Matt And Doree's Eggcellent Adventure: An Ivf Journey

Doree and Matt discuss the preparations for their fourth egg retrieval, and Matt reveals that his sperm is even worse than he thought! Plus, Doree talks about being on fewer meds this round, and they give advice to a woman who's thinking about freezing her eggs and to a woman who hasn't told her family about her fertility treatments yet — but now her brother's wife is pregnant and she's feeling stressed about it.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast on Patreon, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:Crane & Canopy. Visit craneandcanopy.com/adventure for your next bedding, duvet cover and sheets purchase.Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit www.Care.com/ADVENTURE and subscribe. ThirdLove. Go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure now to find your perfect-fitting bra… and get 15% off your first purchase! 1-800 Flowers. To order a dozen multicolored roses for $19.99 or upgrade to 24 multicolored roses for

Doree and Matt give an update on where they are in their next cycle. They give advice to someone who is concerned about her friend's biological clock, and also learn about the DEAR MAN method for asking for things or standing up for yourself. Plus, they hear from a listener about how she's financing her meds — on a Nordstrom card!To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:Alto Pharmacy. To get $50 off your first IVF order, send an email to adventure@alto.com and mention the word EGGCELLENT.1-800-Flowers. To order a dozen multicolored roses for $19.99 or upgrade to 24 multicolored roses for only $10 more, go to 1800Flowers.com, click the radio icon, and enter code ADVENTURE. ButcherBox. For FREE Bacon and $20 off your first box, go to ButcherBox.com/adventure and enter ADVENTURE at checkout. HelloFresh. For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter the code EGGCELLENT30. &

Doree and Matt go back to their doctor to start their fourth egg retrieval cycle, and Matt wants to know: what about the male factor? They also get some information about their mosaic embryo. Then Doree interviews Andrea Syrtash, founder of pregnantish, a website for people dealing with infertility and fertility treatments, about her own experience with infertility and why she started the site.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com Premium membership, visit Care.com/ADVENTURE and subscribe.Alto Pharmacy. If you live in LA, the Bay Area, or Orange County, get $50 off your first fertility order by sending an email to adventure@alto.com with the word EGGCELLENT.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree and Matt make a list of the things they want to ask their doctor at their next appointment. They also give advice to a listener about the "blame game" and hear from someone else about how not to resent your IVF baby. Plus, a listener suggests the "It's A Real Mother" project from The Longest Shortest Time podcast (https://longestshortesttime.com/its-a-real-mother/), about working moms and gender inequality.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:• Hello Fresh. To get $30 off your first week of meals, visit www.hellofresh.com and enter the code EGGCELLENT30.• Alto Pharmacy. Get $50 off your first fertility order by sending an email to adventure@alto.com with the word EGGCELLENT.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree and Matt get some answers about MTHFR, hear from their two Finnish listeners, give advice about how to deal with a clueless mother-in-law, and help a 28-year-old woman who can't stay in relationships. Plus, they continue their discussions about religion and division of labor with kids! And Matt wonders what it would be like to be a YouTube star.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:Alto Pharmacy. To get $50 off your first IVF or IUI order, go to www.alto.com, sign up, and text them the code ADVENTURE.Care.com. To save 30% off a Care.com premium membership visit Care.com/ADVENTURE and subscribe.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy New Year! Doree and Matt contemplate the year ahead and discuss the ups and downs of 2017, and get into a friendly debate about Catholic school. Plus they address listener questions about what to do when you've had enough, gene mutations, and more. And: Doree has a new podcast called Forever35! It's all about the things we do to take care of ourselves, and you can listen to the trailer and subscribe now: https://www.art19.com/shows/forever35/To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:- Alto Pharmacy. If you live in LA, Orange County, or the Bay Area, you can get $50 off your first fertility order. Just go to alto.com, sign up, and text them “ADVENTURE” to claim your credit. - Care/of. For 50% off your first month of personalized care/of vitamins, visit takecareof.com and enter ADVENTURE at checkout.   See a

