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Alot more medication than this arrived. Tash was prescribed ovaleap and ganirelix plus her trigger shots. Medication has to be paid for before baseline scan. (It also arrives prior to baseline scan) it felt absolutely amazing to get the meds as it really felt like we were moving forward with our plans.
I don't think we've mentioned before, but we are doing reciprocal IVF/shared motherhood. So, Tash is having an egg collection to create embryos to be frozen for Sarah to use at a later date as she will be carrying Sarah's embryo first. Tasha has a low AMH so wanted to create embryos before we go on to do Sarah's egg collection.
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We'll be honest, we'd looked at donors way before we were ever ready to purchase but when we initially went to a clinic in 2020 we would occasionally have a look at donors, which i think helped us when it came to purchasing as we had an idea of websites and what we wanted from a donor.
It is such a surreal experience, the ease of popping online and adding it to your basket before checking out is nothing dissimilar to doing your amazon ordering or your tesco shop BUT the reality is, it is such a huge decision (atleast for us). We spent hours reading online profiles from multiple websites before narrowing it down and eventually deciding on our donor. Then, paperwork had to be completed and ofcourse the large bill on checkout. We bought 2 vials so we could use the same donor for us both. Tash is normally impulsive but before clicking that checkout button she must have asked 'are we sure' 50 times🤣
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Harlech castle in the sunshine.
Tasha ended up buying a hat for her safari fancy dress in a little tourist shop right by the castle but the sun was bright and the weather was beautiful so she ended up just wearing it anyway🤣
It was abit of a challenge getting the van up the steep and very narrow street to the castle but we made it!
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The start of our journey to parenthood.
In all honesty, this journey started a while ago. We first went to a clinic in 2020 but decided it wasn't the clinic for us, so looked for another. We decided on our clinic last year and we actually had our consultations in December 2022. We've had many curveballs on this journey so far, butttt we are finally getting somewhere!
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Clywedog Reservoir
Another beautiful stop on our Welsh road trip. Located in Powys not for from where we go married.
This man-made lake surrounded by picturesque hills and woodlands. It was created in the late 1960s to supply water to the West Midlands.
The dam that created the reservoir is an impressive sight, and the walking trails around the area offer stunning views of the water and its surroundings. As we arrived the rain started to pour, so it was a quick pit stop.
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE VISITING CLYWEDOG RESERVOIR IN POWYS, WALES.

Exploring with you is my favourite.❤️
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To my incredible wife, my partner in adventure, exploration and life.Thank you for the countless moments of discovery and excitement we've shared, even the more 'mundane' moments. Your sense of wonder, courage and positivity inspire me every day. Here's to many more journeys together. The biggest one yet to come but in the works.
I love you endlessly!❤️
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE IN NORTH WALES VISITING NEWBOROUGH FOREST AND BEACH AND VISITING LLANDDWYN ISLAND.

Have you been on a boat trip where it absolutely pours with rain or have you been lucky and had sunshine?
Boat trip in Beaumaris to puffin island and down the menai strait.
It absolutely HAMMERED down and we were on a 2 hour boat trip. Sarah had her
on so stayed toastie warm and dry. I, on the other hand, had a pair of legging shorts, tshirt and i did have a coat..with a hood but my word i did not stay dry or toastie warm BUT we didn't let it dampen our day. Afterwards we met up with Sarahs sister, fiancé and finance's mum for a stroll around the shops and some food.
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE IN NORTH WALES VISITING BEAUMARIS, VISITING PUFFIN ISLAND AND THE MENAI STRAIT ON A RAINY SEPTEMBER DAY.

Swallow Falls in North Wales is a hidden gem worth exploring.
You could almost miss the turning if you aren't paying attention.
You do have to pay for entry and it costs £2 per person, you can pay by contactless or coins! The cascading water was so peaceful.
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What a weekend at Minehead.
Full of laughter, good times and dancing.
This was Tashas first butlins big weekender and probably not the last.
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We did fancy dress for 2 nights. The first was each wearing a shirt with someone else in the groups face on, 2nd was animals, although tash dressed as the safari keeper/guide. What would you dress up as?
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TTC LGBTQ+ COUPLE ON A GIRLS WEEKEND IN BUTLINS MINEHEAD WITH FRIENDS IN FANCY DRESS.

