Matt And Doree's Eggcellent Adventure: An Ivf Journey

Doree throws caution to the wind and pays for it. Listeners have suggestions for the altruistic surrogate, and a listener wonders whether we'll tell Henry he was an IVF baby.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY, or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss our trip to Santa Barbara for Doree's birthday and she gives it a 9 out of 10. A listener writes in with questions about what IVF might look like post-Roe, and we also hear from a couple of listeners who are childfree not by choice.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We get a little depressed about the state of the world and Matt admits that he never really knew how old Doree was. A listener wonders what she should do about her mosaic embryo, and we give advice to another listener who can't seem to make any blastocysts. Plus, Ron from Carencro has a lot of TVs!Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss Mother's Day and the complicated feelings it raises for a lot of people, and then we realize we forgot to give an IVF update. Plus listeners write in about club foot, and a listener puts out a signal for whether low BMI in the past can affect AMH.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.            See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss Henry's keen awareness of bedtime delay tactics and give an update on where we are in the IVF process. Then we hear from a listeners who had a cornual ectopic pregnancy, and the egg signal goes out for anyone whose baby was born with a club foot. Plus, Doree learns the correct term for a hockey jersey.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We recap Henry's birthday-palooza and Matt gives Doree some well-earned props. Then we send out the cornual ectopic pregnancy signal and give advice to a listener who's nervous about announcing a pregnancy to a family member struggling with infertility.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. Support the podcast on Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure and subscribe to Doree's newsletter, Now We're Talking, at doree.substack.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Potty training is happening, and Henry's got thoughts about it. We hear from listeners about traveling before a transfer and from a food safety expert, and the egg signal goes out for anyone with Galactosemia.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Join our Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We welcome a special guest back to the show. Then a listener predicts the future, and we hear a different perspective on PGT testing. Plus, we give advice to a couple of pregnant and hopefully soon-to-be-pregnant listeners.Call us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Sign up for Doree's newsletter, Now We're Talking, at doree.substack.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Ritual. Visit ritual.com/EGGCELLENT for 10% off your first 3 months.- Joybird: Visit joybird.com/ADVENTURE and get 30% off your purchase. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss our recent appointment with DKB and what our plans are moving forward. Plus, listeners weigh in on the great laundry debate.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. Subscribe to Doree's new newsletter at doree.substack.com.- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- KiwiCo. Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code EGGCELLENT at kiwico.com.- Ritual. Visit ritual.com/EGGCELLENT for 10% off your first 3 months. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt pays the jerk-off room a visit and we discuss laundry etiquette. Then we hear from listeners about PGS testing, embryo adoption, and grandparents taking care of babies. And do make sure to listen to the end for a special surprise.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss why we don't respond to some emails on the air. Then listeners write in with info on REs vs. RIs and how to deal with hirsutism, and we help a listener navigate a donor embryo conundrum. And more!Subscribe to Doree's new newsletter, Now We're Talking, at doree.substack.com.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase.- Joybird. Visit joybird.com/ADVENTURE and get 30% off your purchase. - HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discussed Henry's continued obsession with numbers and clocks, and a couple of listeners write in with tales of their own number- and clock-obsessed children. The egg signal goes out for anyone with experience with a reproductive immunologist, and we also give advice to a listener who's currently experiencing decision paralysis.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.Subscribe to Doree's new newsletter, Now We're Talking, at doree.substack.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase.- Visit joybird.com/ADVENTURE and get 30% off your purchase. - HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Ritual. Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/EGGCELLENT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doree introduces her new newsletter, Now We're Talking, and we discuss Henry's obsession with clocks. Then we hear from many listeners who took pity on us last week and showered us with emails.Subscribe to Now We're Talking at doree.substack.com.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by: - KiwiCo. - KiwiCo. Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code EGGCELLENT at kiwico.com.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Ritual. Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/EGGCELLENT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Matt explains why his stance on having a second kid has changed. Then we give advice to a listener who's feeling sad about only having boy embryos, and humbly request that listeners send in more emails and voicemails if you want episodes to be longer than 35 minutes (but maybe you don't, and that's fine too!).Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo, Joybird, HelloFresh, and Ritu See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We share our experience at Disneyland. The egg signal goes out for people who have done multiple retrievals back to back, and Doree decides she can't take on friendship matchmaking.Mentioned in the episode:- The Cup of Jo friendship spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16lLbgKy2oePPCP24GP4msujdbeKxazBLRXejpR2Hngg/htmlviewCall or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com. And support us on Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus an absolutely massive back catalog suitable for binging.- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase.- Outschool. To save $15 off your child’s first class go to Outschool.com/adventure and use code adventure.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Joybird. Visit joybird.com/ADVENTURE&n

Doree shares some news about the paperback of THANKS FOR WAITING. We offer advice to a listener who wants to know about fertility benefits at a potential new job, and hear an update from another listener about how she's getting un-stuck. Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20% off your first purchase. - Outschool. To save $15 off your child’s first class go to Outschool.com/adventure and use code adventure.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Ritual. Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/EGGCELLENT. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We give advice to a listener about what to do when your partner decides they don't want another kid but you have five embryos on ice, and another listener writes in wanting to know whether she should go back to her original fertility clinic. Plus, listeners offer advice about anxious kids at daycare.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Uncommon Goods. To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/adventure.- KiwiCo. Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code EGGCELLENT at kiwico.com.- Ritual. Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/EGGCELLENT.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Outschool. To save $15 off your child’s first class go to Outschool.com/adventure and use code adventure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-ou

We discuss our new shared hobby and Henry's musical demands. Then listeners share some donor egg resources and the Circumvallate Placenta & peripheral band signal goes out. Plus, we give advice to a listener whose daughter cries all day at daycare.Call us! Text us! Email us! 413-461-BABY, mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeshafrir@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Uncommon Goods. To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/adventure.- KiwiCo. Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code EGGCELLENT at kiwico.com. - Ritual. Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/EGGCELLENT.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Joybird. Visit joybird.com/ADVENTURE and get 30 percent off your purchase. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss our week in isolation after a Covid exposure. Then, a listener asks for suggestions for children's books about donor eggs, and the pediatric OT listeners have entered the chat.Please email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com, or call or text us at 413-461-BABY.This episode is sponsored by:- Outschool. To save $15 off your child’s first class go to Outschool.com/adventure and use code adventure.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get 20 percent off any purchase.- Uncommon Goods. To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/adventure.- Joybird. Visit joybird.com/ ADVENTURE and get 30 percent off your purchase.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We discuss Henry's newest obsessions: numbers and punctuation. Then a listener asks for advice about how to best support friends who are struggling with fertility issues, and another listener weighs in on how she handles an often-absent husband. Plus, we learn about the connections between hockey teams and... Disney?Please call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at doreeandmatt@gmail.com or mattanddoree@gmail.com.This episode is sponsored by:- Outschool. To save $15 off your child’s first class go to Outschool.com/adventure and use code adventure.- HelloFresh. Go to HelloFresh.com/adventure16 and use code adventure16 for up to 16 free meals AND 3 free gifts.- Bombas. Go to Bombas.com/adventure and get twenty percent off any purchase.- Uncommon Goods. To get 15% off your next gift, go to uncommongoods.com/adventure. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.