• The Book

    The Book

    TTC Book cover Trying to Conceive by Fiona McPhillips, featuring a foreword by Dr John Waterstone and published by Liberties Press, is available countrywide now. It is an easy-to-read guide for all those trying to conceive, providing both medical information and a personal perspective on the entire range of fertility issues. It is also available from Liberties Press and Amazon.

  • The Author

    The Author

    photo of Fiona Fiona McPhillips is a freelance journalist and academic researcher. Having given birth to her son in 2003, she then faced three rounds of Clomid, three IUIs, two IVFs and suffered six miscarriages before giving birth to her daughter last year. She is currently expecting another baby.

    fiona at makingbabies dot ie

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  • Ordinary day

    I have a blogging problem. I don’t really like talking about myself. I have no problem talking about infertility – that is a sort of separate entity I was landed with. Infertility tells a good story, can be a cliffhanger at times. But I am much more ordinary. I am glad, I strived to be ordinary for a very long time. Now I am just an ordinary woman with an ordinary pregnancy, even if it did have dramatic beginnings.

    I could talk about my husband, but he can do that for himself. I could tell you about my beautiful son, he is much more extraordinary than me. But that is not my story to tell. And he is already getting good at the Internet (he can navigate his way around YouTube) and starting to read, so it could come back to haunt me in a few short years!

    Instead I will leave you with some photos of my best boy:

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    By the way, I am not signing off! I need you to listen to my whinging for at least another three months!!!

    4 Responses to “Ordinary day”

    1. DD Says:

      He’s absolutely adorable. If my son’s hair wasn’t as straight as a pin, I would love tolet it grow out like that.

    2. Artblog Says:

      Handsome little man. You did a good there :)

    3. Deno Says:

      He’s lovely!

    4. Anonymous Says:

      Feebee – he’s gorgeous!!!!!

      Mia01101

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