Infertility & TTC For Christian Women | Fertility, Conception, Trust In God, Ovulation Symptoms, Positive Pregnancy Test

How do you find hope when trying to conceive feels hopeless? If you're navigating infertility, struggling with fertility challenges, tracking ovulation symptoms, and hoping each month will finally bring a positive pregnancy test, you know how fragile hope can feel. In this episode, we explore the difference between natural hope and biblical hope, what Scripture actually means when it talks about hope, and why trust in God is different from certainty about conception or pregnancy. You'll learn what God has promised His people, why those promises matter during infertility, and how to anchor yourself in Christ while continuing to pray, hope, and bring your desire for a baby before Him.Lyndell xx⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

What does the Bible actually say about when life begins?Does it matter when it begins?And why do Christians who genuinely love God and take Scripture seriously sometimes come to very different conclusions? In this episode, we talk through some of the biggest views around conception, embryos, personhood, heartbeat, viability, and what it means to be human before birth. If you're walking through fertility struggles, IVF, miscarriage, or month-after-month waiting for a positive pregnancy test, this often feels far more personal than just a theological debate. Especially when you’re trying to make wise decisions while still wanting to trust God faithfully. We also unpack: why this conversation can feel so emotionally heavy, why Christians interpret some key passages differently, and what it looks like to wrestle honestly with these questions while still wanting to honour God. QUESTIONS FROM THE EPISODE: Genesis 2 Is this passage telling us when life begins in every pregnancy? Or is it specifically describing how God created the first man and what it means to depend on Him for life and breath? Exodus 21 What does this law assume about the unborn? What does it reveal about God’s heart and what He values? What does it show us about what God considers worth protecting? Genesis 1 When does the image of God begin? Psalm 139 / Psalm 51 What kind of person do these passages assume is in the womb? What might that suggest about when human life begins? Jeremiah / Luke 1 Do these passages tell us something about how God sees life in the womb? And what might that mean for how we think about the beginning of human life? Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Mother’s Day, Church Culture, and Infertility Mother’s Day can feel especially complicated when you’re walking through infertility, loss, failed Fertility treatments, or waiting month after month for a Positive Pregnancy Test that never comes. And for many women, church can become one of the hardest places to be that day. In this episode, we talk honestly about Mother’s Day in church culture — the public moments centred around motherhood, the grief that can quietly sit underneath them, and the tension many Christian women feel while navigating Conception struggles, Ovulation Symptoms, and longing that nobody else can see. We also explore what it looks like to hold onto Trust in God without pretending this season is easy, and why motherhood, while deeply good, was never meant to become the measure of a woman’s worth or belonging before God. Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Fertility, conception, and emotional support for Christian women trying to conceive When you're trying to conceive, conversations with your medical team can feel harder than you expect. You might walk into an appointment wanting clarity — and leave feeling like you went along with decisions you didn’t fully think through. In this episode, I walk through why that happens and how to approach those moments more deliberately. We look at how fertility appointments can move quickly, especially when you're already carrying the weight of infertility, tracking ovulation symptoms, or waiting for a positive pregnancy test. I also share ten things you’re allowed to say — not just to ask questions, but to help you slow things down, understand where you stand, and make decisions that are wise, careful, and aligned with the Bible, your convictions, and your faith. This episode will help you navigate conversations around fertility and conception with clarity and steadiness — while staying anchored in trust in God. Lyndell xx⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

When Christ is risen, but you’re still waiting. Have you ever felt like what you believe about Christ being risen doesn’t quite match what you’re living through right now? You trust God. You know the promises of Scripture. But in real life, you’re still waiting—tracking cycles, noticing ovulation symptoms, and hoping for a positive pregnancy test that hasn’t come. So how do you hold those two things together? In this episode, we look at what Scripture says about the resurrection of Jesus and the reality of waiting. The Bible doesn’t dismiss that tension—it names it. It shows us a hope that is secure in trust in God, while also acknowledging that not everything has yet been fully restored, including areas of fertility and conception. We also explore why that tension doesn’t mean your faith is lacking, and how the resurrection reshapes the way you understand waiting itself. If you’ve ever wondered how to keep holding onto God when outcomes aren’t changing, this episode will help you rethink what it means to live with hope in the middle of waiting. Lyndell xx⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

“Be Fruitful and Multiply” - The Pressure You Were Never Meant to Carry Do you ever hear “be fruitful and multiply” and wonder if you’re somehow falling short - especially when you’re longing for a baby and it’s not happening? It can start to feel like your fertility journey is tied to your purpose, leaving you questioning where you stand with God as you wait for a positive pregnancy test or notice ovulation symptoms that seem to lead nowhere. In this episode, I’ll unpack what this verse in Genesis actually means - and why it’s not a personal command you’re responsible to fulfil. We’ll look at how this subtle misunderstanding can create pressure, confusion, and doubt, especially when you’re trying to trust in God through the uncertainty of infertility. You’ll see how it's possible to separate your desire for a baby from your standing before God, so you can release the weight of feeling like you need to make something happen that’s ultimately out of your control. This is about finding steadiness again - learning to trust in God while navigating fertility and conception, and resting in the truth that your place with Him has never depended on whether or not you have a child.Lyndell xx⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

