About Me
No-one ever told me how hard it was to conceive. Just as many others growing up, it was another life stage that you reached: finding a...
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DISCOVER MY IVF JOURNEY
Welcome to my IVF journey, a unique blog here for you to explore. Following my IVF journey I felt it important to share my thoughts and experiences in a clear, easy to access way. I know it would have helped me if I had had such a site when I was starting on this journey. Happy reading!
Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional, and while I have tried to explain some of the medical terms and procedures, these are based purely on my experiences only. If you have questions of a medical nature, please speak to your Doctor directly – do not take medical advice from this page.
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First Medical Referral
We started to ‘try’ for a baby a year after being married. However, after a year of unsuccessful baby-making we went to our GP who...
The Chosen Clinic
After our research, we finally made the decision and chose our IVF Clinic. Whilst other clinics may have been closer we chose one in...
The First Cycle
Each cycle of IVF generally runs like this: you start taking a drug containing the hormone FSH (mine was called Bemfola) to encourage...
Cycle Two
Cycle two started by being promised a different procedure from cycle one; a natural modified cycle as opposed to a mild stimulation. This...
Cycle Three
Cycle three started the following month with the usual medication and scans every other day. Unfortunately, only two follicles responded...
My Spiritual Journey
My husband’s grandmother always gives me a booklet called ‘The Word for Today’ by UCB to read with a thought for the day based on a Bible...
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