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Infertility and how I used alternative therapies to conceive

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Infertility can dominate your every waking thought: will it ever happen? How can I increase my chances? The editor Annie Ridout writes about how using alternative therapies – acupuncture, hypnotherapy, CBT – helped her to conceive…

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Annie Ridout 12th November 2017
Family

The truth about conception: part II

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For part II in the truth about conception, Rob and Leni discuss their experience of IVF – from being told it was a no-go by the NHS, opting for private treatment, losing eggs due to the hospital’s negligence and then conceiving their son…

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The Early Hour 28th January 2017
Mornings

What it’s like to have anxiety while trying to conceive

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“When you’re trying to get pregnant every small failure becomes a catastrophe. The arrival of your period is like an emotional apocalypse.” Jacki Badger on suffering acute anxiety and depression while trying to conceive her first baby…

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Contributing Writer 20th October 2016
Wellbeing

Early signs of pregnancy: common, odd and surprising

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If you’re hoping to conceive, you’ll be eagerly awaiting signs that something is happening towards the end of each cycle. It’s different for everyone, but here are some early signs of pregnancy, as experienced by The Early Hour’s readers…

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Annie Ridout 30th August 2016
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