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Someone I love, who should know a whole lot better, said one of those things recently you don't say to a woman trying for a baby with medical…

Jul 2

I love a holiday game. Give me a deck of cards and I’m on the rummy every night - assiduously keeping my winning tally. Usually against my husband…

Jun 4

Six hours before this photo was taken, I was sedated while having my eggs retrieved. As I settle into my rather undesirable status of an IVF veteran …

Jun 18

The first night of my very first injection of my very first round of IVF, I was hosting an awards ceremony. The last thing I felt like doing was going…

May 21

In our society we revere the win. Not the trying. We only respect “the journey” of an athlete once they have become champions. Or the singer wins the…

Jul 23

I now have a difficult relationship with hope. It was not something I had thought about prior to a life of trying and failing to have babies. Even prior…

Jun 25

Trying with Emma Barnett is a reader-supported publication. To support my work you can become a paid subscriber for £6 a month. I love music. It is my…

Jul 9

At work I live for information. Who, what, when, where and why are the key questions in journalism. They rarely let you down. (In life too). I almost…

Jun 11

When I was 14 the doctors put me on the pill. My period pain was so horrendous – that was presumed to be the balm. It was not. Because what followed was…

May 28

Trying... to pause Listen now (1 min) | A little pause…. for thought, rest and more tea. Obviously. (I genuinely nearly forgot to pack my own again).

Jul 30

This week marks two months since I began this newsletter. Happy birthday to us, our Trying community. Whatever drew you here - an interest in trying in…

Jul 16

Wow. It turns out writing about something when it’s going wrong resonates. I went back and forth over whether to publish the article in the Saturday…

May 15

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