We absolutely loved visiting Newborough forest/beach and Llanddwyn island - our campsite was just a few minutes drive away, we literally took a left out of the site and it was pretty much straight until we got to the forest. It was such a unique and beautiful place - forest, beach an island and Snowdonia in the background - magical.
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Wandering hand in hand through the beautiful Newborough Forest in North Wales, my heart swells with gratitude for the love we share. Every tree, every whisper of the breeze, it all becomes a part of our beautiful journey together. 🏳️‍🌈💖
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE IN NORTH WALES VISITING NEWBOROUGH FOREST, SITTING ON A BENCH TRYING TO SPOT RED SQUIRELLS ON RAINY SEPTEMBER DAY.

Chasing sunsets, writing in the sand, enjoying the sea. Wishing we were back at the beautiful we had this stretch of beach all to ourselves and it was so beautiful.
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Have you been enjoying the late summer sun we've been having here in the UK?
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BEACH IN NORTH WALES, SHELL ISLAND CELEBRATING THERE 3 YEAR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

📍Portmeirion.
We've wanted to visit here for quite some time and they recently (well last year...i think) opened up the motorhome/campervan site which is on site so we decided to take the opportunity to stay here overnight.
It was the most expensive place we stayed on our trip but it did include entry into Portmeirion - even afterhours, which was lovely.
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Have you been here before? Or have you never even heard of Portmeirion?
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Built by a Welsh architect from 1925 - 1973. It gives Italian village vibes and is beautiful.
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE HOLDING HANDS AT PORTMEIRION VILLAGE IN NORTH WALES.

3 years of marriage 💓
Started off our wedding anniversary first big trip in the campervan at
We stayed for 2 nights in Brecon on our journey through Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
It does appear we love a flower field🤣
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Happy 3 year anniversary my love, many more wonderful years and adventures ahead of us❤️
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOWER FIELD IN THE BRECON BEACONS, WALES.

Happy Monday🌼
This Monday doesn't seem too bad as it is a short work week for us this week. Sarah went to work last night and comes home tomorrow, and Tash is in Mon- Wed. Then, we are both off work on annual leave.
We'll be spending time with friends and family and going on our first proper road trip in the van as we travel North Wales, any tips welcome!
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE STANDING IN A FIELD AT A FESTIVAL IN THE UK. VEGAN CAMP OUT BICESTER.

🍓Strawberry and Raspberry picking🍓
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We absolutely love going to the fruit fields to pick our own fruit. It reminds us of our childhoods and family days out.
In a few months, it will be time for PUMPKIN PICKING 🎃 who's a Halloween fan?
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Sunday well spent, frolicking around the flower fields and picking our own bouquet.
We arrived pretty much for opening which meant we had the flower fields to ourselves for some time. Our bunch is now proudly sat in a vase outside our front door. Swipe to see how cute it looks!
Have you been to a flower field before?
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FLOWER FIELD IN THE VALE OF GLAMORGAN, WALES.

What a wholesome, wonderful weekend at
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We ate so much good food, danced and enjoyed live music ( was incredible), listened to some inspirational speakers/activists, saw Romesh Ranganathan, spent way too much money at the stalls, met insta pals and made new pals and got new tattoos!! It was honestly a dream weekend.
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Can we petition for it to be a quarterly event, please? 🤣
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE STANDING IN A FIELD AT A FESTIVAL BEHIND A VEGAN SIGN AT VEGAN CAMP OUT BICESTER

WE BOUGHT A CAMPERVAN!!🚌
Well, actually we bought it back in April, but this weekend we finally went and spent the weekend in it at
This was our first overnight stay since we bought it because since April we have been working on getting the van sorted. The weekend was amazing and we still have some changes to make to the van but it was a successful first trip!
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Excuse the lipstick residue on Tash🤣 anyone else get this problem?
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Sarah was supposed to be in work all this coming weekend but has messaged to say she will be home Saturday morning, yay. Now to have a think what we can do this weekend, any suggestions?
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When we thought sitting on a giant swing in front of a lavender field would make a cute family photo but had other ideas 🤣
We still think it's a funny/cute photo though. What do you think?
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LGBTQ+ TTC VIA IVF COUPLE ON A GIANT SWING IN THE MIDDLE OF A LAVENDER FIELD IN THE GOWER, WALES.

