Waiting for Margot

Emosh episode for me.

Sooooo happy I'm bringing it to you on International Women's Day... Truly shows the amazing ways in which women support women, even when they've never even met!

Emily helped me get to where I am today with my thyroid health and rainbow pregnancy, and I'm forever eternally grateful.

We talk aaalllll things thyroid in this episode along with ivf and getting pregnant as a gay couple. 

TW: We do talk about living children, current pregnancy, and you can can hear a baby gurgling in the episode

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

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All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

I spoke to the lovely Becca of @chickensbeforetheegg fame in October. Very grateful to her for sharing such a tough story and talking to us about two issues we haven't covered yet: molar pregnancy and Asherman's syndrome.

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Today it's just me talking about pregnancy after loss.

I've decided to talk about this separately in a (potential) series of mini episodes, so that you can choose to avoid them if your heart is hurting too much to listen to this kind of topic.

Don't worry, I'll be back with a regular episode next week ;)

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
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All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

The lovely Meg kindly shares their story of IVF after several failed IUIs on their journey to becoming a fab solo ace (asexual) enby mama! We discuss queer issues surrounding family planning and going crazy with pregnancy tests during the TWW.

Meg on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/ace_with_a_uterus/

AVEN: https://www.asexuality.org/

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Fran Migliorati is a certified Fertility + Mindset coach based in London, UK. Fran is an IVF twin mum and ectopic pregnancy survivor. She now helps women to navigate the ups and downs of their own fertility journey with emotional control and comfort, and a focus on the mind-body connection. Her methods include life coaching, mindset coaching, EFT and NLP.

Fran Migliorati on social media:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fran_migliorati/
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/franmiglioraticoaching
Website: https://www.francinemigliorati.com/

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Jennie Agg is an award-winning women's health journalist, writing features for national newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in The Times, the Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, Red magazine, Women’s Health, Grazia, the New York Post, the Guardian, and the Observer, among others.

She is also the author of the blog The Uterus Monologues, where she writes about her own experience of recurrent miscarriage and shares the stories of others who have not had a straightforward path to parenthood.

In this episode, we discuss all things baby loss, including our own experiences and what's going on in the medical world.

You can hear Jennie's story in her own words here:

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/jul/06/my-four-miscarriages-why-is-losing-a-pregnancy-so-shrouded-in-mystery-podcast


Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Hey hey WFM fans!

Delighted to post this episode after a great chat with Katy about her mission to start and grow her family. So excited to see all her exciting projects come to fruition!

Katy:
https://www.instagram.com/undefiningmotherhood/
https://undefiningmotherhood.com/

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Thanks so much to Sarah for sharing her story of loss, thankfully with a very happy ending!

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

This week I had a frank and refreshing discussion with Simone, who kindly joined me to share where she's at on her path to becoming a solo mom by choice.

She embarked upon this journey a couple of years back... here she discusses her decision and the struggle that is getting pregnant when you're not in a relationship with the person providing the sperm, all while touching on a multitude of issues including the treatment of black women by the medical system and the things they should’ve taught us about our bodies at school.

Can't wait to hear what you think! 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

This week I spoke to my incredible ray of sunshine friend, Carla.
This superwoman has been through so much, including a double mastectomy and coming to terms with her infertility. I'm so grateful to her for sharing her story here <3

If you'd like to donate to ovarian cancer research, here's the place to do it: https://ovarian.org.uk/

BRCA info: https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/genetics/brca-fact-sheet

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Thanks so much to Caren-Christin for talking to me about her difficult pregnancy and remaining wholly positive in the face of a Down syndrome diagnosis. Please keep the family in your thoughts as they face open heart surgery for their little baby boy this summer.

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot
All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Waiting for Margot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

This week, Kimberly Gowdy tells me how she came to write her fabulous book, The Colorless Womb, following a long journey of early and late losses that eventually led her going through surrogacy with an unexpected ally.

I had some mic issues while recording this one... so apologies for the dips in sound quality!

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)

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All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)


Kimberly Gowdy:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colorlesswomb_/
Website: https://www.thecolorlesswomb.com/
MOBY: https://www.facebook.com/mobymoms

Waiting for Margot
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/
Website: http://www.waitingformargot.com/

Thanks so much to Faye for telling us her story and for all the great work she does supporting others and raising awareness. 

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot

All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

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Part II of Anita's journey. Thanks again so much for sharing your story... and for so much fabulous advice & straight talkin'!!

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

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Loads of love to Anita who shared her incredible story about her baby, Mary, who was born with SLOS (Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome)

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

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Thanks a million to Emily & Sophie for sharing your beautiful story! Today we talk about going down the at-home insemination route to conceive as a gay couple and the extra difficulties that come with trying for baby number 2.

I'll add a trigger warning here, as we talk a lot about our uncomplicated pregnancies that ended in live births, so maybe give this one a miss if you're not ready to hear that yet.

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot

All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

Or Facebook:
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So grateful to the lovely Dharsh for sharing her long journey to motherhood. In this episode we talk about adenomyosis (endometriosis inside the uterus), IVF, laparoscopy, egg donors, adoption, miscarriage, twin pregnancy, and alternative therapies.
Dharsh is a fountain of incredibly useful knowledge and experience, hence the super long episode. I just couldn't cut anything out!

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

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Welcome to the Waiting for Margot podcast!

In this intro episode I'll just give you a brief version of my story.

After that we'll to talk to different inspirational women & experts each week, share stories, discuss how other aspects of our lives affect fertility & family planning and vice versa. Let's have a relatively lighthearted and fun discussion that normalises the fact that it’s not always as easy as we grow up believing, all while reminding YOU that you’re not alone. Let's break taboos, make it ok to voice the thoughts and feelings we have and talk about the things we do that we feel guilty or ashamed about - to show that everyone else is thinking and doing the same things: and that’s ok!

Want to support the show? Why not buy me a coffee? ;)

https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waiting4margot

All production, guest sourcing & liaison, website & social content, and sound editing are done by me, Natasha Saint-Geniès. :)

Am I missing a subject you'd like to hear about, or would you like to share your story?
Email me at natasha@waitingformargot.com

Check out the website for loads of info & resources: www.waitingformargot.com

Keep up to date by following me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waitingformargot/

Or Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/waitingformargot