I can remember the exact moment when Kim and I decided we were ready to have kids. We’d talked about it…
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HealthWhat to expect when you're not expecting series
What to expect when you’re not expecting XXIV: Happiness is a high HCG
by Lord SutchLast post was pretty grim huh? Apparently one of my sisters read it and rang my mum because she was concerned…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XXII: Expecting?
by Lord SutchJesus, this is post number 22. That’s a lot of my dribble. Well mainly my dribble, some of it has been…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XXI: One egg, two baskets
by Lord SutchBoy it’s getting tense isn’t it? Saturday was transfer day, when the fertilised embryo we had was getting put back in…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XX: The stress and the excitement of it all
by Lord SutchOn Monday we went in for egg harvesting. Last time we did that we managed to get 5 eggs out which…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XIX: The mendacity of hope
by Lord SutchAs I write this it’s 5.30pm on a Sunday afternoon. It’s the day before we do egg collection. It’s been 26…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XVIII: The Sharps Container
by Lord SutchWhen you’ve made a commitment to writing out your story, and then that story ends up being way longer than you…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XVII: it’s Fertility Week and I still don’t have a baby
by KimA memory came up on my Facebook feed this morning. “Kim, we care about you and the memories that you make…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XVI: Where have ya been Dave?
by Lord SutchTwo and a half months ago I had a shitty birthday when our most recent IVF round got called off. I…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XV: The Holiday
by Lord SutchIt seems I take about two days to mentally process things. After the shitter of all birthdays where we had been…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XIV: Not such a happy birthday
by Lord SutchWell that’s a bit shit. We had our first scan of this IVF round this morning. And now it’s our only…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XIII: It’s my birthday tomorrow
by Lord SutchTomorrow is my 33rd birthday. It’s a bit of a nothing birthday. I like to measure birthdays in factors. The more…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XII: Dicks are dicks
by Lord SutchWe’re back on. Today was day 0, Kim has begun taking a new pill that does some wizardry to try and…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting XI: Next please
by KimWhen you think about IVF, you don’t tend to think about it in stages. IVF is the term we use when…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting VIII: Having a break from Ms Ivy Eff’s wild ride
by Lord SutchSo I had it reported back to me that the last post was really sad. And I was sad. Just to…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting VII: The baby room
by Lord SutchIf we go back a few years, when Kim and I thought that we’d be popping out children like we saw…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting VI: Some good news for a change
by Lord SutchChrist this is some rollercoaster. It’s way more exciting than the rollercoaster they had at that Footrot Flats themed park that used…
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What to expect when you’re not expecting V: Round II. Fight
by Lord SutchKim and I have discussed a lot whether this is our second round of IVF or our first since we had…