In Episode 24 we chat with one of our listeners Ashleigh Johnson, who has been brave enough to share her story with our community.

Ashleigh and her partner started their journey 5 years ago shortly after their wedding. She had come off the pill and still hadn’t received a bleed which started to become concerning. Unfortunately, after seeing a fertility specialist, she was diagnosed with PCOS and was told to start ovulation induction medication.

The medication was doing it’s job and Ashleigh went through the process of doing 2 IUI’s, however sadly these did not result in a pregnancy.  Wanting to know more Ashleigh underwent surgery for ovarian drilling where they discovered endometriosis.

This was then the start of a number of fresh IVF cycles, failed transfers, a case of ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome, a miscarriage but also the conception of her son and beautiful rainbow baby.

Ashleigh is now working on baby number 2, however it’s sadly already been a rocky start and Ashleigh opens up about how she is navigating this the second time round.

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