A Bump in the Road

A Story of Fertility, Hope and Trying Again

Elle Wright

• Publisher: Lagom
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Social Sciences
• eBook ISBN:
  9781788703901
• Subtopic: Social Science Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

The second book from the Sunday Times bestselling author

'Honest, open, emotional and powerful... in this book, once more, her heart is laid bare' Giovanna Fletcher
'Beautifully emotional and healing' Genelle Aldred
'Heartbreaking yet uplifting... I was truly holding my breath' Cat Strawbridge, The Finally Pregnant podcast


*****

'It turns out there are plenty of us: the unlucky ones. The women whose journey into motherhood, or whose yearning for more children, has yet to be fulfilled by the universe. I am certain that in so many parts of my story I really am not the only one to have gone through it, so it makes sense to write it all down. For all of us - and for any parents who might go through some of what we did in the future too. So here it is, our journey to a rainbow. A story of fertility, trying again and, above all, hope.'

After the death of her three-day-old son Teddy in 2016, Elle Wright never expected what came next - that the path to bringing home a living child could be so winding. Elle's loss was followed by three and a half years of endless waiting.

She and her husband waited for test results, hospital appointments and so many new procedures to help with their experience of secondary infertility. This wait included friends announcing their happy news whilst Elle was experiencing three rounds of IVF and the loss of three more babies.

Months and years slipped by, of immense physical and emotional toll, and still those two lines were just out of reach. Faced with constant questions, drugs, negative tests, tears, loss, frustration and so many more tears, throughout it all Elle managed to still believe that one day it would happen for her, somehow...

A Bump in the Road reflects the reality of becoming a parent for thousands of people like Elle who have difficulty conceiving in the UK today. It captures Elle's journey to a rainbow, comforting through her beautifully written words with a story of fertility that might just reflect yours, too.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Praise for A Bump in the Road
• Praise for Ask Me His Name
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword: A Note From Emma Cannon
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Heartbreak and Hopefulness
• Chapter 2: Things Can Only Get Better
• Chapter 3: Metformin & Me
• Chapter 4: Just Do IVF
• Chapter 5: Happy but Heartbroken
• Chapter 6: Ding, Ding! Round One
• Chapter 7: Christmas is Cancelled
• Chapter 8: Let’s Go Round Again
• Chapter 9: Good News or Bad?
• Chapter 10: When Lightning Strikes Twice
• Chapter 11: Time is a Healer (and other myths)
• Chapter 12: Round Three . . .
• Chapter 13: Oh(ss) For F*ck’s Sake
• Chapter 14: In This Together
• Chapter 15: A Christmas Miracle?
• Chapter 16: I Can See a Rainbow
• Chapter 17: Everything Changes But You
• Chapter 18: ‘It’ll Be Fine This Time’ (and other things not to say)
• Chapter 19: Holding on to Hope
• Chapter 20: It’s All About You, Baby
• Chapter 21: To the Girl in the Mirror
• Useful Stuff
• Acknowledgements