S2 EP06 Egg Donation

In the podcast Amanda White and Natalie Glanvill talk through their struggles tying to conceive and hear from others talking honestly and openly about their fertility challenges in a podcast with both hope and despair in equal measure.

This week we talk to Leila about the challenges she faced using a donor egg and why the term "genetic mother" can be quite painful for some mum's using an egg donor.

“At the time I felt like an oven, I’m going to incubate yours and another woman’s child, and then I’ve got to try and convince them that i'm its mother for the rest of its life.”

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio Humberside.

***Contains strong language and adult conversation.***

You can contact Natalie and Amanda fertility@bbc.co.uk or Twitter @sexdrugslullaby.