"To live without hope is to cease to live.” I think I might make this my personal mantra! Without hope I doubt I would make it through each day. . To wake up each day longing to have your own child to hold is so hard and painful. In the early days of trying it's … Continue reading Living with Hope
When you get to recognise your fertile signs (cervical mucus) you know ovulation is on its way. Knowing when you are fertile and selecting days of good quality and quantity of mucus can be all you need for those sperm to reach the egg. Sperm need mucus to combat the acidic vaginal environment … Continue reading Sperm Survival
In these times especially, it can be easy to be scared about what lies ahead. When it comes to infertility struggles I do find at times I am really hopeful for the future and yet there is part of me that is terrified to think 'what if it never happens for us?'. We have no … Continue reading Grasp the Present
About 1 in every 6 couples across the world right now are struggling to conceive. Some figures show this to be 1 in 7 or 1in 8 in some western countries but in some developing countries this is as high as 1 in 4! My husband and I have unfortunately found ourselves in this category. … Continue reading Are you 1 in 6?
Time for a bit of honesty. Yesterday and today I've had a horrid headache. 😣🙅♀️The kind of tension headache that radiates across the eyebrows and goes to the back of my head and down my neck. For me this is a sure sign that my period is on its way and we have not been … Continue reading Rise above the storm
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Endometriosis. Don't wait to get a proper diagnosis and treatment for this debilitating condition. Amanda explains in more detail.
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