Phoebe AdamsJan 28, 20193 minBack to plan AI'd like to introduce a gorgeous friend of mine to you: Jo Bambagiotti. I was introduced to Jo last year and was blown away by her courag...
Phoebe AdamsOct 17, 20181 minMinus One, Plus Two!Do you ever reflect on those moments in your life that were just pure joy? Most of us have a few that are truly incredible, and today Tob...
Phoebe AdamsSep 24, 20182 minA little South African stowawayIt's been a week since we landed from Cape Town, after an incredibly magical trip! I decided to do a pregnancy test that night (Monday) t...
Phoebe AdamsSep 13, 20181 minTwo baby buns in the oven!Well, not quite. Yesterday we had our transfer and it was amazing! Especially because I'd been so nervous about the low volume of eggs in...
Phoebe AdamsSep 7, 20182 minNothing is certain in this journeyThe last five days have been 80% incredible and 20% tumultuous. What I've decided, is that I have to surrender to the outcome. Whatever w...
Phoebe AdamsAug 28, 20181 minSynching cycles - here we go!I often catch myself thinking that it's SO WEIRD that I'm currently in cycle-synch with a 21 year old South African girl who I have never...
Phoebe AdamsAug 13, 20182 minFilling the voidI saw a psychic on the weekend with my sister-in-law. We'd been speaking about how we both felt like we were at really transitional place...
Phoebe AdamsAug 9, 20182 minTen fingers and toes, and a ten year gapI'm pretty sure no-one would enter into parenthood with the plan to have a ten year gap between their kids. I can't imagine why you'd pla...
Phoebe AdamsAug 8, 20182 minIs it exploitation? Hmmmm.Yesterday I came across a video called Maggie's Story - a short documentary that's part of the series named Eggsploitation. The name may ...
Phoebe AdamsAug 7, 20182 minChoosing an egg donor and how much thought to give it!So ... how do you pick the person who could end up being the biological mother of your child? I've never thought about this in the contex...
Phoebe AdamsJul 31, 20182 minA holiday, with a bit of IVF on the sideI like to think that this will be the case for our upcoming trip to Cape Town. A lovely holiday, with a little bit of IVF on the side. Af...
Phoebe AdamsMay 25, 20183 minLetting the dust settleWell, it's been a week since we had the news about our embryo not being suitable for transfer. It hasn't been the best week. It started w...
Phoebe AdamsMay 16, 20181 minSo sadUnfortunately our little one didn't get to where he needed to be so our embryo transfer was cancelled. The last time I was in this positi...
Phoebe AdamsMay 16, 20181 minNot a very patient patientToday is day 4 post egg collection. This period is all about the development of the embryo. We received a call yesterday (day 3) from the...
Phoebe AdamsMay 14, 20181 minPraying for a fighterAnyone who has been through IVF will know that while each stage is difficult, waiting to see how your embryo's develop is one of the hard...
Phoebe AdamsMay 12, 20182 minEgg collection dayToday was a big day and I was pretty excited to get these little eggies out! I had to be nil by mouth for the general anaesthetic which w...
Phoebe AdamsMay 10, 20181 minTrigger warning.Ok, this is happening. I had my scan this morning and it was pretty depressing. They could only see two follicles of the right size. I st...
Phoebe AdamsMay 8, 20182 minJust be positive.For me, 'positive' is a really loaded word when you're trying to have a baby. It stems from the 'BFP' - the Big Fat Positive - the positi...
Phoebe AdamsMay 7, 20181 minSix. A magical number?I had my first scan of this cycle today. This is where they check the lining of the uterus and count and measure the follicles. The folli...
Phoebe AdamsMay 3, 20182 minIf IVF is a disease, why are we so ashamed of it?The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines infertility as "a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clin...