wow that is sacry that someone could do that to anyone let alone your best friend....
becky
we werent blessed with our babies to raise here but we our blessed with our grandaughter
and all of our many adopted and foster children that touch our lives
and i am glad to add that our 6th grandchild will be born this spring!!!!
Alex Kingston from ER had natural ivf, there was an article about it in one of these health mags.
Emma Thompson, I think, and I think she tried again to have another baby but it didn't work.
Ben Eltons book is called inconceivable and is one of the best books I have ever read, its like a diary part from the female point of view and part from the male.
I was watching 'loose women' on tv the last time I was off with my treatment and 'Cilla from Coronation St was on and she had her daughter after the 5th attempt.
Good on famous people to come out and say how hard it is, the more about it that is in the media the easier it is for others to understand a bit better.
Wendy
TTC 7yrs, Me 35 (severe endo) DH 36
IVF nov06 8th time lucky BFP! - 1 baby boy
FET Aug o8 - BFN
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It is amazing and comforting that so many celebs have had to go down the IVF road as well and have managed to keep on going after countless attempts. I will say however that some of us non celebs have to give up not because of the stress of it all but because of the cost. Celebs on the other hand are so bloody overpaid that the financial side of it isn't actually an issue and they will keep on going getting top clinics and care - call me cynical I don't care but I believe it's true. I know it's not always the money issue as some of us can cope with more tmt's than others but money does make it easier.
I really feel for people like Anthea Turner who have had many, many attempts and not been sucessful - everyone deserves it but it just goes to show that no matter who you are and how much money you have the finger of fate will point at you!
I'm glad I'm not a celeb though as I would hate to have my infertility story emblazend over the tabloids.
Great by the way thread Nicola
Me 38 DH 40
1st 2nd & 4th IVF/ICSI -ve
3rd +ve DD Katelyn born @ 24wks & sadly died
5th +ve m/c 9wks
6th +ve Twins Sadly DD Leah stillborn @20wks and DS Kieran born @22wks but sadly died too
7th +ve - DD Chloë Mae born @38wks our precious miracle
Hiya,
Just thought i'd do a bit of digging on the net to see if i could come up with any more celebrities and found this article about actress Connie Hyde from The Bill.
Here's a link to it, it makes quite a good read
I'll do some more digging and see if i can come up with more.
Take care and talk to you all soon,
Lotsa love
Michelle
xxx
Me 34 DH 33 male factor
1st ICSI - March 05 total freeze all
Natural FET - July 05 -ve
Natural FET - Aug 05 +ve
Baby GIRL due 15th May 2006 (Kady finally arrived on 26th May)
Complete shock on 22/10/09 when HPT came up +ve Natural pg
Me 34 DH 33 male factor
1st ICSI - March 05 total freeze all
Natural FET - July 05 -ve
Natural FET - Aug 05 +ve
Baby GIRL due 15th May 2006 (Kady finally arrived on 26th May)
Complete shock on 22/10/09 when HPT came up +ve Natural pg
Hey, I like this thread alot!
Thought I'd add that Courtney Cox, while I don't think she had IVF, had some condition where she could get pg easily but miscarried all the time - I read that (apparently) she had 10 or 12 miscarriages before finally giving birth to her child just recently - at 40+.
Jaye
Just thought I would add another to the list.........Anna Friel was pictured quite recently leaving a Harley St clinic after receiving a +ve........not sure if it was IVF or not!!
Nicola....I was just this second reading about the name and it's spelled Cruz apparently and locally at least, pronounced 'Crooth'........one of the all time mean names to give a kid I think (yes it's Spanish but it's also feminine - so why give it to a boy?).
Strange!!
I think that Posh was wishing for a girl, that's why! She's already got 2 boys, and this third she was hoping for a GIRL. Thats why we already knew the sex months ago. Was it premature? as I thought she was due in march?
Cruz!!! MMMMMM!!
IUI using donor in 2005
1st IVF cancelled OHSS 2006
2nd IVF 4 eggs all failed to fertilise 2009
3rd IVF successful 2010 pregnant Miscarried early
FET negative 2011
ADOPTED DAUGHTER 2014
just wanted to say fantastic thread I have been reading this with interest some great stories and links
Me 32 DH 37 ttc 2years
Male Factor
First ICSI October 04 - cycle abandoned high risk of OHSS
ICSI April/May 05 -ve
ICSI Sep/Oct 05 +ve result 12th October
DD born June 2006
ICSI Oct/Nov08 -ve