Cele mai bune Cat Strawbridge Tryingyears podcast-uri (2024)

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S6 Ep10: #73 USA's First IVF Baby - Elizabeth Carr 37:54

2+ y ago37:54

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We’re here at the final episode of this season of the Finally Pregnant Podcast! Thank you for being here, I truly hope you are enjoying the episode and conversations. Please do head over and drop me a review if you can and also feel free to email me with any feedback, guest suggestions etc too. I’m all ears! If you follow me on insta you’ll know th…

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S6 Ep9: #72 Pregnancy after infertility and loss with Pippa Vosper 41:09

2+ y ago41:09

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant Podcast. Huge thanks to all who have shared their stories and to you for listening! If you have enjoyed the podcast and haven’t yet left a review, now is your chance! This week I’m joined by writer, presenter and brand consultant Pippa Vosper. During our conversation Pippa sh…

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S6 Ep8: #71 Juggling Bipolar with TTC, loss and pregnancy 54:21

2+ y ago54:21

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Huge thanks to this week’s guest, Emma Belle. Emma is a podcast host and, among other things, she is an advocate for Bipolar UK, having been diagnosed with the condition 11 years ago. Whilst living and managing her condition Emma and her other half Gareth have spent the last few years ttc. As you’ll hear they have been through a lot including ferti…

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S6 Ep7: #71 PCOS and finally pregnant with Vanessa Haye 45:34

2+ y ago45:34

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This week I'm joined by writer and reproductive health advocate Vanessa Haye Vanessa is also mum of 2 boys, the youngest being just 7 months old. Vanessa only shared she was finally pregnant after he was here safely, something she talks about during our chat. We also talk in detail about her experiences of having polycystic ovaries which seemingly …

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S6 Ep6: #70 Having an amniocentesis when finally pregnant 44:23

2+ y ago44:23

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Join me for today's episode where I hear from Lisa Penny aka Fertilityism. Lisa is a qualified nutrition coach who specialises in women's health and fertility. Through her own experiences, she has a deep understanding and knowledge of boosting fertility naturally with the foods to nourish our bodies and why. I have to say I love Lisa’s philosophy c…

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S6 Ep5: #69 Finally pregnant as a black woman with Mardochee 53:58

2+ y ago53:58

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Welcome to the latest epsiode of the Finally Pregnant Podcast where we hear from Mardochee who shares openly on her insta page @mermaidmaman that she is normalizing black women and infertility. Now finally pregnant, I’m honoured she has brought that conversation to the podcast. Recognising that it is Pride month – Mardochee is a gay woman married t…

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S6 Ep4: #68 Natural Pregnancy after TTC and loss with Seetal Savla 48:36

2+ y ago48:36

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Seetal Savla @SavlaFaire and her husband have been trying to conceive for six years after a diminished ovarian reserve diagnosis. Having experienced a devastating miscarriage and four unsuccessful IVF cycles, Seetal got pregnant on their first donor egg IVF cycle, but sadly suffered a traumatic miscarriage at 9 weeks. Since Mother's Day 2019, Seeta…

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S6 Ep2: #66 Losing a twin in pregnancy with Shannon 36:57

2+ y ago36:57

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Hello and welcome to episode two of this series! Did you listen to last week’s chat with Amber? If you did and you enjoyed it why not drop me a rating and review right now whilst you’re listening! It would mean the world to me. Today’s guest is Shannon who shares all about the ups and downs of pregnancy after IVF. Her story particularly resonated w…

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S6 Ep1: #65 Pregnancy after IVF with Amber Izzo 49:58

2+ y ago49:58

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Welcome to Series 6 of the Finally Pregnant Podcast! Today’s guest is the wonderful Amber Izzo who is Pregnant after IVF. Amber is the host of Am I Ovary Acting Podcast. She was also the brains and the brawn behind the Fight for IVF campaign. When we spoke Amber was just over 14 weeks pregnant and she openly shares the ups and downs of what that ti…

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S5 Ep13: #64 Pregnancy after loss - BLAW Special 1:08:40

