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Miscarriage, Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Chemo, Surrogacy

Sometimes life throws you a curve ball and then it throws you three. After her first pregnancy ends in a miscarriage, Chloé’s second pregnancy produces a healthy baby boy. All is well but then she struggles with miscarriage and infertility trying to expand her family. Just when Chloé’s about to jump into the world of fertility treatment, she discovers a lump in her breast and instead dives headfirst in the world of cancer, chemo, fertility preservation and ultimately the world of surrogacy.

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Cancer, Fertility Preservation, Chemo

This is the story of one woman’s journey to start a family in her 30s during which she found a lump in her breast and learned she had breast cancer. She shares her experience with her initial struggle to get pregnant, facing cancer, fertility preservation, chemo, Lupron, adoption research and what got her through it all.

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Adoption, IUI, Same Sex couple

Cate & Vanessa talk about their long journey to have a child. They discuss their IUI attempts as well as their experiences throughout the adoption process as a same sex couple. They share some great advice on how to navigate the world of adoption and for them why it was all worth it.

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Miscarriage, Thyroid, IUI, Chronic Pain

Pam had an easy road to parenthood right up until she started trying for a third child. For over five years, she was bogged down by health issues and chronic pain but couldn’t give up her hope of having another child. Her advice to anyone experiencing trouble building a family is to trust your gut and don’t listen to negative people, they’ll drag you down. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

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