Hello and welcome to The Real Birth Podcast! This week Cassie shares her story of becoming a mother via surrogacy, after her cancer treatment left her unable to conceive naturally.I am genuinely SO excited to be sharing this episode with you. When she was just 27, Cassie was diagnosed with cervical cancer - the treatment for which meant she would be thrown into an early menopause, and would not be able to become pregnant or carry a baby herself. Cassie was able to undergo an IVF round before starting her chemo and radiation, which allowed her to create embryos to keep on ice for when she was ready to start the search for a surrogate. I’m really thrilled to be sharing a story of surrogacy on the podcast today - I particularly love how clearly Cassie explains the process of how someone might go about starting the process of using a surrogate, and how she ended up choosing hers! I think you’ll agree after hearing her share her experience that she is a real inspiration to anyone facing the prospect of surrogacy or infertility after cancer. If you enjoy this episode please do share it with a friend, rate and review the podcast on whichever platform you're using, and subscribe or follow to keep up to date with future episodes. If you have found the work I do valuable in any way, you can buy me a coffee - it helps fuel the passion when I’m editing into the night!Please do follow me on social media - I'm @RealBirthPodcast on Instagram, and Real Birth Podcast on Facebook.---------------------------------This season I'm thrilled to be working with my first ever sponsor: Bridge House Pilates.Bridge House Pilates was founded by Meaghan, a Texan-born pregnancy, postnatal and low back pain specialist Pilates teacher now living in Somerset. Meaghan is a fan of the show and reached out to see whether my listeners might be interested in a special discount for her brand new postnatal Pilates course.As well as sponsoring the show, Meaghan has created an exclusive discount for my listeners and I'm really thrilled to be able to offer you guys 20% off the Bridge House Pilates postnatal pilates online course. Here's a bit more about the course:Thinking about moving your body after having a baby can be daunting, not least because you somehow need to get yourself dressed and out the house - but Bridge House Pilates' NEW online, on-demand postnatal course can be enjoyed at any time, all from the comfort of your own home. The course is flexible, bite-sized and perfectly suited to the chaos of new parenthood! Weekly sessions focus on relaxation, building core strength, healing your pelvic floor and addressing common muscular issues such as diastasis recti and back pain. The course is designed with busy new mums in mind. Each week is broken down into 5 videos lasting between 5-15 minutes each. The platform will even track your progress if you get stopped partway through a videoSigning up also grants you lifetime access to all the course material, so you can return to your workouts whenever you need to - even if you go on to have more pregnancies in future.To find out more about Bridge House Pilates' course and to benefit from our sponsorship discount, click here.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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