Sex, Drugs & Lullabies Podcast
So you thought having a baby was easy? This podcast hears about the drama, indignity, tragedy and comedy of infertility.
Amanda White and Natalie Glanvill talk through their struggles tying to conceive and hear from others talking honestly and openly about their fertility challenges in a podcast with both hope and despair in equal measure. Each week we will chew the fat over everything. Originally broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio Humberside.
***Contains strong language and adult conversation.***
You can contact Natalie and Amanda fertility@bbc.co.uk or Twitter @sexdrugslullaby.
Episodes to download
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Our journey back to Hull Royal
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Natalie and Amanda return to the clinic where their fertility journeys began.
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鈥榃e鈥檙e a family of two Dads鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Michael and Wes are two gay man who wanted to be parents.
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Becoming new parents, at 58 and 61
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Harry Gration was a much loved presenter of 大象传媒 Look North, who died last year.
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鈥業 faced secondary infertility鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Helen Davies was already a mother 鈥� but she desperately wanted a second child.
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鈥業t feels like I鈥檝e been run over鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Kay has faced multiple miscarriages. She talks about finding the courage to keep trying.
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鈥業鈥檓 breaking the silence about Black infertility鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Kat has a condition which means she has heavy periods, which makes conception difficult.
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Scunthorpe mum: 鈥業 lost my baby at 30 hours old鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Laura became pregnant through IVF, but the unthinkable happened.
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Hull Reverend 'a man prayed for my nether regions'
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Reverend Matt Woodcock talks about his journey to start a family.
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Hull woman: 鈥業 feel envy for every pregnant woman鈥�
Fri 20 Oct 2023
'Lea' faced early menopause. It left her childless, and angry.
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'I want to be a dad' says E Yorks single gay man
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Wayne is a single, gay man who has been on a surrogacy journey.
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S3 EP11 Ask the experts
Wed 17 Nov 2021
Let's ask the experts everything you've ever wanted to know about fertility.
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S3 EP10 Carrie and Joel
Wed 10 Nov 2021
Carrie had two premature babies. She talks about the impact it had on her mental health.
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S3 EP08 Nicola McPhun
Wed 27 Oct 2021
The ticking time bomb of the menopause and its impact on fertility
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S3 EP03 Love Island's Amy Hart
Wed 22 Sep 2021
Amy talks about her decision to freeze her eggs & why she would consider doing IVF alone.
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S3 EP02 Ola Jordan
Wed 15 Sep 2021
"Strictly Come Dancing" star Ola Jordan talks about IVF & why she was so open about it
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EP01 We're back with Series 3!
Thu 9 Sep 2021
We catch-up with Nat and Amanda, one of which has some very BIG news to share!
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S2 EP11 Double Donor IVF
Christmas Eve 2020
Cathryn from Yorkshire used a donor egg and donor sperm to conceive.
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S2 EP10 Are you ever too old to have a baby?
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Veteran 大象传媒 news presenter Harry Gration was 68 when Hamilton was born & Helen was 51.
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S2 EP09 How to cope when you've been dealt it all
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Harriet has had a successful IVF, Miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy and failed IVF.
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S2 EP07 Shared motherhood
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Corrina Gordon-Barnes used her womb and her wife Sam鈥檚 eggs.
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S2 EP06 Egg Donation
Fri 20 Nov 2020
What are the challenges with using an egg donor? Leila went abroad for her IVF treatment.
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S2 EP05 Adoption
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Rozi explains why she doesn't want IVF and is considering adoption instead.
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S2 EP04 Mental Health
Thu 5 Nov 2020
What impact does IVF have on mental health? Fran struggled & tells us how she coped.
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S2 EP03 Miscarriage
Fri 30 Oct 2020
Kay bravely tells us about her miscarriage just days before we recorded together.
