We’re here at the final episode of this season of the Finally Pregnant Podcast! Thank you for being here, I truly hope you are enjoying the episode and conversations. Please do head over and drop me a review if you can and also feel free to email me with any feedback, guest suggestions etc too. I’m all ears! If you follow me on insta you’ll know that we did finally make it on our hols! I share a little more about that in the episode and also mention my blog post on Toddler Travel...

Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant Podcast. Huge thanks to all who have shared their stories and to you for listening! If you have enjoyed the podcast and haven’t yet left a review, now is your chance!  This week I’m joined by writer, presenter and brand consultant Pippa Vosper.  During our conversation Pippa shares her heartbreaking story of losing her second son Axel, an IVF pregnancy, in her second trimester. Pippa and her partner went on to have...

Huge thanks to this week’s guest, Emma Belle. Emma is a podcast host and, among other things, she is an advocate for Bipolar UK, having been diagnosed with the condition 11 years ago. Whilst living and managing her condition Emma and her other half Gareth have spent the last few years ttc. As you’ll hear they have been through a lot including fertility treatment, a miscarriage and in 2021 they terminated a pregnancy for medical reasons, losing their daughter Willow. Emma has since created...

This week I'm joined by writer and reproductive health advocate Vanessa Haye  Vanessa is also mum of 2 boys, the youngest being just 7 months old. Vanessa only shared she was finally pregnant after he was here safely, something she talks about during our chat. We also talk in detail about her experiences of having polycystic ovaries which seemingly went undiagnosed for years – something that it seems happens all too often! As promised in the episode, please see lots of links...

Join me for today's episode where I hear from Lisa Penny aka Fertilityism. Lisa is a qualified nutrition coach who specialises in women's health and fertility. Through her own experiences, she has a deep understanding and knowledge of boosting fertility naturally with the foods to nourish our bodies and why. I have to say I love Lisa’s philosophy centres on nourishment from within – I’m all about that!! Her work isn’t the reason we’re chatting though. Lisa, who is mum to 2 year old Milo,...

Welcome to the latest epsiode of the Finally Pregnant Podcast where we hear from Mardochee who shares openly on her insta page @mermaidmaman that she is normalizing black women and infertility. Now finally pregnant, I’m honoured she has brought that conversation to the podcast.  Recognising that it is Pride month – Mardochee is a gay woman married to her wife Yvette - I also want to link to one specific post which I mention in the episode.  If any of the issues raised in our chat affect...

Seetal Savla @SavlaFaire and her husband have been trying to conceive for six years after a diminished ovarian reserve diagnosis. Having experienced a devastating miscarriage and four unsuccessful IVF cycles, Seetal got pregnant on their first donor egg IVF cycle, but sadly suffered a traumatic miscarriage at 9 weeks.  Since Mother's Day 2019, Seetal has been documenting her ongoing journey on her blog www.savlafaire.com and in the media to raise awareness of infertility, destigmatise the...

Welcome to today’s episode of the Finally Pregnant Podcast, which is a fun and also serious chat with a childhood friend Amy. Amy is a 46 year old solo mum to be who has been through and made some tough decisions to get where she was when we spoke which was 14 weeks pregnant following loss and multiple rounds of IVF. Amy is currently pregnant following double donor IVF. We cover a lot including a topic which, as you’ll hear me say, hasn’t come up on the podcast before and that is having...

Hello and welcome to episode two of this series! Did you listen to last week’s chat with Amber? If you did and you enjoyed it why not drop me a rating and review right now whilst you’re listening! It would mean the world to me.  Today’s guest is Shannon who shares all about the ups and downs of pregnancy after IVF. Her story particularly resonated with me because she was expecting twins but very sadly lost one of them early on in her pregnancy.  Whatever your experience of being...

Welcome to Series 6 of the Finally Pregnant Podcast! Today’s guest is the wonderful Amber Izzo who is Pregnant after IVF. Amber is the host of Am I Ovary Acting Podcast. She was also the brains and the brawn behind the Fight for IVF campaign.  When we spoke Amber was just over 14 weeks pregnant and she openly shares the ups and downs of what that time has been like.  A couple of things Amber mentioned that I wanted to share links to here if you are feeling the same. If, like...

This Baby Loss Awareness Week I wanted to bring you an episode that signified hope after loss. My dear friend Kelly has experienced multiple loss through miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for medical reasons. Despite this she was brave enough to continue trying to conceive and when her and her partner Lee saw those two lines in the Autumn of 2020 they knew what a journey they had in front of them. In today's episode Kelly shares her experience of pregnancy after loss and also talks...

Welcome to the final episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant podcast and the second part of my audio diary from my final FET over the Summer. In this episode you'll hear about the result and the hours and days following. At the end of the audio diary I also share some of the thoughts I've had over the last couple of months. I would love to hear your thoughts when listening. Have you felt the same? Are my concerns similar or different to yours? What terms do you like for your one...

Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant podcast. Over the next two weeks I'm bringing you something a little different as I am sharing my audio diary from my final FET over the Summer. In this episode you'll hear about the treatment itself and my two week wait. Please not that across the two episodes there are tears, laughs and more swears than you’d usually find here – but I know you’ll forgive me them!! If you are finally pregnant or parenting and want...

I'm really pleased to bring you this episode with guest Nichola Ludlam-Raine aka @mummynutrition. Nic is currently pregnant following two miscarriages and she kindly spoke to me, not only about her own experiences of being pregnant after loss but also about nutrition, exercise, maternity leave, returning to work and much more! With Baby Loss Awareness coming up in October I'm delighted to share that I will be donating 10% of the profits all of the October Finally Pregnant Yoga and Pilates...

Join me for a fun but real chat with Georgina aka @fullerfigurefullerbust. We talk fertility treatment, exercise, dealing with the changes in our bodies that come with treatment and pregnancy, taking bumps shots, covid jabs and so much more! When it comes to decisions around getting your covid jab please do check out the up to date information at The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG). I'm really pleased to share that we have now opened the doors to a Post Natal Yoga...

This week I'm excited to bring you my chat with actress Lacey Turner. Lacey opened up about her own experiences of miscarriage in the hope that it would help just one person feel less alone and I know she will have reached so many more by sharing her experiences. In today's episode we talk about pregnancy after loss, pregnancy through a pandemic, parenting two little miracles and how to support our relationships when we have young children, plus lots more!! I'm also delighted to share that...

I'm so delighted to share my chat with Emma Grønbæk aka @donorchild who, following years of her parents trying for children, was finally conceived using donor sperm. Emma talks so positively about her experiences of growing up in a happy, open family environment which is why I invited her to share her story for the podcast, knowing that many donor conception parents or parents to be would, I believe, truly benefit from hearing. Other places for support and information we mention are the...

Join me as I chat to Willow's Rainbow Box founder Amneet Graham. Following the birth of her first child, Willow, a pregnancy that followed a previous miscarriage and fertility treatment, Amneet created a charity offering boxes of support to those pregnant after loss. During our chat we also talk about how Amneet, who is south east asian, found dealing with infertility, loss and subsequent pregnancies within her family. Have you heard about the Hang Out community for those pregnant after...

Huge thanks to author Miranda Ward who joined me to talk about pregnancy and giving birth during a pandemic. Miranda is author of the amazing book Adrift: Fieldnotes from Almost-Motherhood which shares her story of the TTC (trying to conceive) years. I'm delighted to share that, following the heartbreak of fertility treatment and loss, which included miscarriages and an ectopic pregnancy, Miranda brought home her little boy Felix in May 2020. A little reminder about our Hang Out get...

It can be rare to hear the partner's perspective when it comes to TTC and being finally pregnant so I'm really pleased to bring you an episode sharing just that. Chris and his wife Becca are heavily pregnant right now following many years of failed treatment before travelling to Greece for a round of donor IVF. I'm also excited that I recently recorded a chat with Emma aka Donor child, who shares her unique perspective as a donor conceived child. Make sure you're subscribed to the podcast...

Join me for a fun chat with the Mummy Concierge Tiffany Norris, now author of The Secrets of the Mummy Concierge which is a fab book about her experiences with the rich and famous, alongside deeper and important topics raised during ttc, pregnancy and parenting including Tiffany sharing her own experience of Post Natal Depression. During my preamble I also share some news that we are in our two week wait and that I'm, dare I say, enjoying it!! I've even been listening to pregnancy...

The Finally Pregnant podcast is a place where everyone should feel safe sharing their story, no matter race, sex, religion, background. Sadly not everyone in the world has this attitude and following on from England losing the final of the Euros last week we saw an obscene and unacceptable outpouring of racism - particularly across social media. Speaking with Nikki - who is my lovely Pilates Sessions' teacher - she shared the impact racism has had on her life before, during pregnancy and as...

Welcome back for Series 5 of the Finally Pregnant podcast! This week I'm chatting to the fabulous Medina Grillo about her journey through 8 years of infertility and loss before becoming finally pregnant via IVF in 2020. I'm delighted to share that Medina has now welcomed her baby boy into the world!! Medina sadly experienced a miscarriage before having her first son 8 years ago and then went on to experience more loss, including an ectopic pregnancy in her journey to have a second baby. ...

Join me for this bonus episode of the Finally Pregnant podcast sponsored by Melio Health. Melio Health are specialists in health tests that give you all the info you need to get and stay healthy. They also work with the NHS Lab, Nottingham Universities Trust, to provide Non-Invasive Prenatal tests to expectant mothers. Melio are offering Finally Pregnant podcast listeners 10% with the code FINALLY10. Offer valid until end June 2021.In today's episode I'm chatting to Dr. Donna Fullerton who is...