3y ago1:08:40

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This Baby Loss Awareness Week I wanted to bring you an episode that signified hope after loss. My dear friend Kelly has experienced multiple loss through miscarriage, stillbirth and termination for medical reasons. Despite this she was brave enough to continue trying to conceive and when her and her partner Lee saw those two lines in the Autumn of …

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S5 Ep12: #63 My Final FET - Part 2 49:45

3y ago49:45

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Welcome to the final episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant podcast and the second part of my audio diary from my final FET over the Summer. In this episode you'll hear about the result and the hours and days following. At the end of the audio diary I also share some of the thoughts I've had over the last couple of months. I would love to h…

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S5 Ep11: #62 My Final FET - Part 1 1:05:11

3y ago1:05:11

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Welcome to the penultimate episode of this series of the Finally Pregnant podcast. Over the next two weeks I'm bringing you something a little different as I am sharing my audio diary from my final FET over the Summer. In this episode you'll hear about the treatment itself and my two week wait. Please not that across the two episodes there are tear…

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S5 Ep10: #61 Pregnancy after loss with Nichola @mummynutrition 39:51

3y ago39:51

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I'm really pleased to bring you this episode with guest Nichola Ludlam-Raine aka @mummynutrition. Nic is currently pregnant following two miscarriages and she kindly spoke to me, not only about her own experiences of being pregnant after loss but also about nutrition, exercise, maternity leave, returning to work and much more! With Baby Loss Awaren…

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S5 Ep9: #60 Pregnancy after IVF with Georgina Horne 54:11

3y ago54:11

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Join me for a fun but real chat with Georgina aka @fullerfigurefullerbust. We talk fertility treatment, exercise, dealing with the changes in our bodies that come with treatment and pregnancy, taking bumps shots, covid jabs and so much more! When it comes to decisions around getting your covid jab please do check out the up to date information at T…

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S5 Ep8: #59 Pregnancy after loss with Lacey Turner 38:55

3y ago38:55

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This week I'm excited to bring you my chat with actress Lacey Turner. Lacey opened up about her own experiences of miscarriage in the hope that it would help just one person feel less alone and I know she will have reached so many more by sharing her experiences. In today's episode we talk about pregnancy after loss, pregnancy through a pandemic, p…

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S5 Ep7: #58 Hearing from the Donor Child perspective 47:28

3y ago47:28

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I'm so delighted to share my chat with Emma Grønbæk aka @donorchild who, following years of her parents trying for children, was finally conceived using donor sperm. Emma talks so positively about her experiences of growing up in a happy, open family environment which is why I invited her to share her story for the podcast, knowing that many donor …

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S5 Ep6: #57 Pregnancy after loss with Amneet Graham 36:05

3y ago36:05

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Join me as I chat to Willow's Rainbow Box founder Amneet Graham. Following the birth of her first child, Willow, a pregnancy that followed a previous miscarriage and fertility treatment, Amneet created a charity offering boxes of support to those pregnant after loss. During our chat we also talk about how Amneet, who is south east asian, found deal…

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S5 Ep5: #56 Pregnancy during a pandemic with author Miranda Ward 52:17

3y ago52:17

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Huge thanks to author Miranda Ward who joined me to talk about pregnancy and giving birth during a pandemic. Miranda is author of the amazing book Adrift: Fieldnotes from Almost-Motherhood which shares her story of the TTC (trying to conceive) years. I'm delighted to share that, following the heartbreak of fertility treatment and loss, which includ…

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S5 Ep4: #55 Finally Pregnant - a partner's perspective 53:26

3y ago53:26

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It can be rare to hear the partner's perspective when it comes to TTC and being finally pregnant so I'm really pleased to bring you an episode sharing just that. Chris and his wife Becca are heavily pregnant right now following many years of failed treatment before travelling to Greece for a round of donor IVF. I'm also excited that I recently reco…

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S5 Ep3: #54 Pregnancy and PND with the Mummy Concierge 46:53

3+ y ago46:53

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Join me for a fun chat with the Mummy Concierge Tiffany Norris, now author of The Secrets of the Mummy Concierge which is a fab book about her experiences with the rich and famous, alongside deeper and important topics raised during ttc, pregnancy and parenting including Tiffany sharing her own experience of Post Natal Depression. During my preambl…