A listener has very good advice about how to have tough conversations, Doree discusses the latest in IVF billing shenanigans, and Matt gets really obsessed with ghost balls. (And rough heaven dog sex. Don't worry about it.)To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:- Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit www.episona.com to learn more.- HelloFresh. For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter the promo code EGGCELLENT30.- Care/of. Go to TakeCareOf.com and use the code ADVENTURE to get 50% off your first month of vitamins and supplements.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree and Matt get some unexpected instructions from their doctor. They also give advice about how to break the news to parents that you're doing IVF and how to find a therapist. Plus, they get some answers to a Friends mystery.Join the Egghead Secret Santa! Signups close Dec. 13. https://www.elfster.com/exchange/view/28776840/af19a9/To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:- Sock Fancy. Get an extra pair of socks added to any subscription for FREE when you go to sockfancy.com/adventure now and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout.- CanvasPeople. Get a free 11x14 canvas – just pay shipping! Go to www.canvaspeople.com and use the promo code ADVENTURE.- ThirdLove. To get 15% off your first order, go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure.- Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit www.episona.com to learn more.

Doree and Matt hear about some adventures in IVF-ing while in the company of extended family. They also give advice to a couple dealing with secondary infertility and to a couple of single mothers by choice — one of whom is considering sharing sperm with her best friend. Plus, Lex returns!To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.NYC Egghead meet up is Dec. 16 at 2pm! Visit eggheadmeetup.eventbrite.com to RSVP.This episode is sponsored by:BarkBox. Visit www.barkbox.com/adventure for a free extra month of BarkBox when you subscribe to a 6 or 12-month plan.Crane & Canopy. Visit www.craneandcanopy.com/adventure and enter code adventure to save 10% off your next bedding purchase.CanvasPeople. Get a free 11x14 canvas – just pay shipping! Go to www.canvaspeople.com and use the promo code ADVENTURE.Wonderbly. Go to www.wonderbly.com and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout to get 1

Doree and Matt get some splooge follow-ups, and also hear from listeners about mosaic embryos, raising money for IVF, and whether taking a pregnancy test right before Christmas with your in-laws is a good idea. Plus, an update from the "ramekin queer"!To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Egghead T-shirts are available again until Dec. 3! Get yours at www.cottonbureau.com/products/egghead.This episode is sponsored by:- Sock Fancy. Get an extra pair of socks added to any subscription for FREE when you go to sockfancy.com/adventure now and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout.- CanvasPeople. Get a free 11x14 canvas – just pay shipping! Go to www.canvaspeople.com and use the promo code ADVENTURE.- Wonderbly. Go to www.wonderbly.com and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout to get 15% off your order.- Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit&n

Matt's home for a weekend for the first time in two months, and it shows. He talks about the panic attack that led to a cleaning and guitar selling frenzy, and he and Doree discuss the timeline for their next retrieval. Should they take a month off and enjoy their Christmas break, or not? They also put out the sperm signal for a few people, and Matt reveals that his Boston accent is still going strong.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Until Dec. 3, Egghead T-shirts are back on Cotton Bureau! Visit www.cottonbureau.com/products/egghead to order yours.This episode is sponsored by:- Sock Fancy. Get an extra pair of socks added to any subscription for FREE when you go to sockfancy.com/adventure now and enter code ADVENTURE at checkout.- CanvasPeople. Get a free 11x14 canvas – just pay shipping! Go to www.canvaspeople.com and use the promo code ADVENTU

Matt is surprised to learn that more people agreed with *him* on something, and he and Doree discuss whether you can still "do you" and be there for your pregnant friends.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.T-SHIRTS ARE BACK FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY AS OF 11/14! Visit www.cottonbureau.com/products/egghead to purchase.This episode is sponsored by:• Care/of. Go to TakeCareOf.com to get a personalized recommendation for supplements and vitamins, and enter the code ADVENTURE for 50% off your first month.• Mathnasium. Visit Mathnasium.com/offers/Adventure to learn more about their program and to download the eBook "Helping Children Excel at Math."• Wonderbly. Visit wonderbly.com and enter the name of a child in your life for a full free preview of their story, then enter code Adventure for 15% off.• Episona. This episode is sponsored by Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit w

