Sinopsis
Matt Mira and Doree Shafrir want to have a baby, but they need a little help from science. Come along on their wild, heartfelt, and often unintentionally hilarious journey through the world of infertility and IVF. Sometimes their friends will show up to tell their stories, too.
Episodios
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Ep 534: The Storm Before the Calm
31/07/2025 Duración: 37minWe frantically prepare for a trip, and Matt tries to be there for Doree. We give advice to a listener who's about to move cross-country, and to another listener whose best friend's husband is super uncool.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 533: Boogie Down
23/07/2025 Duración: 56minHenry falls in love with boogie boarding while Matt drives around aimlessly. Doree unearths an old email from a friend, and listeners have lots of thoughts about kids' sleep. Plus, Doree urges a listener to think about something differently.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 532: Camped Up
16/07/2025 Duración: 42minHenry is psyched about his new camp. We give advice to a listener whose 4-year-old won't stay in bed and hear a cautionary tale about having a second freezer.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 531: Beach Please
08/07/2025 Duración: 38minWe spend a surprising amount of time at the beach over the weekend and have an impromptu playdate at an unexpected place. A listener has a mattress suggestion almost two years after the fact, and Doree gets on her soapbox about the cost of GLP-1 drugs.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 530: The Great Unblocking
26/06/2025 Duración: 52minWe say goodbye to our beloved sister-in-law Alyson and Matt shares how he finally overcame his writer's block. Listeners share how they use ChatGPT and another listener has a wrestling suggestion for Matt.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 529: Chat Pontiac GTP
10/06/2025 Duración: 51minWe pay a visit to Henry's favorite grocery store and Matt contemplates alternative careers. A longtime listener writes in with some suggestions about how people with ADHD can use ChatGPT to their advantage, we give a listener advice about flying with a nine-month-old, and listeners weigh in on the appropriate way to answer the phone.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 528: This Sh*t Is Bananas
03/06/2025 Duración: 49minWe recap our trip to the Savannah Bananas game in Anaheim, and we have an important popsicles update. A listener offers more info on AirTags and another wonders if we have groceries delivered. Plus, more Spanish Cheers!Mentioned in this episode:IVF mouth swabs?!: https://www.mother.ly/pregnancy/ivf-mouth-swab-boosts-success-rates/Spanish Cheers YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Unj9MMKc0&list=PLAJhROVzLi9Hr6o6AcvpyDXNxqRI8OZ5kSupport us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 527: Pool Shark
28/05/2025 Duración: 47minHenry goes swimming and we wonder whether this is the only activity that truly tires him out. Listeners have thoughts on pool safety and set us straight on how AirTags work, and the egg signal goes out for anyone who has given birth away from home. Plus, the popsicle hunt continues and Matt learns a new fact about Cheers.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 526: Doree's Day
20/05/2025 Duración: 47minDoree celebrates her birthday with balloons, cake, and sweet cards from Matt and Henry. Listeners offer unemployment reassurance and a mini-golf rant, and Matt's T-ball corner returns.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 525: Mother's Day and... Mini Golf?
13/05/2025 Duración: 48minWe go on an unexpected Mother's Day excursion. A listener writes in with unemployment solidarity, and another wants more details on Doree's favorite popsicles. Plus, we learn about drop-off birthday party practices in Brooklyn.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 524: The Case of the Missing Dress
06/05/2025 Duración: 45minDoree solves a mystery in real time, and Matt eats some delicious Korean BBQ. A listener writes in with her infertility story, and other listeners have recs for books like Thanks for Waiting. Plus, Doree's Tennis Corner!Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 523: Birthday Boy
29/04/2025 Duración: 40minWe recap Henry's birthday weekend and our dizzying number of logistical puzzles to solve. Plus, we hear from a listener with a similar banana quandary, the egg signal goes out for aneuploid-abnormal embryos, and another listener asks for recs for books that are similar to Doree's memoir, Thanks for Waiting.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 522: A Very Bon Voyage
15/04/2025 Duración: 54minWe recap our excellent trip to Washington, D.C. Our Patreon supporters showed up for us and sent in so many great questions for the main episode that we didn't even get to all of them! Maybe we'll do a bonus bonus episode with the leftovers... We give advice about how to make sure your sperm donor isn't a jerk, and also discuss Doree's baby shower, how to remember a dad who passed away, the egg signal goes out for a meds question, and more.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 521: Potty Mouths
09/04/2025 Duración: 39minWe got a LOT of listeners writing in about potty training, plus an update from the original potty training listener! Plus we give advice to a listener who's struggling with the postpartum division of labor and Matt shares his favorite Disney YouTubers.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messag Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 519: All Is Well
01/04/2025 Duración: 42minWe discuss our unplanned week off and reflect on Matt's parents' visit. We give potty training advice to a listener and Matt guides a listener through a home DIY.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 518: Turtle-ini
18/03/2025 Duración: 54minHenry's baseball season kicks off. A listener sends out the egg signal for pre-menopause hysterectomies and we also hear from listeners about kids' sports and picky eating.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 517: Seeing IUI to IUI
12/03/2025 Duración: 51minListeners weigh in on whether to do IUIs or go straight to IVF and on having another kid when you have a chronic illness. Plus, Matt gives some Vegas recs and we discuss how to navigate a picky eater.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 516: Egg Signals and Decisive Advice
05/03/2025 Duración: 41minDoree responds decisively to a listener's IVF question and we send out a couple of egg signals. A listener has a pretty lovely-sounding teenager and Matt describes what happens to his LEGOs when he's done building them, and also shares his thoughts on Amazon and James Bond. Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 515: Action Plan
24/02/2025 Duración: 51minWe discuss our new self-help action items and whether they're working. A listener writes in with an old-school IVF question and we discuss some new IVF technology, before hearing from listeners who have our backs and also have thoughts about the most annoying age.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ep 514: Suddenly I See's
18/02/2025 Duración: 01h01minDoree takes her parents on a field trip to the See's Candy store and we discuss the rest of the weekend parental visit. We offer some reassurance to a listener who's about to try to become pregnant, and also give advice to a pregnant listener about what to do in Vegas.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at mattanddoree@gmail.com or doreeandmatt@gmail.com. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.