The unthinkable has happened. At the ripe old age of 37, I have found myself longing to commit my innermost thoughts to paper as I did so freely during my adolescence. Only this time, the subject matter is slightly more hard-hitting. (I’m sure my 16-yr-old self would...
The year 2020 will no doubt be remembered for the global pandemic that posed the most significant threat to humanity in peacetime. Whilst there is little chance of forgetting the huge impact COVID-19 had on all our lives, all over the world, I will also remember it...
The rest of the week was spent in a blissfully calm and happy state. This was the first success we’d ever had with IVF (albeit minor) and for the first time in a long time, I had much to be hopeful about. I was due to return to Greece for the next part of my treatment...
And so, our time in Athens was coming to an end. The clinic prescribed an entire carrier bag’s worth of medication for my return to Athens at the end of March and some strong antibiotics to reduce the likelihood of infection following the hysteroscopy. As we discussed...
The next few days in Athens passed by rather uneventfully, which was welcome given recent revelations. We visited the popular tourist attractions: the Acropolis and the Parthenon and, for a short time, we forgot that we were visiting Greece for IVF treatment as we had...
It’s our first appointment at our new clinic in Athens and I am a little excited. For the first time in a long time I feel positive and hopeful. The sun is shining – so much so that even the Greeks keep remarking on how unexpectedly warm it is for the time of year,...
We have decided to embark upon an embryo banking cycle with a clinic in Athens. There were many reasons for this decision: The results haven’t been brilliant with the approaches we’ve taken here in the UK. Our UK clinic wanted to repeat the procedure in the exact same...
2020 has been a year of big changes already. After our second failed cycle, I decided to leave my job in order to focus on our physically and emotionally draining fertility treatment. I then realised that I would also need to sell my car if I were to make the mortgage...
Given the recent revelation that I am SO unlikely to be successful with IVF that fertility insurance brokers won’t go near me, I have started investigating gentler approaches to IVF: ‘natural’ and ‘mild’. Now, if the names are anything to go by, they are altogether...
Feeling uncharacteristically hopeful after stumbling upon a refund-based IVF financing plan. “Have a baby, or your money back” the tag-line screams. The small print explains that you can receive a 90% refund if treatment is unsuccessful; ‘success’ being defined as...
Received response from fertility insurance broker with encouragingly optimistic name. Sadly, the contents of the email do not align with the unwavering positivity brimming from their branding. I am not eligible for super-duper Unlimited Refund Programme due to my...
Infertility affects 1 in 7 couples. I am one half of one of these couples. It’s a club that nobody wants to join, yet the members are some of the strongest, wittiest and most resilient people I know. Trying to conceive has been unexpectedly difficult and the hardest challenge I have faced. But there are funny moments in every journey and this blog aims to capture as many of them as humanly possible. If you are on this journey too, I hope it makes you feel less alone. And to the other 6 in 7; welcome along – your support is invaluable.
Much love x
The unthinkable has happened. At the ripe old age of 37, I have found myself longing to commit my innermost thoughts to paper as I did so freely during my adolescence. Only this time, the subject matter is slightly more hard-hitting. (I’m sure my 16-yr-old self would...
The year 2020 will no doubt be remembered for the global pandemic that posed the most significant threat to humanity in peacetime. Whilst there is little chance of forgetting the huge impact COVID-19 had on all our lives, all over the world, I will also remember it...
The rest of the week was spent in a blissfully calm and happy state. This was the first success we’d ever had with IVF (albeit minor) and for the first time in a long time, I had much to be hopeful about. I was due to return to Greece for the next part of my treatment...
And so, our time in Athens was coming to an end. The clinic prescribed an entire carrier bag’s worth of medication for my return to Athens at the end of March and some strong antibiotics to reduce the likelihood of infection following the hysteroscopy. As we discussed...
The next few days in Athens passed by rather uneventfully, which was welcome given recent revelations. We visited the popular tourist attractions: the Acropolis and the Parthenon and, for a short time, we forgot that we were visiting Greece for IVF treatment as we had...
It’s our first appointment at our new clinic in Athens and I am a little excited. For the first time in a long time I feel positive and hopeful. The sun is shining – so much so that even the Greeks keep remarking on how unexpectedly warm it is for the time of year,...
We have decided to embark upon an embryo banking cycle with a clinic in Athens. There were many reasons for this decision: The results haven’t been brilliant with the approaches we’ve taken here in the UK. Our UK clinic wanted to repeat the procedure in the exact same...
2020 has been a year of big changes already. After our second failed cycle, I decided to leave my job in order to focus on our physically and emotionally draining fertility treatment. I then realised that I would also need to sell my car if I were to make the mortgage...
Given the recent revelation that I am SO unlikely to be successful with IVF that fertility insurance brokers won’t go near me, I have started investigating gentler approaches to IVF: ‘natural’ and ‘mild’. Now, if the names are anything to go by, they are altogether...
Feeling uncharacteristically hopeful after stumbling upon a refund-based IVF financing plan. “Have a baby, or your money back” the tag-line screams. The small print explains that you can receive a 90% refund if treatment is unsuccessful; ‘success’ being defined as...
Received response from fertility insurance broker with encouragingly optimistic name. Sadly, the contents of the email do not align with the unwavering positivity brimming from their branding. I am not eligible for super-duper Unlimited Refund Programme due to my...
