To Baby or Not To Baby?
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To Baby or Not To Baby?
Naomi is 35 and newly married. She is constantly asked when she's having a baby. But does she even want one? In this series she travels the country speaking to people about their experiences in having and not having children to help her decide whether To Baby or Not To Baby.
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S3 Ep12: The Baby Daddy
Naomi chats with her husband, Dan, to discuss their experience of being new parents.
They discuss: the different experiences men and women have...
S3 Ep11: The Egg-Freezing Future Mum
Naomi talks to Rhian, who is 36 and single and has frozen her eggs to preserve her fertility.
They discuss: how she’s always known that she want...
S3 Ep10: The Postpartum Psychosis Mum
Naomi speaks to Cat, who experienced extreme postnatal depression and was sectioned after the birth of her second child.
They discuss: the thoug...
S3 Ep9: The Lockdown Dad
Naomi chats with Rob Howard, who is the host of the Locked Down, Knocked Up Podcast, which was launched because his wife, Gemma, got pregnant in lockd...
S3 Ep8: The Science-Defying Mum
Naomi chats with Gemma, who suffered a molar pregnancy and was given little chance of getting pregnant through natural means.
They discuss: what...
S3 Ep7: The Trans Dad
Naomi chats with Freddy, who is a single dad by choice and transgender man who carried and gave birth to his son.
They discuss: discovering tha...
S3 Ep6: The Childfree Ambassador
Naomi meets LeNora, who made the conscious decision in her early 20s to not have children.
They discuss: the revelation that having children is...
S3 Ep5: The Premature Mum
Naomi chats with Jo, whose son was born 9 weeks premature.
They discuss: the shock of going into labour when you’re not expecting it, the challe...
S3 Ep4: The Recovering Mum
Naomi speaks to Rachel, whose journey to motherhood included ovarian cancer, IVF and a lockdown birth.
They discuss: Rachel’s teenage battle wit...
S3 Ep3: The Infertile Non-Dad
Naomi chats with Sheridan Voysey about his ultimately fruitless attempts to become a parent.
They discuss: finding out that your journey won’t b...
S3 Ep2: The Co-Parent
Naomi chats with Rachel, who got pregnant by and is a co-parent with a friend.
They discuss: being in no rush to have children, the discussions...
S3 Ep1: The Childfree U-Turn
Naomi meets Anthea, who always thought she would have children, but changed her mind.
They discuss: negotiating with her husband about whether t...
S2: To Baby or Not To Baby has a baby!
After starting this podcast to decide whether she wanted to have children, Naomi gave birth to her daughter just a few weeks ago.
She (virtuall...
S2 Ep12: The Dad-to-be
Naomi ends season two the same way as she ended season one by talking to her husband Dan.
They discuss: how Naomi revealed she was pregnant, how...
S2 Ep11: The Travelling Mum
Naomi chats with Angharad, who is a mum of two (with one on the way), but that doesn’t stop their family from travelling the world.
They discuss...
S2 Ep10: The Adoptive Solo Mum
Naomi speaks to Helen who is a solo mum to an adopted son.
They discuss: making the decision to adopt when single, going through IUI, the length...
S2 Ep9: The Child-free Guru
Naomi speaks to Marcia, who chose never to have children.
They discuss: the book that changed her life, how her family reacted to her decision,...
S2 Ep8: The Widowed Dad
Naomi meets Tim who is a father of one and is recently widowed.
They discuss: the difficult journey for Tim’s family as his wife’s cancer progr...
S2 Ep7: The Surrogate
Naomi chats with Charlotte, who has two children of her own, but is currently pregnant as a surrogate for her friend.
They discuss: wanting to b...
S2 Ep6: The Disabled Solo Mum
Naomi is joined by Julie, who is 33 weeks pregnant, thanks to IVF, and is single by choice, but also has Lyme disease.
They discuss: the differ...
S2 Ep5: The Doula
Naomi chats with Lorraine who is a mum of one, but also a doula.
They discuss: what a doula does for an expectant mother, the differences betwee...
S2 Ep4: The Intended Parent
Naomi meets Kreena whose epic journey to motherhood involved breast cancer, heart failure and surrogacy.
They discuss: the impact cancer can hav...
S2 Ep3: The Not-by-Choice Non-Mum
Naomi meets Caroline, who has stopped trying to get pregnant after nine years.
They discuss: assuming you’ll have children, having bad experienc...
S2 Ep2: The Solo Mum
Naomi meets Mel, who is a solo mum by choice.
They discuss: looking for a partner for the wrong reasons, the time it takes to go from deciding...
S2 Ep1: The Two Dads
Naomi speaks to Mike and Wes, who are dads to two surrogate babies.
They discuss: broaching the subject of wanting children with a new partner,...
Bonus Episode
Naomi has big news to reveal! Plus get a taste of what's to come in season two of the podcast.
S1 Ep14: The Decision
Naomi speaks to her husband Dan as they try to decide whether to baby or not to baby.
They discuss: why he’s always wanted to have children, wha...
S1 Ep13: The Scan
Naomi visits Nurture Fertility in Nottingham for a scan to gain some information about her chances of getting pregnant.
You’ll be there before,...
S1 Ep12: The Life-After-Loss Mum
Naomi visits Becky, who describes her circumstances as having three children, two at home.
They discuss: the dramatic circumstances in which he...
S1 Ep11: The Working Mum
Naomi meets Turri who is a geneticist and worked for her PHD with four children.
They discuss: the feeling of not giving enough to your family o...
S1 Ep10: The Future Mum? Part 2
Naomi speaks to Seetal again, to find out the results of her third round of IVF.
They discuss: trying different fertility clinics to get the rig...
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S1 Ep9: The Future Mum Part 1
Naomi is joined by Seetal who is going through her third round of IVF.
They discuss: the difference between IVF on the NHS and private, the impo...
S1 Ep8: The Mums
Naomi invites her mum and mother in law to get their thoughts on decision process.
They discuss: parenting not being for everyone, going back to...
S1 Ep7: The Regretful Mum
Naomi meets Jayne who was willing to talk about her regrets in becoming a mum.
They discuss: not feeling an immediate bond with your baby, going...
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S1 Ep6: The Surprise Mum
Naomi speaks to Amy about how her life changed when she fell pregnant at 24.
They discuss: the shock of discovering an unplanned pregnancy, the...
S1 Ep5: The Ambivalent Non-Mum
Naomi meets Katherine, who didn’t think about having children until she was in her 40s.
They discuss: how the way you were raised affects your v...
S1 Ep4: The IVF Dad
Naomi chats to Tom, who went through IVF with his wife.
They discuss: the helpless feeling of watching your partner go through IVF, the importan...
S1 Ep3: The Unlikely Mum
Naomi speaks to Faye who was given next to no chance of ever getting pregnant.
They discuss: the devastation of learning your life may not pan o...