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Infertility & TTC For Christian Women | Fertility, Conception, Trust In God, Ovulation Symptoms, Positive Pregnancy Test
Infertility & TTC For Christian Women | Fertility, Conception, Trust In God, Ovulation Symptoms, Positive Pregnancy Test
This podcast offers faith-based support and practical guidance for Christian women navigating infertility and trying to conceive. Host Lyndell Renae, a natural fertility educator and Christian fertility coach, addresses topics such as ovulation symptoms, conception, positive pregnancy tests, and trusting God through uncertainty. Episodes also explore the emotional and spiritual struggles of waiting, including grief, anxiety, and questions about purpose and faith. The show aims to help listeners feel seen, encouraged, and equipped to seek God while pursuing motherhood.
Episodes
42 | 6 Reasons to Develop a Steady Mindset Through Infertility (& How Faith Fits)
Have you ever wondered if developing skills to have a steadier mind could actually change the way you walk through infertility?
When you’re dealing with all the things that come with fertility struggles, it can be so easy to get thrown by another setback, second-guess every decision, or find yourself reacting to the people closest to you.
And if you’re trying to trust God through all of this, it
41 | Is Mindset Something Christians Should Consider When Trying to Conceive?
You might hear people talking about the importance of your mindset when you’re trying to conceive.
But what does that actually mean?
And as a Christian, should you even be focusing on developing a strong mindset when your hope and strength are supposed to be found in Christ?
I think this can be a bit confusing, especially when so much of the conversation around mindset can sound like you can chang
40 | How Infertility Can Change the Way You Read the Bible
Have you ever opened your Bible during infertility and found yourself wondering if a verse is actually saying something about you?
When you’re waiting for conception, watching your ovulation symptoms, and hoping this will finally be the cycle that ends with a positive pregnancy test, it’s easy for what you’re reading in Scripture to suddenly feel very personal.
And if you’re trying to trust in God
39 | When Faith Becomes Another Source of Pressure While Trying to Conceive
When you reach your fertile window, the pressure can affect much more than just your calendar dates or embryo transfers.
In this episode, we talk about why these few days can feel like a silent weight sitting underneath your faith - especially when you’ve been doing everything in your ability to prepare and then feel exhausted by the tension. I explore how fertility struggles can shape your though
38 | How to Take the Pressure Off During Your Fertile Window
When you’re trying to conceive, those few days around ovulation can bring a lot of pressure. Tracking ovulation symptoms, working out timing, managing fertility treatment, and trying to fit everything around your fertile window can leave you feeling like you have to get everything right.
And sometimes that pressure can start affecting the rest of your life too. You might find yourself rearranging
37 | Does God Care About Your Fertility When You're Trying to Conceive?
Does God Care About Your Fertility When You’re Trying to Conceive?
When you’re tracking ovulation symptoms, longing for conception, and facing another cycle without the positive pregnancy test you’ve been praying for, it can become difficult to believe that God really cares about what you’re going through.
In this episode, I share why infertility once made me question whether God was truly for me,
36 | What Ovulation Tests Can Tell You and What They Can’t
What can an ovulation test actually tell you about your Fertility?
In this episode, I unpack what ovulation tests are measuring, what a positive result can tell you about ovulation symptoms and conception, and what those results actually mean.
I also share my experience using OPKs with PCOS and later alongside blood tests and ultrasounds with a fertility specialist, and I look at some of the pr
35 | Trusting God With Your Fertility When You Don't Know What Your Future Holds
When you’re navigating infertility or trying to conceive, it can affect much more than your desire to have a baby.
In this episode, we talk about why infertility can feel like a crisis of identity - especially when you’ve always assumed you’d become a mum and suddenly don’t know what your future will look like.
I explore how fertility struggles can affect the way you see yourself, your relation
34 | The One Thing That Changed How I Experienced Infertility
If you're trying to conceive, it's easy for fertility to become the lens through which you see everything. Every ovulation symptom, every pregnancy test, and every month without conception can begin to shape your hope, your purpose, and even your relationship with God.
In this episode, I share the one perspective that changed how I experienced infertility. I explore what it really means to trust i
33 | How To Cope With Negative Pregnancy Tests
What do you do after another Negative Pregnancy Test? How do you cope when the hope you carried for another month suddenly turns into disappointment, grief, and questions for God?
In this episode, we talk about what happens emotionally and physically after a negative test, why it can feel so overwhelming, and practical ways to cope in those first moments and days. We look at how to process the sad
32 | Trying to Conceive & Feeling Depressed? 5 Things That Can Help
What happens when trying to conceive starts affecting more than just your plans - and you realise you don’t really feel like yourself anymore?
