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MAKING BABIES: A FERTILITY PODCAST WITH ANDREA BYRNE

Andrea Byrne

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/49d. Total Eps: 14

Welcome to ‘Making Babies’, a podcast presented by broadcaster Andrea Byrne. Making babies is meant to be full of fun! But it turns out 1 in 6 couples don’t find it so easy. So if you, your partner, your family, your friends or your colleagues need some help navigating the world of fertility, we are here to help you. By hearing from people with a wealth of personal experience and professional expertise, you may not feel so alone. So, let’s talk sex, yes, but also all the other ways of making babies!

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27/10/2024
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23/10/2024
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HANNAH & LEWIS VAUGHAN JONES - LIVING WITH LONGER TERM INFERTILITY

Sunday, July 31, 2022 • Duration 47:39

Trigger Warning - please read. Hannah and Lewis Vaughan Jones spent many years living with infertility and all the challenges which come with it. After six years, they were successful with IVF and they now have a son, Sonny. I am mindful that not everyone's journeys end in this way and a heads up that the podcast starts talking about the wonder of Sonny. Hannah & Lewis are friends, fellow newsreaders and also hail from Wales. We went through treatments at a similar time and over a similar time frame and found ourselves forming a friendship over the experiences when they spoke publicly about the journey they were on. If you are on a similar journey, or don't know what to say to someone who is, then I hope this podcast could be very relatable and helpful. Thanks to Hannah and Lewis for being so open and also so patient with me getting this published!

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COMIC GEOFF NORCOTT - ON BABY LOSS & GRIEF

Tuesday, April 19, 2022 • Duration 52:37

Comedian and TV presenter Geoff Norcott speaks candidly about the stillbirth of his daughter Connie. An important listen for anyone dealing with any kind of loss, especially men who might be struggling. **This is an episode to listen to when you are confident you won't be triggered** Geoff decided to open up about losing Connie to try to help himself with his grieving process, but also to try to help other men trying to navigate loss and battling mental health issues. He speaks to me about him and his wife Emma losing Connie at 34 weeks pregnant, about how grief often remains unspoken and unconfronted for men, and about how his family remember Connie. Geoff has a refreshing, distinct way of tapping into men's psyche and making the issues around male grief and men's mental health more accessible. We also discuss the fertility taboo that remains in society and how we could all handle conversations differently.

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IVF & SPERM DONATION: RIA & FERN BURRAGE-MALE

Monday, February 14, 2022 • Duration 54:01

Chief Exec of Hockey Wales Ria Burrage-Male and sports/business consultant Fern Burrage-Male chat to me about their rollercoaster of an IVF journey and explain how using a sperm donor works. A really revealing conversation and something I knew little about, so I hope I have asked all the questions anyone listening might want to know! Ria & Fern speak openly about the challenges of a donor and what it's like now being mums to their gorgeous little boy. Their journey had many ups and downs - losses and failures - it's incredibly relatable and they have some really good advice for coping with infertility and IVF as well.

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THE PINEAPPLE QUESTION: 'THE POSITIVE BIRTH COMPANY' ON ALL THINGS NUTRITION AND MUCH MORE

Monday, November 29, 2021 • Duration 47:26

Including whether or not we should all be eating pineapple, this week we bust some nutrition myths with The Positive Birth Company, who you may have seen on Dragon's Den. It's a bit of a departure from my celebrity chats this series. As a company, they started out pioneering for positive birth experiences - as the name suggests - but they have now ventured into helping people who are embarking on a journey to try to conceive. As part of a pack which they have created, specialists help with everything from mental health and nutrition to the effect on our sex lives and relationships. On the podcast I'm chatting to founder Siobhan Miller and nutritionist Katherine Kimber - a 'non-diet' dietician.

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IZZY JUDD ON FERTILITY & MINDFULNESS

Sunday, November 14, 2021 • Duration 52:39

Izzy Judd - author, violinist and wife of Harry Judd of McFly fame - opens up about the anxiety of trying to conceive, the pain of loss, how Harry managed and the methods she has developed to keep her mind healthy. She has written about their struggles to start a family in 'Dare to Dream' and then since becoming a mum, she has written about mindfulness techniques in 'Mindfulness for Mums'. So many of the wellbeing tips she has to offer can be applied as help on the trying to conceive journey.

