Matt And Doree's Eggcellent Adventure: An Ivf Journey

Topics discussed: Henry as Thor, Henry as a recycling bin, challah baking, brownie baking, miscarriage, genetic mutations, Chinese herbs, advent calendars, Great British Bake-Off, and candles. Lots and lots of candles.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com. You can also email us a voice memo — we like those!This episode is sponsored by:- Rothy's. Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/ADVENTURE. - Bruush. Get 15% off your Brüush when you use promo code EGGCELLENT at bruush.com.- Uncommon Goods. To get 15% off your first gift, go to UNCOMMON GOODS dot com slash adventure.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss what it's like now that Henry is 18 months old (!), and Doree asks Matt when he's getting his flu shot. We decide to put a moratorium on second child feedback, and give advice to a listener whose friend has had several miscarriages. Plus, we debate whether this season's bakers on GBBO are bad or just at a disadvantage for being in quar.Call us at 413-461-BABY, or send us a voice memo or email at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Uncommon Goods.  To get 15% off your first gift, go to uncommongoods.com/adventure.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss our busy weekend with Henry, and then the Great Second Child Debate rages on, sparked by a listener who wonders what's up with that mosaic embryo we have lying around. Plus, a listener reads our minds about the Great British Bake-Off (or Baking Show, depending on your preference), we give advice to a listener who wants to support a friend, and a listener leaves us a voice memo about leaving space in a marriage.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. You can also email us a voice memo!This episode is sponsored by:- Brooklinen. Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code adventure, only at Brooklinen.com.- KiwiCo. Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/EGGCELLENT. - Molekule. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit molekule.com and at checkout enter ADVENTURE10.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out informati

Yep, happy anniversary to us! It's been five years since we got married and we're feeling a little reflective. Then a listener asks where we are with the second kid stuff and we get REAL reflective. Plus, we get an update from a listener who wrote in a year ago (!) about cats and babies, and another update from the double incision C-section listener. And a listener manages to save Matt from having to dig up his turkey recipe!Please call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com. You can also email us a voice memo, we love those!Mentioned in this episode:All Of It: Understanding Miscarriage podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/understanding-miscarriage/id74254710?i=1000493803411The turkey recipe! America's Test Kitchen Season 11, Episode 15: https://www.americastestkitchen.com/episode/302-thanksgiving-turkeyThis episode is sponsored by:Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/ADVENTURE or use promo code ADVENTURE.Bruush. Get 15%

We discuss Henry's epic sleep fail and try to unpack the root of Matt's obliger-ness. We hear from a listener about her donor egg pregnancy, listen to a voicemail with a truly unfortunate pun, and get an update from our listener with a micropreemie and hear back from our OG listener with a dead mom. Plus, we discuss Zumbo's Just Desserts, because why not.Please call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. You can also email us a voice memo!Mentioned in this episode:- Creating A Family: https://creatingafamily.org/infertility-category/teens-born-via-spermegg-donation-or-surrogacy-are-doing-fine/- Post-Partum International: https://www.postpartum.net/This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Give a pair when you buy a pair, and get 20% off your first purchase at http://www.Bombas.com/adventure. - ThirdLove. Go to http://www.thirdlove.com/ADVENTURE now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 10% off your first purcha

Doree has a lot to say about Henry's new shoes. We get a listener update about embryo biopsying, and a couple of listeners weigh in on the climate change discussion with tangible actions people can take. Plus, we discuss the holidays and visiting family, and Matt finally reveals what his job title is.Please call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Pre-order Doree's book at linktr.ee/doreeshafrir!This episode is sponsored by:- Bruush. Get 15% off your Brüush when you use promo code EGGCELLENT at bruush.com.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off your first month, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restrictions apply, please visit HelloFresh.com for more details.- Molekule. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit M-O-L-E-K-U-L-E.com and at checkout enter ADVENTURE10.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy

Matt explains what life on the set has been like with all of the new safety procedures in place. We get an update from the listener whose sister is no longer speaking to her after her pregnancy announcement, and the embryo donation signal goes out (Matt had to rifle through his signal files, but he found it). We also respond to a listener's question about our kid's future now that the world is crumbling around us.Please call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:PrettyLitter. Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code ADVENTURE for 20% off your first order.Brooklinen. Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code adventure only at Brooklinen.com.KiwiCo. Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/EGGCELLENT.HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off your first month, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restr

Matt discusses exploring his feelings of guilt in therapy, while Doree is feeling delirious from the last push on her book (or maybe from the smoky air?). We get an update from the listener whose husband was unable to perform on retrieval day, and also get some clarifications on cancer markers. Plus, Sam is settling in to life in Kansas.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Mentioned in this episode:- Children's books about IVF: http://www.xyandme.comhttps://www.booksfordonorkids.com/our-books.htmlThis episode is sponsored by:- Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/ADVENTURE or use promo code ADVENTURE.- Jenni Kayne. Get 20% off your first order at jennikayne.com when you use code ADVENTURE at checkout.- Hello Fresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off your first month, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restrictions apply, please visit Hell

