I’ve started this blog in the hope that it will make others feel less alone. I think most people going through Fertility struggles consider it to be a private thing that nobody else needs to know about. That may be true, and I wouldn’t be writing this if my struggle was short-lived, but after years… Continue reading My Story
I’ve been so fortunate to have a successful pregnancy on my tenth round of IVF and have now been blessed with beautiful twin boys. As I’m so busy, I rarely have time to think about the past and the find myself living in the moment more and more. This is definitely one of the positives of… Continue reading IVF abroad
One of the many great ladies I’ve gotten to know over the past few years is Katy – and who will hopefully be joining the other portraits on here soon. Like myself, this process has made her develop a thick skin and a pretty dark sense of humour. That, combined with her passion for raising awareness about… Continue reading What Katie did
I can’t think of anyone who values the potential of the unborn foetus more than those women that are desperate to have a child. Myself and many women I know have spent thousands of pounds over the years on countless rounds of fertility treatment. We are poked, prodded and scanned for months on end, in the… Continue reading The Abortion Referendum – Valuing Life
I didn’t think when I woke up on New Years Day that we’d have a family of five by 1.30pm. Waters breaking is an interesting way to start the first morning of 2018! Our twin boys (6pounds and 5.10 pounds) are a dream come true and we feel like we’ve won the lotto – twice.… Continue reading New Years Day 2018
I know of women who had no problems conceiving and felt depressed throughout their pregnancy. I know others who had many rounds of IVF and felt elated throughout their pregnancy. I always thought if we ever had a successful pregnancy that I’d feel so happy, as I did after my first few positive pregnancy tests. But,… Continue reading Anxiety during pregnancy
A friend shared this blog post recently and it brought tears to my eyes. Even though the pain was already beginning to fade – this brought it all back and summed it up pretty well. Infertility It Is What It Is- An Understanding- by Waiting for Babybird “It is what it is.” That is all… Continue reading “It is what it is”
After 4 IVF cycles (2 fresh and 2 frozen) with the NHS in Edinburgh and 5 IVF cycles (4 fresh and 1 frozen) at a clinic in Athens, we decided to have one last try at another Greek clinic which was recommended. We had been on at least 7 trips to Athens and although it’s a… Continue reading Enjoying the moment
We got to a point where we had begun to accept that I wouldn’t have a lasting pregnancy, and we had always been very open to adoption (and also surrogacy – I was a member of several Surrogate sites online). So we were finally given a date to begin the adoption course after years of… Continue reading One last time
Courtney A1 Pencil on paper
Labour of Love 