You've selected your chosen clinic after a huge amount of research and you feel good about your choice. 

IVF can be physically, mentally and emotionally brutal and unfortunately women are the ones who are having to take the brunt of it, which is why this post is focused on them. However...

I was just wandering through the internet as you do, gathering my thoughts together to write this week’s blog post, when I came upon an article titled ‘7 myths about infertility’.

Infertility sucks!

Apart from having sex that is (assuming that you are going for natural conception).

"The practice of taking an active role in protecting one's own well-being and happiness."
This is the Oxford English Dictionary definition of 'Self-Care'.

Most of my clients will share that they don’t want to talk about their fertility struggles, the top most reason being that it is personal and they don’t feel the need for everyone to know.

The first thing I noticed when I first met Maria was the hollow look in her eyes. Yes there was sadness but what was even more noticeable was the emptiness.

I’ve decided to write this today even though I know that not everyone is going to want to hear it, and that is ok because the ones that do will take notice and the ones who don’t are not the ones I can help.