Any Questions? A Podcast About Conception, Pregnancy and Realistic Motherhood

After teasing it for weeks (months?) I am so excited to share my TTC interview with my husband with you! It was really interesting to hear the non-birthing/carrying partner's perspective, chat with him about some tough topics and answer some of your questions.

Thank you again for your support of me and for this episode. It was a lot of fun! Please excuse any mic issues (it actually wasn't as bad audio as I thought it might be). And if you have any feedback or ideas for future episodes, please leave them in the link below!

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? ⁠Leave your feedback in this form:⁠ https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

Welcome back to Any Questions and episode #75! In this episode I'm talking all about what happens when you and your partner have different approaches to your TTC and fertility journey.

If one of you is in a rush, wanting to get things done right away, stressing and willing to spend lots of money while the other is dragging their feet, what do you do?

PS: Next episode will (hopefully!) be the Q&A with my husband. If you have any questions for him or for me/us, feel free to leave it in this Google form (or the Spotify Q&A box!)

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? ⁠Leave your feedback in this form:⁠ https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

Happy new year and welcome back to Any Questions!

Kicking off a new year of fertility and conception podcasting by discussing how we can make TTC (trying to conceive) feel less like a chore, which can be hard when everything feels so scheduled and burdensome.

Plus, I'm sharing updates from our fertility clinic and IUI process.

PS: I've heard your feedback and I will have my husband on the pod to answer questions and give his take on the partner/male side of the fertility and pregnancy journey.

If you have a question you'd like to ask him (or me or both of us), feel free to fill out my Google Form below or the Spotify Q&A box.

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea?⁠ Have a q for me?

Leave your feedback in this form:⁠ https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

It's my final episode of 2023! The end of 2023 also marks two years of trying to conceive (TTC) for me and my husband. In this episode I'm looking back on all of the highs and lows of this year (TW for pregnancy loss), what lessons and realizations I've learned from our fertility journey, and my plans for growing our family and this podcast in 2024!

Thank you so much for listening to Any Questions this year and for all of your support. I started this podcast as an outlet for myself and have been amazed by the small but mighty community of listeners. I so appreciate you!

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea?

Leave your feedback in this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

TW: mention of pregnancy loss/miscarriage throughout

If you've been on your TTC (trying to conceive) journey for a while, if you've suffered loss or if you've had bad test results, how do you get excited again?

How do you get over the fact that you'll never be the same innocent optimistic person you were when you first started on this fertility journey?

How do you not let the fear of another loss or bad result ruin the next one?

Join me as I talk through some of my thoughts on this - knowing full well I do not have the answers! It's difficult to navigate the emotions of TTC and I know we are all doing the best we can.

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

TW: This mini-sode deals with pregnancy loss, miscarriage and chemical pregnancy. If those topics aren't for you, feel free to skip this one!

I had to record a bonus mini episode because I was just so blown away by all of the recent comments I received. THANK YOU all so much for your support, feedback, kind words, recommendations, stories and episode ideas. It means so much to me.

I can't tell you how supported I feel and how much I appreciate everyone who has taken the time to reach out.

Keep the messages coming (links below!) and I'll see you next week for a new full episode!

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Or leave me a voice memo! Record yours here: https://anchor.fm/anyquestionspregnancy/messagePrefer to leave your feedback/episode suggestions in writing?

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

In this week's episode of the fertility journey roller coaster, I'm thinking about what would happen if I got off the ride. What if we don't get pregnant? What if IUI doesn't work? What if we don't try IVF or adoption - or we do and it doesn't work out? Could I find happiness without a baby? Thank you to listener Gem for inspiring this episode!

TRIGGER WARNING: I start the episode talking about miscarriage/pregnancy loss and thanking my listeners for their messages of support. If that topic isn't for you, please skip ahead to 08:14.

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? Leave me a voice memo! Record yours here: https://anchor.fm/anyquestionspregnancy/message

Prefer to leave your feedback/episode suggestions in writing? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

TW: chemical pregnancy, miscarriage, pregnancy loss

In today's episode we're chatting about chemical pregnancies, inspired by a listener episode suggestion. What is a chemical pregnancy? Is it actually a miscarriage or something else? If they're so common, why do we rarely hear about them? And why does it feel like we can't be sad about them? I'm unpacking all that and more - tune in!

PS: Check out thermometers, supplements, fertility tests and more at ⁠Femometer⁠. Use code QUESTIONS for 15% off! https://www.femometer.com/

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? Leave me a voice memo! Record yours here: https://anchor.fm/anyquestionspregnancy/message

Prefer to leave your feedback/episode suggestions in writing? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

As the Little Mermaid would say, "When's it my turn?" I'm channeling my inner Ariel for today's episode: When is it finally going to be my turn to get pregnant? It feels like pregnancy and motherhood is all around when you're TTC (trying to conceive), and it can be hard to not feel like you're falling behind and frustrated that your own fertility journey is taking so long. Today I dive into the emotions of this part of the journey, the helpful reminders I like to tell myself and some actions we can take to process what we're feeling when the frustration and longing take over.

PS: Check out thermometers, supplements, fertility tests and more at ⁠Femometer⁠. Use code QUESTIONS for 15% off! https://www.femometer.com/

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? Leave me a voice memo! Record yours here: https://anchor.fm/anyquestionspregnancy/message

Prefer to leave your feedback/episode suggestions in writing? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!

Inspired by a listener suggestion, this week's episode is all about how to stop TTC (trying to conceive) from taking over your life. I'm sharing secret ways TTC may be taking over and what you can do to step back, add something new and find support. Plus, for all my fellow forward-thinkers and life planners, I'm talking about how to deal when you thought you'd have a baby (or at least be pregnant!) by a certain date and then that date comes along and you're still trying to conceive.

PS: Check out thermometers, supplements, fertility tests and more at Femometer. Use code QUESTIONS for 15% off! https://www.femometer.com/

Want to share your pregnancy or TTC journey? Have feedback for the podcast? Have an episode idea? Leave me a voice memo! Record yours here: https://anchor.fm/anyquestionspregnancy/message

Prefer to leave your feedback/episode suggestions in writing? Fill out this form: https://forms.gle/XyBgaf9JwgvcfH5p8

Disclosure: I'm in no way, shape or form an expert on anything. None of this is advice. Take it all with a grain of salt and consult your own healthcare provider or topic expert!