Category Archives: swimming

Open water swimming and infertility

Posted on Sep 29, 2018 by

So the title of this post suggests there may be some proven link between open water swimming and (in) fertility. As far as I know, ‘officially’, there isn’t one. But I have been connecting the two things in my mind … Continue reading →

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Reasons to be grateful #6 – swimming with my sister

Posted on Aug 21, 2018 by

There hasn’t been a huge amount of activity on this blog for a week or more as I’m a bit exhausted and taking a bit of down time. However, Laurie from the lovely blog Meditations in Motion posted this post … Continue reading →

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Great North Swim – success!

Posted on Jun 9, 2018 by

I spent about six months trading for t, and this weekend it was finally time for the Great North Swim. My sister, myself and our partners took a trip up to the lake District this weekend to swim in lake … Continue reading →

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Things to do when you are busy not having a baby

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

One of the things that my partner and I discussed early on in the process of having fertility treatment was how not to let the ‘trying to have a baby’ stuff consume all the energy we may have to do … Continue reading →

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Swimming the distance: mental health as a endurance pursuit

Posted on Apr 21, 2018 by

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you may (or may not!) know that I’m currently training for a long distance swim in June. I’ll be swimming 5K, which is just over 3 miles (not an insubstantial distance … Continue reading →

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