In this episode, I talk about what can sometimes happen emotionally during a Fertility journey - when the waiting, disappointment, and ongoing uncertainty start to feel heavier than you expected, and you begin wondering if this is more than just a hard seas
31 | Spiritual Warfare & Infertility: Fighting Lies, Trusting God
Infertility is not only a physical journey — it can also be a place where spiritual battles become very real.
When you’re tracking ovulation symptoms, walking through the uncertainty of fertility struggles, or facing another cycle without the positive pregnancy test you’ve been praying for, it can leave you vulnerable to deeper questions, fears, and doubts.
In this episode, we continue our convers
30 | Can Satan Cause Infertility? What the Bible Says About Spiritual Warfare & Fertility
Do you ever wonder if there’s something spiritual behind your infertility — not just physical?
When you’re tracking ovulation symptoms and facing another negative or delayed positive pregnancy test, it can be easy to start asking deeper questions about fertility, conception, and whether spiritual warfare is involved.
In this episode, we look at why infertility often leads us to search for meaning,
29 | Intrusive Questions At Church - What To Say & How To Cope
Handling Intrusive Questions About Infertility and TTC as a Christian
When you’re navigating infertility or trying to conceive, even simple conversations can feel unexpectedly heavy — especially when questions about children or timing come up at church or in everyday life.
In this episode, we talk about how to respond when you’re facing intrusive or well-meaning questions while walking through fe
28 | How to Trust in God & Find Hope When TTC Feels Hopeless
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 h
27 | Implantation: What Actually Happens and What Can Influence It
When you’re trying to conceive, a lot of focus goes on ovulation symptoms, timing, and waiting for a positive pregnancy test. But implantation is one of the most complex parts of fertility and conception, and often one of the least understood.
In this episode, I talk through what implantation is, some of the things that can affect it, and why it can feel so confusing and uncertain when you’re tryi
26 | What Does the Bible Say About When Life Begins?
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 f
25 | Trying to Conceive? 7 Myths That May Be Quietly Hurting You
Christian Fertility Myths, Conception, and Trust in God
What if some of the things around Fertility, Conception, and waiting for a Positive Pregnancy Test aren’t actually as straightforward as they’re often made out to be?
In this episode, I unpack seven myths Christian women can encounter while trying to conceive — from irregular cycles and Ovulation Symptoms, to pressure around timing, fears aro
24 | Why Mother’s Day at Church Can Feel So Painful While TTC
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
23 | Has God Promised Me a Baby?
SHOW NOTES
“Has God Promised Me a Baby?”
Have you ever wondered if God has promised you a baby - especially when you’re tracking Fertility, noticing Ovulation Symptoms, and hoping each cycle might finally end in a Positive Pregnancy Test? It can start to feel like your Conception journey is carrying more meaning than just biology or timing.
But what if the question itself isn’t as simple as it se
22 | Trying to Conceive? 10 Things You’re Allowed to Say to Your Medical Team
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
21 | How To Handle Someone Else’s Pregnancy While You're Trying To Conceive
SHOW NOTES
When someone close to you gets pregnant while you’re trying to conceive, it can hit harder than you expect.
You might feel happy for them — and at the same time feel sadness, frustration, or guilt. In this episode, I walk through why that happens and what to do with it.
We look at how these moments can trigger deeper thoughts about your own fertility, especially when you’re already foc
20 | Christ is Risen, But I’m Still Waiting: Finding Hope in the In-Between
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 thin
19 | TTC and Can’t Sleep? 6 Ways to Improve Sleep and Boost Fertility
When you’re trying to conceive, most of your focus goes to ovulation symptoms, fertility treatments, and hoping that this cycle might finally lead to a positive pregnancy test. But what often gets overlooked is sleep — and how much it can affect your body during this season.
If you’ve found yourself lying awake overthinking, symptom-spotting, or searching for answers late at night, you’re not alon
18 | Am I Failing God If I Can’t Conceive? Understanding ‘Be Fruitful & Multiply’
“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 notic
17 | Not Getting Pregnant? When to See a Doctor While Trying to Conceive
Do you ever find yourself wondering if it’s time to see a doctor while trying to conceive, or if you should just keep waiting and trust in God? When fertility struggles stretch on, ovulation symptoms become something you analyse constantly, and each cycle ends without a positive pregnancy test, it can leave you feeling uncertain about what the “right” next step is. And that uncertainty can feel he
16 | Do I Need *More* Faith To Concieve?
