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I wish I could listen to this, but the trendy vocal affections makes it so hard. Very interested in this topic, but will find another one.

Good luck!! I just had my second IVF baby. Two traumatic births later, I have two beautiful little girls. ❤

The views you showed from Italy were amazing so thanks for climbing all those stairs!

Thanks for sharing about your recovery from surgery. I’d love to hear more about Todd’s work so that we can watch it!

All the very best of goodness on your exciting, new adventure.

Continuing to wish you all the best on your journey. Tara, I believe your feelings about wanting to keep the surrogacy updates to your podcast community are totally valid and understandable.

Thank you for sharing your journey. 💗

22:25 please do 🥰

20:09 😂 this is so me … haha ❤ praying for you guys and the surrogate 🙏🏻 should have my first IVF transfer of my euploid within 1-2 months too! 🙌🏻

Tara.....I also talk very loudly when on speaker phone.....or even with the phone to my head. It seems like I am always screaming into it..... But otherwise just talking to someone in person I use my "inside voice" and I talk at a normal range. My answer to this is....simply put......I 'm a Jersey Girl.....been living here all my life and it is just something most of us do here. Tell Todd to chill ... ...Georgie might be screaming into her phone one day too !!! He will have the two of you to deal with !!!!!! Also...loved seeing you Johnny and Georgie strolling in Paris....( loved Georgie's outfits...so chic...ooh la la ) hope you all had a terrific time there.....looking forward to your next video and good luck with your journey as well....

Tara, Thank you so much for your generosity in telling your journey through so very much. You give support and solidarity to so many people, including those who are suffering from many different conditions. You undoubtedly have a great medical team and your own research is extensive. Perhaps consult with your doctors regarding whether Advil might be counterproductive in terms of actually contributing to inflammation. Wishing you and your family all the best.

I always get nauseous with the anesthesia so I always tell the nurse to give me medication prior to that. It definitely helps.

I usually listen on Spotify and forget to come over here to comment. Great job, as always. Congratulations on your fancy title, Tara. I hope y'all enjoy Paris - I'm already looking forward to the Closing Ceremony!!

Glad you are recovering well from your surgery. Continuing to wish you the very best on your surrogacy journey. Have a magnificent time in Paris!

Tara, I am also a LOUD talker mainly when I am on the phone or conference calls. I just feel subconsciously like I need to project my voice so that I can always be heard. I've come to terms with it and just accept it as part of me. Embrace it!

Tara thanks for sharing your story. It honestly is so comforting to hear someone who went through the same thing I went through 😢 Ive had 1 ectopic & 1 chemical and suspected endo

Happy Anniversary to you both.

Happy Belated Anniversary! Many hugs to you both on this sibling journey! I am a surrogate but am on my 2nd Independent Journey, where we didn’t use an agency. This is my second journey but my IPs first journey. My IM recommended I listen to your podcast and I just want to say that I absolutely love everything you both have done with this podcast. Seeing and understanding the IP side really puts things into perspective. I totally get your feeling of over analyzing things, I worked mother/baby and as a doula so I too over analyze things. But I want to say keep what is important to you close, you should never forfeit what you want in a journey/surrogate, even if it takes longer to get matched. Same goes with surrogates! What is important to you is going to be important to someone else! Patience is the hardest when you have gone through so much for so long, but having a great journey is everything. Many many hugs!

omg I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during that convo.

My husband is the same way, we have a beautiful ivf girl and all he wants is another girl. I’m 24 weeks pregnant with IVF baby 2.

this is so great. this is what it's about. have always been a huge fan of tara's. her olympic skate was one of the greatest of all times. and to hear and see her at this stage of her life...just wonderful

You guys are so cute.

Happy Belated Birthday (which is on my wedding anniversary) and Happy Belated Anniversary.

Go Tara!! So happy for her and her husband and their baby girl ❤❤

Happy Anniversary!!! ❤❤

Happy Anniversary!!! Congratulations on your new roles, Tara! I am very sorry about the delay in your journey. I hope you have a wonderful time at the Olympics.

I think having lab made uteruses to carry babies is going to have an incredible impact on society in ways that people cannot even imagine. I think most of them not good. While it sounds like a great option for those that can’t carry a child, carrying a baby is a unique ability bestowed upon women. Taking that away would change gender dynamics to such a degree that it’s impossible to predict what kind of problems we would have. We see major changes come about just due to minor policy changes, can you imagine no longer needing women to carry babies? I think the ethics of it need to be considered along with things like cloning humans, etc. due to the incredible impact it could have.

19:20 - ❤ I’m a member of a new FB support group for women going through IVF (BLOOM: Fertility Journey in Korea) and just the other day (and many times before) multiple women have posted concerns about having low AMH & DOR, despite being only in their younger 30s, and they are always so worried about it. I didn’t realize that having low AMH in your early 30’s isn’t quite as bad of a case as having low AMH in your early 40’s. Good to know! I will refer them to this video / BIG THANKS 👏🏻 to Dr. Aimee and y’all!

I was enthralled by your conversation with Dr. Aimee; thank you for asking such thoughtful (and thought-provoking) questions. I am 41, so I always appreciate hearing that not being to able to conceive after a certain age is a misconception. I actually purchased NAD+ a few months ago but then was hesitant to add yet another supplement to my routine. But after learning even more about its benefits from your chat I will start taking it. Have a wonderful summer!

