My pregnancy JOURNEY

Our cover model, Megan Hutchison of Pregnancy Journal (shesaidyes.co.nz), created "made with love", a beautiful bespoke fertility and pregnancy organiser. Here, she tells us about her journey to motherhood and the inspiration behind her business.

Blair and I have been together for more than 10 years, and after losing lots of people close to us, it has been so important for us to be able to start a family together. When my mum died five years ago, I lost a lot of weight and lost my periods. Getting engaged the following year and staying extremely fit and slim to fit my wedding dress sadly made things worse, and in the end I was treated by the hospital for hypothalamic amenorrhea. Four years on, my periods returned, though irregularly, as my hormones were still settling, so I hoped pregnancy would eventually happen naturally, but I was also very prepared for challenges and the need for medical assistance. I had begun tracking my periods, but it seemed impossible to think properly... BUY BUMP&baby ISSUE 8 FOR THE FULL STORY