Today, I have officially started the OI treatment. The very first pill was taken this morning and I continue with these for 7 days. Meanwhile I will start on the nasal spray on Monday, 5 times a day, for about 3 weeks in total. I ordered myself a multi-alarm watch online to remind me to take it, which arrived today and the alarms are all set up ready. Bring it on!

Been working lots recently which is great, but these people don't pay their invoices which is incredibly frustrating. I've been working at an agency where a girl I worked with at the company I left has now moved to. That was fun. I'm also going back there next week. Met up with Gareth, my old boss yesterday, who I found out recently was having difficulty conceiving with his wife. We met at a pub for a lunchtime drink and had a good chat about things, exchanging our stories.

Turns out they've been trying for 3.5 years. She fell pregnant straight away but miscarried at 10 weeks. They then continued trying for another 3 years with no luck. They had all their investigations and it turns out they have 'unexplained infertility.' Nothing could be done as they could find no problem. Then she fell pregnant in January. But at their 12 week scan, they were told that the baby's cranium wasn't developing properly and that they needed a termination. Heartbreaking. She had to stay in a hospital ward with girls who had gotten pregnant through one night stands who were mucking about and laughing about what they were about to do, while she was there to lose a baby she so dearly wanted.

He remained quite upbeat about it all though, and said that they were told to go away and try for another 12 months before considering IVF, which they have already found out they have funding for. They're both 37. It was interesting to exchange stories and discover we had had the same silly quarrels with our partners and feel the same when people announce pregnancies. We all think: Why isn't it us?