I’ve had a baby so how am I now infertile? That’s the question I’ve asked myself since receiving the shock diagnosis of Primary Ovarian Insufficiency — the chronic health condition that introduced me to the menopausal world of HRT. Despite being able to naturally conceive, […]
We had our first child no problem, so why’s it so difficult conceiving baby number two? This is our “trying for another baby” story that’s seemingly become an infertility saga. When you’re a childless couple, it’s everyone’s concern to ask when you’re having a baby. […]
Cervical screening — or smear testing — is one of life’s necessary evils that leaves us feeling awkward, embarrassed and a little bit “ick”, and yet it’s potentially life saving because cancer doesn’t discriminate. But if your vagina is a no-go area, the pap test […]
Getting pregnant with Reuben was easy. After just two months trying to conceive I got my positive. Baby making, it appeared, wasn’t hard work. But now I know I was just lucky; now we’re trying for baby number two, it’s of course a different […]
Since the day we learned we lost our baby, it seems all we see is babies. When you’ve gone from being a first time expectant parent to grieving the premature loss of your baby, you notice all the adverts with babies in, every single passing pushchair and […]
