Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF

By Big Fat Negative

What's Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF about?

Big Fat Negative is the podcast about IVF, infertility and the trials of TTC - aka trying for a baby. Co-hosted by journalists and friends Emma Forsyth Haslett and Gabriella Griffith, the show follows their stories on the not-so-simple journey to motherhood, while also interviewing a range of experts on all things infertility. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF episodes:

09.25.2023
Gabby's last go: The conclusion
It's Gabby's last spin of the wheel, as she uses her final embryo. How did it go? Find out here. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode reveals the result of a round of IVF. If you are not ready to hear that, please...
09.18.2023
Gabby's last go
A bonus episode: Gabby prepares for the transfer of her final embryo. Swears throughout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
04.02.2023
Gabby Special: Episode 4 - Test time
*** TRIGGER WARNING: THIS EPISODE INCLUDES DISCUSSION ABOUT A PREGNANCY TEST RESULT AFTER AN IVF ROUND. PLEASE DO NOT LISTEN IF THIS ISN'T THE RIGHT TIME FOR YOU *** It's the end of the TWW, which means... pregnancy test time. But...
03.27.2023
Gabby Special: Episode 3 - Elbow deep in the TWW
It's just after transfer day and Gabby, stuck in the two-week wait (TWW) isn't doing well. The girls discuss symptom spotting, when to test and how to get through the TWW without losing your mind. Swears throughout. Hosted on Acast. See...
03.21.2023
Gabby Special: Episode 2
Hi! Are you a new listener? We suggest you go back and start from the beginning, so you get to know us properly. BFN is back for a special mini-series, as we follow Gabby on her second jourrrrney! In the second...
03.14.2023
Gabby Special: Episode 1
Hi! Are you a new listener? We suggest you go back and start from the beginning, so you get to know us properly. BFN is back for a special mini-series, as we follow Gabby on her second jourrrrney! In this episode...
09.27.2022
Izzy Judd
It's the last episode of the series, so we've got a special guest for you: Izzy Judd, one of the first celebrities to speak out about her infertility. We talk about what it was like to go through IVF in...
09.19.2022
Leftover embryos: The options
'Embabies', 'frosties' - we give our embryos many names, but there may come a time when we reach the end of the TTC road and have blastocysts left over. Today we speak to fellow fertility podcaster Natalie Silverman about how...
09.12.2022
The world's first fertility officer
This week we're joined by Natalie Sutherland, the world's first fertility officer, and Somaya Ouazzani. With a shared background in corporate law, the two have started In/Fertility in the City, a space to share stories about going through fertility struggles...
08.29.2022
Erin Holland
TRIGGER WARNING: CONTAINS THE RESULT OF A PREGNANCY TEST. PLEASE TURN OFF AFTER 44:19 IF YOU CAN'T LISTEN - and please look after your heart first. Model, presenter, singer and generally impressive woman Erin Holland joins us to talk about...
08.22.2022
The Worst Girl Gang Ever
The people we're talking to today need no introduction: The Worst Girl Gang ever is one of the UK's biggest podcasts on pregnancy loss and miscarriage - so big they've just published their first book. We speak to Bex and...
08.09.2022
Claire Lynch on the significance of Small
Author Claire Lynch joins us to talk about her book Small: On Motherhoods, same-sex TTC, and what it's like to have premature twins. Meanwhile, Emma has Some News and Professor Tim addresses our second-silliest question so far. Swears throughout. Hosted on...
08.01.2022
Knackered Knackers on male factor infertility and using a sperm donor
What is wrong with Emma's mic today? We don't know, but we're sorry. Normal service will resume next week. We're joined by Shaun Greenaway, aka Knackered Knackers, who talks about what it's like to find out you have azoospermia and how...
07.31.2022
Bonus: Paying for IVF and fertility treatment
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GAIA: We're here on a Monday for a special episode to discuss funding IVF and fertility treatment. We've got an amazing panel including campaigners Wegan, journalist Alex Holder and Nader AlSalim, the founder and CEO of Gaia,...
07.25.2022
Interior Design Masters' Amy Davies on multiple miscarriage
Amy Davies moved thousands of viewers to tears (and dozens of you to message us) when she shared her experiences of infertility on the show Interior Design Masters. Today she joins us to talk about the multiple miscarriages she has...
07.18.2022
Emma Barnett on infertility, IVF and endometriosis
Emma Barnett is the host of Woman's Hour and Newsnight - and she's also struggling to conceive her second child. In May this year she wrote a tell-all piece for the Times, in which she described her six (now seven)...