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S5 Ep2: #53 Facing racism in life and motherhood 42:10

3+ y ago42:10

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The Finally Pregnant podcast is a place where everyone should feel safe sharing their story, no matter race, sex, religion, background. Sadly not everyone in the world has this attitude and following on from England losing the final of the Euros last week we saw an obscene and unacceptable outpouring of racism - particularly across social media. Sp…

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S5 Ep1: #52 Secondary Infertility with Medina Grillo 43:38

3+ y ago43:38

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Welcome back for Series 5 of the Finally Pregnant podcast! This week I'm chatting to the fabulous Medina Grillo about her journey through 8 years of infertility and loss before becoming finally pregnant via IVF in 2020. I'm delighted to share that Medina has now welcomed her baby boy into the world!! Medina sadly experienced a miscarriage before ha…

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S4 Ep13: #51 Finally Pregnant x Melio Bonus Episode - NIP Testing 48:52

3+ y ago48:52

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Join me for this bonus episode of the Finally Pregnant podcast sponsored by Melio Health. Melio Health are specialists in health tests that give you all the info you need to get and stay healthy. They also work with the NHS Lab, Nottingham Universities Trust, to provide Non-Invasive Prenatal tests to expectant mothers. Melio are offering Finally Pr…

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S4 Ep12: #50 Secondary infertility with Alex Holder 58:14

3+ y ago58:14

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In this, the final episode for Series 4 of the Finally Pregnant podcast I’m joined by journalist and author Alex Holder. I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU to all who listen to the podcast and also for the rates and reviews, the shares and the likes and the general support I receive from so many of you! If you would like to support me in my work by buy…

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S4 Ep11: #49 Pregnancy after loss with Bex Gunn of TWGGE 42:01

3+ y ago42:01

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In this week’s episode penultimate episode of the season I’m chatting to Bex Gunn, one half of The Worst Girl Gang Ever who have done incredible things to raise the conversation around baby loss through their podcast and instagram. When we spoke Bex was 30 weeks pregnant following a missed miscarriage and a chemical pregnancy in 2020. If you are pr…

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S4 Ep10: #48 Pregnancy after 9 years of Secondary Infertility - with Kezia @theinfertilitycounsellor 48:06

3+ y ago48:06

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Join me for a chat with Kezia @theinfertilitycounsellor who experienced 9 years of secondary infertility before getting finally pregnant in 2020. During our conversation we cover so much including deciding not to go down the fertility treatment route, rewriting a future that looked like being a family of 3 after becoming pregnant and lots more! If …

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S4 Ep9: #47 Elle Wright - A Bump in the Road 1:07:55

3+ y ago1:07:55

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This week is Maternal Mental Health week? Created by the Perinatal Mental Health Partnership each and every day is dedicated to a specific topic around Maternal Mental Health. There’s lots going on on insta and I also recommend you check out the Maternal Mental Health Alliance which will signpost you to loads of helpful organisations and, if you ar…

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S4 Ep8: #46 Having Covid in Pregnancy 59:39

3+ y ago59:39

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This week I'm chatting to the lovely Lucy who unfortunately contracted Covid during her pregnancy. Lucy has since had her son, Harrison and is home safely. He did come early – which is one of the ‘sides effects’ of having had covid during pregnancy, along with babies being smaller, although at this stage it’s hard to know definitively if that is th…

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S4 Ep7: #45 Childhood Illness with Lorna 55:08

3+ y ago55:08

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Join me as I chat to my wonderful friend Lorna about her daughter's diagnosis of Bilateral Retinoblastoma. Some of the amazing organisations we mention are Sands Charity Get the book - Born in Lockdon Noah's Ark Charity ChectLatch Wales Buy your #TeamImmy top Guiniveres If you are pregnant and parenting after loss please make sure you visit catstra…

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S4 Ep6: #44 Yoga Sessions Special 37:37

3+ y ago37:37

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The Yoga Sessions is a unique, 4 week, online yoga course for those who are finally pregnant. Join me as I chat to Sim who helped me create the course in 2020 and Amelie who joined the teaching team in January 2021. These courses sell out month after month so if you are thinking about joining us please do book your spot today! In today's episode I …

