#25 Recurrent Pregnancy Loss and Male Factor Infertility with Will Rivera II
This week, I chat with Will Rivera II about his five-year journey through recurrent, unexplained pregnancy loss, male factor infertility and why he and his wife decided to start Fertility in Colour – a platform for women and men of colour who are battling recurrent pregnancy loss. In the interview we talk about: Deciding to start a family and Will’s response to their first loss – a missed miscarriage at 8 weeks – and their four further losses (7:48) In the limbo of undiagnosed pregnancy loss and medical testing and struggling to get support from doctors (17:30) The challenges black and brown people face relating to infertility and pregnancy loss and learning to advocate for yourself (26:05) Male factor infertility and why it’s so hard for men to speak out about this (36:15) His experience of grief and why the support men need can differ from the support women need (45:40) Why Will and his wife decided to set up their platform, Fertility in Colour (53:35) You can connect with Will on Instagram @fertilityincolourmen. You can also read his letter to his wife and other mothers on the blog: https://www.fertilityincolour.com/blog. You can find out more about Fertility in Colour on their website (https://www.fertilityincolour.com/), Instagram (@fertilityincolour), YouTube and Facebook. In the introduction, I talk about a special project close to my heart and how you can help! More details are on the podcast website footprintsonourhearts.com. If you enjoy the podcast and find it helpful, please do leave a rating or review on iTunes or your podcast app. You can connect with me via email alison@footprintsonourhearts.com or get in touch with me on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/footprintsonourhearts/) or Twitter (https://twitter.com/skyesfootprints).