Matt and Doree's Eggcellent Adventure: An IVF Journey

We reflect on our family vacation and the holidays, and also send out multiple egg, sperm and green whistle signals. (It will make sense eventually, promise.)Want more of us? Join our Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recap our Thanksgiving trip to Boston and Doree reflects on her high school reunion, and her great hair that night.Want more of us? Join our Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt takes Henry on a playdate that lasts much longer than anyone anticipated. Plus we hear some Thanksgiving advice and discuss our own plans.We just finished our recaps of this season of the Great British Bake-Off/Baking Show! Check them out on Patreon at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doree wonders when the "All Is Lost" section of the screenplay will be over, and a listener really wants to tell us she's sorry, and we accept her apology. Another listener offers her sperm-switching success story, and Matt gives advice about Disneyland Paris.We're recapping the Great British Baking Show/Bake Off on Patreon! Support us there and get our recaps, two additional bonus episodes per month, AND ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hi! We're still here! Thanks for all of your texts and emails and overall concern. We discuss where we've been, where we're going, and why recording in person is better, and then we get to some listener questions and comments. Apologies to those of you whose questions we didn't address in a timely fashion.We're recapping the Great British Baking Show/Bake Off on Patreon! Support us there and get our recaps, two additional bonus episodes per month, AND ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We discuss our latest adventures in kids' sports. A listener updates us on her daycare decision, and another listener responds to a months-old egg signal. Plus, several recs for dog training before baby.We're recapping the Great British Baking Show/Bake Off on Patreon! Support us there and get our recaps, two additional bonus episodes per month, AND ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, it's been a minute, but we're back and ready to roll up our sleeves and get to work. Matt's coaching Henry's baseball team and Doree has a new decluttering method she's cautiously optimistic about. Plus, we hear from listeners about sending infants to daycare and getting a dog ready for a baby, and we most certainly do NOT have sex ed advice.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take Henry to see a play and Doree takes Henry out for lunch. We give advice to a listener who's debating whether to send her baby to daycare early, and also get some suggestions of what to do in Pittsburgh. Plus, a listener has ideas of how to counter the algorithm.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recap our trip to New England and Doree discusses her team's epic win at Sectionals. Plus, listeners share thoughts about moving with small children and we give advice to someone with an interesting marital issue.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellentadventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We frantically prepare for a trip, and Matt tries to be there for Doree. We give advice to a listener who's about to move cross-country, and to another listener whose best friend's husband is super uncool.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry falls in love with boogie boarding while Matt drives around aimlessly. Doree unearths an old email from a friend, and listeners have lots of thoughts about kids' sleep. Plus, Doree urges a listener to think about something differently.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry is psyched about his new camp. We give advice to a listener whose 4-year-old won't stay in bed and hear a cautionary tale about having a second freezer.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We spend a surprising amount of time at the beach over the weekend and have an impromptu playdate at an unexpected place. A listener has a mattress suggestion almost two years after the fact, and Doree gets on her soapbox about the cost of GLP-1 drugs.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We say goodbye to our beloved sister-in-law Alyson and Matt shares how he finally overcame his writer's block. Listeners share how they use ChatGPT and another listener has a wrestling suggestion for Matt.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We pay a visit to Henry's favorite grocery store and Matt contemplates alternative careers. A longtime listener writes in with some suggestions about how people with ADHD can use ChatGPT to their advantage, we give a listener advice about flying with a nine-month-old, and listeners weigh in on the appropriate way to answer the phone.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We recap our trip to the Savannah Bananas game in Anaheim, and we have an important popsicles update. A listener offers more info on AirTags and another wonders if we have groceries delivered. Plus, more Spanish Cheers!Mentioned in this episode:IVF mouth swabs?!: https://www.mother.ly/pregnancy/ivf-mouth-swab-boosts-success-rates/Spanish Cheers YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Unj9MMKc0&list=PLAJhROVzLi9Hr6o6AcvpyDXNxqRI8OZ5kSupport us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry goes swimming and we wonder whether this is the only activity that truly tires him out. Listeners have thoughts on pool safety and set us straight on how AirTags work, and the egg signal goes out for anyone who has given birth away from home. Plus, the popsicle hunt continues and Matt learns a new fact about Cheers.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doree celebrates her birthday with balloons, cake, and sweet cards from Matt and Henry. Listeners offer unemployment reassurance and a mini-golf rant, and Matt's T-ball corner returns.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We go on an unexpected Mother's Day excursion. A listener writes in with unemployment solidarity, and another wants more details on Doree's favorite popsicles. Plus, we learn about drop-off birthday party practices in Brooklyn.Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doree solves a mystery in real time, and Matt eats some delicious Korean BBQ. A listener writes in with her infertility story, and other listeners have recs for books like Thanks for Waiting. Plus, Doree's Tennis Corner!Support us on Patreon and get up to two bonus episodes per month, plus ad-free episodes! Sign up at patreon.com/eggcellent adventure.Call or text us at 413-461-BABY or email us at [email protected] or [email protected]. We love getting your messages! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.