{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Blended","title":"The Realities of IVF with Vicky Pattison","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2512,"description":"Today on Blended, we are speaking to a guest that so many of you have been asking for! Former Queen of the Jungle, podcaster and author Vicky Pattison!\nAlthough Vicky herself isn’t part of a Blended family, hearing her journey to potential parenthood is very in keeping with the family stories we love to hear on Blended. Earlier this year she took the decision to freeze her eggs and start an IVF journey, but it hasn’t gone completely to plan. During a scan in January, the doctors discovered that Vicky had an ovarian cyst, meaning she couldn’t start treatment, luckily after a rocky few months, Vicky has been given the all clear and has started the IVF process.\nVicky has been so open on social media in documenting her journey and showing both the physical and mental challenges that come with IVF. On today’s episode Vicky details the last few months of her IVF journey alongside sharing why she doesn’t yet feel ready for pregnancy and the scrutiny she’s faced because of this.\nIt was such a pleasure to chat about her alternative route to motherhood, as always with Vicky this chat is open, hilarious and more than a little sweary!\nIf you’re excited to be a part of the Blended community, make sure to follow @Blended on Instagram","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_62uKlUEBfU0iCpd-4WggpBKelKd--KgoFclFfMz03I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OWUw/MmFlOWQ3ODQ0Yzcz/OTM3MjZjNjAwOTIz/YjczNi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}