#121 Infertility Series: Baileys on Reciprocal IVF Part 2
This episode is part of DNA Today’s ongoing infertility series. The series was launched hearing from Genetic Counselor Lauren Isley, she shared about artificial reproductive technologies and infertility genetic counseling.
Last episode we heard from Katie and Christina Bailey. They were sharing their journey to parenthood through reciprocal In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). We continue this conversation on this episode, so if you haven’t heard the first part of our discussion, you are going to want to listen to the previous episode where Christina and Katie Bailey talk about the beginning of their story with IVF. The Baileys have a large following of nearly 100,000 on Instagram, so you can check them out @BabyBaileyMamaDrama.
On This Episode We Discuss:
Conceiving a Second Time
Genetic Testing During Pregnancy
Talking to Kids About Their Conception
Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing Finding Biological Relatives
Decision to Make Family’s Story Public
Cost of IVF
Future Kids and Names
Advice for People Going Through Fertility Treatments
If you are interested in more details about the cost, the Baileys provided a breakdown here. The Bailey’s story was also summed up here. Join nearly 100,000 others in following them on Instagram and Youtube both at @BabyBaileyMamaDrama. You can also check out their blog, babybaileymamadrama.wordpress.com.
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Looking for more podcasts? Listen to CBC Podcast’s Unlocking Bryson’s Brain. Bryson is a happy, loving boy, but a mysterious disease means he can’t walk, talk or feed himself. After years without a diagnosis, geneticists and genetic counselors may have found a cause … and think it could be reversed.
DNA Today’s infertility series continues on the next episode! New episodes are released on the first and third Friday of the month. See what else we are up to on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and iTunes. Questions/inquiries can be sent to info@DNApodcast.com.
