Category: Fertility support
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Getting back your emotional strength
Posted - January 10, 2024
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8 ways to supercharge your sperm
Posted - January 8, 2024
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If you want a baby and it’s not happening
Posted - January 5, 2024
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Baby Isabella brings joy and comfort this Christmas
Posted - December 21, 2023
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Coping with Christmas: Make your own family traditions
Posted - December 20, 2023
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“You shouldn’t have to choose between your job and IVF”
Posted - August 30, 2023
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Fertility Support Group – helpful information to ensure a safe and confidential space
Posted - July 6, 2023
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Bells ring out in celebration at Bourn
Posted - May 30, 2023
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Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 – Anxiety, uncertainty and infertility
Posted - May 4, 2023
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Support from their employer for the fertility journey
Posted - March 27, 2023
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Paid leave for fertility treatment?
Posted - January 17, 2023
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I didn’t realise my hilarious ‘massive balls’ would make me infertile
Posted - December 5, 2022
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#TalkFertility – I really needed to talk about our infertility journey
Posted - November 4, 2022
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#Fighting4Fertility – the far-reaching trauma of infertility revealed by new research
Posted - October 31, 2022
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Coping with uncertainty – empowerment
Posted - October 3, 2022
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Weight loss for IVF gave me baby I longed for
Posted - August 26, 2022
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Nutrition and fertility – decoding the cravings
Posted - August 23, 2022
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Struggling with loneliness caused by infertility? You are not alone
Posted - May 6, 2022
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What happened to my eggs?
Posted - April 7, 2022
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Struggling with Mother’s Day? You are not alone
Posted - March 23, 2022
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Fertility Network UK increases online support groups
Posted - February 22, 2022
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How do you help each other on the fertility journey?
Posted - February 4, 2022
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Life on hold – helping partners support each other through fertility treatment
Posted - February 1, 2022
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When are you going to have a baby, you two?
Posted - December 20, 2021
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Coping with Christmas: Manage your emotional blood pressure
Posted - December 16, 2021
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Virtual fertility support group brings comfort
Posted - November 5, 2021
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When to tell your boss you are having IVF
Posted - November 4, 2021
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Bringing to light the hidden pain of secondary infertility
Posted - September 1, 2021
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Love, Loose Pants, and the Quest for a Baby
Posted - May 31, 2021
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You may feel lonely but you are not on your own
Posted - April 2, 2021
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Struggling to balance work and fertility treatment? You are not alone
Posted - January 14, 2021
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Early pregnancy loss in the fertility journey
Posted - October 9, 2020
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Is infertility a type of grief?
Posted - May 18, 2020
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Don’t wait – book a virtual IVF consultation now
Posted - May 1, 2020
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Coping with uncertainty – self-care
Posted - April 20, 2020
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Coping with uncertainty – distraction
Posted - April 9, 2020
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Why is everyone around me getting pregnant?
Posted - December 17, 2019
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Some support ahead of Christmas
Posted - November 19, 2019
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#EmpowerHalfHour – Bourn Hall supports Mental Health Awareness Week
Posted - May 15, 2019
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Meet Our Family: Independent Fertility Counsellor Jackie Stewart
Posted - February 11, 2019
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Coping with Christmas: Dealing with friends’ good news
Posted - December 18, 2018
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Coping with Christmas: Writing can help
Posted - December 17, 2018
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Coping with Christmas series: Care for yourself
Posted - December 14, 2018
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How the fertility support group helped me to cope with Christmas
Posted - December 12, 2018
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Bourn Hall opens it doors for Fertility Fayre 2018
Posted - November 14, 2018
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A fertility journey 5/5 – my heart is full
Posted - November 6, 2018
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Louise Brown and Bourn Hall helps IVF babble mark World Fertility Day
Posted - November 2, 2018
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A fertility journey 3/5 – regaining hope for another go
Posted - November 2, 2018
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A Guest Blog from Plumb Blossom – “common themes and how therapies can help you conceive.”
Posted - October 26, 2018
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A Guest Blog from Southend Reflexology – “fertility reflexology provides support for the journey.”
Posted - October 19, 2018
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Guest Blog from Love Nutrition – “nutritional therapy can empower you.”
Posted - October 12, 2018
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Fertility Week – free Fertility Fayre sets out its stalls
Posted - October 9, 2018
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We can help you get pregnant – Wickford hosts Fertility Fayre
Posted - October 2, 2018
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Common questions men ask about male infertility
Posted - October 1, 2018
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Overcoming the fear of injections in IVF treatment
Posted - September 10, 2018
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Support for your fertility journey
Posted - March 20, 2018
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Why does everyone else find it easy to get pregnant?
Posted - March 8, 2018
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Southend IVF funding has made the world of difference
Posted - August 24, 2017
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Becoming a trans man and preserving fertility
Posted - June 19, 2017
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Adoption after unsuccessful IVF
Posted - May 24, 2017
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When to tell your child about their biological origins
Posted - May 24, 2017
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Explore different pathways to parenthood
Posted - May 24, 2017
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Fertility preservation ahead of gender reassignment
Posted - January 5, 2017
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Happy Christmas with a little help from my friends
Posted - December 21, 2016
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Region’s first Fertility Fayre a great success
Posted - November 16, 2016
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10 things I would tell my younger self about infertility
Posted - October 11, 2016
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IVF injection tips and advice from our patients
Posted - March 15, 2016
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IVF injection tips
Posted - March 14, 2016
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Reflections on adoption after IVF 3/3
Posted - November 11, 2015
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Pain of infertility: Fiona speaks out 1/3
Posted - November 9, 2015
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National Fertility Awareness Week 2014
Posted - October 20, 2014
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“Where do babies come from?”: A guest blog by Susan Imrie
Posted - March 11, 2014
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Beth Warren case: Posthumous sperm storage
Posted - March 7, 2014
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IVF in Suffolk: Bourn Hall baby born every 10 hours
Posted - January 30, 2014
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What can you do if IVF is unsuccessful?
Posted - November 7, 2013
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What are the IVF waiting times in Cambridge?
Posted - September 5, 2013
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Top tips for dealing with infertility: A guest blog by Kate Brian
Posted - June 7, 2013
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Want to know more about IVF drugs?
Posted - March 28, 2013