04.21.2022
Fertility Show special
Gabby and Emma speak to Sophie Sulehria and Laura Biggs from the Fertility Show ahead of their appearance at the show next month, and in IVF WTF, Gabby asks Dr Wael Saab, fertility consultant and Deputy Clinical Director at the...
02.22.2022
Catching up with Sophie
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains people describing the result of fertility treatment. if you can't listen right now, switch off when we tell you (after 18:14). Emma and Gabby catch up with Sophie, their guest from last season, to find...
02.15.2022
Embryology 101 with Alease the Embryologist
This week, Gabby talks to TikTok star and embryologist Alease Daniel about how embryos are made, what embryologists are looking for - and whether embryo grades really make a difference. Emma and Gabby also discuss This Is Going to Hurt, the...
02.09.2022
Toby Trice: Why balls matter
Gabby and Emma speak to Toby Trice, a racing driver with a mission to spread the word about male infertility, and why men need to be checked out too. He talks about his jourrrney and why he is committed to...
02.01.2022
What happens to your body after miscarriage
What happens to your body after miscarriage? Emma speaks to Lyanne Nicholl, the author of Your Postnatal Body, who explains why focusing on the physicality of loss and grief is important - and why doctors' suggestion that 'it's just like...
01.25.2022
You gotta fight! For your right! To have NHS-funded IVF!
Gabby and Emma are talking to Jynna Yarrum, a CBT therapist and trainer who fought her CCG to get NHS-funded IVF - and won. Outside of that interview, please be aware that some very hungover book promoting is taking place. It...
01.18.2022
Pippa Vosper on pregnancy loss
Writer, presenter and brand consultant Pippa Vosper joins us to talk about the loss of her baby boy and the infertility journey that followed, and why she has chosen to write a book about it. Meanwhile, Gabby and Emma are being...
01.11.2022
Finally talking TFMR
Termination for medical reasons: it's such a difficult subject, Emma hasn't been able to bring herself to talk about it. Until now. We're joined by Hayley Manning, the co-host of Time to Talk TFMR, a podcast where women share their...
01.04.2022
How it feels to discover you're donor conceived
The girls are joined this week by Lizzie, who discovered two years ago that she was conceived through a sperm donor. She talks about how that felt, how she's come to terms with it and what it means to go...
12.21.2021
Doing your own research, with Professor Joyce Harper
Professor Joyce Harper has spent 30 years on both sides of the IVF counter: as an embryologist, professor of women's health and one of Europe's leading voices on fertility treatment, and also as an IVF patient. She joins us to...
12.14.2021
Raquel Horn on late miscarriage
The girls are back with a new series - kicking off with entrepreneur, TV star and hip hop royalty Raquel 'Rocky' Horn, who talks us through her infertility 'jourrrrney' and why she has chosen to share it with the world,...
11.05.2021
Bonus: Foxes TWW episode
We're back for a Fertility Week special, with an update from the Foxes: did they manage an embryo transfer? What was their TWW like? What was their result? TRIGGER WARNING: This episode includes an audio diary of a two-week wait, including...
08.23.2021
Chasing Creation: Living with childlessness
Katy from Chasing Creation (chasingcreation.org) joins Gabby and Emma to talk about her decision to have a hysterectomy, its repercussions and how she is creating her unexpectedly childfree life. Meanwhile, Liz gives advice to someone struggling with the uncertainty of...
08.16.2021
Maybehood: TTC, childless - or both?
This week we're discussing the state between TTC and childlessness - at what point do you cross over? Gabby and Emma are joined by Annabel from Maybehood (https://maybehood.com/) to discuss it. Meanwhile, Sophie has had her egg collection. Subscribe to our...
08.02.2021
Surrogacy after cancer
Kreena Dhiman's story has more twists and turns than Emma's wonky fallopian tubes: having survived cancer and heart failure, she embarked on a surrogacy journey, and - well, we won't give away the ending. She joins us to tell us...
07.26.2021
The infertile midwife
How do you navigate infertility if you have to work with babies, children or - horror! - pregnant women every day? Sophie Martin lost her twins, Cecil and Wilfred, at 21 weeks, and went through gruelling rounds of IVF to...
07.19.2021
When doctors ignore your pain: Dr Belinda Coker on self-advocacy
Gabby and Emma are joined by Dr Belinda Coker, the founder of Your Trusted Squad, to talk about how it feels to be a doctor whose pain is ignored by other doctors, and why she started Your Trusted Squad, her...
