The Backup Plan - Meredith Kate

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49: IVF Emotions

Season 1 · Episode 49

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • Duration 10:18

I’ve finally had an emotional breakdown about my IVF journey. GRATEFUL for the mental health work I’ve done along the way to keep me afloat.

Progesterone in oil shots start soon and I’m hoping that I’m nearing the end of my journey!

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

WORK WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Visit https://backupplanpod.com/work-with-me for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Created, produced and hosted by Meredith Kate, co-produced by Julian Hagins.

Visit https://backupplanpod.com for show notes, transcripts, partner links, and our newsletter.

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48: Trump's "Free IVF" Plan

Season 1 · Episode 48

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 18:25

Donald Trump is promising free IVF if he gets elected. As someone who is deep int he middle of an IVF journey myself, I share thoughts and feelings about how I think it'd work (spoiler alert: I don't think it will).

REGISTER TO VOTE
https://vote.gov

FACTS AND FIGURES

ALSO MENTIONED
Our Little Gay Life: https://www.instagram.com/ourlittlegaylife/

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLANWebsite: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook:

39: I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends

Season 1 · Episode 39

Wednesday, July 3, 2024 • Duration 17:36

Meredith has embryo news!! Aside from sharing which zygotes made it to blastocyst status, she's going over best practices for checking in on a friend who is undergoing IVF.

Support the show

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

WORK WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Visit https://backupplanpod.com/work-with-me for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Created, produced and hosted by Meredith Kate, co-produced by Julian Hagins.

Visit https://backupplanpod.com for show notes, transcripts, partner links, and our newsletter.

38: A Tale of Two Egg Retrievals

Season 1 · Episode 38

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 • Duration 15:13

Meredith came out of her most recent egg retrieval with very different results! What were the differences in treatment? Did she keep calm, cool, and collected this time? Will this be her last retrieval?

STAY TUNED.

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

WORK WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Visit https://backupplanpod.com/work-with-me for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Created, produced and hosted by Meredith Kate, co-produced by Julian Hagins.

Visit https://backupplanpod.com for show notes, transcripts, partner links, and our newsletter.

37: Perinatal Psychiatry

Season 1 · Episode 37

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 • Duration 37:41

Mental health is muy importante, so Meredith is sharing her journey from sad little girl to a healthy medicated lady. In preparation for pregnancy (and because of the influx of hormones in her system thanks to the second round of egg retrieval), she decided to get in touch with a perinatal psychiatrist early. Here's how she found one and how her first appointment went.

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ARTICLES DISCUSSED
The health benefits of spicy food, Piedmont (https://www.piedmont.org/living-real-change/the-health-benefits-of-spicy-foods)

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Hey, I'm Meredith! I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

WORK WITH THE BACKUP PLANVisit for brand partnerships and business inquiries.Created, produced and hosted by Meredith Kate, co-produced by Julian Hagins.Visit for show notes, transcripts, partner links, and our newsletter.

36: PGT-A Results

Season 1 · Episode 36

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 • Duration 20:04

Meredith discusses the results from the PGT-A tests her embryos underwent, explains what a segmented mosaic embryo means, and discusses next steps in her IVF journey.

SHOP THAT BANGIN' PREMIERE LOOK
Mock Neck Cloak Sleeve Pleated Midi Dress
Silver Cuff Bracelets
Long Metal Bar Drop Earrings
Mirrored Metallic Evening Bag

ARTICLES DISCUSSED
What Does It Mean When Your Embryo Is a Mosaic?, Fertility Centers of New England
What is a Mosaic Embryo?, International Fertility Group
Does Chromosome 4 Hold the Secret to Human Longevity?, HHMI

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpodTikTok: Facebook:

35: Chick-Pickin' (with Nana)

Season 1 · Episode 35

Wednesday, May 29, 2024 • Duration 45:57

Nana is back in California! They’re discussing Meredith’s Day 5 4BB and Day 7 4BA embryos (better known at Chip & Dale); the nail-biting wait on genetic test results, whether or not to learn the sex, and if so, WHEN?

TOPICS COVERED

0:00 - Introduction and Catch Up
04:09 - Should I find out the sex of my embryos?
16:10 - “The Parents Who Want Daughters and Daughters Only” by Emi Nietfeld
22:30 - The Birth of the BLASTOSHOWER
23:56 - Survival Rates of Female/Male Embryos
33:34 - Processing Grief Over Lost Eggs and Embryos

ARTICLES DISCUSSED

The Parents Who Want Daughters and Daughters Only, Emi Nietfeld for Slate
Survival of the Fetus: Why Males Have it So Rough, LiveScience
Female embryos less likely to survive to birth, University of Oxford
Embryo quality, ploidy, and transfer outcomes in male versus female blastocysts, National Institutes of Health

PLACES MENTIONED

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLANWebsite: Instagram: TikTok: Facebook:

34: Blastocysts

Season 1 · Episode 34

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 • Duration 26:41

After a week of waiting, Meredith learns how many of her fertilized eggs have become full fledged embryos. She shares how she found out, how she's feeling, and what's up next.

Read the full blog post here - https://backupplanpod.com/34-blastocysts/

ITEMS MENTIONED:
Diva Cup - https://amzn.to/3UJRfLO

Support the show

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

WORK WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Visit https://backupplanpod.com/work-with-me for brand partnerships and business inquiries.

Created, produced and hosted by Meredith Kate, co-produced by Julian Hagins.

Visit https://backupplanpod.com for show notes, transcripts, partner links, and our newsletter.

33: Egg Retrieval Surgery

Season 1 · Episode 33

Wednesday, May 8, 2024 • Duration 33:08

What’s it like to have an egg retrieval for IVF at KindBody? Meredith just had hers and she’s here to share the results - how many eggs were retrieved, how many were mature, and how many were fertilized with her gay best friend’s sperm. WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.

OTHER EPISODES REFERENCED:

The attempted break-in! - https://backupplanpod.com/21-january-was-wild/
Meet Krystina - https://backupplanpod.com/9-to-breed-or-not-to-breed-w-krystina-arielle-whitney-warren

Read the full blog post for this episode - https://backupplanpod.com/33-egg-retrieval-surgery/

Support the show

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITHInstagram:

32: Egg Retrieval Injections, Week 2

Season 1 · Episode 32

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 • Duration 17:25

When your follicles don't respond to hormones, you pump up the volume and keep injecting. Meredith has to keep up the routine this week in anticipation of the egg retrieval and symptoms have really started kicking in! Belly bruising, foggy brain, and increasing shot pain...oh my.

ITEMS MENTIONED:
Small Ice Packs with Sleeve - https://amzn.to/3vMNfC2

Read the full blog post for this episode - https://backupplanpod.com/32-egg-retrieval-injections-week-2/

Support the show

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I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024.

Watch video versions of The Backup Plan on YouTube!

CONNECT WITH THE BACKUP PLAN
Website: https://backupplanpod.com
Instagram: https://instagram.com/backupplanpod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@backupplanpod
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backupplanpod

CONNECT WITH MEREDITH
Instagram: https://instagram.com/meredithk8

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