IVF Support Blog

Taking Control Series - Interview with Chris @ IVF Dad Podcast on a mans perspective of infertility

November 05, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the lovely Chris Lawson, who created the IVF Dad Podcast about infertility from a man's perspective.
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Taking Control Series - Interview with Rachel Cutting on how the HFEA can support you through IVF

October 25, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the lovely Rachel Cutting, an embryologist and the Director of Compliance and Information for the HFEA, the UK’s independent regulator of fertility treatment and the first statutory body of this type in the world.
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Taking Control Series - Interview with Zoe Clarke-Coates on baby loss and pregnancy after loss

October 25, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the amazing Zoe Clarke-Coates MBE, co-founder the Mariposa Trust, a leading support charity primarily working within the field of baby loss and bereavement.
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Taking Control Series - Interview with Karen Hanson from Fertility Circle

October 08, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the very lovely Karen Hanson, co-founder of Fertility Circle, an app offering support and advice on all things fertility.
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Managing fertility treatment in the workplace

October 05, 2021 1 min read

Managing work whilst going through fertility treatment can be difficult. An understanding employer can make all the difference, and confiding in a trusted manager/HR manager can help make the process easier.
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Taking Control - Interview with a Fertility Nutritionist, Rosie Tadman

October 05, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the lovely Rosie Tadman, a Fertility Nutritionist. Rosie is a qualified Nutritional Therapist and Coach, specialising in Fertility, Female Hormones, Pregnancy and Postpartum Support.
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TAKING CONTROL SERIES - Interview with Becky Kearns on Donor Conception

October 05, 2021 1 min read

As part of my Taking Control series I have interviewed the very lovely Becky Kearns, AKA Defining Mum, about her personal journey to becoming a mum through donor conception.
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Taking Control Series - Interview with Jade Quirke, Solicitor specialising in Fertility Law

October 05, 2021 1 min read

This episode features the lovely Jade Quirke, an Associate Solicitor specialising in Family, Fertility and Surrogacy Law She talks through some of the important things to consider when looking at alternative ways to start your family.
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It's ok to grieve after a failed cycle

October 01, 2021 2 min read

It's perfectly normal to grieve after a failed IVF cycle, that embryo represented a baby to you and your grief is completely valid. 

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Staff Wellbeing is Patient Wellbeing

September 14, 2021 3 min read

Staff support, training (CPD) and provision of resources is important to prevent potential burnout of staff, poor job satisfaction and high staff turnover, which in turn compromises patient care and pregnancy rates.
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Coping With Pregnancy Announcements

August 18, 2021 6 min read

Those of us that are/have struggled to conceive will know that one of the hardest things to cope with when trying to conceive is other people sharing their happy news that they are expecting

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Things we want to tell our Fertility Doctor (but daren’t in case they won’t treat us!)

July 09, 2021 5 min read

This article covers lots of feedback I have heard from patients, in the hope that it will help doctors and nurses understand how patients really feel, and also help everyone that is going through IVF know they are not alone.

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