07.12.2021
Time to talk second babies
By popular demand, Emma and Gabby give you an update on where their heads are at on second babies. TRIGGER WARNING: If this is a point in your jourrrrney where listening to this might be hard, please look after your...
06.28.2021
A surrogate speaks
Emma and Gabby are joined by Rachel Westbury, the founder of the Nappy Endings surrogacy agency and a three-time surrogate (of four babies). Meanwhile, Liz is addressing the question of whether or not to do IVF. If you want to listen to...
06.21.2021
Keeping the love alive: intimacy and TTC
This week we are joined by Marissa Nelson, a marriage and family therapist, and (crucially) also a sex therapist, who joins us to talk sex while TTC: can it ever actually be sexy? Meanwhile, we are squee-ing with Sophie about her...
06.14.2021
Elle Wright: Feathering the Empty Next
Emma and Gabby are joined this week by blogger and author Elle Wright, whose new book, A Bump in the Road, chronicles the infertility journey she endured after the loss of newborn son, Teddy. You can buy it here. Meanwhile, BFN...
06.07.2021
Doing IVF abroad: Everything you need to know
Do you have questions about doing IVF abroad? Emma Haslam from Your IVF Abroad (yourivfabroad.co.uk) is here to answer them all - from what to do about language barriers to how to find a decent clinic. Meanwhile, Sophie has some exciting...
05.31.2021
Meet Lui, our acupuncturist
They've been going on about her for long enough - today, Emma and Gabby have finally dragged their acupuncturist, Lui Yeung, onto the podcast. She explains the principles of acupuncture and why it's helpful for fertility (also: which one of...
05.24.2021
What's more gruelling - TTC or skiing solo to the South pole?
... clue: you won't get frostbite from the difficult one. Emma and Gabby are joined by polar explorer Jenny Wordsworth, who tells them about the parallels between extreme endurance expeditions and infertility (because there sure as hell aren't many differences),...
05.17.2021
Notafictionalmum on adoption
This week the girls are talking to Notafictionalmum, aka NFM, about adoption. Tears are shed by everyone except Emma, who is surprisingly heartless, it turns out. Meanwhile, Agony Aunt Liz tackles how to tell explain 'no news', while Prof T...
05.03.2021
'Coming out' - and the PCOS Dr
We're talking 'coming out' this week: how to tell people what you're going through. Plus, we're talking to The PCOS Dr, aka Dr Amina Hersi, and Professor Tim tackles retrograde ejaculation. Find Dr Amina's Instagram profile here. Swears throughout. Hosted on Acast....
04.26.2021
Ruth Corden and an embryo dilemma
It's Liz's first turn as BFN's agony aunt - this week she's addressing an embryo dilemma: to fork out or not to fork out? Meanwhile, we're speaking Ruth Corden (you can find her podcast here or by searching 'Finding the...
04.19.2021
Taking a break and Wegan on same-sex TTC
Sophie is back this week to talk about the highs and lows (mainly lows, let's be honest) of taking a break from TTC. Meanwhile, we meet Wegan, the 'wafty, floaty, delicious' (Gabby's words) influencer couple who launched a campaign last...
04.13.2021
The Browns: IVF abroad and egg donation
This week we're catching up with the Foxes to find out what has transpired since we last heard from Liz at Christmas (spoiler: everyone's still frustrated AF). We also meet Tia and Lee Brown, a couple who are undergoing egg...
04.06.2021
We're back! Samantha Busch - and (finally) our Big Announcement
Team BFN is back in your headphones with a bumper episode to kick off their brand new series - and That Big Announcement, potentially the most-trailed announcement in history - as well as a reshuffle of our BFN regulars. We've also...
12.22.2020
The BFN Christmas Party 2020
Hi! Are you a new listener? It might help to go back and listen from the beginning - you'll get to know us better that way. Crack open a bottle and dig out your novelty Santa hats: you're joining us mid-way...
11.03.2020
Fertility Week 2020: All Foxes, all the time
Hello! Are you a new listener? Why not go back and listen from the beginning? You'll get to know us better that way. It's Fertility Week 2020 and to celebrate, we're having a massive catch-up with the Foxes. Yep: it's an...
08.03.2020
Our Worst Guests Ever; IUI
Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be helpful to go to the beginning of the podcast and listen from there. You'll get to know us better that way. It's the last episode of the third series, and unfortunately we've...
07.27.2020
All Our Eggs' Martha Goddard; Embryo disposal
Hello! Are you a new listener? It might be worth going back to the beginning of the podcast - you'll get to know us better that way. Martha Goddard is the co-writer and director of All Our Eggs, a series of...

