24 episodes
Surrogacy, Baby! Mike & Kate
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4.9 • 25 Ratings
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Mike & Kate are just your typical couple wanting to have children and start a family together... with one small catch: due to Kate's chronic Lyme disease, it's not safe to do a traditional pregnancy, so they've turned to using a surrogate. It seemed like the only option was to use a surrogacy agency to help them on their journey, but once they started doing their own research and talking to others who have gone through the process, they decided that doing an "independent journey," or one without an agency, was very much possible. But they found that it was tough to track down all of the information needed to feel confident in doing an independent journey, so they decided to make a podcast to try to help others in a similar situation get up to speed as quickly as possible and hopefully arm them with enough information to feel confident doing an independent journey themselves. If you're embarking on your own journey or just curious about how the surrogacy process works, we hope this podcast will provide you with the information you're looking for! Be sure to visit us at https://theslo.life if you want to find out more about us! We'll be posting more about us and our journey there as we go through the process!
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Episode 23: Third Trimester
This week: the third trimester and all that we’ve been up to during that time. Life has been pretty busy and we haven’t updated you all like we normally do, but in this episode we talk all about the 24-week scan, nursery preparations, planning our travel to Arizona, and some of our thoughts &... Read More Read More
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Episode 22: Anatomy Scan
In this episode we give a quick update to talk about our experience with the anatomy scan and take you through all that’s happened through the end of the second trimester.
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Episode 21: Graduation
This week we talk all about the process of graduating from our fertility clinic! It’s a big step in an IVF pregnancy and is definitely something to be celebrated. We also talk about our first appointment with the OB during our 12 week appointment, and all about our gender reveal as well!
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Episode 20: 7 Week Update
This week we tell you all about our week 7 ultrasound and how we flew out to Arizona to see it happen in person! Despite encountering some flight issues, everything else went smoothly and we’re excited to give you an update on how little baby Maxwell is doing.
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Episode 19: The First Ultrasound
In this week’s episode, we reveal the results of the much anticipated first ultrasound! After seeing the hCG numbers rise over the last two weeks, we were simultaneously hopeful and terrified at the same time to get a first glance at our baby. We talk about our emotions around the ultrasound as well as... Read More Read More
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Episode 18: Transfer #3
Is it true what they say that the third time’s a charm? This week we take you through the whole embryo transfer process, plus what came after. We talk about how we got through the TWW (two week wait) and all of the beta comparison stress that one of us experienced.
Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
Very informational and also entertaining. Love Mike and Kate!
Thank you!
It’s so helpful to hear your conversations and perspective. This process can be overwhelming so thanks for sharing your story!
Thank you!
Thank you both for continuing to share your journey. So important for so many.