One in Six

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Jen and Neil are a happily married couple in their thirties. From the outside, life is picture perfect. But behind their smiles lies a heartbreaking secret: they can’t get pregnant. Join CBC journalist Jen White and her husband Neil Hyde in this intimate and informative eight-part series on their yearslong struggle with fertility — a journey filled with hormone injections, transvaginal ultrasounds, tears, anxiety, shame, laughter, and hope.

  1. 11/17/2022

    BONUS: Your Fertility Stories and Updates

    All season long, we’ve asked for your stories about infertility. In this episode, we’ll share some of those. Plus, we check back in with others featured in One in Six to see where they are in their fertility journeys.

    1h 12m

  2. 11/10/2022

    UPDATE: Coming soon…

    One in Six will be back next week with a special bonus episode, featuring your fertility stories. Get in touch if you’d like to take part!

    1 min

  3. 11/08/2022

    Ep. 8: The Results Are In

    The home test says she’s pregnant, the blood test says she’s pregnant, but Jen still can’t believe it. What if something goes wrong? This episode is filled with thanks for the love and support that helped Jen and Neil get to this point in their fertility journey.

    47 min

  4. 11/08/2022

    Ep. 7: All the Marbles

    Ding ding ding! It’s back to Calgary for Round 2 of IVF. What happens if this doesn’t work? Well, maybe Kit Roberts can tell us. She tried IVF in the 1990s, and when it didn’t take, she and her husband chose to adopt. And, Jen pees on yet another stick.

    43 min

  5. 11/03/2022

    BONUS: Yoga to Support Fertility

    In the last episode, Jen talked about all of the things she’s doing in hopes of improving her baby odds, including yoga. In this extended interview, instructor Nicole Blackwood shares her own struggles to get pregnant, and how she developed a class to help others cope.

    19 min

  6. 10/31/2022

    Ep. 6: Baby Steps

    Just after Christmas 2019, Jen and Neil deal with more bad news. While trying to decide on their next step forward, the unspeakable happens: a pandemic brings the world to a screeching halt. Jen’s biological clock ticks louder than ever, as they wait for the fertility clinics to re-open.

    41 min

  7. 10/31/2022

    Ep. 5: A Dozen Eggs

    IVF starts with a difficult procedure called the egg retrieval. Jen is relieved when the doctor gets 12 eggs. But Jen and Neil discover the odds become a numbers game, and nothing is guaranteed. While waiting for transfer day, Jen and her mom talk about an upsetting incident from their past that they’ve never discussed before.

    38 min

  8. 10/26/2022

    BONUS: Love With Nowhere To Go

    More from Jen’s chat with Kelsey Puddister and Julia Collins. They further explain what it’s like to deal with infertility as a queer couple, how grief after losing loved ones mirrors the pain they feel with the difficulty for Kelsey to get pregnant, and how they use dark humour to get through the darkest of days.

    27 min
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Jen and Neil are a happily married couple in their thirties. From the outside, life is picture perfect. But behind their smiles lies a heartbreaking secret: they can’t get pregnant. Join CBC journalist Jen White and her husband Neil Hyde in this intimate and informative eight-part series on their yearslong struggle with fertility — a journey filled with hormone injections, transvaginal ultrasounds, tears, anxiety, shame, laughter, and hope.

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