{"id":17548,"date":"2020-04-16T22:28:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T02:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/?page_id=17548"},"modified":"2024-04-23T10:31:40","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:31:40","slug":"episode-71","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-71\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 71: #NIAW: The Callahans\u2019 New Ohana"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"template":"","categories":[1],"tags":[219],"class_list":["post-17548","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-podcast"],"yoast_head":"\nEpisode 71: #NIAW: The Callahans\u2019 New Ohana | Progyny<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/podcast\/episode-71\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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Talk to your friends, you're not alone.","episode_intro_guest":"","episode_intro_company":"","episode_banner_section_intro_text":"This is Infertility is a bi-weekly podcast where we fuse narrative storytelling with experience and science to give you a new perspective on what it\u2019s really like to go through a family building journey. Each episode dives into the emotional, physical, and financial burdens carried by those who experience infertility on their path to parenthood. Be it IVF, IUI, egg freezing, surrogacy, adoption, etc., the path is never the same and it can be long, painful, and lonely. It\u2019s our mission to give those struggling a platform to be heard, a community connection, and an opportunity to raise awareness of the 1 in 6 who, for many reasons, struggle with infertility.","episode_page_title":"Episode 71: #NIAW: The Callahans\u2019 New Ohana ","episode_embed_code":"<iframe style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/14022452\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/8f4b9b\/stats-code\/progynylandingpage-71\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>","episode_details":"<span data-contrast=\"none\">In honor of this year\u2019s National Infertility Awareness Week (4\/19 \u2013 4\/25), we\u2019re doing a five-part series that highlights Resolve\u2019s theme of<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/infertilityawareness.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u2018Changing the Conversation<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u2019.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over the past two years we\u2019ve had conversations with people still experiencing infertility, people who have reached their end goals, people who\u2019ve dedicated their lives to helping others, and people who are just entering this ever-expanding world of infertility.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re focusing these episodes on change, how our guests have changed since we last visited them, how their priorities have changed, and how their situation has changed. We hope by doing so we can do our small part to help change the conversation and enhance public understanding that infertility needs attention and to ensure others they aren\u2019t alone in this journey.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">As a same-sex couple, Lindsey and Chrissy Callahan always knew they had to use reproductive technology to conceive a child that was genetically theirs. What they didn\u2019t always know\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">was they had\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/for-employers\/progyny-for-your-company\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">fertility coverage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0from Progyny<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through their employer, Salesforce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">which allowed them to pursue\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/lgbtq-family-building\/reciprocal-ivf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">reciprocal IVF<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">In today\u2019s e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pisode, we get an update from Lindsey and Chrissy on t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">heir family building journey<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and how the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ir<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0one embryo turned into one healthy baby, Charlie.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Guest:<\/strong> Lindsey and Chrissy Callahan, Progyny members<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and Salesforce employees<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Host:<\/strong> Dan Bulger, Producer at Progyny<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">Be sure to check out<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Lindsey and Chrissy\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0previous episode \u2013\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/podcast\/episode-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Season 1, Episode\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">8<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">For more information visit Progyny\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.progyny.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Podcast page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/progyny.com\/education\/emotional-support-and-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Progyny\u2019s Education page<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">for more resources on emotional support and awareness.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Be sure to follow us on Instagram,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/thisisinfertilitypodcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">@<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ThisisInfertilityPodcast<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and use the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">#ThisisInfertility.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Have a question, comment, or want to share your story? Email us at<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:thisisinfertility@progyny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">thisisinfertility@progyny.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Here are some highlights from this episode:\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Reciprocal IVF\u00a0<\/b><b>as a Possibility<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2:02 \u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">6:04<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Last time we spoke<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, they were just getting started with a process called reciprocal IVF<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whereby an egg<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0retrieved from one partner, in this case\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and then fertilized with donor sperm, and then embryos transferred into the other partne<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r, i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n this case, Linds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I know I've already spoiled the ending of how that all worked out for them. But stories of family building are never really about the destination.