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Weather Presenter CLARE NASIR: Finding joy after fibroids & IVF

Monday, October 25, 2021 • Duration 39:36

Former Good Morning Britain weather presenter, now with Channel 5 - Clare Nasir - talks to me about struggling for years with large 'alien' fibroids - one the size of rugby ball'. Operations consumed her 30s followed by a harrowing IVF journey with her husband BBC DJ Chris Hawkins.

I found talking to Clare really insightful & inspirational as she - like me - spent a very long time consumed by fertility issues. She talks to me here candidly about how that affected her and how she coped with presenting daily network breakfast TV on GMB daily alongside IVF - plus she explains how she came very close to losing Sienna.

Most importantly though, her and her husband Chris - are just thriving - living life to the full with their daughter.

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JESSICA HAYES - ON BABY LOSS AWARENESS

Sunday, October 10, 2021 • Duration 40:31

For the second episode, it's Baby Loss Awareness Week, and an emotional conversation with Jess Hayes - Love Island winner and fashion and beauty influencer. Please be aware this contains sensitive subject matter which might be a difficult depending on your own situation. Whilst Jess believes it’s really important to speak about this to help others and open up the conversation - it is, of course, not easy to talk about personal trauma either. Thank you to Jessica for having the courage and strength to have this chat. She lost her baby Teddy at 19 weeks of pregnancy in November last year. She is an ambassador for the Saying Goodbye Charity and - as you’ll hear - she’s dedicated to changing the way we think and talk about baby loss and the way society deals with it. Please contact the charity yourself if you feel you need help.

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SPORTS PRESENTER GABBY LOGAN: on IVF

Sunday, September 26, 2021 • Duration 48:28

Gabby Logan MBE and something of a legend of sports broadcasting from football and the Olympics to athletics and rugby, she needs little introduction. However, something you may not know about Gabby is the problems she and her husband - former rugby player Kenny - had, in trying to start a family. Here, Gabby speaks candidly about her realisation that her and Kenny may need some help, the frustration of unexplained infertility, the ensuing IVF journey and conceiving twins and then difficult decisions over secondary infertility. Just a little overview of the topics covered today - just in case you’re not in the right state of mind to listen now on these topics and would rather skip to another episode.

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The mind-body connection? An holistic approach to treatment.

Friday, April 9, 2021 • Duration 44:33

In this episode, newscaster and podcaster Andrea Byrne looks at alternative ways to help and support a fertility journey using practices such as reflexology, yoga and acupuncture. How is the mind and body connected and how can we approach treatment holistically to help our whole being. Many of you will be familiar with the medicalised route of injections, egg collection and, hopefully, transfers. In this session we look at alternatives to traditional IVF treatment such as reproductive reflexology and we look at possible holistic ways to support your treatment and 'de-stress' with yoga, breathing, meditation, reflexology or acupuncture. Andrea is joined by Diana Brook from Diana Brook Yoga and Chrissie Bonner from The Reflexology Studio. Alice Matthews also joins the conversation from Fertility Network UK to provide an impartial overview.

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SURROGACY: WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHO, WHERE?

Season 1 · Episode 5

Saturday, March 13, 2021 • Duration 55:14

This episode is poignant to me because it’s something we looked into. There are all sorts of reasons couples look at surrogacy and there are also different types of surrogacy. And this will all be explained! I’ll be chatting to Natalie Gamble from NGA Law who will talk us through the details and legalities of surrogacy arrangements in this country and abroad, Stephen Ashe who is client manager for those who are hoping to find a surrogate to have a baby - who you will hear a lot called intended parents - and he works for the non-profit service Brilliant Beginnings. Other services are available including Surrogacy UK and COTS. I should say Stephen and his partner started their family with a surrogate, so he really does have first-hand knowledge. And I’m delighted to say joining the conversation Teresa Cootes - a surrogate mum herself. So all angles covered here today!

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