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’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…
I got a period today and it really made me think. I know I can’t have reversed the menopause and am sure it’s just a ‘bleed’ while my body adjusts back to whatever my normal is. But it got me thinking again, would I actually want the menopause to be reversed for me now if…
We saw the doctor again today to finalise ‘the delivery plan’. I’ve been on a real rollercoaster over the last few months thinking about how our little person is going to arrive. Our private consultant had already strongly recommended a C-section which threw me, and at the end of March, the Dr at the hospital…
I’ve been having discussions over the last couple of weeks with Mr M about what we tell people when we announce we’re pregnant. We’ve definitely decided that we won’t tell people it’s an egg donation baby, as we want to wait until we can tell our child about it and not risk them finding out…
I am fully aware of my situation. I've seen all the tests results, with the FSH figure sky-rocketing through the roof (FSH is the Follicle-Stimulating hormone, released by the pituitary gland, that stimulates an egg follicle to grow each month. If these egg follicles aren’t produced (for example when you are nearing menopause), more and…
Apart from it obviously coming way too soon, I think for the most part I've been lucky with the symptoms/side effects of menopause. Like I've said before, a few years ago I had terrible night sweats, and a few weeks before my diagnosis, I did start having major hot flushes but when I've read about…
When you're considering egg donation, you have to have a couples counselling session with an egg donation specialist to make sure you are aware of everything that goes with having a baby in that way, and that the counsellor thinks you are ok to go ahead. When I got my diagnosis, I called the counsellor…
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