January. It has always been a funny time for me. I usually get itchy feet of current situations and yearn for change and growth. I never view it as the beginning of a sparkly, fresh New Year, full...
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Jeannie’s Story: Donor Eggs and Miscarriage
by Defining Mum | Dec 13, 2020
2020 I found myself thinking today, as I was gently cooking some tomatoey sauce to go with our easy IKEA veggie balls and pasta for dinner tonight (you’re advised to take things easy after an embryo...
Sophie’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 15, 2019
As a midwife, I knew that birth and death walked alongside each other. Having seen first hand the babies that entered the world with a silence, still nothing could prepare me to say goodbye to my...
Ellie’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 14, 2019
Our first baby was conceived after we had been trying almost 2 years and I had started clomid. The first cycle didn’t work but on cycle 2 I got a very early positive pregnancy test. I had...
Jade & Will’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 13, 2019
24th March 2018 "The Beast from the East"; the unseasonal spring snow. It fluttered to the pavement in thick flourishes, burying the daffodils and the freshly cut grass. It was almost March, the...
Kelly & Lee’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 12, 2019
In our seven years of trying to start our family, we’ve suffered three devastating losses. Each completely different, each utterly heartbreaking. After two and half years of trying naturally,...
Vicky & Ric’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 11, 2019
I met and then married my amazing husband, Ric on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond 5 years ago. I still remember his speech at the wedding and him mentioning hopefully us having a family one day. If...
Lisa & Ryan’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 10, 2019
Thinking back to when we saw that second pink line on our First Response test, I still feel butterflies. We just could not believe it and were just so over the moon. The evening before we tested, we...
Sarah & Jonathan’s Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 9, 2019
My first experience of Baby Loss Awareness Week almost passed me by. It arrived a little over three months after the loss of my son, Harris, and I remember seeing one of our beautiful Edinburgh...
Baby Loss Awareness Week – My Story
by Defining Mum | Oct 2, 2019
Many of you will be aware that October is Baby Loss Awareness Month, something very close to my heart. Quite simply put - miscarriage needs to be spoken about, awareness needs to be raised and...
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I’m Becky, an incredibly grateful 34 year old donor egg IVF mum to three beautiful girls. I live in the UK with my husband Matt as well as Mila, aged 3 and twins Eska and Lena, aged 2.