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 quie
15 | How Infertility Might Be Affecting Your Husband (Even If He Doesn't Say It)
Do you ever worry that your husband doesn’t feel the weight of infertility the way you do? That maybe he’s fine with the waiting, fine with the appointments, fine with tracking ovulation symptoms and waiting for a positive pregnancy test — and that somehow you’re carrying it alone?
Certain thoughts can make you feel isolated or even resentful, adding weight to the fear that he’s checked out, or th
14 | Does God Think I'm Unworthy To Be A Mother?
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 le
13 | Is Infertility A Punishment From God?
The Truth About Why Infertility Feels Like Punishment — And What the Bible Actually Says
Do you ever worry that infertility is God’s way of punishing you? That maybe you haven’t surrendered enough, repented enough, or done something wrong—and that’s why the baby you long to conceive hasn’t come? Certain Bible verses can make that fear feel real, adding weight to the thought that God is withholdin
12 | PMS vs Early Pregnancy Symptoms: What’s the Difference?
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
11 | What to Do When Infertility Has Shattered Your Confidence
Do you ever feel like infertility has completely shattered your confidence? When another negative pregnancy test comes and motherhood feel so out of reach, it's easy to feel like a failure—as a wife, a woman, maybe even as a child of God. And the voice in your head obsessing over ovulation symptoms and what you did wrong? It's probably making everything worse.
In this episode, I talk about why fer
10 | Trusting God When All You Want Is A Baby
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 refle
9 | Overwhelmed By Baby Showers While Trying To Conceive? Can I Say No?
Ever feel torn between saying yes or no to a baby shower while trying to conceive? When every invite feels heavy, it’s easy to carry guilt, worry, or even resentment—on top of the emotional rollercoaster of fertility struggles.
In this episode, I dive into how to navigate these invitations while trusting in God, protecting your heart, and honoring your limits. We’ll talk about why it’s okay to ski
8 | Has God Abandoned Me While Longing For A Baby?
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 unce
7 | Should You Tell People About Your Fertility Struggles - Or Keep It Private?
Do you feel unsure about who to tell, what to share, or whether to stay quiet when it comes to your fertility journey? Between well-meaning questions, church conversations, family expectations, and online spaces that feel both supportive and exposing, deciding whether to speak up or stay private can feel surprisingly heavy when you are navigating fertility challenges or delayed conception.
In this
6 | 4 Things You Can Release in 2025 To Find Freedom in the Uncertainty
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
5 | Can You Trust God When Infertility Makes Christmas Feel Impossible?
Do you feel like Christmas is impossible this year, or overwhelming just thinking about it? Between family gatherings, church events, and social media filled with pregnancy announcements and picture-perfect celebrations, it can feel like there is nowhere to rest when you are navigating infertility, fertility challenges, or grief over delayed conception.
In this episode, I talk about why Christmas
4 | How To Support A Loved One Through Infertility (Without Making It Worse)
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 faithfulne
3 | Ovulation Confusion? 6 Key Things Every Woman Should Know About Her Fertility
Ovulation can feel confusing, frustrating, and hard to read, especially when you’re trying to conceive.
In this episode, we unpack everything you need to know in a clear, practical way. You’ll learn six key things about ovulation: how your cycle really works, what your body is telling you, how to track ovulation accurately, and the factors that can impact your fertility. We also cover common misco
2 | 5 Reasons Infertility Feels Harder for Christians
If you’re a Christian struggling to conceive or navigating infertility, this episode will help you feel seen, understood, and reassured that you are not alone — and give you practical ways to hold onto truth and hope without letting infertility define you.
Do you ever feel like infertility hits harder because you’re a Christian? You want to trust God, but when He doesn’t answer your prayers the wa
1 | Trying To Conceive When Faith Feels Heavier Than Expected - My Story
If you’re trying to conceive and finding the experience heavier than you expected emotionally, mentally, and spiritually, this is for you.
In this first episode, I share my personal infertility story. While your journey may look different from mine, many of the burdens are shared: the repeated hope and disappointment, the constant mental load, the strain on faith, and the quiet grief that often go
TRAILER: Welcome to the Infertility + TTC Podcast For Christian Women. The Podcast That Helps You Build Unwavering Christ-Centered Hope Through Your Fertility Journey
Are you trying to conceive, doing everything you can, hoping this month might finally be the one with the positive pregnancy test, while quietly wondering if life can still feel meaningful if motherhood doesn’t happen the way you dreamed?
Do you ever ask, “Will I still have purpose? Will my life still be whole?”
Maybe you’re caught between letting go and letting God while tracking ovulation symp
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