Sunshine through the clouds

Finding brief moments of joy in the unrelenting IVF journey

May 13

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April 2026

The Life After series: Bridging the gap between childless, childfree and parents

Ali Hall, author of Life Without Children, writes for Possibly Parents about the societal pressure to have children and the importance of advocating for…

Apr 25

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Giving birth (part two): saying the quiet parts out loud

Mum guilt, IVF guilt and saying the things we’ve been taught to internalise out loud

Apr 16

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March 2026

Giving birth (part one): planning for no plan

Our perfect, wonderful IVF baby has joined us – and it was about as smooth going as the rest of an IVF pregnancy (not very, basically)

Mar 30

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February 2026

Hello, you

An open letter to the alien living inside me

Feb 20

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January 2026

Not-so-New-Year resolutions

Now all the resolutions we planned on 31 December have gone out of the window, it’s time to think about the attainable self-care ones we can make

Jan 21

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December 2025

Surviving the most wonderful time of the year

This too shall pass…most things from the next fortnight end up in the recycling anyway

Dec 24, 2025

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Genetic testing: where’s the line?

When medical testing blurs the lines with ethical decisions

Dec 6, 2025

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November 2025

The Life After series: When motherhood isn’t the ending, but a turning point

Lana Manikowski, author of Infertile and Childless. So Now What?, writes for Possibly Parents about grieving, healing and finding the joy in life if the…

Nov 8, 2025

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Choosing wisely: a checklist

With so many options on the table, what should you be asking of a private IVF clinic?

Nov 1, 2025

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October 2025

Finding fairies

On finding Sex and the City relatable and collecting my IVF fairies: Natalie, Claire and…Ian

Oct 13, 2025

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The Life After series: Coming to terms with no baby at the end of the IVF journey

A good friend, who is one of my 'IVF fairies' and a respected journalist, kicks off The Life After series by opening up about her life immediately after…

Oct 3, 2025

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