Laura shares her and her wife Georgies fertility journey to their little boy Rupert. Laura initially opens up about her journey in discovering her sexuality and how it led her to her now wife Georgie. For their fertility journey, she speaks on how anonymous sperm donation did not align with their family building goals due to previous family history.

Laura shares their journey with a known donor and how they navigated that alongside a fertility clinic. In this episode she discusses in detail the known donor world, their unsuccessful home insemination and everything surrounding what was involved in that and then onto their (surprise) successful IUI on their second attempt.

Laura explains all of these topics so beautifully and in so much detail, she also touches on their discussions around RIVF for their second baby and the journey they're about to embark on with that.

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Today Jess shares her fertility journey with her partner Bianca. Jess opens up about exploring her sexuality later in life, meeting Bianca and their discussions around having kids, IVF and who would carry first.

Jess shares how they had to navigate extremely long sperm donor wait lists and the avenues they explored after feeling deflated by the whole process. Jess and Bianca went through IUIs and reciprocal IVF on their journey to daughter Stevie.

Jess opens up about the challenges they faced, including navigating the healthcare system as a same-sex couple, the emotional highs and lows of the IVF process, and how their relationship has grown stronger through it all.

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This week Rochelle shares her thoughts and feelings around the idea of becoming pregnant for the first time, and tosses up whether this is something she wants to do. She has never had a desire to carry, never entertained the idea of a baby bump and even more so has just never actually wanted to be pregnant. In this weeks episode, Rochelle and Maddy break down where these feelings are coming from, how to navigate them and validate others in a same-sex relationship who don't necessarily align with wanting to carry a pregnancy as well.

**we do discuss lack of desire and conversations around not wanting to be pregnant, so if you are currently on your TTC journey this may be a sensitive topic for you. Please feel free to skip this episode and come back to an episode that feels more aligned to you x

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What a niche. Friendships as a lesbian mum. Today we chat about losing friends as adult, making incredible new ones, letting go of what was and accepting what is now. Co-dependancy in a lesbian relationship is a real thing, toxic or not, it happens. Which also adds an extra layer to the hot topic of lesbian mum friendships.

We've never heard anyone talk about this but I bet you'll find something to relate to in this one. You're not alone.

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You're a lesbian and you want to have a baby.. where the HECK do you begin? Welcome to episode 3 of our IVF mini series, where you'll find bite sized pieces deep diving into specific aspects of a same-sex IVF journey. This week we break down the steps we took when embarking on our IVF journey.

1. Research
2. Baseline appointment: bloods, testing, consultations, family building goals, lots of questions
3. Counselling session
4. Choosing your donor
5. Pay lots of money, sign lots of forms
6. IUI/IVF

A lot of this information is based on our journey as well as information we have picked up by following other people journeys. This isn't specific advice, so make sure to ask all of your own questions and do more of your own research BUT hopefully this helps make the process a little less confusing to navigate!

(I also mention that we have recorded an in-depth eg retrieval episode... we haven't oops.. but it's coming!)

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Monica Cvoro is a queer Accredited Sports Dietician who specialises in performance nutrition. Monica has dedicated her career to helping high-intensity athletes achieve peak performance through optimal nutrition. Today, she shares her journey, both personal and professional, and offers valuable insights into sports nutrition, performance, and inclusivity.

In todays episode we discuss:

Mon's experience questioning her sexuality at 25

Discussion on the challenges and advantages of coming out with more life experience and maturity

Mon describes her coming out experience:

• Initial self-realisation and acceptance.
• Reactions from family and community, and how she navigated those reactions.

Mon's qualifications and journey to becoming a dietician:

• Why she chose to specialise as a sports dietician.

Nutrition and Performance:

Protein intake:

• Recommended amount of protein.
• Timing of protein intake and its impact on sleep.
• Best plant-based protein sources.

• Importance of fuelling before and after exercise.
• Ideal macro and micronutrients for pre- and post-workout nutrition.
• Discussion on fasted workouts and their pros and cons.
• Common nutrition mistakes made by athletes and the general population.

Supplements:

• Essential supplements for optimal athletic performance.
• Benefits and potential drawbacks of creatine supplementation for athletes.
• Recommended supplements for plant-based or vegetarian athletes.
• Impact of vegetarian or vegan diets on athletic performance and strategies for optimising nutrition.
• Tips for achieving a combination of fat loss and muscle gain.
• Practical nutrition tip for busy parents.
• Simple and effective strategies for improving nutrition despite time constraints.

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Sarah was raised in the church by an ordained Presbyterian Minister and in this episode shares how she navigated discovering her sexuality and coming out (being forced out of the closet) after an incredibly closeted and homophobic upbringing.

We all want our kids to trust us, and feel completely comfortable to tell us anything right? In the second half of the episode we explore why Sarah became a psychologist, her professional insights as a psychologist specialising in youth mental health, the secret to creating an open relationship with your kids and how to support their mental well-being and identity development.

You will gain so much more from this episode than you realise!

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Maddy shares what it is like to go through pregnancy carrying your partners embryo and the emotions and feelings that come with carrying a baby that is biologically not yours.

We chat about the decision making process of reciprocal IVF from the non-biological parents perspective, bonding with the baby during pregnancy and after they're born, how to navigate family opinions from both sides and how Maddy felt when she thought she would never carry her own embryo after many failed attempts during conceiving for our second.

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Ali Brigginshaw was told at the age on 12 that she wasn't allowed to play NRL anymore, because she was a girl. Now 22 years on she is the captain of the Brisbane Broncos, QLD State of Origin squad and Australian Jilaroos. This week on the podcast, Ali shares her journey to becoming an professional sports star in the NRLW and what happens when you never give up on your dreams. She shares advice for the younger generation who are pursuing their dreams and goals as well as her love for competition and athleticism.

Ali also opens up about why she will always show PDA with her wife in public, her coming out story and how to be inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community, particularly within team sports.

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Kate has always liked and dated girls but after tough breakup (lesbians IYKYK) and then unexpectedly falling pregnant with a guy, she found herself thrown into a life that she didn't feel prepared for. Kate then found herself again and rediscovered her sexuality after a divorce and has gone on to marry the love of her life, Ali. On the episode today Kate opens up and talks about:

• Her early life and discovering her sexuality
• Dating girls
• Going through her 'single and having fun' time
• Falling pregnant unexpectedly with a guy
• Mental health and the importance of putting yourself first
• Divorce and finding yourself afterwards
• Meeting Ali, their wedding and raising a family together
• What it was like being with a girl again after so long

And MORE!

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