What To Expect When You're Injecting by Fiercely Infertile

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#124 When Joy Hurts: The Silent Grief of Being Pregnant After Infertility with Liz Bancroft

2025-11-1901:04:44

Pregnancy after infertility is supposed to feel like relief… but for so many, it feels like fear. In this episode, clinical and counselling psychologist Liz Bancroft helps us unravel the messy, unspoken truth that comes after “good news.” We talk about the terror that replaces joy, the constant checking and overthinking, the grief that travels with you into every scan, and the guilt of not feeling as happy as everyone expects you to be. Liz dives into the identity crisis of moving from patien...

#123 The Bull in the Donation Room: A Dad's IVF Story with Simon Collins

2025-10-2838:55

Turns out, the male fertility experience is more than just "going into a room"—though let's be real, those rooms are dire. Journalist Simon Collins breaks down what blokes actually need to know about IVF: how to support your partner, why educating yourself matters more than your sample quality, and why making fertility your entire personality helps absolutely no one. From earning the nickname "The Bull" (yes, really) to navigating donation rooms stocked with vintage gay porn and Soviet-era co...

#122 From Loss to Legacy with Jacqui Maloney

2025-10-2146:35

October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month and this week's episode features Jacqui, who turned her grief after two losses into purpose as Chair of the Rose Garden committee at KEMH. She shares how she transformed that devastating grief into something powerful. We discuss why we need to completely reframe the language we use around pregnancy loss, the well-meaning comments that cause more harm, and why society needs to stop shying away from these conversations. If you've experienced ...

#121 The Gift and the Journey with Caily Martin & Hayley Gale

2025-10-1445:57

Donor conception is a deeply personal decision, whether you're considering becoming a donor or choosing one to build your family. Caily Martin and Hayley Gale, Donor Coordinators at Concept Fertility, guide both sides of this journey with compassion and clarity. For those considering donation, they explain the screening process, counselling requirements, and what it means to help create families. For recipients, whether you're single, LGBTQIA+, or facing fertility challenges, they break down ...

#120 Finding Your Fertility Balance with Dr. Michelle Wellman and Nicole McPherson

2025-10-0946:36

Weight and fertility is far more complex than BMI numbers suggest. Dr. Michelle Wellman and Nicole McPherson from Fertility SA tackle this sensitive topic from both female and male perspectives. Dr. Wellman examines the complete weight spectrum, from the overlooked dangers of being underweight to obesity complications, addressing clinic BMI requirements, eating disorders' hidden impacts, and insulin resistance in PCOS. Nicole McPherson unpacks how weight affects male fertility and sperm quali...

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What To Expect When You're Injecting by Fiercely Infertile