At forty I had my first child, named Alice, born via IVF after completing nine cycles over more than three years with my husband. When I was forty-two I was successful on my tenth, and final, IVF cycle with our second child, Ruby.I always believed that my husband and I would eventually achieve our dream of having our own family together. I am so grateful to science and the medical profession for helping us achieve this and for my resilience and a powerful mind that helped me stay focused to navigate this emotional and physical IVF journey.I have also written a children's book: Sticky Pineapple and The Little Precious Gems: How I Came Into This World. This is a children's book explaining, in an engaging, creative and imaginary way, how two little girls came into the world through IVF. The book was inspired by a conversation between my five-year-old daughter and me at bedtime, when the former asked, "Mummy, how did I come into this world?"
