The Wellness Struggle

26/11/2025

I’m offline for a few months, text me if you need me :)

15/08/2023

Today was a bitter sweet day. Little man Zeke, has moved in to his new carers and our home feels empty and is very quiet again.
Little one has definitely been very challenging but also so rewarding. We will still be seeing him and doing respite with him over the next few months to help his new carers adjust, but we wish him all the best in his new home.
Love you little Zeke

21/04/2023

WE ARE DOING IVF!!

It has been a long time coming and we finally decided now is the time to start. After years of waiting to start our family, Chrissy and I are so happy to start this journey.

We have our very first meeting with the fertility clinic next Wednesday, wish us luck!

06/04/2023

Today is a very bittersweet day. The kids have moved on to their new adventure without us.
We will miss them dearly and hope they really thrive in their next placement. They have grown so much since being with us and are new kids. We love you guys and cannot wait to hear all about your new adventures.

25/07/2021

The life of someone !

It has been a while since I posted so I thought I would put this up!

For months we have been trying to get pregnant, trying everything in the books to make it happen.

COVID-19 has definitely thrown a spammer in the works!

I’m hoping in the next few months things can go back to normal and we will be pregnant! Just putting it out there into the universe 😜

19/03/2021

Today is a sad day! It is my last acupuncture appointment with one of the best people I have met through this journey! Robert has been treating me for close to 12 months and has been my safe space to come to everyone fortnight.

He is kind, compassionate, caring, understanding and a wealth of knowledge!

Unfortunately I am moving interstate in 2 weeks so can no longer be treated by him but I do recommend him to anyone in the Melbourne area!!

18/03/2021

It has been a while since I posted so I thought I would give an update on where things are at!

Back in June I donated my eggs to a couple as you all know, since that donation I have had nothing but issues, sickness and problems. Unfortunately I was extremely overstimulated (we all knew that was coming given we got 52 eggs) and have spent months trying to recover from it.

In the months that followed egg donation I was nauseous all day everyday, bloated, tired, lethargic, getting my period 2-3 times a month and the list goes on.

I reached out to another specialist who ran multiple blood tests and did some scans which showed I was still overstimulated (over 60 follicles in each o***y mid cycle) and have not ovulated for 5 months.

This news hit me HARD. The thought of me not being able to ovulate to have my own babies one day scared the hell out of me. On top of that, I was already on a journey with another couple to be their surrogate so that had also been a big delay in this given my current health situation.

Needless to say, after 6 months of sickness and not ovulating no matter what we tried, I was put on the pill for 3 months. I’m now also on metformin to assist with the fertility and have just come off the pill.

Now is the final waiting game! Next steps are to wait for my next period, get scans and blood tests to see if the pill has reversed the overstimulation and start trying (fingers crossed)

If the pill did not help and I’m still not ovulating, I will be put on letrizole to help ovulate whilst we try for a few months.

Worst case scenario, my guys have to find an and we will have to go down the route. (Hopefully it doesn’t come to this) 🤞🤞

On a positive, see my before and after pictures!! This is a few months apart but just shows how bad my overstimulation was and how bloated I was for months...

Thanks to my amazing wife and my amazing IPs and James for always being there for me through this whole chapter.

19/11/2020

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27/09/2020

Every fortnight this is what my Sunday night looks like.

Living a very busy work life doesn't leave much time for the day to day things. So every Sunday night I sit down and organise the vitamins I have to take for the coming weeks.

If you know me, you know that I struggle to take these. I cannot even brush my teeth without gagging, let alone take 17 vitamins a day!!!! BUT I do it for the potential baby I will be growing for my amazing friends.

The small sacrifices we take every day, makes for a giant reward at the end, seeing the boys becomes parents to a little baby, their own little baby.

Bring on the end of lockdown so we can get back to baby making!!!

19/09/2020

It has been a while since I had posted so I thought I would say hi!

Unfortunately I have not been able to do much due to still being in lockdown. My is still unable to progress just yet however we are taking this time to get so when the boarders open we can be "all systems go" 🤣

At the moment I am still unable to attend my accupuncture appointments although am hoping to be allowed back in 2 weeks time, keeping my fingers crossed 🤞

Over the last couple of months, our team has taken this time to get closer together and just enjoy each other's company, although we are not baby making right now, we are still such close friends that we continue to talk daily and catch-up. It has been great to know they are still around even when the baby discussions are not in sight right now.

PS, I just want to be pregnant already 🤣♥️🤰

03/09/2020

So this has been my past week, what have you been up to? 🤣

I have never been so sick in my life, I have been bed bound for over a week now and am still feeling pretty horrible.

Between the constant migraine, nausea, swollen legs, aching body, blurred vision, high temps and hot/cold sweats my energy is at an all time low.

I struggle to move between rooms or to sleep as my body is so swollen and achy I do not have the energy or the stability to walk by myself and am in too much pain to sleep. Thank god for my amazing wife!!

I had a covid test on Sunday however it came back negative, given my symptoms my dr is convinced I have covid and has asked me to go to the hospital to get another test (apparently if the person doing the test does not swab the back of the throat properly it can give a false reading? 🤷‍♀️).

Until then, I am on bed rest orders.

Either way, I cannot wait for this to be over!!!!

29/08/2020

Omg what a week!

I havnt posted this week as I have been so sick and feeling sorry for myself 🤣

At the moment I'm getting worse, but hoping it picks up soon and means I'm getting towards the end of feeling horrible. I think my body had had enough these last few months and needs a good detox and rest ♥️

I'm hoping you are all keeping well and safe 😘