Category Archives: couple

Our Announcement – How We Told The World!

We had been planning how we would announce for a VERY long time! But there are so many great ideas around! Should we use the dogs? A chalk board? Four pictures one word? A comic strip? So many choices! We … Continue reading

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It’s Not Just A Sperm

I’ve been spending some time on various Facebook groups at the moment, many of which are for ladies who are trying to conceive with a sperm donor. I’m also a member of a few groups that are for both donors … Continue reading

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National Fertility Awareness Week 2014 – Our Story

This week is National Fertility Awareness Week. As someone who has dealt with infertility (as many have), I think it is so important that people think about and understand infertility a little bit. Understand how upsetting it can be. Stop … Continue reading

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525,600 Minutes – How Do You Measure a Year?

Four years ago Amy and I had our civil partnership. We weren’t exactly quids in at the time, so we just had a small, registry office ceremony and we all went to the pub afterwards – classy! But we proved … Continue reading

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Our Visit to the Alternative Families Show

We were kindly given complimentary tickets to attend the Alternative Parenting Show, which took place yesterday at the lovely Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London.

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Fun With Dates

Having some fun. This is all part of my positive thinking. Having a baby is going to happen for us at some point, so I’m going to do this every cycle! If we get caught this month this is the … Continue reading

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Gaining a god daughter.

IYesterday we visited some friends at home to meet their gorgeous baby girl, who was a week old yesterday. I work with both parents and we have become great friends over the last year, as well as enjoying spending time … Continue reading

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Waiting for the +opk and Vitamins

So, we’re just waiting around for a positive opk. Today I looked at how much cycles shape on on fertility friend (link in the “sites we like” page) and I found that although I knew they were irregular, I hadn’t … Continue reading

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