Hi! I sent you a DM on IG about a tip for finding a surrogate faster that worked for us. Hope it might be helpful! :)

Another good episode. I love the talks about the Olympics and can’t wait to see you and Johnny together again. I also follow you on IG and Georgie with Sully this morning (Monday 6/3) was too cute. He was awesome with her.

The American Thyroid Association's panel on Pregnancy came out with new guidelines. Many doctors do not even know this and so many women don't realize their thyroid levels won't support a pregnancy! Recommended levels ideal for pregnancy were listed as between 2.5-1.0 generally in first trimester, any higher or lower not good. Might be a good panel to interview.

Check out the Mira Device. It was such a life saver for us because our insurance won't cover any fertility issues, including blood tests and when we got this device I was able to have certainty as to when I was ovulating and know when to start my progesterone shots or time BD. It works waay better than he pee stick tests-which don't work for me.

I met a woman who told me she was born with no uterus but has ovaries. She was really depressed and I was able to tell her all she needs is a surrogate and to check out CNY clinic. I told her that there are a lot of women who will help a friend in need and not to give up.

Tara I hope I can help others: I went 10 years being not properly diagnosed by 5 doctors. Finally I found out that I had a 1. prolactinoma that causes miscarriages-which is easily dignoased with a simple blood test and treatable 2. thyroid disease causing miscarriages 3. a post coital test showed that bad bacteria and poor thick mucous in my cervix was often killing off my spouses sperm-later treated with antibiotics, probiotics and mucinex or IUI/IVF 4. polyps blocking my cervix that were eventually removed. 5. Low progesterone causing pregnancies to fail. Years earlier a doctor told me, "Look at you! you are fertile", but failed to diagnose any of these and it caused me years of miscarriages. Another doctor blew me off when I asked to be tested for these things. I eventually found a very dedicated, caring thorough doctor. Women need to be strong advocates for ourselves. If doctors don't test you for everything, find a different doctor! Thank you for speaking up and advocating!

Thanks so much for sharing your story, I’m always looking forward to the latest episode drops. You have helped me immensely- your story led to me finding out I also have endometriosis. I was 3.5 years into my fertility journey with just unexplained infertility and no answers or progress. Then just in April I had my laparoscopy and got my answers :) hoping things go better for fertility now. Best of luck to you two on your 2nd journey!

Thanks for sharing your Olympic trip memories! I am so sorry for the false start to the next chapter of your surrogacy journey; I truly wish you all the best in the future. (Tara, I am totally a fertility geek, too!) ❣

Both are gondolas - a gondola lift is for skiing, and a gondola in Venice is a boat. Wishing y'all much luck in finding your surrogate. ❤

I think this is a reminder of how carried away the public can get with rivalries and the fan wars. It's often the case that the people who fans are fighting over are often more fond of and connected to each other than the public realizes.

Please consider donating the weighted blanket to a local Occupational Therapist or hospital. They are so expensive and kids and adults with Sensory Dysfunction need the heavy weight. Which is calculated on the size on the person to determine weight of the blanket. A much lesser weight might be enjoyable for you. ❤

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Hey Tara and Todd - been a fan of your podcast since the beginning. I just came across former Survivor players Jaclyn & Jonathan Misch's story and hope you guys will reach out and interview them! She was born without a uterus. Made 6PGT eggs. 4 failed transfer with GC including a loss at 20 weeks. Insane story. They finally have their boy after 7 years of trying. Please check out their story.

The gardener’s reaction should have been “a dead panda on the property?! Is Johnny Weir aware of this??” 😂 I love you guys!!

I can’t stand holding phone to my ear also! I also don’t like things in my ears so earbuds are out also. Lol

Tara, we watched you grow up on the "ice"...and cheered you on at the 1998 Olympics. We adored you so much. It took hard work.....spunk...determination , and you were driven ....not to win...but NOT to lose. And now with this different journey you are on......the same qualities have surfaced again. God has chosen you for a different purpose now....and you are helping SO MANY couples dealing with infertility......and doing all you can to support this issue facing so many couples out there. BRAVO ! We are all so proud of you for everything you are doing to shed light on this neglected subject. Never doubt yourself or who you are. To quote Dr. Seuss......"To the world, you may be one person...but to one person you may be the world." Thank you for these wonderful podcasts..and we are all looking forward to following you on this new journey. ( TO Todd : I scream into my phone all the time.....and keep it away from my ear too ! it's a New Jersey thing....!) keep up the good work...stay strong and be well. !!

Just want to wish Tara an early Happy Mothers Day!

I also look forward to listening to you, two! I was laughing with you throughout, especially at the panda joke....laughter is the best medicine. We are trying to get pregnant here at age 36 and definitely stressed. Won't give up!

20:19 ❤❤❤ girl if you don’t celebrate as big as possible 🎉🎉🎉🎉 😭🥰

I have friends who are currently going through infertility and IVF and the only way she can get pregnant is through donor embryos. She has the ability to get pregnant but for other reasons cannot naturally. So the donor embryos were an amazing gift. I don’t see how that is weird or even forced. Not saying people should be forced to donate but there are women out there where this is the only way to carry a pregnancy. And the donor was specifically matched to her much like a surrogate is matched. I had never heard of it and I think it’s a beautiful way for frozen embryos to be used. I’ve also had a miscarriage and will always consider my miscarriage a life lost whether the heart was beating or not. I know where that baby is now and that brings me comfort knowing it wasn’t just a clump of cells.