Other ways to make a baby

  • Being Pregnant with You

    Having lived as a woman with access to almost infinite information for the vast majority of 38 years, in a world where 140 million women are pregnant a year, I’ve been amazed that pregnancy has still been a journey of surprises for me. So, while my experience is in no way unique, I thought I’d…

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  • The Beginning

    The other day we were sorting through our paperwork to move it into a new filing cabinet. In amongst the bills and insurance documents we found a letter from our first ever IVF appointment. It was dated July 2021. Four years later and we finally had our first embryo implanted. It’s not a speedy process.…

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  • Attempt Two

    It’s been a long long time since our last round of IVF, way back in August. After an extended period of silence, I was contacted before Christmas to start booking in our pre-IVF appointments. With the last round having been a flop, the consultant was keen to talk through the results with us. I was…

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