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Dr Miranda Myles is a Naturopath & Acupuncturist transforming health & hormones, creating fertility & family with new approaches to conception.

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ISO version 2.0. Day 3. Rant. I’m a bit over thi

ISO version 2.0. Day 3. Rant. I’m a bit over this. It’s just dumb. It doesn’t make sense anymore. I think we need to do this differently. We cannot just live in hope of getting rid of the virus. What if we never get a vaccine?
We can’t live like this. This cannot continue to be our “new normal”, it is not living, this is merely existing. And for some, not even
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I wonder what the stats are for the rise in mental health and suicide?
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Quite frankly, the medical experts are not advising appropriately when it comes to protecting ourselves. With as little as 6 weeks nutrition education in their degree, they really are not qualified to do so
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We need to build our own inner strength, our immunity, our resilience and resistance to prevent the spread. We need to take responsibility for our own health & immunity
So, some expert advise for you...
INCREASE YOUR IMMUNE BOOSTING NUTRIENTS:
Vitamin D: essential for immune surveillance. Deficiency is associated with increased susceptibility to infection
Vitamin C: one if the best known anti-virals, anti-bacterial & antioxidants. Reduces physical & emotional stress.
Zinc: crucial the development & function of cell mediated immunity, neutrophils & NK (natural killer) cells
Selenium: increased blood levels of selenium increases our immune response
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Sleep 8 hours
Drink 2 litres filtered water daily
Eat cleanly- 2 fruits, 5 veggies daily
Use food as medicine & take practitioner only, properly prescribed supplements
Cut out sugar- it drives cortisol up
Breathe in fresh air
Soak up any sunshine
Keep active, go for a walk, take your shoes off and feel the earth, meditate, dance, sing, play, knit, read...
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FEAR & ANXIETY: the worst for your immune system (not to mention your hormones & fertility). Fear drives cortisol up in turn suppressing our immune response
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Rise above the fear
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Whatever makes you laugh. Do more of that
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Turn off socials & the news. Don’t buy into the fear that is driven by statistics. Statistics are merely numbers that can be twisted to tell a million different stories
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I’m here to help & support you anyway I can. Rant over 💜

ISO take 2. Day 2. We are open and it is business

ISO take 2. Day 2. We are open and it is business as usual. I have had so many requests this week if I am still seeing patients. A resounding YES! And yes I am taking new patients too. We are an essential service and will remain open to take care of you
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At the clinic we always have, and will continue to maintain the highest levels of cleanliness and hygiene. Your health is our absolute priority and I am here to help and support you in whatever way you need. Right now, it’s super crazy and can feel so absolutely stressful and overwhelming. Let me hold a calm space for you, a place you can come and be nurtured to take care of you
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If it feels safer for you, if you would prefer, or if you live in another state or country, I also do Telehealth (online like zoom) appointments. About 50% of my consultations are done online. It’s easy, effective, and let’s face it, you can #stayhomestaysafe in your jammies!
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I have seen some crazy stuff happening for women and their hormones- long cycles, short cycles, no cycles, heavy bleeds, lights bleeds, painful bleeds. Old symptoms have come back, or new symptoms have worsened. Not to mention the skin reactions- worsening acne, eczema and weird rashes. Don’t underestimate the impact of this latest lockdown. No matter how you feel about it, it will be impacting. Even if your life hasn’t really changed from last lockdown, and even though we have been here before, the community stress is unavoidable. The emotions are palpable. 💜
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WE ARE OPEN: Lockdown Update What you need to kno

WE ARE OPEN: Lockdown Update
What you need to know about your appointment as my patient
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As always, your care is my priority. I want to ensure you have all the information you need to know regarding your continued health care under my guidance.
But first things first - we continue to hold the upmost care at @thepagodatree and want to assure you we are continuing to offer the same standard of care as always.
As a health clinic, we continue to maintain high standards - this is, with or without Covid-19. But we continue to up level our care to make sure you, my patient is as safe as possible.
Whilst lockdowns have now been announced, we will continue to provide you with the same care as an essential service. That means, you are able to still hold your appointment with me and I am still able to treat you. Just as last time, we will remain open with all the measures in place to take care of you.
Health really matters now more than ever and I want to make sure that I can continue to support you in every way I can.
However, for those who do not feel comfortable, we are able to change your in-clinic appointment to a Telehealth (online like zoom) appointment. If you wish to do this, please contact the clinic as soon as possible so I can continue to uphold the best service to you.
Should you have any concerns or questions please do not hesitate to contact the clinic - 9686 7454
I cannot stress enough just how important your health is to me and I am here to assist you in any way I can.
Finally, we've all been here already (it's not our first lockdown after all), we're not starting from scratch and we have even more knowledge on how to best support you during this tricky time.
Most of all, stay safe and check on you loved ones. We're in this together.
Much love,
Miranda x

Which poo are you? Take a look . It’s just poo .

