If These Ovaries Could Talk

Mo & Justin share how they carefully planned their finances for surrogacy. And how they implanted one embryo, one time, and got one very cute baby. They also talk about feeling closer to the surrogate than the egg donor because they shared the journey together. Pre-order our book on Amazon HERE ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to We Are Family

Shaun T and his husband, Scott went through it to make their family. It took 5 years, multiple surrogates, and countless dollars before their beautiful twins arrived. Pre-order our book: https://www.amazon.com/If-These-Ovaries-Could-Talk-ebook/dp/B087ZRKVY6/ ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility and Kids These Days.

Rachel Rapinoe talks about letting go of organized religion, representation, and how it affects LGBTQ folks when thinking about having kids, and of course her twin sister, Megan. https://www.themendico.com/ ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to We Are Family.

American Idol contestant, Sarah Isen took her two moms, her donor, and a clan of donor siblings to her Idol audition. Listen to her share her story about meeting her donor, her many, many siblings, and redefining the definition of family. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to We Are Family and Nutrafol.

Sam Bettens, the lead singer of the bands K's Choice and Rex Rebel joins us. We talk about his recent transition, previous divorce, being a step-parent, and adopting 2 kids that are 3 months apart. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility and Hello Tushy.

In need of sperm, Maura asked her brother if he would donate so she could make a baby using her partner's eggs with her brother's sperm. He said yes, and now their child has the genetics of both moms. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

Robin and Jaimie answer questions from listeners. Like what would you do with leftover embryos? What life choices are you going to make after this pandemic? What bars did you used to hang out at? And they address the crankiness of Corona times. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

Ashleigh and Amy found each other after divorce and abuse. And while Ashleigh had 3 young kids a year apart. Now their blended family feels just right. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility.

Sometimes the adoption process goes smoothly. And sometimes you get two babies in two years. That's Ryan and Josh's story. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633 Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Nutrafol. 

Listener faves, Angela and Jess share about putting 9k worth of sperm on their credit card, HELLP Syndrome, gallstones, and having a baby 10 weeks early. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol   Thanks to Storyworth and EMBR. 

Kyle and Mike from Gayish podcast join us. Kyle talks about never wanting kids, and Mike talks about that time he divorced a lady and then a dude and might still want a baby. Someday. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol   Thanks to Mira promo code OCT 

Wondering how children are handling this pandemic? We chat with our kids about how they're feeling being stuck inside, homeschooling, and what would happen if someone in their family got sick. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

Alli and Jen talk about giving birth to a baby in a Subaru, an age gap in their kids, and how they started a diverse book box service with LGBTQ content for our families. Ourshelves.com   ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB: If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Mira, EMBR Wave, and Yogasleep. 

One week into pandemic isolation, Jaimie and Robin talk about how they're coping with homeschooling, social distancing and job uncertainty. ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk IG: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility. 

Amanda and Cat talk about their careers as a comic book illustrator and writer, choosing a closed donor, and the fact that Wonder Woman is totally bi.   ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to EMBR, Yogasleep and Betterhelp 

KC and Lena wanted to foster a baby. They ended up with an 18-month-old. Then less than a year later, they took in his two siblings in order to keep the family together. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Modern Fertility and Grove.co 

Richie Jackson, author of Gay Like Me, shares about surrogacy, losing a child at birth, and the letter he wrote to his gay son on the importance of respecting his gay identity in these troubling times. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Gay Like Me: A Father Writes To His Son   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol Thanks to Betterhelp and Yogasleep 

Jenna Wolfe stops by to chat about coming out on The Today Show, choosing a closed donor, and when your parents don't wanna talk about how you made your babies. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   Thinner in 30: Small Changes That Add Up to Big Weight Loss in Just 30 Days    Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch and Tiffany Topol

At 8 months pregnant, Ranae learned that after the birth of her daughter, her wife would not be considered a parent under Irish law. Now Ranae is fighting back, and she won't stop until there is full legal protection for all children of LGBTQ parents. Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium: https://medium.com/@Robin633   equalityforchildren.ie   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song: Songfinch Thanks to BetterHelp, Yoga Sleep and Modern Fertility

Sarah's life took a dramatic turn when her husband left her because he was gay. That's where her journey began. She figured out how to support her 3 kids, realized she was a lesbian, and learned to love her body exactly as it is. https://www.thebeautifullproject.com/ Email: ovariestalk@gmail.com Twitter: @dumbrobin @jamay16 @ovariestalk Insta: @ovaries_talk FB:If These Ovaries Could Talk Medium https://medium.com/@Robin633   Edited by Steph at EditAudio press: Brett Henne. ITOCT song Songfich