Hopes Held High: When Words Aren’t Enough
Having both experienced challenging fertility journeys themselves, best friends Kirsty Eng and Rachelle Driver know what an emotional, delicate and sensitive time it can…
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From Pre-Conception to Motherhood: The Benefits of Yoga
When she became a mum in 2016, Lynley Middlemiss fell head over heels in love with her daughter, but the relentlessness and exhaustion of…
Why Unexplained Infertility is not a Diagnosis You have to Accept
By Sara Laharnar Around 20-30% of infertility cases are diagnosed as “unexplained”. Unexplained infertility gives women and couples the perception that there is no…
“I’M SORRY, THERE’S NO HEARTBEAT”
By Jennifer Robertson It’s hard to believe that five words can have such a profound impact on your life. Just five words can take…
The Injustice of Infertility
By Jennifer Robertson Australian Author Jennifer Robertson, former CFO of Australia Zoo for 9 years, has transitioned her career at 44 to write an…
Boosting Fertility Naturally with Homeopathy
Melissa Kupsch is a qualified Homeopathic Practitioner with a special interest in Fertility and Women’s Health. She uses a combination of homeopathic medicine and…
Why you should never self-prescribe fertility herbs
By Sara Laharnar The world of fertility herbs and supplements can be overwhelming, confusing and dangerous if you are not under the care of…
A cup of sperm in my handbag was not how I pictured falling pregnant
By Jennifer Robertson We ALL have that picture in our head of how things are going to happen when we make the decision to…
Everyone Is Falling Pregnant Except For Me!
By Jennifer Robertson I’m just going to say it. When I was struggling to conceive, I hated seeing people falling pregnant around me. Pregnancy…
7 years of suffering from infertility prepared me for a pandemic
By Jennifer Robertson Who would have thought that 7 years of struggling to conceive would have prepared me for the COVID-19 crisis? But here I sit, isolated…
Plant-based Diets and Fertility: The Evidence
By Lisa Simon Having struggled to conceive for many years, my husband and I began IVF treatment in September 2017 and we were incredibly…
Breastmilk and DNA jewellery: celebrating and remembering precious milestones
After having IVF treatment to conceive both of her babies, Rachael Bombardieri understands what a tough journey it can be and how incredible it is to…
How I let go of the baby dream
When I was young, I dreamed about what I would be when I grew up. The possibilities were exciting. I felt that I would do…
Guilt, gratitude and the power of wanting more
By Jennifer Robertson As women, guilt is something that we deal with daily. Mom guilt is THE WORST. But what about second-time infertility? When…
You Don’t Need To Do It On Your Own
Motivated by her own fertility experiences, Kathryn created Fertility Potentials as a way for those struggling with fertility challenges to navigate their individual path…
Dreams Do Come True: One Woman’s Eight-Year Journey to Becoming a Mother
Becoming a mother for some women is a far from easy task. Fertility issues and the rollercoaster ride of IVF and other treatments can…
Starting IVF: Anxious Burblings from a Hopeful Mama-To-Be
By Hannah Schenker I’ve been in two minds about writing about my experiences around IVF publicly. Partly because I feel like I should be…
Rainbow Baby Photographed With All The IVF Needles it Took To Create Her
By Hannah Schenker Those who have been down the painful road of fertility treatment will know just how special this baby is. Kimberly and…
From IVF to a Rare Health Condition: One Determined Mama’s Journey
By Sinem Ibrahim Like so many fellow women understand, for my partner and I, becoming pregnant was not an easy feat. My husband and…
I Once Was the Woman Waiting, Wishing, Hoping to be a Mother
By Desiree Fortin I love this quote. I once was her, the “one,” waiting, wishing, hoping to be a Mother. Finding out I was…