Which poo are you?
Take a look
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It’s just poo
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We all do it
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And it tells us so much about our health. Pooing properly is essential to clear excess oestrogen for hormonal balance and your fertility 💜
Credit: I think its @kanpobliss ?

But which food is the problem? Is it food, or is i

But which food is the problem? Is it food, or is it environmental (mould, dust, pollen, linen, detergents, dogs, cats, metals..) Endless list of possibles and probables
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🌟Allergy vs Intolerance/Sensitivity:
The reason it can be so difficult to figure out the culprit is the difference between an allergy vs an intolerance. An allergy is an IgE mediated response and occurs immediately, within minutes, upon contact with the allergen. An intolerance or sensitivity is an IgG mediated reaction and can occur up to 72 hours (3 days) following exposure to that food or allergen. I can’t remember what I ate yesterday let alone 3 days ago! So it can be very difficult to figure out
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One way to manage this is to keep a food and symptom diary. Quite frankly, I just don’t have time or patience for this. So, we have done a blood draw to test Matilda for 270 possible foods she may be reacting to. I am praying 🙏 something random will show
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Yep it was confronting having the blood taken from her tiny little arm. She sat in my lap, I was instructed to pin her down, close in to my chest, with my legs folded over her and arms wrapped around her. I was warned she would scream, pull away, kick. I sat calmly and sang to her as I held her and she DID. NOT. FLINCH. Not a noise, not a whimper, not a movement. What a trooper. I know adults that pass out from blood draws!
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So, we will send her blood to Sydney tonight and then get results back
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Just a couple of things to think about;
✨Only avoid these foods if you can absolutely with certainty link them to causing an eczema flare.
🌟Eczema is about how the individual is PROCESSING. How the body is utilising the food, digesting, absorbing, metabolising and excreting the food.
💥It is also how the body is processing their environment, emotions, trauma, hormones.
⚡️Yes genetics plays a role. Genetics loads the gun, but something else pulls the trigger- food, emotion, trauma, environment
☄️And lastly, don’t forget the gut and the microbiome. Generally eczema is associated with leaky gut. Eczema is a Th2 dominant immune response, and gut health impacts it. Best probiotic - Lactobacillus rhamnosus LGG 💜

BLOODY ECZEMA This poppet rocks my world . And the

BLOODY ECZEMA
This poppet rocks my world
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And then there is eczema. If there is any condition I didn’t want my children to have, it’s eczema
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Her eczema started when she was 10 months old, and she is now 19 months. We have managed to keep it fairly controlled- we have her on Vitamin C, zinc, selenium, vitamin D, fish oils, probiotics, Chinese herbs and homeopathics. We have rotated her diet, changed the sheets, mattress and pillows, Natural breathable fabrics etc....Plus, I have 4 other practitioners on this as well as me!
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It has definitely got worse during the last 3 months, particularly the last two weeks, it has spread down her other arm, to her thighs and legs 😫. Devastating.
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The complicating factors:
1. Matilda is from a donor egg, and whilst we received detailed medical family history, we don’t know if the egg donor had eczema, and if it is genetic or not
2. Covid-19- I truly believe this has made it worse. None of us can escape the global, collective stress of the past 4 months. We are all feeling it and clinically I have witnessed the impacts with my patients. Besides a complete worsening in mental health, the stress has impacted skin conditions (acne, eczema, psoriasis etc) and menstrual cycles
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So, we did a blood draw yesterday to check food intolerances and environmental triggers
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But at the end of the day, it still boils down to how well she is processing her food and dealing with her environment.

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Dr Miranda Myles, The Contemporary Conceptionist & Modern Mamma. Miranda specialises in Naturopathy & Acupuncture, transforming health & hormones, creating fertility & family with new approaches to conception.

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The big “V” word...should I go there? Oh, ok,

