Unsurprisingly, I slept terribly that night. I knew I would probably be seen by The Early Pregnancy Unit (EPU) the following day, yet I also knew that this would probably confirm my suspicions. Whilst some women do bleed in pregnancy, it seemed unlikely that the...
If I’m being completely honest, I have been putting off writing this post for months. The thought of reliving every minute detail of the physical and emotional trauma involved with losing a baby was too painful. Too raw. But it has been a long time since the bleeding...
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,...
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