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Staff at Bristol fertility clinic BCRM have received a timely thank-you from a Portishead couple who on Christmas Day will mark the first anniversary of the start of their IVF journey and are “over the moon” to be sharing this year’s festivities with their 14-week-old IVF “miracle baby” Noah.
Natalie and Andrew are among the one in 20 couples in the UK who experience secondary infertility, which is an inability to have a subsequent child after already having one or more, and NHS funding for fertility treatment is not available for a second baby.
Bath residents considering fertility treatment have been invited to attend a free open evening at Sulis Hospital in Peasedown St John for an ‘Expert Insights’ evening on Tuesday 25 November, where the focus will be on helping audience members understand the potential solutions available if they are struggling to conceive. Attendees will have the chance to meet three leading specialists from Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), hear from them about possible solutions to common problems, treatments available and their own holistic approach, and take part in an interactive question and answer session. BCRM’s satellite clinic in Bath is based at Sulis Hospital.
A pair of first-time IVF parents from Bristol credit work colleagues who introduced them to a fertility clinic where they got “answers we didn’t know we needed” for the arrival of their baby son. Georgie Jones, a nursery administrator from Bedminster Down, was 28 when she and her partner David Hackett, a client manager in financial services, started trying for a baby, and she said she was surprised when nothing happened.
Even now, Natalie* can hardly believe the miracle in front of her eyes. Every time she looks at her three-year-old daughter Amber she is reminded of the long, emotional journey that made her possible. “I just can’t really believe she’s here,” she says.
If you’re trying for a baby, you might already know that the journey doesn’t always unfold as smoothly as you’d hoped. Between tracking cycles, timing intimacy and managing expectations, it’s completely natural to feel overwhelmed at times.
Thinking about the cost of fertility treatment can feel overwhelming at first. Whether you’re considering in vitro fertilisation (IVF), exploring egg freezing or preparing for multiple treatment cycles, thinking ahead financially can help you feel more in control.