Cardiff Bay Food & Drink Festival 2023🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
If you haven't seen the reel we posted yesterday (go check it out) we went to the Cardiff bay food and drink festival and also had a little trip to Homesense where we spent a few ££s. We somehow managed to dodge the rain, too, as whenever it hammered down, we were indoors.
Have you been to a food festival before?
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Lavender haze!
Wed-nes-day, half way through the working week (for Tash) although Tash has a hospital appointment tomorrow - a routine check up at the orthoptic clinic. Then one day in work and it's the weekend babyy!
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Lavender fields 💜
Have you been to a lavender field before?
We spent yesterday going to a lavender field, it was a lovely day out as we took a picnic and they also had some live music.
It was pretty windy, so we have a lot of photos with hair slapping across our face🤣 ended up leaning Sarahs phone against our bag to get this one.
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So we are 100% totally obsessed with our boy and we have a question to ask. Would you get your dog a doggy pram? (Even if it's a hypothetical dog) 🤣 so, we both always thought no, but recently Tash has be thinking it could be a good idea for when we are travelling as it will give Obi a safe space to chill (he's a rescue and can get nervous/overwhlemed) and protection from the sun etc. Sarah is on the 'okay if you're pushing it' train🤣
What would you do?
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE ON A SUNDAY WALK WITH THERE RESCUE DOG AT A LOCAL COUNTRY PARK - PORTHKERRY COUNTRY PARK.

It's the last week of pride month but that doesn't mean the fight for equality ends.
Unfortunately, that fight still needs to carry on.
The fight against discrimination. The fight against homophobic/transphobic legislation.
being visable, vocal, active and challenging behaviours is important 365 days a year.
We will continue to share our love, our life, our journey, our story.

We will continue to fight.✊️
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE ON A SUNDAY WALK NEAR THE BEACH.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏳️‍🌈.PRIDE CYMRU.🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
What an absolutely fantastic day at yesterday. The weather was glorious, the company perfect and the event full of so much fun, laughter and love.
We love pride for so many reasons but to be in a setting surrounded by thousands of likeminded humans is such a beautiful feeling. Being able to connect with other individuals is powerful.
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Social media has it's flaws but we love it because we are able to connect with so many people.
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Have you been to a pride event this year?
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LGBTQ+ TTC COUPLE CELEBRATING PRIDE MONTH AT CARDIFF PRIDE/PRIDE CYMRU WEARING HOMEMADE TIE DYE OUTFITS.

If you saw this photo on the grid the other day, you might of heard me mention i uploaded the wrong file so the photo was alot darker than the actual photo. This is the actual photo in all it's glory🤣
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TTC LGBTQ+ COUPLE WITH A SMOKE BOMB ON THEIR WEDDING DAY.

Another pre going out balcony photo🤣
Holiday season is approaching and all of our colleagues are off on their holidays, and even though we've only just got back from ours, it still makes us wish we were getting ready to go off again. We do have time off booked in August/September but no trip planned because the IVF costs keep mounting up, so we may have to skip a holiday that time😬
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TTC LGBTQ+ COUPLE ON A BALCONY IN TURKEY TÜRKIYE.

Whilst in Türkiye we made the most of our time and done so many excursions. Including a jeep safari, which was so much fun, who wants to see a reel of the day? We visited several different locations and had a giant water pistol fight with all the other jeeps, hence the looking slightly dishevelled looks🤣 honestly, we were drenched!!
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TTC LGBTQ+ COUPLE ON A JEEP SAFARI IN TURKEY TÜRKIYE.

