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On each episode, there is a HOT POTATO segment where we discuss the crazy things people say, suggestions they give, assertions and assumptions they make around women who are pregnant, want to be pregnant, and don't want to be pregnant. Be prepared for your jaw to drop a little at the madness.
Episode 6: Primary Ovarian Insufficient But Still A Total Betty with Jennifer Newell
Small Batch Sound (00:21.972) and welcome back to Confessions of a Slow Cooker. I'm Ashlyn Blue and today we're going to take it all the way back to middle school. I met Jennifer Newell at our dance studio when we were on the competition squads together. We both went to Belmont after high school, ended up living together for a few years. She met her husband, Justin, when he was our guide going down the Ocoee for my 22nd birthday. You're welcome. She's been my best friend for
Ashlyne Blue
Apr 1245 min read
Episode 5: ABCs of IVF (Part Three)
Small Batch Sound (00:21.967) Hey everyone and welcome back to Confessions of a Slow Cooker. I'm Ashlyn Bluh and today is the third and final episode in the mini series I call the ABCs of IVF. Last time we went over the priming and the stem cycle, all leading up to the first IVF procedure known as the egg retrieval. How many eggs you get matters, which is why they spend all that time stimulating egg growth in the days before your retrieval. However many you get, they will att
Ashlyne Blue
Apr 1214 min read
Episode 4: ABCs of IVF (Part Two)
Small Batch Sound (00:21.742) Hey everyone and welcome back to Confessions of a Slow Cooker. I'm Ashlyn Blue and today is the second episode in the miniseries I call the ABCs of IVF. Last time we went over the first cluster of steps in the IVF process, picking a clinic, scheduling a consult, and then the workup with tests on tests on tests. Say that five times. I also talked about Marcus's and my first hiccup, which resulted in a year long pause for the whole process. So that
Ashlyne Blue
Apr 1212 min read
Episode 3: ABCs of IVF (Part One)
Small Batch Sound (00:21.967) Hey everyone and welcome back to Confessions of a Slow Cooker. I'm Ashlyn Blue and today is going to be the first in the series I call the ABCs of IVF. The basics, the possible timelines, the steps, the meds. There are plenty of online resources available from every clinic out there. But hearing about it is sometimes a little easier than reading about it on a webpage. Case in point, I went back to see what my clinic wrote and yeah, it was accurat
Ashlyne Blue
Apr 128 min read
Episode 2: 1 PCOS, 2 Miscarriages, 4 Kids with Maddie See
Welcome back to Confessions of a Slow Cooker. I'm Ashlyne Blue and today is a special day because I get to spend some very rare uninterrupted time with my little sister, Maddie See. Hey May, thanks for coming on. Hey Ash, thanks for having me. Maddie is a unique bird when it comes to fertility because she has sort of experienced it all. PCOS, which we'll talk about, she also has four boys ages seven, six, almost five, and almost two. Yes. that right? My nephews are awesome. A
Ashlyne Blue
Apr 1233 min read
Ep 1: Ashlyne's Fertility Journey
My Journey Through IVF: A Personal Perspective Welcome to Confessions of a Slow Cooker! I'm Ashlyne Blue, and today, I want to share my personal journey through IVF. This topic is incredibly important to me, not just because of my experiences, but because there are so many unspoken aspects of fertility struggles that deserve to be explored. In this post, I will delve into my story, the emotional rollercoaster of trying to conceive, and why it's essential to talk about the non
Ashlyne Blue
Feb 223 min read
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