As a teacher, it is my job to inform and teach the children in my classes about the world and how it works and how they find their way through the world. But the longer I've been a teacher, the more I've realised that what we have to teach is great, but there's whole host … Continue reading This is what no one tells you about…
Tag: ttc
Fertility Clinics are allowed to reopen!
This. Is. The. Best. News. Ever! I saw this on Insta..... I wept. Then later today, my mum called me to say that Matt Hancock started the daily press briefing with news about fertility clinics. She sent me the video. I'm not one to get emotional over politics, but I wept through this too. This … Continue reading Fertility Clinics are allowed to reopen!
Our first proper IVF appointment!
On Weds, 29th April, we finally had our first proper IVF appointment. It was our first consultation with a wonderful Dr at our chosen clinic where we will have our NHS funded cycle. Our first appointment! I was pretty nervous beforehand. We got ready... sort of... We are still in lockdown so our appointment was … Continue reading Our first proper IVF appointment!
My husband; my rock, my world, my best friend.
My husband, my absolute rock and my very, very best friend. I said in a previous post that I would write one about him and so here it is. Not just because I like talking about him - because I totally do - but because throughout our journey of TTC and sharing our broken family … Continue reading My husband; my rock, my world, my best friend.
“It will be worth the wait…”
Something so often said to us but something I don't want to hear. I don't want to wait. I don't know why I have to wait and most other couples (7 out 8) don't have to wait. Why me? Why us? Why did God choose us as the couple amoungst our friends who have to … Continue reading “It will be worth the wait…”
Today is another bad day
Just when I thought I was beginning to feel better, a little brighter in myself, to the point that I was happy and excited to go to a baby shower tomorrow, I have fallen apart again. And had to pull out of the baby shower to celebrate my soon-to-be-here niece. Since we had our appointment … Continue reading Today is another bad day
Just hopping on another roller coaster…
So, my husband and I decided that we needed a few days away from the world so we booked ourselves a couple of nights at a beautiful spa hotel way away from where we lived. Life in the last 6/12/18 etc months has just been really, really hard. Feb half term holidays were coming up … Continue reading Just hopping on another roller coaster…
As Ronan Keating once sang, “Life is a rollercoaster…” Bad news and good news.
What. A. Week. I am totally overwhelmed, exhausted, broken, desperate, hopeful, excited, terrified... Let me tell you about our week. Last Friday: We both get home from school and there is a letter waiting for us. It tells us that our appointment at Addenbrookes has been cancelled and that we are to contact the surgery … Continue reading As Ronan Keating once sang, “Life is a rollercoaster…” Bad news and good news.
“When are you having a baby?” When people don’t know what they’re saying
This. This has to be up there with one of the toughest parts about infertility. When people state or ask inappropriate questions to the people who are struggling with trying to have a baby (usually because they don't know). When do you think you'll have a baby? Your turn next! Don't you want children? You've … Continue reading “When are you having a baby?” When people don’t know what they’re saying
Falling apart at clear results. Is that normal?
The text read, "The result of your recent test is normal. No further action is needed at this stage." This was 2 hours after my final initial tests (the internal and external scans) and it was lunchtime at school. I read the text and was confused. Why or how could they be telling me the … Continue reading Falling apart at clear results. Is that normal?
Journeying to Family 