What's Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF about?

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Big Fat Negative: TTC, fertility, infertility and IVF episodes:

Gabby's last go: The conclusion

Gabby's last go

Gabby Special: Episode 4 - Test time

Gabby Special: Episode 3 - Elbow deep in the TWW

Gabby Special: Episode 2

Gabby Special: Episode 1

Izzy Judd

Leftover embryos: The options

The world's first fertility officer

Erin Holland

The Worst Girl Gang Ever

Claire Lynch on the significance of Small

Knackered Knackers on male factor infertility and using a sperm donor

Bonus: Paying for IVF and fertility treatment

Interior Design Masters' Amy Davies on multiple miscarriage

Emma Barnett on infertility, IVF and endometriosis

Fertility Show special

Catching up with Sophie

Embryology 101 with Alease the Embryologist

Toby Trice: Why balls matter

What happens to your body after miscarriage

You gotta fight! For your right! To have NHS-funded IVF!

Pippa Vosper on pregnancy loss

Finally talking TFMR

How it feels to discover you're donor conceived

Doing your own research, with Professor Joyce Harper

Raquel Horn on late miscarriage

Bonus: Foxes TWW episode

Chasing Creation: Living with childlessness

Maybehood: TTC, childless - or both?

Surrogacy after cancer

The infertile midwife

When doctors ignore your pain: Dr Belinda Coker on self-advocacy

Time to talk second babies

A surrogate speaks

Keeping the love alive: intimacy and TTC

Elle Wright: Feathering the Empty Next

Doing IVF abroad: Everything you need to know

Meet Lui, our acupuncturist

What's more gruelling - TTC or skiing solo to the South pole?

Notafictionalmum on adoption

'Coming out' - and the PCOS Dr

Ruth Corden and an embryo dilemma

Taking a break and Wegan on same-sex TTC

The Browns: IVF abroad and egg donation

We're back! Samantha Busch - and (finally) our Big Announcement

The BFN Christmas Party 2020

Fertility Week 2020: All Foxes, all the time

Our Worst Guests Ever; IUI

All Our Eggs' Martha Goddard; Embryo disposal