Jen and Neil are a happily married couple in their thirties. From the outside, life is picture perfect. But behind their smiles lies a heartbreaking secret: they can’t get pregnant. Join CBC journalist Jen White and her husband Neil Hyde in this intimate and informative eight-part series on their yearslong struggle with fertility — a journey filled with hormone injections, transvaginal ultrasounds, tears, anxiety, shame, laughter, and hope.
All season long, we’ve asked for your stories about infertility. In this episode, we’ll share some of those. Plus, we check back in with others featured in One in Six to see where they are in their fertility journeys.
10 Nov 2022
UPDATE: Coming soon…
One in Six will be back next week with a special bonus episode, featuring your fertility stories. Get in touch if you’d like to take part!
8 Nov 2022
Ep. 7: All the Marbles
Ding ding ding! It’s back to Calgary for Round 2 of IVF. What happens if this doesn’t work? Well, maybe Kit Roberts can tell us. She tried IVF in the 1990s, and when it didn’t take, she and her husband chose to adopt. And, Jen pees on yet another stick.
8 Nov 2022
Ep. 8: The Results Are In
The home test says she’s pregnant, the blood test says she’s pregnant, but Jen still can’t believe it. What if something goes wrong? This episode is filled with thanks for the love and support that helped Jen and Neil get to this point in their fertility journey.
3 Nov 2022
BONUS: Yoga to Support Fertility
In the last episode, Jen talked about all of the things she’s doing in hopes of improving her baby odds, including yoga. In this extended interview, instructor Nicole Blackwood shares her own struggles to get pregnant, and how she developed a class to help others cope.
31 Oct 2022
Ep. 6: Baby Steps
Just after Christmas 2019, Jen and Neil deal with more bad news. While trying to decide on their next step forward, the unspeakable happens: a pandemic brings the world to a screeching halt. Jen’s biological clock ticks louder than ever, as they wait for the fertility clinics to re-open.
31 Oct 2022
Ep. 5: A Dozen Eggs
IVF starts with a difficult procedure called the egg retrieval. Jen is relieved when the doctor gets 12 eggs. But Jen and Neil discover the odds become a numbers game, and nothing is guaranteed. While waiting for transfer day, Jen and her mom talk about an upsetting incident from their past that they’ve never discussed before.
26 Oct 2022
BONUS: Love With Nowhere To Go
More from Jen’s chat with Kelsey Puddister and Julia Collins. They further explain what it’s like to deal with infertility as a queer couple, how grief after losing loved ones mirrors the pain they feel with the difficulty for Kelsey to get pregnant, and how they use dark humour to get through the darkest of days.
24 Oct 2022
Ep. 4: Tricking Nature
After tallying up the cost of IVF, Jen and Neil are ready to take the plunge. They start the process (more needles!) at home in St. John’s, until the clinic in Calgary calls. Book the next flight across the country, the doctor says. It's go time. But for same-sex couple Kelsey Puddister and Julia Collins, their ongoing wait for fertility treatments feels detrimental — a genetic condition is turning Kelsey’s biological clock into a ticking time bomb.
24 Oct 2022
Ep. 3: You Can’t Put a Price on a Baby
Jen and Neil get some bad news. They also learn about in vitro fertilization (IVF), but it’s not cheap. The procedure costs tens of thousands of dollars — not including travel and accommodation. For many, it’s just not feasible.
20 Oct 2022
BONUS: Dr. MacAulay on Complicated Grief
An extended interview with psychologist Dr. Sarah MacAulay about the complex feelings that surround fertility issues, why it’s such a difficult topic to talk about, and why you should take the time to look at photos of baby otters.
18 Oct 2022
Ep. 2: Pins and Needles
Jen’s needle phobia isn’t making this “make-or-break” round of fertility treatment any easier. Neil plays nurse to administer the shots, and Jen tries two new therapies to deal with the physical and mental tolls of her fertility journey.
18 Oct 2022
Ep. 1: Uterus Half Full
Jen and Neil are preparing for their sixth round of intrauterine insemination (IUI). Their fertility doctor says if this “make-or-break” round doesn’t work, they will have to try more costly and invasive procedures that aren’t available locally. Meanwhile, Jen and Neil open up to family about their secret, and learn that someone close to them knows the struggle with infertility all too well.
5 Oct 2022
Introducing One in Six
It’s a devastating secret that Jen White and Neil Hyde have kept for too long: they can’t get pregnant. Join Jen and Neil as they open up about the emotional, biological, financial and social tolls of infertility — while trying to see the uterus half full. Coming Oct. 18.
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