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  • HealthWhat to expect when you're not expecting series

    What to expect when you’re not expecting XXV: The end

    by Lord Sutch January 10, 2018
    January 10, 2018

    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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    What to expect when you’re not expecting XIX: The mendacity of hope

    by Lord Sutch November 26, 2017
    November 26, 2017

    As 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 Sutch November 20, 2017
    November 20, 2017

    When 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 Kim November 6, 2017
    November 6, 2017

    A 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 Sutch October 13, 2017
    October 13, 2017

    Two 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 XI: Next please

    by Kim July 4, 2017
    July 4, 2017

    When 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 X: The Great wall of Gyna

    by Lord Sutch June 13, 2017
    June 13, 2017

    Back to hopeful again. Boy. We had our follow up appointment with the specialist to find out what the hell happened…

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    What to expect when you’re not expecting IX: The Mental Load

    by Lord Sutch June 11, 2017
    June 11, 2017

    There’s this amazing web comic floating around that talks about the mental load that women are often asked to bear 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 Sutch June 8, 2017
    June 8, 2017

    So 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 Sutch June 5, 2017
    June 5, 2017

    If 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 Sutch May 31, 2017
    May 31, 2017

    Christ 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 Sutch May 25, 2017
    May 25, 2017

    Kim and I have discussed a lot whether this is our second round of IVF or our first since we had…

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    What to expect when you’re not expecting IV: the waiting game

    by Lord Sutch May 17, 2017
    May 17, 2017

    So it’s been nearly two months since my last post. In that time we haven’t magically discovered a baby growing in the…

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    What to expect when you’re not expecting III: Not great news

    by Lord Sutch March 23, 2017
    March 23, 2017

    So you might have read my piece, and/or Kim’s piece about our adventures through infertility. It’s been a hard road. And…

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    What to expect when you’re not expecting II (vaginas)

    by Kim March 13, 2017
    March 13, 2017

    If my doctor had sat me down when my husband and I decided to start trying for a baby and said…

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    What to expect when you’re not expecting

    by Lord Sutch March 7, 2017
    March 7, 2017

    I’m not a huge fan of revealing too much personal information on a blog that is read by 10s of people…

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    Doctors against obesity

    by Guest Post June 11, 2014
    June 11, 2014

    By Nicole Skews. This blog is an x-post from Coley’s blog which you can find at www.tangerina.co.nz

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    Spring clean your insides

    by Miss Moppet April 28, 2013
    April 28, 2013

    I’ve got a challenge for you – and before you decide to ignore me and go read some other intellectually stimulating…

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