Barbados Fertility Centre Blog
Faith, Love and Trust When You Run The Race of Your Lifetime
It’s been a week since the race and I still struggle to answer, “How did you do?” This race is one I will never forget.
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Trust the Process: Lessons Learned in Running, for Fertility
This time next week it will be all over. We have one more training run to do, and then all the early mornings and the miles come to a head for this one moment.
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10 Lessons learnt on this run
But there are some mornings where everything goes like clockwork and other mornings, for some mysterious reason, they don’t, regardless of the prep. This was one of those mornings. Somehow the clock was moving faster than me.
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Changing Perspective
We are two weeks away from race day and guess what? I am falling apart. Should I do this race and clock my slowest time or abandon it all and walk away. I was heavily leaning toward the latter.
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When 99 Red Balloons Go By. A Mother’s Story of Loss and Hope.
I took that string, let it slip through my fingers and looked up to the sky as my red balloon floated away. This was me standing barefoot on the grass with tears streaming down my face.
Learn MoreOvercoming PCOS for a successful pregnancy!
Dr. Corona concludes her series of blogs on PCOS and in this last blog looks at the treatment options available to help you conceive.
Learn MoreOvercoming PCOS through diagnosis and successful treatment!
In my last blog, I explained the condition of PCOS and it’s causes. As September marks PCOS awareness month, I have written a short series of blogs and this week I am looking at diganosis and treatment options available to you.
Learn MoreTogether we can overcome PCOS!
September is PCOS awareness month and I am here to talk you through the symptons, causes, diagnosis, treatment and your fertility options. In a series of short blogs I hope to help you better understand the condition, and dispell any myths about this painful condition.
Learn MoreTying the Knot
It’s a ritual that I do without giving it a second thought. It was 4.12 am and the house was quiet. I sat on the seat in my kitchen, pushed my feet in and gripped the edge of those hot pink strings. I pulled them up and out and then did what I’ve done since the age of 6 with absolutely no conscious thought… I tied the knot.
Learn MoreWhat is a fertility consultation?
Some month ago we have launched a campaign #startasking but what does asking really mean? What does it involve? Asking is the first step of a process of understanding why you are not getting pregnant
Learn MoreWhy did my IVF fail?
Failure after IVF can be devastating for many couple. A cycle of IVF requires work, effort, money, and most of all generate hope, hope for success that results in having a healthy beautiful baby in your arms.
So, when IVF fails, it raises the question of why? Why did not work with me? What I did wrong? Sometimes, there will be a clear reason but often there is no direct answer. And this again...
Learn MoreSecond time around!
Today I made the decision to give it another try.
I am signing up for another half marathon.
As the months have ticked on in 2016, I knew the day was going to come when a decision would need to be made. I have really struggled with this over the past few months and intentionally abandoned all training that would be associated with a goal of this nature. I haven’t even been back to my running...
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