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unfertility
by Noni Martins
breaking the silence, stigma + shame around unconventional fertility journeys through the voices of black women.
Episodes
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Episode 16 - with Kwazi 🇺🇸
In this episode I speak with Kwazi Yimam who currently resides in Northern California (Bay Area). Kwazi is 43 and her husband is 45 and they got married 4 years ago and knew they wanted children. After 1 year of trying naturally they figured that it was time to look into fertility treatments.…
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Episode 15 - with Cassie 🇬🇧 🇬🇭
In this episode I speak with Cassie N'goala, a childless-after-infertility advocate who is redefining what happiness looks like for her outside of motherhood. After many years of trying to conceive and a failed IVF cycle, Cassie created @tbstork from the unique perspective of a childless step mum...
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Episode 14 - with Kurayi 🇿🇼
In this episode I speak with Kurayi, an IVF & infertility advocate who is passionate about breaking the stigma associated with infertility and raising awareness about infertility one conversation at a time. And this was one big conversation indeed! An interesting fact is that I knew of Kurayi...
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Episode 13 - MY STORY: All I want(ed) for Christmas
Episode 13 | Final episode of the year! In this episode I am back to close the year with some thoughts on what I wanted for Christmas (but didn’t get) and what I am grateful for instead. For months I have been so focussed on the bad that I lost sight of all the good that has happened to me this...
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Episode 12 - with Yvonne (Part 2) 🇬🇧
In this 2-part episode I speak with Yvonne - a British author and activist for Childless women of colour. She wrote her book out of the anger she and the other childless women felt, who were not being heard or listened to by the circles they found themselves in. ‘Dreaming of a Life Unlived:...
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Episode 12 - with Yvonne (Part 1) 🇬🇧
In this 2-part episode I speak with Yvonne - a British author and activist for Childless women of colour. She wrote her book out of the anger she and the other childless women felt, who were not being heard or listened to by the circles they found themselves in. ‘Dreaming of a Life Unlived:...
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Episode 11 - MY STORY: Cranes in the Sky
I am back with another episode of my own story and general catchup about my/our journey so far and how I'm dealing with the break of IVF. Over the last few weeks, Solange's song 'Cranes in the Sky' has taken a whole new meaning for me. "I tried to drink it away. I tried to put one in the air. I...
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Episode 10 - with Dr Belinda 🇬🇧 🇬🇭
In this episode I speak with Dr Belinda Coker - the founder and CEO of Your Trusted Squad. Belinda has been a medical doctor for almost 20 years, initially training in women's health before becoming a GP. She is an executive medical director with extensive experience in virtual healthcare…
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Episode 9 - with Akua (Part 2) | on Surrogacy 🇬🇭 🇧🇼 🇺🇸
In part 2, of the episode with Akua, she tells us more about the Surrogacy journey and answers some frequently asked questions. Through the gift of ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology) including surrogacy, Akua has two lovely girls with her husband. Akua and her husband dealt with unexplained...
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Episode 9 - with Akua (Part 1) 🇬🇭 🇧🇼 🇺🇸
In this 2-part episode I speak with Akua Ankrah aka Jane Ankrah, a fertility advocate who is passionate about; 1. Educating people about infertility with an aim to de-stigmatize people’s approach and thoughts to infertility. 2. Helping people realize their dreams of being parents in whichever…
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Episode 8 - with Thando 🇿🇦
In this episode I speak with Thando @andbathandwa, a 38-year-old, Johannesburg based stay-at-home parent to a 3 year old and an almost 1 year old both conceived via IVF. A former management and strategy consultant turned tech start-up founder that decided to change gears and pace following her...
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Episode 7 - with Laura 🇿🇼🇬🇧
In this episode, I speak with my Zim sister Laura @laurajones_official who is 27 years old and currently going through IVF. Laura has endometriosis which just adds another layer to her journey. Laura channels her struggle and turns it into good by sharing her experience of both endometriosis and...
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Episode 6 - with Ola 🇳🇬
In this episode, I speak with Ola @fertilityconversations about her journey towards motherhood so far. Ola is the founder of Fertility Conversations which was set up to create awareness about Infertility & create a safe space to connect with others going through Infertility in Nigeria & outside...
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Episode 5 - MY STORY: IVF Round 3
I'm back with another episode on my journey. Just checking in with some reflections and how it feels to be doing IVF for the 3rd time.
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Episode 4 - with Karabo 🇿🇦
In this episode, I speak with Karabo @hannah_youarenotalone about her journey with and recurrent miscarriages. Karabo is a founder of Hannah - You are not alone which she started together with her husband. Hannah - You are not alone seeks to provide support to those struggling with infertility…
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Episode 3 - with Jasmine 🇳🇬🇺🇸
In this episode, I speak with Jasmine @glowful.path about her infertility, IVF & pregnancy loss journey. After a miscarriage and a second IVF round that ended with no embryos for transfer, her 3rd IVF cycle was successful and she is currently pregnant. Jasmine's focus is on diversifying feeds…
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Episode 2 - with Natalie 🇿🇼🇿🇦🇬🇧
In this episode, I speak with Natalie @myivf_miracle who went through 12 unsuccessful IVF cycles & 7 miscarriages. She now has a beautiful baby boy from her 13th IVF cycle. Natalie is passionate about black women advocating for themselves and taking charge of their fertility and normalising the...
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Episode 1 - MY STORY: Another failed embryo transfer
In this episode, I discuss the outcome of the second embryo transfer that we did in December 2020.
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Welcome to UnFertility!
Infertility & IVF through the voices of Black women
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MY STORY - How we have dealt with Infertility & IVF feat. Mr UnFertility
To give an idea of what is to come, I am sharing 4 bonus episodes from a mini-series of unconventional fertility stories, that I hosted on Instagram Live during the summer of 2020. In this episode, my husband joins me and we answer questions from my sister about our infertility & IVF experience…
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Nyasha 🇬🇧🇿🇼 - Premature birth and NICU experience
To give an idea of what is to come, I am sharing 4 bonus episodes from a mini-series of unconventional stories towards motherhood, that I hosted on Instagram Live during the summer of 2020. In this episode, I speak with my Auntie Nyasha - @themissusv about giving birth at 29 weeks and spending 78...
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Dannika 🇬🇧🇬🇭 - Recurrent miscarriages & IVF
To give an idea of what is to come, I am sharing 4 bonus episodes from a mini-series of unconventional stories towards motherhood, that I hosted on Instagram Live during the summer of 2020. In this episode, I speak with Dannika - @faithledfertility about recurrent miscarriages & doing IVF privately.
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Vanessa 🇬🇧🇬🇭 - Infertility, IVF & ectopic pregnancy
To give an idea of what is to come, I am sharing 4 bonus episodes from a mini-series of unconventional stories towards motherhood, that I hosted on Instagram Live during the summer of 2020. In this episode, I speak with Vanessa Haye - @vanessahaye about infertility, IVF & an ectopic pregnancy.
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