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A Transportation Company NOT to use
I said when I started this blog that I wasn’t going to name people or places, but due to the lack of professionalism I have experienced along my…
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Last Hurrah
I’ve been taking Provera for the past few weeks to delay the start of my next period as I wanted to give myself one more try before I leave the UAE…
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HEFA Fee Overcharge
When I started this blog there were many things I didn’t know and whilst I am still relatively speaking an amateur at this whole thing I do feel that…
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Safe in their new home
I am pleased to say that on Thursday 22 March 2018 my 15 eggs finally made it from ‘old clinic’ to ‘new clinic’. It took over two months to…
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From A to B
Following on from the post titled ‘ Moving my most prized possessions ‘ I thought I’d give a bit of an update because the transportation from A to B…
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Go or no go for number 20?
This round was almost a non starter and to be honest I was probably being a little ambitious to even try and make it work. I was traveling for much…
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The Never-Ending Journey
Round 23 Round 23 has been an interesting and yet again an unpredictable experience. I mean you can’t make this shit up!!!….. I think all the…
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Moving my most prized possessions
Now that I have safely changed clinics and have had a couple of rounds with the new clinic I thought it would be a good idea to move the eggs that I…
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The Night Before Collection
I haven’t been very active with my blog writing lately…. partly because life has been busy and partly because I haven’t wanted to tempt fate and…
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New Clinic…. New Start
For the last few months I have been hunting for a new clinic. Criteria were simple, a clinic that would be prepared to work with my doctor in the UAE…
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My Christmas Wish Came True
For those of you that have followed my story you will know that last Christmas I had a pretty devastating experience with one of my rounds and it…
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Another unexpected hurdle
This journey seems to be one hurdle after another. The minute you think you have passed over the final hurdle another one pops up so unexpectedly and…
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Resilience
I have come to learn that the sadness one experiences from a failed round of egg freezing is thankfully for me short lived. It’s complete…
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Searching for the positives
I wanted to give myself every possible chance to become a mum, but maybe it’s just not in the cards for me. As I look back at my egg freezing journey…
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How do I know more than my doctor?
Its Monday evening and egg collection was scheduled for this Wednesday morning. That was what I was told at my scan this morning, however at 4pm…
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Full Circle
Over the past few months there have been a few rounds I have started and cancelled for one reason or another, in fact looking back the last time I…
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One step in front of the other
I think i may have lost count as to what round this actually is. The last few rounds I have started and then shortly after starting stimulation i…
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That Happy, Sad, Guilt Feeling
Yesterday my older sister told me she was pregnant with her third child. Those of you who have read my blog and followed my journey will know and…
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Injection Expert!
With 6 injections alone today and more than 38 over the past 16 days it’s no wonder my stomach looks like it’s taken a beating! I have so many…
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The only egg this Christmas is in my eggnog!
Round 12 ended in the only eggs i’ll be seeing this Christmas being in my eggnog! Sadly by the time collection was scheduled i had already ovulated.…
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Treading on Eggshells
It’s day 9 of stimulation and things aren’t looking that great. I keep looking back at previous rounds to see if maybe there is a pattern occurring…
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All I want for Christmas is some eggs!
It is 16 days before Christmas and everyone seems to be asking “what do you want for Christmas?” Is it inappropriate to answer “this year, all I…
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Eggceeding Eggspectations
This could quite possibly be the first time on my egg freezing journey where things have gone better than expected! There are times when you think…
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Knowledge is Power
One of the main reasons we all choose a certain healthcare facility is because of a particular doctor…. right? Maybe it’s their medical experience or…
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Double Digits
I never thought I would be here at ‘Round 10’ to be honest, but then I never thought i’d need to freeze my eggs either! It surprising how things…
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Here we go again
Its 9am on Wednesday 31 August and here I am again at the airport waiting to fly for another quick trip to the uk to hopefully collect a couple more…
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I’m Not Alone
On Wednesday this week I went to see Dr. Greg in the UAE. It was good to see him, he’s always so chipper. He asked me about my time back in the UK…
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Great Eggspectations
Round 8 Egg Collection for Round 8 took place on Tuesday 16 August. It has taken me a few days to pull myself together emotionally and be able to…
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Off to the UK
Round 8 It is day 7 since the start of my period and 5 days into stimulation. I went for a blood test and scan today. This scan and blood test is…
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Dual ovarian stimulation
Today, Sunday 7 August, day 3 of my period and a scan with Dr. Gregg. In his own words things are looking good for this month with three follicles…
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Everyone is having a baby
One of the hardest things about being single in your late 30s and 40s is that all your friends are getting hittched and having babies. Good for them,…
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