#notpregnantjustfat

Infertility is a medical issue not a political one, right? Well actually yes and no. Technically it is down to biology, so it is a medical issue, but how that medical treatment is funded and how it is recognised by wider society is much more political. Political correctness has never been a hotter topic, unfortunately in the world we still have issues with racism, homophobia, sexism and much more. Moreover, we now have world leaders who are actually turning the clock back on progress that has been made over decades and generations. With such powerful forces at work, we need to rally and speak up when we see injustice in the world. The problem is rallys don't happen every day and we can't always be there when they do. Personally I believe the best way to chip away at these issues is to hold our heads high and confront injustices one by one as we come across them. I know that won't revolutionise the world overnight, but it will help people to address their attitudes for the...

"She's got Brazilian leather boots on the pedal of her German car  Listen to the Beatles singing back in the USSR  Yeah she's goin' around the world tonight  But she ain't leavin' here  She's just going to meet her boyfriend down at the street fair It's a french kiss, Italian ice  Spanish moss in the moonlight  Just another American Saturday night"  - Brad Paisley - 'American Saturday Night' Full disclosure, I am a HUGE country & western fan. I was raised on Garth Brooks, Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline (thank you Daddy) and it is a love that has never left me. I think it's the detail and the stories that capture me most of all. The lyrics from 'American Saturday Night' by Brad Paisley (😍) highlight the irony of the 'All American' life as it incorporates elements from so many other nations and races. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the multi-cultural side of life and the fact that th...

I've previously written about how infertility is a LOT of waiting and perpetuating cycles. When you're going round in constant circles, it had be hard not to get dizzy and feel like you're spiralling, or trapped. Unfortunately, sometimes you are. The main trapping for me is the financial trap. My work brings me a LOT of stress and you are always told to 'relax to conceive' however I have bills to pay and if we are to save up for private IVF treatment then we need two incomes. Furthermore, if I were to move jobs now and then got pregnant, I wouldn't be eligible for maternity pay and would end up being skint, which is not what I want life to be with a beautiful new baby. So I stay. Sometimes I don't know if I am doing right for doing wrong or vice versa. I worry that the stress is hampering my chances of pregnancy, but isn't any job going to bring me stress? Also, if I were to just give up work, it would put so much pressure on my Husband that it c...

Good afternoon everyone and HAPPY NEW YEAR! Sorry I know I'm a bit late on that, but as you will be aware I have been very quiet on here for a while.  My last update was just after our first appointment at the private fertility clinic and before my gynae appointment about suspected endometriosis. I'll start at the fertility clinic. We drove the hour and a half up there and were seen very quickly after arriving (no NHS waiting lists here). The Doctor brought us into his very nice office and went through the results of both of our tests. Both were very positive and thus he informed us we were in the 'unexplained infertility' category. He went through A LOT of forms and told us to take them home and read them (back to time is money people). He also very quickly mentioned my risk of OHSS due to my results, although if I hadn't done my own research prior to the appointment, I fear this may have gone over my head and I definitely wouldn't be aware of what a real r...