IVF DADDIES

By JULIO GAGGIA AND RICHARD WESTOBY

Sometimes it takes a village to make a daddy.

IVF Daddies started with one man's pursuit of fatherhood through IVF, egg donation, and

surrogacy. Richard Westoby's journey brought him into an incredibl... more

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How many episodes does IVF DADDIES have?

The podcast currently has 67 episodes available.

IVF DADDIES episodes:

November 28, 2023 7) RICHARD'S STORY: SURROGACY AGENCY
Once you have an embryo, you need somewhere to put it. Enter the surrogacy agency.
In today's episode, Richard discusses the pros and cons of working with an agency to find a gestational carrier. He shares his top five criteria for selecting an agency, questions to ask your agency (and yourself!), and what you can expect when working with a surrogacy agency.
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5min
November 21, 2023 6) RICHARD'S STORY: THE LEGALITIES AND ESCROW
When Richard first dreamed of becoming a father, he thought about the joys of parenthood, the miracle of life, and the responsibility of raising good humans. What he hadn't dreamt of were all the legal contracts.
Today, Richard walks through the legal processes involved in egg donation and surrogacy agreements. He shares what he learned about protecting himself, his family, and his surrogate with the help of legal contracts.
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5min
November 09, 2023 4) RICHARD'S SPERM COLLECTION STORY
You knew this was coming. (No pun intended.)
You can't make a baby without sperm—and providing it was the most uncomfortable moment of Richard's IVF journey. In today's episode he tells the entire sordid story, from pre-appointment manscaping to the waiting room walk of shame.
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5min
November 01, 2023 3) RICHARD'S IVF STORY, THE SUCCESS RATE
Confused by success rates? Richard was too.
In today's episode, we break down what fertility clinic success rates can—and can't—tell you about the fertility journey ahead. Join us as we dive into how success rates are calculated, how much they really matter, and what questions to ask your clinic.
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6min
October 24, 2023 2) RICHARD'S SURROGACY STORY: THE IVF CLINIC
In the first season of IVF Daddies, Richard walks through his own path to fatherhood step by step.
Every fertility journey is full of tough decisions, but it starts with the most important decision of all: am I ready to be a parent? In 2011, Richard Westoby decided that he was. This season is his firsthand account of how fatherhood went from a dream to a reality. We're here to tell you about it all, including all the bumps in the road, lessons learned, and what future parents should know before setting off on the same path.

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7min
October 17, 2023 1) RICHARD'S SURROGACY STORY: THE BEGINNING
In the first season of IVF Daddies, Richard walks through his own path to fatherhood step by step.
Every fertility journey is full of tough decisions, but it starts with the most important decision of all: am I ready to be a parent? In 2011, Richard Westoby decided that he was. This season is his firsthand account of how fatherhood went from a dream to a reality. We're here to tell you about it all, including all the bumps in the road, lessons learned, and what future parents should know before setting off on the same path.
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5min
October 16, 2023 IVF DADDIES TRAILER
I am Richard Westerby, and welcome to the IVF Daddies podcast, where we discuss all things IVF and surrogacy. A disclaimer, I'm not a doctor, nor a lawyer. I'm just a dad who, 12 years ago, went through the surrogacy process to have my miracle twins. Since then, I have discovered my passion, which is helping others to create families.

And providing optimism during their road to Parenthood.
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FAQs about IVF DADDIES:

How many episodes does IVF DADDIES have?

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