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Our award-winning podcast is an honest and illuminating take on the challenges of IVF and donor conception. We're Becky and Ben Saer, fertility trailblazers on a mission. As former IVF patients, we spent years, and a small fortune, trying to conceive. We're now proud parents to two wonderful donor-conceived daughters, Ida and Coral. It was a tough journey and we're here to share everything we learned.
We've supported thousands of fertility patients over the last 12 years in our day jobs as fertility treatment coordinators. Add that experience to our personal IVF struggles and you're going to hear some unique insights into the world of IVF, donor eggs and embryo adoption.
Enjoy our fabulous guests, fertility tips, emotional advice, and much more. We'll help you develop a fertility mindset to survive this often gruelling road to parenthood.
Our mantra? Don't despair, we'll get there.
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Recent Episodes
S3E11 Can Infertility Be Funny? We Ask Comedian Kate-Lois Elliott
IVF is a serious business, but can humour help? We speak to comedian, actor and writer Kate-Lois Elliott about the comedy of conception. On stage, she tackles it head-on. Privately, her fertility…
S3E10 Family, Identity & Truth: Rebecca Coxon’s Amazing DNA Story
Some fertility journeys are dramatic, and Rebecca Coxon’s story is a shining example. An IVF triplet, she took a DNA test in her late twenties, discovering she was conceived using a sperm donor. She…
S3E9 Your Breast, Your Fertility: Art, Science & The Quiet Self
What role does the breast really play in fertility? We speak to author and surgeon, Dr. Gabriel Weston, about this remarkable organ. We assess its sexual and maternal function, and how the two seem…
S3E8 Sounds Therapeutic? How Music Can Help Fertility Patients
Can music make fertility treatment less stressful? Or more successful? We meet one of the world’s leading music therapists, Dr. Alison Short, associate professor at Western Sydney University. Music…
S3E7 Watching & Waiting: The Secret Life Of An Embryologist
What really happens in the lab at a fertility clinic? We speak to Suzanne Cawood, one of the UK’s top consultant-embryologists. They work behind the scenes but, as Suzanne explains, embryologists…
S3E6 Eggs On Ice: Heather’s Courageous Egg Freezing Story
What’s really involved when you freeze your eggs? We speak to Heather, who decided to freeze hers aged 35. Social egg freezing is the fastest growing fertility procedure in the UK. But, as Heather…
S3E5 Is IVF A Good Idea Over 40? We Ask a Top Fertility Doctor
Many women try own-egg IVF in their early 40s. But do the success stats make this a fruitless quest? We speak to Dr. Pavel Otevřel, head doctor at the renowned Reprofit clinic in Brno, Czech…
S3E4 ‘IVF Destroyed My Marriage’: How Lucy Reclaimed Her Life
What happens when IVF doesn’t work? Meet Lucy Frank, whose fertility struggles led directly to the break-up of her first marriage. She talks openly about this difficult time in her life and her…
S3E3 ‘It Smashed My Identity’: Ciaran’s Male Infertility Struggle
What does male infertility feel like? We speak to Ciaran Hannington, whose own fertility battle took him to rock bottom. He talks movingly about his identity crisis, his partner’s support, and the…
S3E2 The Storm Within: Can Fertility Counselling Rescue You?
We meet counsellor Gemma Antcliffe, who has a special interest in helping fertility patients. She explains the unique challenges of infertility, focussing on its uncertainty and disruptive nature. We…
S3E1 The Waiting Game: Hope, Patience & The IVF Clock
Becky and Ben reflect on the long waits associated with IVF. Fertility treatment can’t be rushed. Finding the resolve to keep going, and lead a normal life, is tough. Trying naturally, the switch to…
S2E12 Care & Comfort: Managing High-Risk Pregnancies After IVF
Positive pregnancy test after IVF treatment? Fantastic. Now comes the next challenge – the pregnancy itself. Many fertility patients are in their late 30s or early 40s, and pregnancies in this age…
S2E11 Maca, Myths and Mush: Eating Your Way to Fertility Health
What foods should you eat when trying to conceive? We meet functional nutritionist Hayley Paul, who takes a science-based approach to food, drink and dietary planning. We ask if fertility patients…
S2E10 Sex & IVF: Top Tips From Psychosexual Therapist Kate Moyle
Can you maintain a happy sex life during fertility treatment – and after it? We speak to world-renowned sex therapist Kate Moyle about this tricky dilemma. The disruptive nature of IVF can often…
S2E9 ‘Mum, Dad, You’re So Old!’ Parenting After IVF In Your 40s
Do IVF patients make better parents? We discuss the reality that many fertility patients are, like us, older. Now in our fifties, with two children under 13, we ask if age is a help or a hindrance to…
S2E8 Life With Liberty Mills: How To Boost Your Fertility Health
A fascinating chat with Liberty Mills, an integrative health and nutrition coach with a remarkable life story. She conceived her second daughter naturally, at 44, after a range of holistic and…
S2E7 Embryo Glue, Anyone? The Truth About IVF Add-On Treatments
What exactly are fertility add-ons? And are they safe, effective and worth the money? We speak to fertility specialist, Dr. Tomáš Bagócsi, from Reprofit, which has clinics in the Czech Republic and…
S2E6 Herbal Medicine & Me: How Plants Grew My Career & My Family
Can herbs optimise your fertility? We speak to Jodie Foreman, a medical herbalist and reflexologist with a keen interest in pregnancy and conception issues. Plants have been used in medicine for…
S2E5 Your Womb: Dr. Gabriel Weston Considers Its Power & Beauty
Is the womb the finest human organ? And what role does it really play in female identity? In this fascinating episode, we speak to Dr. Gabriel Weston – surgeon, broadcaster, author and mother. She…
S2E4 I'm 13. Here’s What I Think About Being Donor Conceived.
A landmark episode today, featuring 13-year-old Eve – a donor-egg child with a story to tell. Accompanied by her mother, Eve speaks with calmness and clarity about the way she came into the world.…
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