Myself and my partner had discussed having kids very early on in our relationship , it was something we both definitely wanted in the future.
After my younger sister was told she had a hormonal imbalance I decided to get some tests done myself . I never thought anything of it but when results came back and words like diminishing egg reserve and low AMH were read out to me , I was just so upset , lost and completely shocked . And also completely clueless as to where to go next.
After some visits to a specialist and a few rounds of clomid we decided to look further into our options. We knew it wasn’t going to happen without a helping hand so we dived in. Also my cycles were 60-90days.
A friend recommended trying IVF and after some tests and months of non starters we finally got to retrieval stage only to be told no eggs had been harvested and the cycle was cancelled . After months of waiting and waiting it was another disappointment . This all happened over the course of 18months , I remember waiting for calls from the IVF clinic and dreading the responses. The consultants said a donor egg was our only option!
I was drained and devastated at this stage, felt like a failure as a woman and hit a very low point. We heard about Siobhan from a few different people, similar stories & we started to feel a little bit of hope creep back in.
As soon as we met Siobhan our outlook changed, she knew by looking at our tongues where our problem was and what kind of people we were in an instant. She took into account my low AMH and high FSH levels. After explaining that maybe I shouldn’t have been over stimulating a high FSH she was able to rectify some small problems for us both . We left on a high after months of feeling dark and hopeless .
When I say I was a model student for her I really mean it, everything she told us to do we adhered to. I took herbs, vitamins , we made big changes in our diet and practiced mindfulness exercises weekly. We became even more connected as a couple. It was nice to be able to actively do something to help get pregnant rather than leaving it just in someone else’s hands.
Sarah & Conor - Dublin
Baby Clara Storey
