(Spoiler alert: do not read if you are still going to watch Breaking Dawn and don’t want to know what happens) It was probably not a good idea to watch a film about vampire babies, being 9 weeks pregnant and all. For starters I was feeling a bit of nausea and had to have a little … [Read more...]
Fertile Food Thoughts
I have had this post in my mind for quite a while now. I have been thinking about the role food plays in fertility, and in preparation for a baby. Undoubtedly there is a connection between eating nutritious food and paving the way forward for conception. I just have had some serious doubts as to how … [Read more...]
Heartbeat!
Hello bleeps! It sure has been an eventful week. After the spotting happened, it seemed to stop completely. However I still had a pretty sleepless night before my 8 week scan. I don’t know why (logically) I was so worried. Everyone had already told me that the spotting was nothing to worry … [Read more...]
Spotting and Praying
I I have been having a spot of bother. It started on Saturday night. I had a feeling like… something has happened in my nether regions. And.. after being totally blood free for seven weeks.. there it was. Brown and spotty blood. I went straight to bed. Paranoid. I phoned my mom. (She is … [Read more...]
Read My Full Story
I've written my full story up about my fertility journey. I've entered it in a health advocate competition for Circle Bloom. The main theme seems to be all those doctors I have been through! But also a profound sense of gratitude for where I am now. There are a lot of other interesting people who … [Read more...]
My first scan
Today was my first official pregnancy scan. Off we went very early in the morning to get into the queue of people at Medfem. It wasn’t so bad. We waited about an hour to see Dr R. I am five weeks six days pregnant, so it was just one day shy of six weeks. So it was slightly too early to hear … [Read more...]
Guiliana, my brother-in-law, and cancer
Sometimes I feel like for every good thing in the world that happens on one side, something bad could be happening on the other. While this incredible blessing of new life has opened up for us, other people have been dealing with some very scary problems. The found cancer in my brother in … [Read more...]
Infertility Videos
I am still floating in a cloud of joy. Really, this is just the best thing that could have happened and I am so unbelievably blessed and grateful. My blood count on Monday was 708.5 (up from 160.7 on Friday) which is just great. No morning sickness, although I expect it to be coming … [Read more...]
A Week of Wonders
I don’t know where to begin. I should probably begin at the beginning. Last Thursday I had a bit of a bad day. I thought the weather was really warming up (it is Spring here in South Africa) and I decided instead of pants and socks to wear a skirt and sandals. Big mistake. I froze. I could … [Read more...]
New Beginnings
Continuing with my "out with the old, in with the new" theme, a few things have happened this week to reflect a shift in what is to come. My broken ring...Firstly I lost a petal in my ring. Now this may seem minor to those less materially minded (as I should be) but since I am very aware that … [Read more...]