, the “it didn’t double” panic, and what helps us stay grounded while we wait for the first ultrasound.  Then we shift to the part of surrogacy that has surprised us the most: insurance. We break down the difference between infertility coverage and...

Recorded: May 1st, 2026 A single phone notification can change your whole nervous system. We’re on day nine after transfer, beta test is Monday, and we’re trying to hold two truths at once: we feel calmer than we expected, and we’re still staring down big emotions, big costs, and a lot of unknowns. We talk through the mental game of the two-week wait. We also get real about pressure from every dir...

We did the transfer. Now we wait. In this late‑night check‑in three days post‑transfer, we talk about the strange limbo of the two‑week wait... the moment you go from definitely not pregnant to maybe , with nothing left to do but notice everything. We unpack the emotional whiplash of gestational surrogacy (gratitude, grief, relief, and guilt), the uneven mental load between intended parent and ges...

Recorded: April 22nd, 2026 Tomorrow isn’t a vague someday anymore, it’s a scheduled frozen embryo transfer with a real clock, real meds, and very real feelings. We’re recording from a group sleepover the night before transfer, and the vibe is exactly what you’d expect: overly hydrated, trying to stay calm, and fighting the “what if” tunnel that shows up when you care this much. For this bonus epis...

Recorded: April 18th, 2026 Surrogacy can sound like a neat plan on paper, then transfer week arrives and suddenly we’re living by alarms, protocols, and a whole lot of feelings. We’re Yaya and Haley, and we’re talking about the unglamorous reality of a medicated frozen embryo transfer, starting with the milestone nobody forgets: the first progesterone in oil shot. Yes, the “booty shot.” Even with...

Recorded: April 11th, 2026 We break down independent surrogacy versus agency surrogacy, including what it costs, what it demands, and why we chose the path we’re on. We also get honest about infertility grief, control, trust, and what it takes to prep a gestational carrier for a transfer.  0:00 - Welcome And Quick Check-In 1:20 - Emotions, Estrogen, And Side Effects 5:20 - Agency Versus Independen...

Recorded: April 4th, 2026 We share how I went from years of infertility and IVF losses to preparing for an embryo transfer with a gestational carrier, who happens to by my sister-in-law. In this episode we talk through the emotional roller coaster, the awkward parts people do not know how to ask about, and why we want to normalize this path for anyone who feels alone.  Hopefully you stick around a...