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S4 Ep5: #43 Pregnancy after loss with Sophie Baron of Mamamade 36:22

3+ y ago36:22

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Join me for an open and honest chat with Sophie Baron, founder of Mamamade. Sophie shares her experience of anxiety through her first pregnancy and also how then having a miscarriage affected her subsequent pregnancy which gave her her son Arthur in early 2021. Find out about the support out there for you if you are finally pregnant and parenting a…

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S4 Ep4: #42 I Had a Miscarriage Author Dr Jessica Zucker 44:26

3+ y ago44:26

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I’m really excited to share today’s episode with Dr Jessica Zucker – creator of the insta account @ihadamiscarriage and she is now author of a book of the same name! My finally pregnant Yoga Sessions courses are now available for booking into May – April is already sold out I’m afraid! If you are pregnant and parenting after loss please make sure y…

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S4 Ep3: #41 Pregnancy and Parenting after TFMR 46:05

3+ y ago46:05

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In today's episode I'm joined by the inspirational Liz Morana, founder of Mumba Bra, who has recently shared her story publicly for the first time. Her first pregnancy heartbreakingly had to be terminated due to medical reasons. There is hope following this sadness as Liz and her husband went on to have two wonderful children. Sadly, when her son w…

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S4 Ep2: #40 Pregnancy Sickness Support - Hyperemesis Gravidarum 51:14

3+ y ago51:14

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If you want to find out more or book your spot on an upcoming Yoga Sessions course head to catstrawbridge.com/events. On to today’s episode where I’m talking to the chairperson of Pregnancy Sickness support who talks about the work the charity does to support those experiencing extreme sickness during pregnancy, as well as her own experience of it …

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S4 Ep1: #39 Pregnancy after Recurrent Miscarriage with Charlie Barker 1:02:45

3+ y ago1:02:45

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Back for Series 4 of the Finally Pregnant Podcast! This week is a busy one isn’t it, we had IWD on Monday and we’re looking ahead to Mother’s Day on Sunday which I know can be a difficult one. I would love to hear your feeling around it if you’d like to share you can head over to my post on instagram. I’m really looking forward to sharing today’s e…

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S3 Ep12: #38 Deciding to stop at one - with Natalie Silverman 1:10:21

4y ago1:10:21

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Huge thanks to Natalie for sharing her story of stopping at one and donating their remaining embryos. During our chat we talk about this Facebook group. There are also a couple of books that have been recommended to me - One and Only and All About Families. Please do also check out Natalie's Podcast The Fertility Podcast which is relaunching on 22n…

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S3 Ep11: #37 Adoption with author Sarah McGeough 1:03:01

4y ago1:03:01

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Huge thanks to today’s guest Sarah McGeough who shares her story of becoming a mum through adoption. This followed years of ttc which included IVF, an ectopic pregnancy, adenomyosis and a hysterectomy. Sarah has recently written a children’s book Eddy Finds a Family to help normalise adoption. If you want to help Sarah with future books you can joi…

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S3 Ep10: #36 Premature Babies with Shikha 56:59

4y ago56:59

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The Finally Pregnant podcast has been nominated as Best Podcast at the Glo Mama Awards 2021 which is SO EXCITING! Not only is it a nod to my hard work and to the guests who share their stories but it also helps to raise the profile of infertility and loss which is incredible! Please help me and everyone do even more of all this by voting so that we…

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S3 Ep9: #35 Fertility Treatment and Pregnancy through 2020! 48:00

4y ago48:00

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Delighted to share my recent chat with @goodlucknic talking all things fertility treatment through lockdown, covid and then getting that positive pregnancy test and all that comes with it! Nic has joined my Yoga Sessions course for those who are finally pregnant. If you want to join head to catstrawbridge.com/events to find out more and book! Speci…

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S3 Ep8: #34 Solo Parenting with Mel Johnson of The Stork & I 57:00

4y ago57:00

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Join me for a chat with the powerhouse that is Mel Johnson of The Stork & I who you can also find on instagram. If you want to book your spot on an upcoming Finally Pregnant Yoga Sessions course book here. If you want to book your spot at the Cat + Alice Live Your Life Virtual event in January do so here. Special thanks to Peanut for sponsoring thi…

