The Fertility Conversation We Never Hear About, with Seetal Savla

Come Curious

Comedy, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 833 Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2026

⏱️ 62 minutes

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This week on Come Curious, Florence is joined by fertility writer, speaker and advocate Seetal Savla for a deeply honest conversation about the side of fertility journeys we rarely hear about. At 34 weeks pregnant herself, Florence sits down with Seetal to talk through the reality of trying to conceive — from early loss and years of IVF, to the emotional rollercoaster of hope, grief, and the pressure to keep going when your body and heart are exhausted. Seetal shares her experience of five rounds of IVF, navigating clinics that sometimes made her feel more like a “walking credit card” than a patient, and the stigma surrounding fertility struggles, particularly within South Asian communities where conversations about loss and infertility are often hidden behind silence. The conversation also moves into pregnancy, birth and postpartum life, including the difficult physical and emotional realities after a C-section, how reproductive trauma can resurface after birth, and why planning support in the early weeks of motherhood can make all the difference. In a surprising twist after years of IVF, Seetal also shares how she conceived naturally after deciding to step away from treatment. A reminder that fertility journeys rarely follow a predictable path. This episode is compassionate, vulnerable and full of wisdom for anyone navigating fertility, pregnancy, loss, or supporting someone who is. Follow Seetal’s work and advocacy: Instagram: @seetalsavla Watch the full video, see exclusive content and support the podcast over on ⁠Patreon ⁠ Follow us on Instagram: ⁠@comecurious⁠ and DM us your questions, stories and voicenotes! Follow Florence ⁠@florencebark⁠ Follow Reed ⁠@reedamberx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What I've dedicated my life to is revenge.
0:04.0	A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel.
0:07.0	They think they're better than us.
0:08.0	Who do you think you are?
0:10.0	I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong.
0:11.0	She's punishing me.
0:13.0	You destroyed my family.
0:14.0	I will not rest until I've destroyed yours.
0:17.0	A Woman of Substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:20.0	Oh, A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9.
0:26.0	Oh my God.
0:33.2	You're listening to Come Curious, the fertility conversation we never hear about. Hello, curious fuckers
0:41.3	It is just me, I Florence, for the podcast today on one of my solo adventure episodes
0:49.3	Ooh, I quite like them being called a solo adventure and And you know what? This adventure is nearing an end.
0:56.4	Oh my God.
0:58.2	I hope that you've enjoyed all our solo episodes.
1:01.2	I have a particularly exciting one today that was just the best conversation with such an incredible woman.
1:07.9	But as we are nearing the due date of my pregnancy, I am currently 34
1:14.0	weeks pregnant, which means next month I am giving birth at some point in the month. I'm very much
1:21.8	leaving it open to, I'm like, due date, schmudeate, like, whatever. He's going to come when he wants to come.
1:29.5	So whenever in April I'm happy with, as long as he's not like really late, that would be really annoying.
1:38.5	But Reid and I are going to change things up a little bit when the baby has come. So we are doing solo episodes
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