Parents After 40

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This podcast follows the journey of trying to have a baby over 40. After five rounds of IVF and one IUI (because the husband had cancer years prior) - this couple will be parents in 2019. Come along on this fertility, pregnancy and then baby journey. Founded by husband and wife, Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright. Produced by: Kathryn Janicek www.kathrynjanicek.com

26/04/2019

006: Reflections on a Self-Centered Life Before Becoming Parents

Episode 6 of the Parents After 40 podcast is all about the expected changes about after delivering a child. Kathryn and Ted finally let it set in... that they're about to have a baby. After three years of trying and five rounds of IVF, they never allowed themselves to think or dream about what happens AFTER delivering a healthy baby. Loss will do that to you. Here are their reflections on looking back at pretty self-centered lives before having a child. Because everything is about to change... Kathryn Janicek was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media strategist. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, and the doctors removed his prostate during his life-saving surgery. Ted and Kathryn knew having a baby would be tough -- but not this tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

16 min
26/04/2019

005: 6 Things You Need to Know Before Trying IVF

Episode 5 of the Parents After 40 podcast is all about what you need to know about IVF before embarking on it... from a couple who went through it FIVE times. Kathryn Janicek was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media strategist. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, and the doctors removed his prostate during his life-saving surgery. Ted and Kathryn knew having a baby would be tough -- but not this tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

11 min
19/02/2019

004: Ted's cancer, what saved his life & how we got pregnant

Episode 4 of Parents After 40 is about the rare cancer Ted had 10 years ago and his surgery. He survived and is cancer free now. The frozen sperm sat in a bank for years. Each quarter, he paid a bill to store his sperm just in case he needed it. When Kathryn and Ted got married, they needed it. Here's his story of finding out he had cancer, the decision to have surgery, his survival -- and what it meant for his future. We couldn't leave this part of the story out, because it's too important. We didn't want other parents or cancer victims to think this was an easy journey. Kathryn is in her forties and Ted is in his fifties. Kathryn was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media strategist. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, so they knew having a baby would be tough. But not THIS tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

11 min
06/02/2019

003: Waiting for the End

Episode 3 called, Waiting for the End, tells the story of our miscarriages. We lost a baby at 8.5 weeks and then our mono/mono twins at 17.5 weeks. We couldn't leave this part of the story out, because it's too important. We didn't want other parents to think this was an easy journey. Here it all is. The pain, what we'd like to see changed at hospitals across the U.S., and our plans after the losses. Kathryn is in her forties and Ted is in his fifties. Kathryn was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media coach. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, so they knew having a baby would be tough. But not THIS tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

9 min
27/01/2019

002: IUI - not "Eye to Eye" like the Kajagoogoo song

It's IUI, not "Eye to Eye" like the Kajagoogoo song... Yet, everytime I hear the initials, that song comes into my head. This episode is about our first and only IUI. Going through it? About to? Just want to learn more about a woman's hormones? Listen.... -- Kathryn Janicek Kathryn is in her forties and Ted is in his fifties. Kathryn was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media coach. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, so they knew having a baby would be tough. But not THIS tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

8 min
24/01/2019

001: Do you want to have kids?

Kathryn is in her forties and Ted is in his fifties. Kathryn was a television executive producer for 20 years and she's now a public speaking trainer and media coach. Ted has been in healthcare technology for 20 years. Kathryn built her own company and wanted to build a family. Ted had bladder cancer years before they met, so they knew having a baby would be tough. But not THIS tough. Come along as they figure out how to be "Parents After 40." Hosts: Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright Produced by: Kathryn Janicek (www.kathrynjanicek.com) Edited by: Kirie Quackenbush (www.digitalKirie.com)

13 min

6 Episodes

This podcast follows the journey of trying to have a baby over 40. After five rounds of IVF and one IUI (because the husband had cancer years prior) - this couple will be parents in 2019. Come along on this fertility, pregnancy and then baby journey. Founded by husband and wife, Kathryn Janicek and Ted Wright. Produced by: Kathryn Janicek www.kathrynjanicek.com

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Parents After 40
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Parents After 40

Parents After 40

Episodes

006: Reflections on a Self-Centered Life Before Becoming Parents

005: 6 Things You Need to Know Before Trying IVF

004: Ted's cancer, what saved his life & how we got pregnant

003: Waiting for the End

002: IUI - not "Eye to Eye" like the Kajagoogoo song

001: Do you want to have kids?

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