I'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 courageous, inspiring and ...

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 Toby and I had one of t...

It'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) to get the negative o...

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 initially. Despite tha...

The last five days have been 80% incredible and 20% tumultuous. What I've decided, is that I have to surrender to the outcome. Whatever will be, will be. Not...

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 met, but who is so ...

I 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 places in our lives and m...

I'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 plan for that. Maybe to...

Yesterday I came across a video called Maggie's Story - a short documentary that's part of the series named Eggsploitation. The name may give away the conten...

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 context of a 'biological m...

I 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. After a few months of ...

Well, 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 with a lot of alcohol...

Unfortunately 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 position I was completely ...

Today 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 embryologist to let...

Anyone 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 hardest parts. Particula...

Today 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 was interesting as I ...

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 started to think that ...

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 positive pregnancy test; w...

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 follicles release the egg...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) defines infertility as "a disease of the reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a clinical pregnancy after...