In our debut episode, we talk candidly about our five-year battle to conceive, and the role taken by loved ones in that challenging fertility journey. We drew inspiration from people we barely knew – Mo Farah and Dustin Hoffman among them. Not to mention Sheila, the kindest taxi driver in the East Midlands. And Paul and Anthea, thoughtful neighbours who took us under their wing.
The part your friends and family play in your fertility treatment may surprise you. We explore what to say, and what not to say, to IVF patients in the thick of it. And we touch on the heightened state of sensitivity we felt, as bewildered fertility patients, during the process.
We hope you enjoy our very first episode. We try to be honest, perceptive and empathetic. The resilience we found on our path to parenthood is something many IVF patients will recognise. The voice in your head that whispers: it’s the destination, not the journey.