The big “V” word...should I go there? Oh, ok, if you insist...😉
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IVC. IntraVenous Vitamin C! Da bomb. On Saturday I had another vitamin C shot @reclaim_health with the gorgeous Dr Ash @drashaesthetics_
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Vitamin C is brilliant for increasing immune response. It is also concentrated in the adrenal glands, helping us cope even better during times of stress
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You’ve been amazing Melbourne. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. I know for myself though I have vacillated between all number of emotions, and my poor old adrenals feel a tad overworked. Vitamin C helps our adrenals pump out cortisol to improve our stress response and stop us falling emotionally apart
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The reason I love it intravenously is you can have mega doses without causing diarrhoea. A standard oral therapeutic dose starts at 1 gram daily up to 10 grams. As dose goes up, absorption decreases flooding the tissues and leading to osmotic diarrhoea. So, it’s best to split your doses and have small amounts (250mg) more frequently across the day. That would mean at least 4 times a day to meet 1g which quite frankly is just impractical for most of us mere mortals. Who has time?!
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IVC is 15 g straight into the blood stream, bypassing intestinal absorption
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We put B vitamins & magnesium into my drip, both for stress, energy producing, calm and better sleep. I’ve got so much I’m creating in my head right now, my sleep has been all over the shop. Magnesium & B6 increase serotonin & melatonin (happy & sleep hormones)
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We also did a “magnesium push”, flooding my system quickly with magnesium. Because it is a blood vessel relaxant, blood vessels dilate, increasing blood flow and heat. It’s the weirdest sensation of flushes of heat and wet all at the same time
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It takes about 15 mins I think. I actually lose track of time as I kinda go off into lah-lah land. And it doesn’t really hurt. Just the cannula going in feels a bit stingy
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I love it. It’s like a big cloud clears from my mind, allowing calmer, clearer thoughts. And colours seem brighter
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If you mention me, my beautiful friend Kellie (some of you will remember from my old clinic) will give you 10% off
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Are you game? Have you tried it?

Licking the spoon of an egg-free, wheat-free, glut

Licking the spoon of an egg-free, wheat-free, gluten-free, dairy-free vanilla cake!
It was this poppets birthday today. She has an egg intolerance, along with coconut & carrot...(go figure 🤯) so I decided to bake a vegan, gluten-free, wheat free vanilla cake from @minimalistbaker
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Fun fact: apple cider vinegar and/ or unsweetened apple sauce replace eggs in vegan cake baking! Who knew?!
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It was essentially amazing except I undercooked it by about 5 mins 😔
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Charlie helped decorate 🥰
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Here’s the recipe:
1 2/3 cup almond/coconut or rice mylk
1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar
1/3 cup apple sauce
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
3 1/4 cups almond flour (not meal)
1 cup potato starch (not flour)
1/3 cup cornstarch or arrowroot
1 1/3 cup organic cane sugar
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven 180 C, grease 2 tins (coconut oil or vegan butter), or 3 if you want triple layer.
Mix mylk & apple cider vinegar first, let stand for a couple of minutes before adding remaining wet ingredients.
Mix dry ingredients together
Add wet to dry
Stir until no lumps
Should be thick but pourable
Divide evenly between tins
Cook for 35-40 minutes
Let stand and cool
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Ice with buttercream frosting and decorate with berries
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Confession time: it’s NOT sugar free!! Remember, it’s what you do 80% of the time that matters...
Plus I added cream to our buttercream frosting, otherwise it was just too sweet 💜
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Try it! You’ll love it.

🍃FEMALE FERTILITY: unfortunately tends to decli

🍃FEMALE FERTILITY: unfortunately tends to decline due to decreased egg numbers & quality, especially into our 40’s (yep the body clock is real, but don’t let it stop you!). Increased oxidative stress as we age has been identified as a pathogenic mechanism in female (in)fertility (Florou et al., 2020)
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🥚AGEING EGGS: CoQ10 deficiency is directly associated with our poor old ageing eggs. Coenzyme Q10 is a naturally occurring enzyme found in the mitochondria of every cell. It is essential for energy production, circulation and an amazing antioxidant that protects against oxidative stress and free radical production. As we age though, we make less CoQ10, leaving our bodies less able to protect our eggs from oxidative damage. CoQ10 can increase both follicle number and egg quality
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🩸BLOOD CIRCULATION:
CoQ10 is concentrated in the heart (which is heart organ meat is a great source of CoQ10) which acts to improve blood circulation, systemically and to the uterus. In turn, increased blood circulation thickens the uterine lining for implantation
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💫NATURAL / IVF /DEIVF CONCEPTION
CoQ10 is important no matter how you are intending on conceiving. In both natural & IVF cycles, it is important for egg quality, follicle numbers, & blood circulation to the uterus for implantation. In DEIVF, egg quality is not relevant. Using gorgeous 20-something year old donor eggs from egg donating angels, there is usually not the age related decline in egg quality. However, in the intending Mum, we still need to ensure the best blood circulation to the uterus to ensure a luscious lining ready to accept that embryo for implantation
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Coz men are 50% of the fertility puzzle . SUPER F