Doree and Matt discuss how they're going to proceed with fertility treatments and give advice to a listener with a friend who just doesn't get it.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com.It now only takes $5/month on Patreon to get a monthly bonus episode! Visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure to sign up.This episode is sponsored by:• Crane and Canopy. Visit craneandcanopy.com/adventure and enter the code adventure to get 10% off your next bedding purchase.• Beach Body on Demand. For a free trial membership, text ADVENTURE to 303030.• Mathnasium. Visit mathnasium.com/offers/adventure to learn more about their program and to download the eBook "Helping Children Excel at Math."• Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit www.episona.com to learn more.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One week after they got the news about their most recent transfer, Doree and Matt talk about what's next for them.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com.New Patreon tiers! For just $5 a month, you can get a bonus episode, and for $10 a month, you can get TWO. Visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure to sign up.This episode is sponsored by:• Episona. Before you spend $24,000 on an IVF cycle, find out if sperm health will impact your chances of success. Visit www.episona.com to buy the test and use code ADVENTURE for 10% off your order.• Third Love. Go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure to find your perfect-fitting bra and try it for 30 days.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree and Matt discuss their latest test and ultrasound results. And a tenacious embryo.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by RXBAR. For 25% off your first order, visit RXBAR.com/adventure and enter promo code ADVENTURE at checkout.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt and Doree did a beta test... well, Doree did. (Twice.)To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by:Barkbox. To get a free extra month of Barkbox when you sign up for a 6 or 12 month subscription, visit www.barkbox.com/adventure.Care/of. Visit www.takecareof.com to get a personalized recommendation for vitamins and supplements, and use the code ADVENTURE for 50% off your first month.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a two week wait party! Doree's been watching Victoria and might take up knitting. Matt has been working a ton, so no time for Victoria or knitting. Plus, they give advice to a listener who just found out she has celiac disease, and they hear from a surrogate who has advice about what people can give their surrogates as gifts. And of course they get updates from Lex from the road.** YOU HAVE UNTIL THURSDAY 10/12 TO BUY T-SHIRTS! Go to www.cottonbureau.com/products/egghead to get yours, and then send us an email with your receipt to get an Eggcellent postcard from us! **To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast and get up to two bonus episodes per month, go to www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure. This episode is sponsored by:- Care/of. Go to TakeCareOf.com now and get a personalized recommendation for vitamins and supplements, then enter code ADVENTURE to get 50% off your first month.- Third Love. Go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure 

Guess what? Doree's embryo transfer happened on Thursday! Yup, that's a week before her original date. You know what they say in IVF: don't ever plan anything because your plans will inevitably change. This week they also hear from listeners about panic attacks, "floating" boyfriends, and untreated diseases, and give advice about how to best support your surrogate and keep yourself distracted from all this infertility bullsh*%^t.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support the podcast on Patreon, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure. To leave a voicemail, call 413-461-BABY.Eggcellent Adventure merch is now available! Until October 12, order T-shirts, sweatshirts, and onesies (for babies... not grownups) at www.cottonbureau.com/products/egghead.This episode is sponsored by:Crane & Canopy. Visit craneandcanopy.com/adventure and enter code adventure to save 10% off your next bedding purchase.HelloFresh. For $30 off your first week of HelloFresh, visit hellofresh.com and enter EGGCELLENT3

Matt and Doree discuss a new study about antidepressants during pregnancy and an article that was skeptical of PGS testing. They also hear from listeners who are pretty adamant that the woman whose friend had pre-eclampsia should have an honest chat with her about her husband. And they give advice to a woman who feels that because she didn't always want kids, she's an impostor in the infertility community. Plus Doree gets binge TV recs for her two week wait!To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support Matt & Doree's Eggcellent Adventure (and get bonus episodes every month!), visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure. To leave a voicemail, call 413-461-BABY.This episode is sponsored by:- Episona. Episona’s sperm DNA test is now available for purchase online! Visit www.episona.com to order the test and use code ADVENTURE for 10% off your order.- Personal Trainer Food. Go to personaltrainerfood.com/adventure and use promo code Adventure20

Doree and Matt have updates from the doctor and the insurance company, and they hear from a listener who's also getting put through the insurance wringer. They also give advice to a woman whose husband has very few sperm and to someone who just can't stop thinking about getting pregnant.To learn more, visit www.eggcellentadventure.com. To support Matt & Doree's Eggcellent Adventure, visit www.patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.This episode is sponsored by Episona. Can your sperm make good quality embryos? Visit www.episona.com to learn more.This episode is sponsored by Third Love. Go to www.thirdlove.com/adventure now to find your perfect-fitting bra and try it for 30 days.This episode is sponsored by Personal Trainer Food. Go to www.personaltrainerfood.com/adventure and use promo code Adventure200 to save $200 on any 28-day meal plan.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.