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Two week wait: five days to go

An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day five of their two week wait. Today: tiredness. It’s FRIDAY. Thank goodness. I know that I have only worked half a week but I am shattered. Not the usual kind of tired, I mean if there was an Olympic event in Tiredness, I would be […]

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Two week wait: six days to go

An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day four of their two week wait. Today - bloating? Getting up for work was a struggle today. Being back at work had really taken it out of me. I was having a conversation with one of the girls at work about how I was feeling. […]

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Two week wait: seven days to go

An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day three of their two week wait. Today - acupuncture! Hi ho hi ho, it’s back to work I go. This was something that I toyed with for a while – whether to return to work within the two week wait. I went over and over […]

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Two week wait: eight days to go

An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day three of their two week wait. “8 DAYS TO GO”. We had our goddaughter and her mummy coming for lunch today. Armed with a shopping list, my husband trotted off to the shops to pick up some bits for lunch, whist I continued my Disney […]

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Two week wait: Nine days to go

An Altrui couple talk about their feelings on diary day two of their two week wait. There is never a break from thinking about our journey to pregnancy. I have had dreams about looking down the microscope at our embryos. So even in our slumber, we cannot avoid it. I have adopted shouting out how […]

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