Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett - Life Without Children with Caroline Stafford

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After years of trying to have a baby and unsuccessful IVF treatment, Caroline Stafford and her husband decided to build a future without the thing that they wanted the most.

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After years of trying to have a baby and unsuccessful IVF treatment, Caroline Stafford and her husband decided to build future without the thing that they wanted the most.

Caroline shares the couple’s difficult experiences trying to have children, before they made the empowering decision to find an alternative meaning in their lives.

In Ready to Talk with Emma Barnett, the award-winning interviewer speaks to people you will know and people you should know about the experiences that are shaping their lives. If you want to join the conversation you can email the team at readytotalk@bbc.co.uk, or you can send a WhatsApp message or voice note to 08000 556 101.

Published on Friday, 9th January 2026.

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