Category Archives: Infertility

Infertility in the Postnatal Ward

Posted on August 21, 2017 by Papa, Eden & Me

As someone who has been through infertility, it is often at the forefront of my mind. It makes up a lot of what I do, what I say and it still dictates how I feel about a lot of things. … Continue reading →

Posted in 2017, infant loss, infertility, Infertility | Tagged infertility, loss, parenting after infertility, parenting after loss, postnatal ward, stories | 4 Comments

Dear Lady In Starbucks…

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

Dear Lady in Starbucks, I saw it. I saw the wistful look every time someone walked in with a baby. I saw the longing in your eyes. I saw the hurt and the pain. I saw it all. Lady in … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016, Infertility | Tagged babies, infertility, pregnancy | 6 Comments

I’m A Snap Happy Mummy

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

I saw a comment on a discussion forum recently about parents posting “too many” pictures of their children on Facebook, and it got me thinking. Is there such a thing as “too many” photographs of a child?

Posted in 2016, Infertility, Instagram, parenting after infertility, pregnancy after infertility | Tagged baby eden, Instagram, lgbt, overshare, photographs, social media, two mums | 20 Comments

A Year Ago Today…

Posted on March 20, 2016 by Papa, Eden & Me

A year ago today everything was different.

Posted in 2016, baby, baby Eden, baby girl, christmas baby, Clomid, first baby, infertility, Infertility, pregnancy after infertility | Tagged clomid, eden, journey, one year on, period | 8 Comments

My Fertility Specialist Magazine and Our Fertility Story

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I was asked to contribute an article for the free, online My Fertility Specialist magazine, and I’m delighted to let you know that you can now read my article as the latest issue is now available. If you don’t know … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, artificial insemination, assistance, baby, baby Chip, baby Eden, baby girl, clinics, Clomid, difficulty, donation, Donations, donor, donor sperm, donors, family, fear, fertility, first baby, gay, healthcare, hospital, inclusivity, infertility, Infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, lgbt, London, Miscarriage, opk, positive test, pregnancy, pregnancy after loss, pregnant, Scan, sperm, Sperm donor, Squishy, stigma, stress, Superhero Donor, support, survival, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, trying to conceive, two mums | Tagged article, fertility story, lgbt, magazine, my fertility specialist, tw mums | Leave a comment

The Pain Olympics

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

What is it with the infertility community at the moment? I’ve seen so much hate towards people who are in the process of achieving their dreams. I don’t understand – when did infertility become a competition? I’ve heard Amy and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, Clomid, Community, difficulty, infertility, Infertility | Tagged adoption, community, infertility, IVF, living child free | 10 Comments

Getting That Big Fat Positive After Loss

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

(After our announcement, I wanted to share some posts that I wrote before we announced. So, the next few posts will be from my “drafts” folder)

Posted in 2015, 2ww, Anxiety, baby, baby Chip, bbt, bfp, charting, charts, Clomid, conceive, cramps, cycle days, donation, Donations, donor, donor sperm, donors, fertility, fertility friend, infertility, Infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, London, Miscarriage, mother, mothers, mum, mummies, mummy, opk, ovulation, positive, positive test, pregnancy, pregnant, signs, spearmint, spearmint tea, Sperm donor, Squishy, Superhero Donor, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, temperature, temping, trying, trying to conceive, two week wait, women | Tagged bfp, lesbians, mum to be, pregnant, two week wait | 10 Comments

Superhero Donor’s Point Of View – Should Donors Vet Their Recipients?

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

It’s been a while, but here is another entry by our fabulous Superhero Donor. Enjoy! (Anything in brackets and italics are snippets of my input) —– Should a donor vet potential recipients? As a donor, you have as much responsibility … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, bfn, bfp, child, donation, Donations, donor, donor sperm, donors, infertility, Infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, mother, mothers, opk, relationship, Sperm donor, Superhero Donor, trying to conceive, ttc | Tagged children, future, recipients, sperm donor, superhero donor | 7 Comments

First Clomid Two Week Wait – 1dpo

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Today is one day post ovulation. Ovulation day was yesterday, as signalled by some absolutely monster cramps that thankfully all went away by yesterday afternoon. With inseminations three days before and one day before ovulation we have done all that … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, 2ww, donor, donor sperm, home, infertility, Infertility, insemination, opk, ovulation, sperm, Sperm donor, Superhero Donor, trying to conceive, ttc, two week wait | Tagged two week wait | 8 Comments

6dpo

Posted on January 17, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

The two week wait, is seems, is the best way to slow things down! The best way to make time feel like it is dragging like a big bitch! So, here we are. Six days post my earliest ovulation ever.