The Backup Plan

I’m wrapping up The Backup Plan as a podcast and moving the project fully to YouTube. As a single mom by choice, raising my child through IVF with my gay best friend’s sperm and living multi-generationally with my mom, I’ll be sharing the next chapter of this journey in video form. 👉 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@backupplanpod 👉 Access the podcast archive: https://www.patreon.com/cw/backupplanpod For those who don’t know me yet: I’m a single mother by choice. I went through IVF u...

I’ve finally had an emotional breakdown about my IVF journey. GRATEFUL for the mental health work I’ve done along the way to keep me afloat. Progesterone in oil shots start soon and I’m hoping that I’m nearing the end of my journey! Support the show --- I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024. Watch video versions of The Backup Pl...

Donald Trump is promising free IVF if he gets elected. As someone who is deep int he middle of an IVF journey myself, I share thoughts and feelings about how I think it'd work (spoiler alert: I don't think it will). REGISTER TO VOTE https://vote.gov FACTS AND FIGURES Trump says he wants to make IVF treatments paid for by government or insurance companies if elected, NBC NewsInsurance Coverage by State, ResolveFrance drafts law to extend IVF to lesbians, single women, AP News More than ...

Progesterone in oil has arrived! I’m prepping for my frozen embryo transfer as a single mom by choice, and the first step is receiving medication. TOPICS 00:00 Intro 01:30 The DL on Meds 04:13 Unboxing! ITEMS MENTIONED Pineapple Bandages: https://amzn.to/471WLPC OTHER VIDEOS WORTH CHECKING OUT Catch Up Video from Last Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRC4G66OfM0 Embryo Reveal Party: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQhlUQk5iho Breast Cancer Scare Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playl...

Becoming a single mother by choice is difficult! I've been preparing for a baby for two years and making content about the process for a year, so I figured it was worth doing a recap video to catch y'all up on where we've been together. Support the show --- I'm becoming a single mother by choice using a known donor; I'm so stoked to be having a baby with my gay best friend. After a few tries with the turkey baster in 2023, I turned to IVF in Spring of 2024. Watch video versions of The Backu...