This one takes you way behind the scenes. We recorded this episode when Sophia was 9 months pregnant — swollen, emotional, and just three weeks out from meeting our son.

We’re talking:

• The unexpected third-trimester symptoms no one warned us about 🤯
• Our (very different) thoughts on making a birth plan and why Sophia’s still struggling to make a decision
• The honest, vulnerable fears that come with being on the edge of such a massive life change

It’s raw.
It’s real.
And it captures a moment in time that already feels like a lifetime ago.

Whether you’re a parent, a soon-to-be, or just here for the messy middle moments — we hope this convo helps you feel a little more seen and a lot less alone.

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Welcome to a spicy episode of Relatable with the Roses, where we’re pulling back the curtain on one of our recurring arguments — and letting YOU be the judge. 👀

Every couple has that one thing they just can’t agree on… and for us, this is one of them.

We each make our case, try to stay respectful (keyword: try), and then hand the mic over to you:

📣 Who’s right — Sophia or Brad?

Vote in our Instagram stories @relatablewiththeroses and settle this once and for all.

Whether you’re team Sophia, team Brad, or just here for the chaos, we’re so glad you’re tuning in. Hit subscribe and send this to someone who loves a good relationship debate.

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In this episode of Relatable with the Roses, we’re taking you behind the scenes of our entire IVF journey — the messy, the raw, the hilarious, and the heartbreaking. So many people keep these stories close to their chest, but we’re putting them right on the table.

We answer your top listener questions about IVF, sharing what it really looked like for us:

• How many IVF cycles we went through
• The hardest parts physically and emotionally (hint: ambulance rides, hormone monsters, body changes)
• Whether we told friends and family about our treatment
• The unexpected awkward or funny moments during injections and scans (yes, including icing the balls)
• How Bradley’s surgery played into our journey
• Our experiences with mindset tools like the Wim Hof method
• How we kept our relationship strong through hormones, stress, and heartbreak
• How we coped with negative results and stayed mentally healthy (plus the wild advice from our therapist that actually helped)
• How many embryos we ended up with and what we decided to transfer
• Naming embryos, Googling symptoms, and those TV-show-worthy IVF moments

If you’re starting IVF, in the middle of it, or just want to know what it’s really like to grow your family with modern medicine, this episode is for you.

Key Takeaways:
✅ IVF is way more than just shots — it’s surgery, hormones, hope, and heartbreak
✅ Communication saved our marriage through it all
✅ Sometimes you have to release attachment to an outcome
✅ Therapy can help you imagine a fulfilling life, kids or not
✅ Humor will get you through (just wait until you hear our embryo names)

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