It’s been a while since I last wrote anything on this blog. I felt like I had said all I wanted to say about my journey up to our last transfer. However, I’ve had an urge to write something over the last week or so. As many of you who follow me on Instagram will …
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‘The Holiday’
So, we decided that we needed some time away. After our first embryo didn’t stick I couldn’t face going back to work straight away. The truth is I couldn’t face anyone, or anything. I didn’t want to leave the house and have to listen to other people, to listen to their problems which, rightly or …
“YOU’VE GOT FIVE EGGS TO BLASTOCYST.”
I’ll pick up where I left off. The egg collection. We went into the clinic inexperienced and to be honest a little worried. We had made the decision not to tell any of our family where we were up to with the IVF. In fact, we purposely told them that we were further behind in …
“That’s good at least you know there isn’t actually anything wrong with you.”
Welcome back! Or if this is the first time you’ve viewed my blog, just welcome I suppose. I am so happy that so many of you have wanted to read my story so I want to start by thanking you. I haven’t held a captive audience since I was 10 years old and took my …
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“If you spill any let us know.”
Between the first doctor’s appointment and the referral to the fertility clinic I was required to provide a sample of semen for analysis. Roughly translated to; I was required to have the strangest wank of my life, into a plastic cup in a weird masturbation dungeon. I arrived for my appointment, plastic cup in hand …
“At least you’ll have loads of fun trying!”
I met my now wife Kate in 2011 and I was smitten instantly. She was beautiful, funny, intelligent and well-travelled. I actually couldn’t believe I’d managed to convince her to come out for a drink with me. I had though, because as most of you blokes will know, personality and persistence always wins in the …
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Introduction
My name is Mike. I am 30 years old and I am fit and healthy. I like a drink as much as the next bloke but I’ve never smoked or done drugs and yet at the end of 2018 my wife and I were diagnosed with unexplained infertility. I set up an account on Instagram …
Infertilitybloke's 'Bollocks to infertility.' 