Fertility charity celebrates third anniversary

Chloe Fosse started Tiny Seeds after her own fertility struggles

A Jersey fertility charity has celebrated its third anniversary since launching to help couples struggling with fertility treatment.

Chloe Fosse started Tiny Seeds after her own issues with IVF treatment in the island with her second child.

It has campaigned for more support for families and the government recently announced it would be easier for parents to access funding for treatments.

Tiny Seeds held its first community day Shine Bright, at Glebe Field in Trinity, to mark its anniversary and raise funds for its support work.

'Really proud'

The event included a range of entertainment from live music and games for children.

Ms Fosse said the charity "feels really proud" to have got to a point where it can put on this kind of event and she "wouldn’t have imagined" that Tiny Seeds would have been able to do this when it started.

She added: "It has been a really overwhelmingly positive reactions to the charity, which is which is really lovely because the topic of fraternity sometimes can be a taboo and difficult for people to talk about."

Denise de la Haye had two children through IVF and was supported by Tiny Seeds

Denise de la Haye was supported by Tiny Seeds and Ms Fosse when she was trying to freeze her eggs.

She now has two children through IVF and helped organise the Shine Bright event.

Ms de la Haye said fertility was an "important topic to the forefront of people's minds" and "this is the first big community event for the charity and it's really exciting time because it means Tiny Seeds is growing".

"People like myself, didn't have anywhere to go for support, emotional support as well as practical support before Tiny Seeds started," she added.