Hi. My name is Jen. I was 40 when I got the devastating news that I was in early menopause and my only option if I wanted to carry my own child was egg donation. I decided to document my journey as a record for me, but also in case it could help others who…
A few months ago I started feeling really on edge. Like I couldn’t cope. My toddler was pushing all my buttons and I felt like I used to be able to stay pretty calm about it (obviously not all the time but mostly). But I was starting to feel like I was going to explode…
I watched Davina McCall: Sex, Myths and the Menopause #davinamenopause yesterday. I’d watched it a few months ago and meant to post about it but life got it the way. So, after the bill in parliament yesterday (in England) where HRT prescriptions were made much cheaper (they are already free in Scotland, Wales and N…
I haven’t written for ages as since last August I’ve been blissfully struggling to cope with a new born and a toddler (more on that crazy exhausting amazing joy another time). But recently after hearing what a friend is going through, I have been thinking about every journey to having a baby and how so…
I’ve read a few articles recently about where to go if you’re considering egg donation: stay in the UK or go abroad. As I’ve mentioned before, we took the option of using a clinic in Spain to find our donor and have the treatment and only have hugely positive things to say about that decision.…
I’m feeling really shattered at the moment and it got me thinking about whether the early menopause and pregnancy really work together. Even though I’ve been on all the drugs to supplement my body for what it’s lacking, I still wonder if I am lacking things that a normal pregnant woman would produce in her…
Today I went to a Menopause Workshop at work. (The exciting life I lead heh). But I’d heard good things about it, and I think sometimes I’ve brushed over my menopause, as the main focus since that diagnosis has been to get pregnant, and then of course, my wonderful little girl once she arrived. And…
As I logged in to the hospital on-line website this morning to check all my blood tests results were ok after the first midwife appointment, I wasn’t worried. My bloods have always been ok (apart from the menopause related numbers obviously), so I was thrown when it said my glucose levels were raised and they…
Today we went for another scan with our consultant to see how the bleeding was going and check that the baby was ok. I've been literally doing nothing for the past 2.5weeks, taking 'taking it easy' to new extremes and sometimes not even going out of the house. I know I should have gone out…
We had the first early scan today with our consultant and although everything’s seemed fine apart from the bleed just after new year, I had a slight feeling that all might not be ok. Maybe I still don’t want to get my hopes up too much as we’ve been so lucky so far to fall…
We had two of our closest friends over for dinner tonight and even though it’s early, we wanted to tell them both that we were pregnant, especially as I wouldn’t be having a drink and suspicions would be raised given it’s New Year. We also told them about our egg donation, and it felt so…
Egg Donation Mama 