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. After seeking further advice, they decided to see a bulk billing fertility specialist and commenced IVF. Yaelle talks about multiple frozen embryo transfers before seeking a second opinion from another fertility specialist. This led to a different approach to treatment and revealing she had a thin lining. Lucy talks about TTC after being on contraception (to help with period pain) and realizing her cycles were irregular. Her and her husband tried to conceive for 12 months before seeing a GP for some further testing, soon after their IVF journey began. Lucy talks about her first IVF cycle and receiving disappointing results, having a laparoscopy and being diagnosed with Endometriosis and Adenomyosis. Lucy also decided to change fertility specialists. Her second IVF cycle led to some very surprising results! Thank you, Lucy and Yaelle, for sharing your stories.  

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 @ivftalespodcast 

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 inspirational book talks through how to overcome life challenges, how to process emotions, and how to find peace in the face of loss. A little note from Sherrie- After she recorded this episode, she realized she said philanthropy but meant altruism. Thank you for sharing your tale Sherrie, big love x  Follow along on @ivftalespodcast 

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! More coming your way next year!   Join the Insta tribe! @ivftalespodcast

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 Instagram or email [email protected]

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 created.    To buy The Magic Baby Lab head to www.mischiefandmellow.com.au   Alana has kindly given IVF Tales listeners a discount code, use IVFTALES at checkout for your 5% discount.   Follow the podcast on Instagram for more updates. @ivftalespodcast

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 read more stories on infertility and pregnancy loss shared by other women around Australia. Be part of the movement! We are starting conversations and reducing the stigma around infertility! Thanks Em! Wish you all the best and I look forward to your updates.

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 investigations were undertaken, which still gave no other reason for infertility. IVF was the next step. Taleehas story is a perfect example of 'it only takes one' as they fell pregnant on their first IVF cycle.

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 of how important it is to advocate for yourself) You can purchase her book on Amazon and Kindle.