A little message from Ashleigh -  " Miscarriages, fertility struggles, and IVF were things I never expected to experience in my life, but I also never the imagined the courage, relationship strengths and life experience these things would bring to our world."   Follow along on the socials @ivftalespodcast ..read more

The tale teller wishes to remain anonymous but let's refer to her as Lady Leo. In this episode, Lady Leo talks about her IVF journey after a termination of pregnancy. She goes on to talk about inconclusive Hycosy results and getting a second opinion regarding an Endometriosis diagnosis. Lady Leo talks about the importance of advocating for yourself during your IVF treatment. Follow along on @ivftalespodcast  ..read more

Welcome to season 3! Emotional Intelligence Teacher and Scientific Yogi, Sherrie Laryse, shares her journey in trying to start a family, along with the techniques and meditations that she took herself through to find peace with her situation along the way. Sherrie journalled all the way along this journey; a journal which was ultimately published as a raw, tell-all memoir, called On Path. This inspirational book talks through how to overcome life challenges, how to process emotions, and how to find peace in the face of loss. A little note from Sherrie- After she recorded this episode, she ..read more

Alana shares with me her infertility story, which is the inspiration behind her beautiful childrens book called The Magic Baby Lab. Alanas journey began after trying naturally for almost a year with no success. Further investigations were undertaken and her husband was found to have low sperm count. They decided the best chance of success was IVF/ICSI, and that's how two magical babies were created.    To buy The Magic Baby Lab head to www.mischiefandmellow.com.au   Alana has kindly given IVF Tales listeners a discount code, use IVFTALES at checkout for your 5% discount.   ..read more

In todays episode, I sit down and chat with Em from @not.another.bad.egg. Her story so far is an interesting one! Her patience and resilience will pay off as her story continues. The part that got my jaw dropping to the floor was that she didn't respond to the popular IVF drug Orgalutran... absolutely devastating! Ems story still continues, you can follow along on @not.another.bad.egg and also read more stories on infertility and pregnancy loss shared by other women around Australia. Be part of the movement! We are starting conversations and reducing the stigma around infertility! Thanks Em! W ..read more

Taleeha retells her IVF tale. After trying to fall pregnant naturally for a year with no success, they sought help from a specialist, where she was diagnosed with PCOS. Taleeha experienced irregular periods and found it hard to track her ovulation. The first recommendation was to try OI which they did for many months with no success. It was time to see a fertility specialist, and further investigations were undertaken, which still gave no other reason for infertility. IVF was the next step. Taleehas story is a perfect example of 'it only takes one' as they fell pregnant on their first IVF cycl ..read more

Jade talks to me all the way from the other side of the world. Many LOL and WTF moments in this one! Jade hilariously retells her IVF journey and the inspiration behind her memoir The good news is... you don't have Endometriosis. Seeking help from multiple specialists, Jade had success with IVF and now has a beautiful 2 month old girl. Oh and she does actually have Endometriosis (another example of how important it is to advocate for yourself) You can purchase her book on Amazon and Kindle ..read more

Todays episode Maraea talks about her infertility journey. Being diagnosed with PCOS at a young age, she knew she would likely need help to fall pregnant. Maraea would sometimes go over a year without a period, so it was almost impossible to track her cycle. Seeking advice from a fertility specialist the first step was to do a Laparoscopy/Hysteroscopy, however before organising to do this she fell pregnant naturally. Maraea goes into depth about her miscarriages, clomid cycles and failed transfers. She also sought a 2nd option from another fertility specialist who ordered even more testing. Ma ..read more

Bib shares her incredible story going through IVF and personal loss (losing both her mother and sister in law during their TTC journey). After trying to conceive on their own with no success, they did 6 rounds of Clomid and unfortunately experienced an early miscarriage. Their next step was IVF (seeking help from an IVF clinic in Brisbane, a 5 hour drive from where they lived in rural NSW). Bib shares with me the multiple stimulated cycles, failed transfers, early miscarriages, ectopic pregnancy, and laparoscopies (most of it through the Covid pandemic and navigating border restrictions) Bibs ..read more

In todays episode I talk to Anna about her infertility journey. Anna was diagnosed with PCOS after realizing her cycles were irregular. She didn’t respond well to the fertility drugs to help her ovulate, so the next step was IVF. Anna lived in rural QLD and had to travel 2000km to Brisbane to seek fertility treatment. She goes into depth about her miscarriages, including a hospital stay that wasn’t well managed by the staff. Anna went through a few IVF stimulated cycles and many transfers, she changed fertility specialists a few times as she felt like there was more to investigate. She is a bi ..read more