Category Archives: let down

Cd11 – Dr visit and ZOINKS!

This morning was my visit to the Dr. I came prepared having printed off the clinical guidelines for infertility referral and I came straight out and asked him to refer me to the hospital for tests.

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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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Thoughts on Victim Blaming… My Story

Recently I have seen a lot of people talking about victims of sex assaults. I guess it has been brought about by the big cases in the news at the moment – Rolf Harris and such. I have seen a … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, Anxiety, depression, difficulty, let down, London, pregnant, stigma, support, women, work | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments

Let Downs, Super Heroes and Our First Proper Two Week Wait

Yesterday morning  I got a very close to positive opk. Historically I have always had my positive on cycle day 26, which was yesterday, so I contacted our donor. I had spoken (via text) with him the week before and … Continue reading

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