An IVF Journey: Day 6 – An update

02 Nov 2015

Baby Arian

Baby ArianArian Kit Owen was born in May 2014 at Colchester General Hospital.

Si and I absolutely love being Arian’s parents. He is a fantastic little boy with loads of character and a very adventurous nature. We think he’ll probably be an explorer when he’s older as he loves climbing!

We think he’s the most gorgeous boy in the world – but, of course, we may be a little biased…!

Us with Arian last summer 2014
The three of us in Cornwall this summer
Arian up a tree whilst in Sweden recently
Arian 13 months _ about a month ago

More information

Claire Owen kindly agreed to share her journey to parenthood as part of National Fertility Awareness Week, to help others know they are not alone in their struggle to conceive and give hope to those who think IVF will never work for them. Her full story is available as a Kindle e-book from Amazon here.

If you are experiencing fertility problems or know of someone who is and would like some advice please ring Bourn Hall’s central patient enquiries number – 01954 717 210.

To find out more about National Fertility Awareness Week see their website.

Also if you’ve been inspired by reading Claire’s story and would like to share your own Bourn Hall experience then please do get in touch.

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