Later this month our family was expecting our beautiful baby to arrive. When I learnt about our baby's due date about a week shy of our loss, I imagined all ...

So infertility in its simplest definition refers to when a couple can't get pregnant (conceive) despite having regular unprotected sex. After many years of ...

It's that time of the year again. I'm not sure about you, but for me the year has flown by. Looking back to the beginning off 2019 I returned from my first f...

Let’s face it… I’m far from being a mechanic but when I think of the journey I have had through my fertility challenges It has been a long and unpredictable ...

So let’s recap! My previous post was entitled ‘the final hurdle’, and in all honesty during the time I spent writing it , I started overthinking what the tit...

The one question I’ve never had a definitive answer to is “ How painful is labour?” “ Are the contractions really painful?” “ What kind of pain would you lik...

Two years ago today it was the end of my ‘two week wait’ this term is mostly commonly used among those going through fertility treatments , it was the day I w...

“I HATE MY BODY !” I screamed . This was all being said in a quiet voice with loud thoughts in my head . Negative after negative test whilst trying so hard ...

So in my first part of the ‘three part special edition' post I spoke about my second cycle of IVF , which in fact was what you would call a ‘frozen embryo tr...

It’s funny how life can be. I’m sure at some point most of you who will read this will remember moments when you have said ‘when I have kids…’ , or ‘I want ...

Hey You! Beautiful mother …It’s your day. Yes yours! Don’t stop reading just yet. I know you’re so used to the innocent biases within the public domain that...

I’m three days late ( not in regards to my menstrual cycle , because I’m back to the irregularities again), and I’ll save that for another post . What I mean...

So today is my first official day back at work from 15 months off maternity leave. Many people have asked me how I feel about returning to work, and whilst i...

Happy New year 2019!!! It’s been a week since I returned from Ghana , and I must say that trip was the highlight of the year for me. In fact I missed out on ...

So since my last post, I’ve spent most of the past week trying to get into the ‘Christmas spirit, by watching Christmas movies, doing some shopping for our f...

Sunday 9th December 8.07am. I’m just here reflecting before I pray and give thanks to God for all his goodness and even his faithfulness for the tougher days...

This weekend I am reminiscent of this very date, but two years ago on the November 24th 2016. It was after what most IVF’ers would be familiar with : the dr...

I’ll keep this one short and sweet although ironically this post very briefly touches on the long and emotionally draining process of my journey. I don’t fee...

Another pun intended post. Exactly two years ago today I was preparing to take one of the average 40-60 injections per IVF cycle. My very last injection was ...