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S3 Ep7: #33 Our Big Gay Journey with Lucy and Amy 55:12

4y ago55:12

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Join me for a chat with the wonderful Lucy and Amy who talk all things same sex TTC. You can find the girls on instagram and on their youtube channel. If you want to book your spot on the Finally Pregnant Yoga Sessions for January you can do so here. If you want to book your spot at the Cat + Alice Live Your Life Virtual event in January do so here…

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S3 Ep6: #32 IVF Dad - Chris Lawson 39:38

4y ago39:38

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Delighted to share my chat with Chris Lawson, host of the IVF Dad podcast. If you want to find out about any of the other work I do, including the Hang Out or my Coping with an Anxious Pregnancy workshop, please visit my website catstrawbridge.com. Special thanks to Peanut for sponsoring this series of the Finally Pregnant podcast! Peanut is the ap…

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S3 Ep5: #31 Attachment and Bonding with Perinatal Psychologist Julianne Boutaleb 51:46

4y ago51:46

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In today's episode I'm talking to Perinatal Psychologist Julianne Boutaleb founder of Parenthood in Mind who you can also find on instagram. We talk all things attachment and bonding and I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this conversation! I truly hope you get so much from it too! I also mention Pregnant Then Screwed so if you want to find out mo…

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S3: #30 Finally Pregnant x Modern Family Bonus Episode - Surrogacy Law 43:13

4y ago43:13

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Special thanks to Burgess Mee Family Law for sponsoring this bonus episode covering all you need to know about surrogacy law if you are based in the UK. Burgess Mee Partner Natalie Sutherland is a specialist when it comes to surrogacy and she answers lots of questions and share intricacies that are so important when it comes to thinking about surro…

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S3 Ep4: #29 Transatlantic Surrogacy Story 1:10:11

4y ago1:10:11

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Today's episode is a fab conversation with my friend Emily who welcomed her beautiful daughter Hope into the world this year via surrogate Randall - who also joins us for this chat! To find out more about the support and events I provide to those who are finally pregnant and parenting after infertility and loss please visit catstrawbridge.com. Spec…

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S3 Ep3: #28 Donor Conception with Keeley Dwight 49:07

4y ago49:07

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I loved chatting to my friend Keeley about her experience ttc which then took her on to donor conception. Keeley is the epitome of positivity and it's infectious! We talk about being optimistic, how she's feeling about her pregnancy, and what it was like to be pregnant during Lockdown 1.0. I'm delighted to tell you that Keeley had her gorgeous son …

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S3 Ep2: #27 Paternal Postnatal Depression 51:26

4y ago51:26

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In today’s episode I’m chatting to Viren Swami FHEA CPsychol AFBPsS, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University. I saw Viren talk openly about his experience of paternal postnatal depression on our local news and, as a topic I haven’t heard covered very much, I really wanted to have this conversation. We mention a few places you can…

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S3 Ep1: #26 Fertility Week Special with Izzy Judd 1:00:30

4y ago1:00:30

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Welcome back for series and as part of this week's Fertility Week I'm chatting to the lovely Izzy Judd. We talk about her own experiences with infertility and loss, how it affected her successful pregnancies and continues to have an impact on her into her parenting. Izzy has recently launched Pause Play which we talk about so do check that out too!…

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S3: Finally Pregnant Series 3 Trailer 3:48

4y ago3:48

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Welcome to series 3 of the Finally Pregnant podcast. I’m so excited to be coming back and have brought together an amazing group of inspirational guests who share their stories of pregnancy and parenting after infertility and loss. Not only that but I’m also talking about important issues that need our attention including paternal post natal depres…

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S2 Ep16: #25 Robo Babies Children's Book author Laura Gallagher 39:23

4y ago39:23

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In today’s episode I’m chatting with Laura Gallagher, fertility patient and author of new children’s book Robo Babies, which is available for preorder right now and comes out on the 25th August. Laura has a little miracle from IVF but – and this is sensitive especially if you are pregnant right now - is currently going through her second ectopic pr…

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