One of our favourite feelings is standing on a balcony abroad ready to go exploring 🌞
Unfortunately, being a same s*x couple for us means googling 'LGBTQ+ Laws in (insert place name) before we go/book. This is something we choose to do and we are sure many others have too, have you done this?
This is why pride is so important. This is why being an active ally is important.
We feel blessed to live where we do but the UK still has a long way to go.
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Transphobic hate crimes similarly swelled by 240 per cent, from 1,292 reports in 2016-17 to 4,399 five years later, in what is also believed to be the largest increase ever seen by the authorities.
This is a scary statistic and we must keep*
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🏳️‍🌈▪︎PRIDE MONTH▪︎🏳️‍🌈
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Pride month isn't all glitter and rainbows and is still very much a protest. This month is about continuing to raise awareness of the inequalities and injustices that LGBTQIA+ people face.
As a same s*x couple we often here the 'you must be sisters' question, have to google countries before we visit and be mindful of showing affection in unknown locations plus so much more.
We can't wait to see all of the pride🏳️‍🌈 goodness flood our social media this month and all months ❤️
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▪︎.P A M U K K A L E.▪︎
We had a very early start this day, we were picked up from our hotel at 1:30AM😐
We decided to book a trip to Pamukkale (also known as the cotton castle) BUT also do a sunrise hot air balloon ride!!! Unfortunately, due to the weather, we were unable to do the hot air balloon but we still got to go to explore the area and go to the world heritage site. Tash took a dip in the Cleopatra pool and we took a stroll in the travertine hot springs. It was so beautiful and we absolutely loved exploring the history of the site!
Have you been to Pamukkale or would you like to visit?
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TTC LGBTQ+ couple travelling in Turkey Türkiye, Visiting the world heritage site Pamukkale. Travel with lupus. Travelling vegans.

We fly home today!🛩
Feel like we need a holiday to recover from the holiday🤣 when we come away we always tell ourselves 'we'll have some chill days' but it NEVER happens. When we visit a new place there is always so much to see and do we end up out everyday doing something. Even today we've booked a private boat trip for the day which will be the most relaxed day we've had! How do you like to spend your holidays, chilling by the pool, out and about, a mix, other?
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TTC Le***an couple travelling in Turkey Türkiye enjoying the sun. Travel with lupus. Travelling vegans.

Happy Monday! How was your weekend? We spent it celebrating our friends 30th birthday which was lovely, dog walks, and chill time. We started the series Sweet Tooth on Netflix. Have you seen it/heard of it?
We hope you've all had a wonderful start to the week🩷
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We love these lighter evenings. Getting home from work and being able to take Obi for his evening walk whilst it's still daylight outside is just lush. (Although it's still pretty windy..if you couldn't tell by the photo🤣)
Looking forward to the summer months as we have some festivals/holidays and various things planned.
Have you started planning anything for Summer yet?
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Le***an couple taking rescue dog for a walk in wales.

Wet and windy walks with Obi! We've had a lovely day. Tash is battling day 4 of a headache/migraine though but we still managed to get out today. We spent some time with family before heading to the shops and taking Obi for walks. Chilled evening full of cuddles.
Any recommendations for good series/films are appreciated!
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We had a lovely bank holiday Monday spent with family and friends. Tash was back in work today (4 day week🥳) and Sarah is back in tomorrow but another bank holiday is around the corner and we will actually get to spend most of it together, time to get some plans in place!
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You light a fire in me🔥
Yep, here we are casually setting ourselves on actual fire on our wedding day. Would you set yourself on fire?🤣
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HAPPY LE***AN VISIBILITY DAY!🏳️‍🌈 AND WEEK!!
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Coming out can be so difficult and everyone will have a different journey. Sarah and I both had different experiences, but for the most part our family and friends have been nothing but supportive.
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Growing up, there was very little in the media around positive le***an relationships. We both believe if we had seen more whilst growing up it would have helped us immensly. We set this page up to share our story, our travels and journey to parenthood. We have loved connecting with so many other le***an (and all LGBTQIA+) couples from around the world, You are all wonderful for sharing your stories and normalizing same-s*x relationships, YOU CHAMPIONS💚
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If you aren't able or ready to 'come out' yet for whatever reason, please know that when the time comes there is a whole community out here ready to welcome you, listen to you and be there for you.
You are VALID💚
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Le***an wedding day.

🌏.Earth day.🌏
Sarahs in work but I've spent time out in nature, soaking up all the spring glory, both the sunshine and rain.
We also have some bluebells waiting to flower in the garden, we've never planted bluebells but we have quite a few of them.
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EARTH DAY 2023

Another Istanbul vlog is now live on YouTube!
https://youtu.be/ZuVVuiemC9k
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In this installment we head to The Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern and the Grand Bazaar!