Changing direction

I am back!! After a much needed and unintentional detox from blogging, I am back behind my keyboard and ready to share/document this crazy journey that is my life! Apparently, it has been forever since I last blogged, 2nd April to be precise (where the hell did that time go?!?! Anyone else feel like time …

The bitch of the trying to conceive world- the two week wait!

The dreaded two-week wait, in simple terms it’s a bitch! The two week wait is 100% ALL WOMEN! It’s more unpredictable than the beast from the east, and has mood swings that make even my teenage outbursts seem angelic. I’ve had every symptom under the sun during in the last 8 two week waits (can …

An open letter to women on Mother’s Day

Mother’s day, this year feels a little bittersweet. Yes, in some ways its just another day, I appreciate my mum every single day and not for one day of the year, however its nice to have a day when I can tell her how much she means to me. On the other hand, this year …

What I’ve learnt while trying to make a human

Trying to conceive is a journey, a journey I never thought I’d have to put on my seatbelt and settle in for the ride on. I assumed it would be a process, something that would just happen, stupidly I didn’t actually think there’d be much “trying”involved!! Given the job I do you think I’d have …

Sex = babies (so we’re told)

Like most others, I have spent my whole adult life trying to avoid pregnancy. Lets face facts, we grow up been taught that unprotected sex = pregnancy and having these beliefs (or fear growing up) I assumed (wrongly so!) that getting pregnancy would be a walk in the park!! I’ve spent years been so fearful …

The journey to becoming parents

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