Welcome, losers.

Don’t be fooled by my poor attempt at humour in the title of this post; losing a pregnancy and losing the hope of a healthy pregnancy is surely one of life’s saddest tales. Somehow it takes away all hope of ever being happy again. If, like me, years of the infertility battle have left you feeling like one of life’s losers, you’ll understand where I’m coming from. But I’m hoping that our story doesn’t end there. After years of trying and failing at ‘Plan A’, we decided that it was time to try something else. We are loving, happy people with a big empty house waiting to be filled. I am a mother without a baby. My husband is a father in waiting; with strong arms and a big heart, ready and waiting to guide a little one through life. So this is our journey, told through my eyes. Because we still have hope that, even though Plan A didn’t work out, something even better could still be around the corner.

I started this blog because, in our journey towards (fingers crossed), donor conception, I struggled to find any voices of experience and inspiration. So this is my way of finding my own voice, so I can share our experiences on this path that’s fraught with questions but offers very few answers. We’re just about to embark on our first donor egg IVF cycle. I have no idea what will happen but, for the first time in years, I feel that pang of excitement that I thought was lost. So bear with me and thank you for reading!