Recorded: April 22nd, 2026

Tomorrow isn’t a vague someday anymore, it’s a scheduled frozen embryo transfer with a real clock, real meds, and very real feelings. We’re recording from a group sleepover the night before transfer, and the vibe is exactly what you’d expect: overly hydrated, trying to stay calm, and fighting the “what if” tunnel that shows up when you care this much.

For this bonus episode, both husbands join us to talk about the other side of IVF and gestational surrogacy, the part people rarely hear. 

We also walk through what happens during a frozen embryo transfer step by step: arriving with a full bladder, getting updates from the embryologist, what the catheter placement feels like, how the embryo is confirmed and transferred, and how fast it all moves when it finally happens. Then we zoom out to the bigger fertility journey, how common IVF really is, why so many people don’t talk about it, and what we’re learning about staying hopeful without pretending it’s easy.

Cheers to Haley being PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise) as of Thursday.

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0:00 - Cold Open And Embryo Count

0:40 - Bonus Guests Join The Sleepover

1:19 - Going Public With The Podcast

4:42 - The Husbands’ Side Of Surrogacy

7:31 - Needles Pineapple And Weird Moments

12:08 - Tomorrow’s Frozen Transfer Step By Step

20:41 - How Common IVF Really Is

24:18 - Supporting Her Through The Spiral

27:31 - One-Word Hopes And Sign-Off