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The Baby Project_
by Thebabyproject_
For some of us the biggest project of our lives is creating a family. Join us to listen to our infertility journey and stories from warriors just like you!
Episodes
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[Infertility] S2 | E7: Em's Second Opinion
Em walks us through where she is at now after her fourth transfer and what her plan is moving forward.
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[Loss & Donor Eggs] S2 | E6: Life Is Tough But So Are You!
Alex takes us on one crazy ride and after much heartbreak, immense grief and a life changing genetic condition that lead her to using donor eggs. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy & loss*
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[Infertility] S2 | E5: Ask For Help
Fertility coach, Laura, discusses how coaching helped her through her own infertility journey where she was able to feel calmer, less lonely and confident. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and childbirth*
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[Infertility] S2 | E4: Pushing Forward
Jenny opens up about the struggles she is having with fibroids, the frustrating emotional rollercoaster while waiting and learning to advocate for herself in the fertility world.
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[Surrogacy] S2 | E3: Elle's Final Chapter
After all this time she’s finally here! Elle is finally at the end of her long tumultuous road to baby! *Trigger warning: this episode discusses childbirth*
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[Infertility] S2 | E2: Never Give Up
Olga joins Elle and Em to share her story of perseverance through the challenges of infertility. This mindset coach really mastered the art of coaching and helped herself on her journey. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy*
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[Infertility & Donor Eggs] S2 | E1: Ring That Bell!
Joanna takes us on a ride all the way to Malaysia and opens up about her journey to using donor eggs and ringing the success bell! *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy*
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[Bonus] TBP Highlights of 2021
That's a wrap on 2021! Join us as we talk about some memorable moments over the last few months. Also included are some bloopers from our recordings that we hope ends your year off with a smile.
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[Infertility] E24: "Oh Great, it's Christmas Again and No Baby!"
We wish that we had a magic wand that could take away the pain of the holidays. What we can do though is bitch about this time of year and share some things that have helped us get through many seasons without a baby.
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[Surrogacy] E23: Elle's Story Part 3
Elle continues on with her story - part 3 - after choosing surrogacy to build her family.
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[Infertility] E22: Em's Update
Em updates us on how the last few months have been leading up to her third frozen embryo transfer. Em talks about the the new tests and treatments she underwent to increase her chances for a successful pregnancy.
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[Infertility] E21: One Thing After Another
Elle and Em talk to co-author, Courtney, from the book "Where's Helen?" Courtney shares all the setbacks she had to endure one thing after another in her infertility journey. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and childbirth*
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[Infertility] E20: Fall Down Four Times, Get Up Five
Co-author of the book, "Where's Helen?", Jenny, joins Elle and Em to share her real and raw infertility battle. Jenny reminds us all that we need to stay in the arena and no matter how many times we fall, we must continue to get up each time.
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[Infertility] E19: No Roadmap To Destination Baby
Sara, one of the authors from the book “Where’s Helen?”, joins Elle and Em to compare how her 10 year infertility journey has been quite similar to driving to a set destination without any map, GPS, or phone signal. Sara shares how meeting certain people along the way has helped her in getting...
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[Infertility] E18: Finding Happiness Within
Leah, one of the authors from the book “Where’s Helen?”, joins Elle and Em to talk about how her infertility and ivf journey forced her to focus on herself and to find happiness and peace from within. *Trigger Warning: this episode discusses pregnancy*
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[Infertility] E17: Four Journeys, One Goal
The four authors of the book, "Where's Helen?" joins Elle and Em to talk about their infertility battles and how a dream prompted them to write a book!
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[Infertility & Adoption] E16: Find Joy on the Journey
Juauna joins Elle and Em to share her story of how she held onto faith while facing many hardships on the road to becoming a mom of three, leading her in the path to now coaching women with infertility.
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[Infertility & Loss] E15: Live, Love, Laugh and IVF
Fellow Canadian Noëlle joins Elle and Em to talk about the many obstacles she faced on her road to becoming a mother; including a diagnosis of PCOS (that she didn’t have), feeling invisible and being refused IVF due to BMI, not to mention the geographical challenges that come with living in...
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[Infertility] E14: Made with "Love & Science"
Elyce joins Elle and Em to share her fertility journey and how she is now spreading a little "love and science" through IVF care packages across Australia. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and childbirth*
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[Surrogacy] E13: Lose a Uterus, Find a Surrogate
Melanie joins Elle and Em again to finish off her story and chat about where she is now in her process of growing her family in a way she never thought.
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[Surrogacy] E12: Well that didn’t go as planned…
Melanie joins Elle and Em to talk about her uncomplicated start of her journey to motherhood that took an unexpected turn during birth on the operating table. *Trigger warning: this episode discusses pregnancy and childbirth*
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[Surrogacy] E11: Elle's Story Part 2 - The Big Decision
Elle continues her story from the very first episode and opens up about the very difficult decision she had to make.
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[Infertility] E10: He’s in It Too
Em's husband is a special guest on the podcast to discuss their fertility journey so far from a partner's perspective after kicking cancers ass.
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[Infertility] E9: Why God?
Hey God, it's me... are you there? Elle and Em open up about how infertility has both positively and negatively affected their faith and relationship with God.
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[Infertility] E8: Drugs & Money
Elle and Em share their experiences with some of the fertility medications they have taken (including side effects), treatments they have undergone, and all money they've had to dish out so far and counting!
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[Infertility] E7: Stupid Shit People Say
Elle and Em talk about their experiences with stupid questions that people ask about family planning, bad fertility advice or TTC tips and provide some comebacks for those questions like, "when are you having kids?"
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[Infertility] E6: Aftermath of a (-) Test
Continuing from previous episode - "The 2 Week Wait" - Elle and Em talk about the aftermath of a negative pregnancy test result. Em explains how she dealt with the dreaded "you are not pregnant" phone call.
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[Infertility] E5: The 2 Week Wait
Elle and Em talk about what a roller coaster ride the TWW is, starting from the transfer, testing, impatiently waiting and “the call”. Em also reveals the results of her urine pregnancy test live on the podcast!
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[Infertility] E4: Everyone But Me
Elle and Em chat with Elle’s sister about her unexpected pregnancy, the toll it took on their relationship and how they made it to the other side. *Trigger warning*
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[Infertility] E3: Fertility Clinics 101
Elle and Em reminisce their first experiences with fertility clinics and share some takeaways that they've learned over the years for those who are just starting out.
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[Infertility] E2: Em's Story
Em bravely opens up about her husband's journey with cancer and now being thrown into the fertility world to create their family.
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[Infertility] E1: Elle's Story
7 years in the making, Elle's dives into detail about her baby project. Elle opens about her journey for the first time and provides teachings along the way.
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Intro: Hello We're The Baby Project!
Long time friends Elle & Em discuss their “why” for starting a podcast that discusses fertility battles.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
For some of us the biggest project of our lives is creating a family. Join us to listen to our infertility journey and stories from warriors just like you!
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