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Guest blog: The top 5 Fertility Books you need on your shelf, by Sheila Lamb

Baby loss, Fertility, Infertility, IVF / By Caroline

Author Sheila Lamb, the friendliest woman in the fertility community, has written a guest blog to mark the start of National Fertility Awareness Week. In this post, she recommends her top 5 infertility books. Sheila Lamb had a six-year infertility journey that involved a diagnosis of unexplained infertility, two unsuccessful fertility treatment cycles, an early …

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News: Teacher Hug Radio

Baby loss, Childless not by choice, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Policy / By Caroline

I was invited to talk to Shuaib Khan of Teacher Hug Radio. Shuaib, who admittedly knew little about infertility said he felt ‘inspired’ after the conversation. We discussed: 1)National Fertility Awareness 2) What school leaders could be doing to better support their staff going through fertility treatment 3) The best way for teachers to prepare for …

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Fertility Coaching: the alternative therapy for staff?

Baby loss, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Women's health / By Caroline

Fertility coaching is becoming popular with those trying to conceive. But what is it exactly? We spoke to the lovely fertility coach and former midwife Nicola Headley who answered all of our questions . What is fertility coaching? Fertility coaching can vary depending on the coach and programme. I trained with the Freedom Fertility Formula which …

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Guest Blog: Trying to conceive

4 Comments / Baby loss, Infertility, IVF, Policy / By Caroline

Our secret teacher has been trying to conceive (TTC) for 2 years. She has suffered baby loss and a failed embryo transfer following fertility treatment. She and her husband are planning a frozen embryo transfer (FET) in autumn and are currently having a break from the intensity of treatment. This secret teacher loves all things …

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Why we need to stop asking female colleagues if they want children

Baby loss, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Women's health / By Caroline

‘Do you want children’, is an old fashioned question that is a bad fit in the modern world. It’s a question that women have been asked more times than Kate Flemming has called Steve Arnott ‘mate’ in all 6 seasons of Line of Duty. It’s personal and invasive and one of the most inappropriate talking …

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Guest blog- Lisa’s story

Baby loss, IVF, Policy / By Caroline

The blog post this week has been written by teacher Lisa (not her real name) whose school had a policy in place for staff undergoing fertility treatment. The problem was that the policy was flawed in ways which added distress to Lisa and an already challenging personal situation. Lisa’s story I was confident that I …

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Why employers should give paid leave for fertility appointments

Infertility / By Caroline

The burgundy book is 20 years out of date. When it is updated, the chances are that paid leave for fertility treatment will be included. False economy A GP will sign an employee off work without hesitation for an entire cycle of fertility treatment, which including the two week wait (post embryo transfer) can be …

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