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Obviously,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0this podcast is called This is infertility and we've been sharing stories of those who struggle with infertility for years<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Linds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y and Chrissy aren't exactly infertile in the way that many people think about infertility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hris<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Linds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y are a same sex couple, which means that they require the use of assisted reproductive technology, or if they preferred adoption in order to grow their family.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lindsey Callahan:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We ended up doing a transfer in December. But up until that point, our journey had been that we learned that we had coverage through\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prog<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">yn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y via our employer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">And we were super excited because that meant that we could do reciprocal IVF<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">up\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">until\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that point, we did not think that we'd be able to afford\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">So,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the plan was once we learn<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0we had the benefits<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for me, Linds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to carry\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">'s egg with donor sperm.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<b>A Positive Pregnancy Test<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">16:45 \u2013 18:14<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy Callahan:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0We went to Duane Reed and bought a pregnancy test, and when we went home, and I remember we were both just staring at it, thinking, well it says positive, but like, this can\u2019t be real\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lindsey Callahan:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was almost already preparing myself that I wasn\u2019t\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">really pregnant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and waited for the official blood test from the clinic<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The clinic called and confirmed that Lindsey was, in fact, pregnant. And when they went back to the clinic a few days later to check again, Lindsey\u2019s hormone levels were doubling. This would indicate a growing pregnancy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><b>Employer Support<\/b><b>\u00a0Make a Difference<\/b>\r\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">22:23\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">23:49<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lindsey Callahan:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Thanks to Progyny, we were able to do reciprocal IVF, and now that Charlie is here, it couldn\u2019t have affirmed our decision anymore that it was the right decision.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dan Bulger:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As promised, this was a story about the Callahan's<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0--\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy, Linds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">y and Charlie. As they said at the beginning of this episode, they aren't sure they'd be here without the coverage that helped them build the family the way they want it to. And they wouldn't have that coverage if they didn't have such a great employer supporting them.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy and Lindsey both work at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salesforce<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Chrissy Callahan:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The benefits overall are just above and beyond a lot of companies out there. For parental leave, Lindsey gets six months off and I, as the second parent, get three months off.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","episode_host_image":22508,"episode_host_title":"Dan Bulger, Producer at Progyny","episode_host_bio":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW188320077 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188320077 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">Dan has been in the healthcare industry for the last six years as a multimedia content producer. Better known as \u2018Video Dan\u2019 he as interviewed numerous doctors, patients and other experts in the world of fertility. He\u2019s also the producer for this podcast,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW188320077 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2 SCXW188320077 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">This<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW188320077 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW188320077 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0is Infertility. On a personal note Dan\u2019s parents started fostering kids when he was four years old, and he considers himself a proud older brother to over 100 foster children.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW188320077 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}\" data-wac-het=\"1\">\u00a0<\/span>","episode_guest_1_image":22509,"episode_guest_1_title":"Lindsey and Chrissy Callahan, Progyny Members ","episode_guest_1_bio":"<span class=\"TextRun SCXW214673448 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW214673448 BCX0\" data-wac-het=\"1\">Lindsey and Chrissy are originally from Boston, MA, but have lived in Brooklyn since 2017. They met at work almost ten years ago and have worked together for much of their relationship, most recently as Solution Engineers at a cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco. The couple was married at the Providence Public Library in 2016 and thanks to the support of Progyny and reciprocal IVF, they welcomed their first son, Charlie, into the world in August of 2019. They have traveled to more than 20 countries together, most recently enjoying a three-week trip through Eastern Europe with Charlie! In addition to traveling, Lindsey and Chrissy are passionate about staying active while also enjoying a lot of good food! Their perfect day would start with a walk to find iced coffee, include a bike ride around Brooklyn, and end with a food and wine pairing at one of the many restaurants on their \"must-visit\" list in NYC. 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