From the beginning

I didn't want to bore you from the complete beginning but wanted to start with some history. I was born in 1983 and lived in a small village in Hertfordshire called Wyddial. Growing up I was a keen horse rider and gym bunny.

 I started as a beauty therapist in 1999 and in 2010 I took my love of makeup to the next step and started doing photo shoots for editorials, tv commercials, magazines. Word of mouth meant lots of makeup jobs for up and coming designers and various magazines kept me extremely busy as well as running and owning a spa in Hertfordshire.

I met my fiancé Grant in 2007 whilst working in a nightclub (he was a dj) and after many attempts (by him) I finally gave in a we started dating. His charm and cheekiness won me over and in 2009 we moved in together. I was then told by doctors I had endometriosis a condition which is very common and affects every woman differently. We were told to start trying for a family and after three years IVF was our only avenue. Being in the "unexplained infertility" realm is quite daunting and having a phobia of needles isn't a great start.

Our IVF journey had many highs and lows my full diary can be seen here (be warned its long) http://www.fertilityfriends.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=299447.0

I feel very lucky to be able to say I'm now 14 weeks pregnant.

This is my first blog post and I will be bringing all things baby,beauty & beyond to my future posts hope you all enjoy xxx