To Baby or Not To Baby?
By Secret Recordings
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.
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.
Latest episode
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12: 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 of parenting, how tough the first months are, thinking about a second child, the impact it’s had on their … -
11: 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 wants to be a mum, making the initial call to the fertility clinic, the worry that harvesting eggs will affect… -
10: 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 thoughts that started to invade her mind, admitting that something wasn’t right, having suicidal thoughts, bein… -
9: 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 lockdown! They discuss: procrastinating about having kids then having the choice made for you, being supp… -
8: 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 a molar pregnancy is, the lottery of your IVF opportunities, being prescribed Clomid, the struggle to fin… -
7: 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 that transitioning wasn’t the end of his fertility, how the NHS is behind the trans community, having to come… -
6: The Consciously Child Free Non-Mum
Naomi meets LeNora, who made the conscious decision in her early 20s to not have children. They discuss: the revelation that having children is a choice, telling her family the news, how it’s affected her dating life, discovering the childfree commun… -
5: 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 challenges of giving birth to a very small baby, not being allowed to touch your newborn, having to go home and … -
4: 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 with ovarian cancer, going through IVF at a young age, the doubts over whether she’ll be able to get pregnant… -
3: 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 be as smooth as you thought, the guilt that comes with being the one who is responsible for the problems, t…
