Finally an update!!!
We've waited until we were back from holiday to make our first appointment with the clinic. After my first day back at work I was thrown into stress!!
Suddenly I work for a different company, but under the same manager, with all the same staff. There seems to be something else going on under the surface so I'm a bit cautious about losing my job and about the drop in pay we've been stuck with. I've spoken to C and while she is happy to support me, I've decided it's best to stick with the place (while trying to claim redundancy pay from my old employer). As I said to C, we could put this off forever and still never find a perfect time to have a child.
We've decided to go ahead anyway, as we will always be putting it off for something in the end.
So while I'm battling the old manager for redundancy pay...we're booked in the first counseling consultation in for 17th of November!
C is a little concerned about needles, and in the pack it says we will need a blood type sample from the partner (as well as countless tests from me) so when I rang up to book the appointment I checked this.
I was told that as we are a same sex partnership, and as it will be obvious we have used DI, C will probably not need to have a blood test, as this is generally used for different sex couples, to try to match the donor as close as possible to both partners.
C was very pleased to hear this!! All we have to do now is wait for the 17th!!! :D
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