The SoCal heat is melting us, but we're soldiering on. Matt survived week two of work and Doree survived a week of intense writing, and Henry just kept being Henry. We hear from a lot of you about performance anxiety on retrieval day, and get some more thyroid info. Then we give advice to a listener who's struggling to make a decision about potentially retesting her embryos, and another listener wonders who the new guy is.Pre-order Doree's memoir Thanks for Waiting! linktr.ee/doreeshafrirCall us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off your first month, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restrictions apply, please visit HelloFresh.com for more details.Rothy's. Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/ADVENTURE.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Everyone's feeling pretty good about Matt being back at work, and Doree's book now has a cover *and* is available for pre-order! Eggheads, you know what to do. Pre-order her book here: linktr.ee/doreeshafrir. And yes, she will be reading the audiobook, which you can also pre-order! Plus, Matt decides that the thyroid signal is staying ON, and we also send out the performance anxiety signal for a listener whose husband was unable to do the deed on the day of her retrieval. And a listener sends us the email templates he used to successfully advocate for additional fertility coverage at his work. You can access them on Google Docs here:Email to Co-Workers about IVF Benefits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U51rYFgr-iG3hqfsfCChjV3MfdQzmbEHkDgxtMoYab0/edit?usp=sharingEmail to HR and/or Union Rep about IVF Benefits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1e6rodIz1ppoyonLJIS8G35jTcbypoEuaO_z7vOZBirg/edit?usp=sharingPlease call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. &

Matt's feeling some type of way about going back to work, and we discuss the results of Doree's latest appointment with DKB. We also hear from a couple more old moms and get some guidance for the listener who thought she might have thyroid issues, and several listeners reach out about their miscarriage experiences.Please call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Pretty Litter. Make it a no stink summer with PrettyLitter TODAY by visiting http://PrettyLitter.com and using promo code ADVENTURE for 20% off your first order.- KiwiCo. Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at http://kiwico.com/EGGCELLENT.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Henry is an escape artist, and we're trying to figure out how to stay one step ahead of him. (Probably impossible.) We discuss DKB in the news and what it means to advocate for yourself as a patient, plus hear from listeners about being an older mom and moving to a new city. Plus, the medical mystery signal goes out!Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Bruush. Get 15% off your Brüush kit when you use promo code EGGCELLENT at bruush.com.- Brooklinen. Get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code adventure only at Brooklinen.com- Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/ADVENTURE or use promo code ADVENTURE.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

How are you dealing with hitting your pandemic wall? We need some ideas. We get lots of good suggestions for dealing with scar tissue and double C-section incisions, ponder what it means to be an older parent, and give advice to a listener who just moved far from home and is feeling very lonely.Email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com, or call us at 413-461-BABY.This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Give a pair when you buy a pair, and get 20 percent off your first purchase at Bombas.com/adventure.- Rothy's. Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/ADVENTURE.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Henry reaaaaalllly put us through the ringer today, but we soldier on. We discuss next steps after getting the results of Matt's semen analysis, and report back from Henry's 15-month appointment. We also get some answers for the pregnant powerlifter and the woman who's been living separately from her husband because of the pandemic, and the double-incision C-section signal goes out.Please fill out our listener survey! We appreciate it! http://www.survey.fan/eggcellentCall us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- KiwiCo. Get your FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/EGGCELLENT. - HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off, including free shipping on your first box.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt's gearing up for his semen analysis on Monday, while Doree finally gives Matt his Father's Day present. We hear from a listener who's wondering whether she can continue powerlifting while pregnant, and another listener wonders whether she needs to continue to quarantine from her husband. Plus, Matt gives some tech advice and we get a recommendation for a name for a potential season 3.Please fill out our survey! It helps get us advertisers, which helps keep the lights on over here. http://www.survey.fan/eggcellent Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Pretty Litter. Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code ADVENTURE for 20% off your first order.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restrictions apply, please visit HelloFresh.com for more details.  

We go on a tangent about cultural touchstones and Doree decides that Matt is a boomer in millennial clothing. Plus, we hear from a couple of new parents of science babies and another listener whose partner had zero sperm, and we try to give advice to parents who are struggling with whether to send their kids back to school. And Matt weighs in on how to make your internet faster and which gaming chair to buy.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Today's show is brought to you by:- Brooklinen. Use promo code adventure for 10% off your first order at Brooklinen.com.- Molekule. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit Molekule.com and at checkout enter adventure10.- HelloFresh.Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off, including free shipping on your first box. Additional restrictions apply, please visit HelloFresh.com for more details.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-o

Doree made a childcare schedule, and Matt had some thoughts about it. Plus we hear from listeners who had similar zero sperm experiences, and give advice to a teacher who's wondering if she should go back to work in person, and a listener who's about to meet her birth mother for the first time. And Matt has an existential crisis when he learns about Gretchen Rubin's Four Tendencies.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/80adventure and use code 80adventure to get a total of $80 off, including free shipping on your first box.- Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/ADVENTURE or use promo code ADVENTURE.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree's gotten very into Animal Crossing, which prompts Matt to reminisce about his Red Dead Redemption days. A listener wonders if we have unresolved IVF PTSD and speculates about our love languages, and we discuss Matt's lifestyle changes as he tries to improve his sperm. Plus, a listener asks about our thoughts on Disneyland reopening.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Rothy's. Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/ADVENTURE.- Molekule. For 10% off your first air purifier order, visit molekule.com and at checkout enter adventure10.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt's sperm has gotten worse but he has a plan to fix it, while Doree's stewing about all of the socializing she's seeing on social media. Plus, we hear from a listener who was inspired to become a gestational carrier thanks to this here podcast, and give advice to a woman who wants a second opinion about her IVF options.Please email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com or call us at 413-461-BABY.This episode is sponsored by Pretty Litter. Visit PrettyLitter.com and use promo code ADVENTURE for 20% off your first order.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We celebrated Father’s Day with some matching T-shirts and a new pair of face socks, plus we got an unwelcome surprise when we went to get the last few things from the old house. Plus, we hear a Zymot chip success story, and a new signal goes out for a listener whose husband has azoospermia due to nuclear weapons exposure (!). And we hear yet another perspective on the only child debate.We want your emails and voicemails! Email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com, or call us at 413-461-BABY  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.