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Author: Jesse and Doug from Uniquely Knitted

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This podcast is about what it FEELS like to go through infertility.


Real emotions, real stories, and research-backed preventative mental health.


Brought to you by the words and minds of Jesse and Doug from Uniquely Knitted. Jesse and Doug spent 10 years trying to grow their family, and they have supported thousands of people through Uniquely Knitted and have felt millions of emotions about all of it!


This is your place to cry, process, laugh, rage, and be validated in your emotions.


The Official Podcast of Uniquely Knitted - Infertility Support

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Everything will work if I do everything perfectly. Or so I thought. This episode is all about how we can be in relentless pursuit of perfection when trying to get pregnant. Jesse and Doug look at what it feels like to be constantly chasing perfection and how perfection becomes an impossible standard. The fertility world can sometimes be all about optimization. Optimizing your fertility is a good thing. However, when optimization turns into a frantic chase for perfection, you suffe...
Let’s talk about the mom club. When you are struggling to get pregnant, it feels like people keep getting into the “mom club.” It’s annoying. All they do is talk about mom club stuff. It feels like every conversation is about what it’s like being a mom. It hurts to hear it. It’s overwhelming to be around. You want to be in the mom club, but you are annoyed with the mom club. You want to be a mom, and you’re overwhelmed by the people who are moms. The mom club brings up a lot of feelings. Let’...
The sad reality is that when you go through infertility, you can feel unseen. Here is what that is like. In this episode Jesse and Doug talk about why people struggle to talk about the pain of infertility with those who are going through it. Why can't our friends and family understand how hard this is? Why do I feel so unseen by so many people in my life? We look at the conundrum that we find ourselves in. We need people to see us and understand what this is like. But, who is goin...
Infertility can make ANYONE anxious. But... what if you are ALREADY an anxious person?! That is what this podcast episode is about. In this special episode, Jesse is interviewing a special guest who is an expert in knowing what it's like to be an anxious person going through infertility. If you feel like you are a bit more anxious, this episode is for you. We talk about the three ways that anxiety plays itself out in life and how infertility impacts all three. We also lo...
Infertility impacts intimacy! Like... a lot. In this episode, Jesse and Doug are talking about how infertility impacts intimacy in a relationship. Infertility changes things like sex and closeness. Sex and closeness can be special, wonderful parts of a relationship. Then infertility changes them. Sex and closeness become means to an end. What the heck, that sucks. There is a very unique pressure placed on people with infertility when it comes to intimacy. This episode is all about...
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