Coz men are 50% of the fertility puzzle
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SUPER FAST “FORMULA 1” SPERM
The fastest swimmers may find the egg in as little as 45 minutes whilst the slowest, up to 12 hours. Historically, it has been believed that the fastest swimmers must be the strongest and therefore the best. However, speed (motility) and count are not always indicators of sperm quality
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Sperm are vulnerable & fragile & there are many factors that are known to interfere with sperm quality including diet, smoking and drinking, toxins & chemicals, stress, illness & poor immunity, weight, age, genetics and heat (sperm love the cold). Sperm quality impacts not only the ability to conceive, but also a healthy, successful pregnancy & baby
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Poor quality sperm has been linked with:
🌸Reduced egg fertilisation
🌸Poor embryo development
🌸Increased miscarriage rates
🌸Increased birth defects
🌸Childhood illnesses eg allergies, asthma, autism etc
Fellas, it takes 74 days to produce tip top sperm.
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Some easy things you can do for sperm quality:
1. Take the above nutrients daily (best to be prescribed)
2. Cut the crap fats ~ this means trans fats (saturated fats are not the problem) Instead have good fats from fatty fish, nuts & seeds, olive & coconut oils, avocados
3. Take away take-away ~ eat fresh, organic produce instead. Lean meats, colourful fruits & veggies.
4. 4-5 cups leafy greens veggies daily
5. Keep 'em cool ~ testes LOVE the cold: breathable cotton jocks or boxers, lap tops off laps, mobile phones out of pockets. Ice them!
6. Trim down ~ lose weight and aim for BMI between 19-25
7. Sex, sex, sex 😉
8. Cut out alcohol and cigarettes. Even 1 drink a day decreases sperm quality, and tobacco reduces fertility by 30%
9. Research shows that walking 25-30 minutes, 4 times per week for 6 months substantially increases sperm quality
10. More sex 😉

“What about when I’m pregnant. Can I have coff

“What about when I’m pregnant. Can I have coffee then? I just need one in the morning to get me going”. I get asked this all.the.time
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The short answer is no apparently. A 2020 review of 48 observational studies and meta analysis has found there is no safe caffeine level in pregnancy
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It was found that drinking caffeine (coffee AND tea) during pregnancy is associated with negative pregnancy outcomes such as miscarriage, stillbirth, low birth weight and / or small for gestational age, preterm birth...
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And they take it a step further advising not only all pregnant women, but also all women CONTEMPLATING PREGNANCY (ie #ttc) avoid caffeine.
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Yes, it includes tea.
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And maybe even chocolate.
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Chai? Yup. Unless you want to drink that crappy powdered stuff. Any source of caffeine, not just coffee
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Update: The slightly longer answer is that the current recommendations and guidelines suggest up to 200mg of caffeine (about 1 cup of coffee per day) whilst pregnant is fine. When I was pregnant with Charlie 7 years ago, up to 4 caffeinated drinks per day during pregnancy was in the recommended guidelines! I certainly think 4 is too many, but go gentle on yourself if you have been enjoying 1 standard cup per day. This is only one tiny part of the pregnancy puzzle. No guilt. Confession: I did drink very weak Chai in my both pregnancies.
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If you are thinking about pregnancy, I would suggest trying to eliminate caffeine now, prior to pregnancy. In clinic, when I am helping my gorgeous ladies prepare for pregnancy, there can be such resistance and push back to give it up.
“What am I going to have instead?”
Water. Herbal tea. Rooibos chai
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“It helps me to poo first thing”
Then you could include more fibre and water in your diet
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I know it’s hard. I’ve done it whilst I was prepping for preg. I actually haven’t had coffee for 8 years. Day 4 is usually the worst. Sometimes day 5. Headaches, nausea, vomiting, tired, feeling hung over but not, just NQR. I can be really awful to give it away. But if you can, I think it’s worth it.
Someone asked me to share the link:
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/ebmed/early/2020/09/01/bmjebm-2020-111432.full.pdf

Fertility Choices ✨flashback✨ I lurvvvvved bei

Fertility Choices ✨flashback✨
I lurvvvvved being pregnant. I would do it again in a heart-beat
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This was me at 46 pregnant with Matilda. Matilda was conceived using donor eggs from our egg donor angel Kate from Ukraine. Kate travelled to Penang in Malaysia to donate to us. We travelled to Penang at the same time so we could do a fresh transfer
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No, we didn’t meet her, it was an anonymous process
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It is however possible (once the borders are open) to bring donor eggs in from Ukraine to Victoria and complete a transfer here
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The difference? If you do an egg donor transfer in Australia, no matter where the egg has come from, it must be a known process or identity reveal. This means in Victoria, your baby must be on the donor register. It also means details of your donor will be made available to your donor conceived child
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It is such a personal decision which way you go and it’s really important to consider what is best for YOUR CHILD
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When I did my first transfer with Charlie 7 years ago, the ability to bring eggs into Victoria wasn’t available
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So good to have so many choices and options for you to create your unique family. Your way. 💜

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