In this week's episode, the last of the series before the Summer break, Annie and Tasha talk all things sperm extraction and IVF. Annie discusses the surprising emotions revealed through the sperm extraction process and Tasha talks about IVF from start to finish. Plenty of TMIs, twists and turns along the way. And for those who need a pickup, we explore calming and slightly ridiculous TV programmes.
In this week's episode Tasha and Annie update listeners on their journey to pregnancy. Spoiler, things have not been smooth this week! We also speak with Andrea Hynes-Iatrou about her path to pregnancy; involving five egg collections, a fibroid and a donor egg (and more). Andrea talks through the steps she took and obstacles along the way until she became pregnant following IVF in a clinic in Greece in 2019. I know we are biased, but this is a really great episode :)
In this week's episode Annie and Tasha talk to career coach Alison O'Leary about the unexpected pause on your career as you battle infertility. How do you progress when you already have so much going on? Alison gives practical steps to understand what you want, or, might not want, from your career. Annie turns 35 and both discuss the Summer blues.
Find out more about Alison here: https://livetrue.co.uk/about-2/
In this week's episode Tasha and Annie talk to Alison Hall, a nutritional therapist specialising in fertility and female health. Alison talks through the impact your diet can have on your fertility and what changes you can make. We also talk about fertility and aging and Tasha explains why she is changing to a new clinic.
Alison mentions a few studies throughout the discussion, below are the links to the research she cites:
You can follow Alison on Instagram on: https://www.instagram.com/alisonhallnutrition/
In this week's episode Tasha and Ann-Marie are taking about men... again. Tasha's friend Tim joins the show to talk about his long infertility journey. They also give updates about their own treatment pathways.
Tim mentions a book which is called Get A Life: His & Hers Survival Guide to IVF by Richard Mackney and Rosie Bray.
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In this week's episode Natasha and Ann-Marie talk to therapist Sinead Keane about grief and how it can be experienced as part of infertility. The two hosts also give updates about their treatment progression (spoiler: there is none!).
In this week's episode Tasha and Ann-Marie are talking about friendship. How do you maintain a close friendship as your friends fall pregnant and you do not. How do you support your friend and how do they support you? We speak with Tasha's friend Nic about how their friendship has changed as Nic's family has expanded.
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In this week's episode Tasha and Ann-Marie talk about infertility and families, how do you talk to your family about your problem and how can you and your siblings be sensitive to their pregnancies. We speak with Ann-Marie's sister Kate about how they have navigated the topic, it's a little emotional, but funny too. If you would like to get in touch please email us at: theunplannedpause@gmail.com or follow us on Instagram at: the_unplanned_pause.
Natasha and Ann-Marie introduce themselves and the podcast, talk about fertility treatment and coronavirus.