What to do when someone tells you that you just need more faith to have a baby.Do you ever find yourself wondering if the reason you haven’t conceived yet might somehow be tied to your faith? When you’re navigating infertility, trying to conceive, tracking ovulation symptoms, and waiting month after month for a positive pregnancy test, comments from others about “just having more faith” can quietly plant deeper questions about whether you’re trusting God enough. In this episode, I look at what Scripture actually says about faith and why the idea that believing harder will lead to conception doesn’t hold up biblically. You’ll see the difference between bold prayer and presuming a specific outcome, how faith in the Bible is always connected to what God has actually promised, and why infertility is not evidence that your faith is lacking. This episode will help you see a different way - one where your longing for a child and your trust in God don’t compete with each other, so you can rest in what God has truly promised rather than measuring your faith by fertility, conception, or whether or not you have a baby in your arms. Lyndell xx⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Do you ever find yourself replaying your past, wondering whether old choices or painful seasons have somehow changed what God is willing to give you? When you’re navigating infertility, trying to conceive, and waiting month after month for a positive pregnancy test, deeper questions about worth, forgiveness, and trust in God can quietly surface. In this episode, we explore why infertility often leads us to search for meaning — even when there are medical explanations — and how that search can turn inward. You’ll learn what Scripture actually shows about fertility, conception, forgiveness, and grace, and why your story, your past, and your waiting do not disqualify you from God’s love or care. This episode will help you see a different way—one where guilt and fear don’t dictate your story, so you can rest in what God actually says about your worth. Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Do you ever find yourself analysing every twinge, ache, or shift in your body during the two-week wait — wondering if it’s PMS, implantation bleeding, or early pregnancy symptoms? When you’re trying to conceive, especially after infertility, PCOS, or fertility treatments like IVF, it can feel impossible not to track every ovulation symptom and search for signs that conception has happened or that a positive pregnancy test might be coming. In this episode, I walk through what’s actually happening hormonally after ovulation and why early pregnancy symptoms and PMS feel almost identical. You’ll learn how progesterone drives most of what you feel in this phase, why implantation usually doesn’t cause noticeable symptoms, and why timing — not symptom spotting — is what eventually brings clarity. This is about understanding your body, easing the mental spiral of the two-week wait, and learning to trust God in the space where answers are limited — so you can wait with a little more peace, even when uncertainty feels consuming.Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Do you ever wonder if your desire for a baby has become too much, or if wanting a child so deeply means you’re replacing God? When fertility struggles make ovulation symptoms, cycles, and waiting feel all consuming, it’s normal to wonder if you are wanting a positive pregnancy test or a baby in your arms more than you want God. And that can burden you with guilt and shame. In this episode, I reflect on how to trust God while navigating the emotional highs and lows of trying to conceive. You’ll hear why deeply wanting a child isn’t wrong, why Scripture never treats longing as wrong, and how placing God first doesn’t mean shrinking your hope or grief. This episode is about holding your desire for conception in a safe place, finding steadiness in Christ, and learning how your longing can coexist with trust in God, hope, and faith—even if motherhood doesn’t happen the way you wanted.. Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Has God Abandoned Me While Longing for a Baby? Do you ever wonder if God has forgotten you in your fertility journey, or if your prayers for conception will ever be answered? When the ache for a child is deep and the waiting feels endless, it’s understandable to find yourself questioning God’s presence and faithfulness. In this episode, I reflect on Psalm 20 and the tension between desire and uncertainty. You’ll hear why hope can feel confusing when we want specific outcomes, why God’s presence doesn’t depend on whether prayers are answered, and how longing and struggle do not mean you are abandoned or unloved. This episode is about finding steady hope in Christ, even when your journey feels heavy or positive pregnancy tests remain elusive. Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Do you ever feel like you’re carrying more than you were meant to while trying to conceive? Timelines, expectations, perfectionism, and even putting your life on hold can quietly pile up, leaving you exhausted, discouraged, and questioning where God is in the waiting. In this episode, I talk honestly about four things to consider letting go of in 2025—not because your longing for a baby doesn’t matter, but because God never intended you to carry this season alone. We’ll explore how releasing these burdens can create space to breathe, to live faithfully in the present, and to anchor your hope in Christ, even when the waiting feels long and painful. I pray this episode meets you gently right where you are. Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Also, your feedback helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!

Do you ever find yourself unsure how to support someone you love through infertility? You want to help, but one wrong word or awkward moment can leave you frozen, wondering if you’re making things worse. In this episode, we break that cycle of uncertainty. You’ll discover practical, Christ-centered ways to come alongside someone in the thick of infertility with compassion, humility, and faithfulness. From navigating sensitive conversations to being a safe presence at triggering events, this conversation will give you the confidence to love well without overthinking every word you say. Supporting someone isn’t about fixing their pain or saying everything perfectly. It’s about showing up faithfully, letting God guide your actions, and walking with them in the season they’re in. If you want to feel equipped, confident, and at peace as you support a friend or loved one struggling to conceive, this episode is for you. It’s also one you can share with anyone who wants to love well in a deeply painful season! Lyndell xx ⭐️ Leave a Review If you found this episode hopeful or helpful, I'd be SO grateful if you'd leave one or two sentences about what this podcast has meant to you.Words of affirmation are my love language, so hearing from you makes my day and lets me know if this podcast is valuable to you! Your feedback also helps others who are looking for support and encouragement while struggling to conceive, find the podcast. 💛 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts (scroll to the bottom of the show page) 💛 On Spotify, you can follow the podcast to make sure you never miss an episode!