Finding Yourself

It’s been a while since I uploaded a post to my blog, but I thought this would be an opportune time to do so, since it is nearing that time of year again which can be extra hard for people struggling with fertility issues. I must admit, with everything that has happened this year, I…

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Acceptance

This will be my last blog post for a while, but I just wanted to round off with an update on our third and final IVF cycle. As many of you know from my social media update, our third round of IVF failed. This happened about 4 weeks ago so we are currently still trying…

One Last Time

I often think that the beauty of life is that, if you’re open to it, you can constantly learn, evolve and grow. I find that as I get older I’m learning more and more things about myself; things I’m good at, things I’m not so good at but want to improve upon and how I…

Choices

I am now on my second week of my down-regulator tablets and so far, so good. I have had some mild side-effects like nauseous, stomach cramps and generally just feeling tired, but nothing that is stopping me from going about my normal life. I have another few days of these and then next Monday is…

IVF Round 3

It’s difficult to know where to start with this post, as I feel like I haven’t talked about our journey for a while. Since our miscarriage at the start of the year our intended plan for 2019 was pretty much thrown into disarray and we didn’t know which way to turn or what to do…

A letter to my future child, from your infertile mother

I always speak to you in my mind, but I thought putting something down in words might better be able to reach you. I just want you to know that we are still fighting for you. We have not given up. We truly believe that you are still out there somewhere, and we can’t wait…

My experience with the hidden costs of IVF Treatment

One of the most important considerations for any couple thinking about undergoing IVF is the cost. Whilst IVF is technically available on the NHS in the UK, there are many restrictions to this. Not only have there been drastic cut-backs over the past few years so that IVF is often not available at all in certain…

Why the ‘fertility window’ is more complicated than it seems

As if dealing with infertility wasn’t hard enough, the realisation that some women have when they start exploring the inner workings of their monthly cycle that there are only a few days every month where it is actually possible to get pregnant is pretty overwhelming. That’s why, if you have any chance of conceiving naturally,…

Time & Punishment

It’s been a while since my last blog post so I thought I would do a little update as to what’s been happening with our fertility journey since my last post in December. As I mentioned previously, Dave and I sat down at the start of December and had a serious chat about our plan…

Another Christmas & Still No Baby

It’s hard to believe that Christmas is here once again; I know everyone says it but it really doesn’t seem that long ago since we put the tree and decorations back up in the loft and now here we are ready to celebrate once again! I know that a lot of people find Christmas a…