A Father's Perspective of Infertility: Stuart MacIntyre
Spotlight on Single Motherhood
English - August 04, 2020 05:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Education Self-Improvement motherhood mom pregnancy unplanned pregnancy baby parenting postpartum single parent self help motivation Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Infertility is something that isn’t really talked about. As a result, parents going through it aren’t educated enough to understand that this is something that a lot of people go through and that there are a lot of options available for them out there.
In this episode, our guest, Stuart Macintyre shares his perspective as a spouse and a father with regards to infertility. Stu and I talk about the ups and downs of the fertility journey that he and his wife went through.
We also tackle the different kinds of treatments they tried, why getting into government funding waitlist can significantly reduce the cost of treatments, and why you need to open up to others about what you’re going through since you never know who’s gone through it.
He and his wife Courtney are now proud parents of a baby boy who was born a few months ago.
In this episode, we talk about:
Stu and Courtney’s first steps in discovering fertility issuesHow high school Sex Ed makes fertility seem easyThe waiting period for sperm testingThe importance of having a support systemLifestyle advice given by health professionalsDifferent kinds of fertility treatments availableYears frozen embryos can be kept in storageHow long till you can try again after a miscarriageSeeing the positive light of a miscarriageTotal costs of fertility treatments Courtney and Stu tookWhy age does not matter with infertilityThe upsides of sharing fertility issues with family and friendsHow long it took for Courtney to successfully conceiveWhy support groups for essential for those who don’t have a strong network The expectation for a man to “keep it together” Other ways to support your partner during this timeStu’s advice for other parents going through infertilityGet in Touch with Stu:
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