It’s funny really, how you never expect to be one of the statistics. I never expected to be part of the 1 in 6 couples who struggle to conceive. If I’m…
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I don’t remember exactly when trying to conceive became my entire life; I quite often try and pinpoint where I spiralled. When did ovulation sticks, and basal body thermometers become part…
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Dealing with infertility is hard enough, but learning you aren’t entitled to any rounds of IVF on the NHS increases the stress, the heartache and the anxiety. The postcode lottery (not…
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The IVF postcode lottery is a national inequality that you may have heard me speak about on more than one occasion. Depending on when you started following my blog, you may…
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When you start going through IVF, all you want is for it to end with a healthy pregnancy and a child. You long for the injections to end, the fertilisation to…
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To my fertile friends at Christmas, This time of year is always hard. Christmas is the most magical time of year, so we are told. Surrounded by ‘Santa please stop here’…
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Controversial post alert: not everyone will agree with what I’m about to say (and I’m okay with that). I’m by no means an expert on fertility (who is, really?), But I’ve…
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The 9-15th October is baby loss awareness week. Kayleigh Warren shares her story with us, opening up publicly for the first time. You’re only taught “don’t have sex because you…
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When you first start trying to conceive, you don’t anticipate that you may be infertile. You don’t anticipate hours spent in doctors offices, invasive scans, alarms every morning reminding you to…
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It’s a crying shame is a campaign lead by the fantastic Fertility Network UK, in a bid to provide support for those going through fertility issues when they need support the…