Category Archives: loss

Infertility, Me and The Great Sibling Debate

It’s been almost three years since we got our rainbow baby. Almost three years since we finally achieved what we had dreamed about for so long. Almost three years since we held our brand new baby in our arms – … Continue reading

Posted in 2018, infertility, loss, Miscarriage, parenting after infertility, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, pregnancy loss | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Being Mum Without Mum

This is a post that’s been playing on my mind for a little while. I’ve always thought that when you have kids, you become very reliant on your own parents for advice, guidance and help. I’ve always heard that having a … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, loss, mum | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

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

Posted in 2014, Anxiety, babies, baby, bfn, bfp, child, couple, cycle days, depression, difficulty, doctor, Dogs, Donations, donor, donor sperm, dr, fail, family, fear, fertility, fertility friend, gay, healthy, infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, let down, lgbt, London, loss, Miscarriage, missed cycles, mothers, mum, mummies, mummy, natural insemination, opk, ovaries, parenting, parents, partner, PCOS, periods, pregnancy, pregnant, relationship, Scan, sperm, Sperm donor, Squishy, stress, Superhero Donor, support, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, ttc, two week wait, women | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Cycle Day One – Return of the Witch

Today I got my first period since the miscarriage. We were quite excited as it was meant to show up yesterday, but this morning our excitement was dashed. Either way, we are not too gutted. I’m just glad I had … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, 2ww, bfn, cycle days, donor, donor sperm, dr, fertility, infertility, insemination, lesbian, loss, luteal phase, Miscarriage, opk, PCOS, slimming, Sperm donor, Superhero Donor, symptom, symptom spotting, symptoms, two week wait, vitamins | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Just As We Were About To Give Up…

Isn’t it always the way? On Friday I was just about ready to give up opk’ing for the month. I had a good root around in the house and managed to find a grand total of eight OPKs. I figured … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, 2ww, artificial insemination, baby, cycle days, Donations, donor, donor sperm, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, London, loss, Miscarriage, missed cycles, opk, positive, positive test, sperm, Sperm donor, Squishy, Superhero Donor, trying to concieve, ttc, two week wait | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

The Next Chapter

Today is two whole weeks since Squishy left us. In some ways it feels like five minutes. In other ways it seems like an absolute life time. It’s been two weeks of to and fro and up and down. Two … Continue reading

Posted in 2014, baby, bfn, bfp, child, conceive, difficulty, donor, donor sperm, fertility, infertility, insemination, lesbian, lesbians, London, loss, Miscarriage, opk, Sperm donor, Squishy, Superhero Donor, trying to conceive | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments