UK reality television star Vicky Pattinson will document her fertility journey on ITV’s Lorraine after talking candidly about the amount of misinformation available for women
The 35-year-old former winner of I’m a Celebrity and Geordie Shore cast member revealed she and Ercan had embarked on their fertility journey while posing for a photo outside the London Women’s Clinic.
Vicky opened up about her fertility earlier this year when she told her 5.2 million Instagram followers about fertility tests she’d had done that revealed her fertility could be at risk later in life.
She attached the photo to a heartfelt post on her Instagram page about their plan to add to their family in the future.
She said: “Last week @ercan_ram and I took our first proper steps to hopefully adding to our family in the future.
“I haven’t posted about this as I haven’t really known what to say and stupidly every time I do start typing about it, I cry – and I really haven’t needed more of a reason to be tearful recently with my bloody period still making me seem completely emotionally unstable.
“Anyway, I just wanted to say a big thank you to the amazing team at @londonwomensclinic who was so kind, understanding, and just lovely to us as we were pretty nervous and emotional.
“We each had a series of scans and tests – I’ve got to be honest, it was a sight to behold watching Ercan toddle off clutching his little cup for his ‘sample’
“And luckily we’re all healthy and in a good position to prepare for the egg retrieval process in the new year! Then if everything goes to plan we’ll make our gorgeous little embryos and our frozen family will be there waiting for us When we do decide to start that next chapter of life.
I want women to be aware that there is more than one route to motherhood and happiness, but we have to understand more about our OWN bodies first. I think there’s a real lack of honest information out there, and we also have to understand that every woman’s experience with having children or trying to have children is different.
“In the new year, I will be doing my best to share every step of this process with you- chronicling the highs and the lows of our embryo freezing process- just to give those ladies out there thinking about doing it an accurate understanding of how it can look! It will be shared on the @lorraine show.
“In the interim, I know the process itself, the injections, the hormones, everything although slightly different for everyone, can be tough so any advice any who’s been there can give me is super welcome.”
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