It’s a cool day in San Diego, thanks to the overcast skies. I’ve been longing for this weather for months, so my front door, near my desk where I type this, is open. I am glad for the cool relief. I’ve spent most of the past 24 hours lying on a sofa or in my bed. I don’t know if…
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This is 2!
Darling V, You are 2 years old today. The two years leading up to your birth felt so long; but since you were born time seems to have sped up. I want to take a moment to tell you about yourself at 2 years old, before I forget, and before you’re suddenly 3! When I was pregnant with you, I…
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Protected: Grief trigger: vaginal birth
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FET Update: A Surprise!
It’s been a month since I weaned V. She sometimes asks to nurse, but overall it’s been much harder on me than it has her. So, my whoremones aside (the worst I’ve ever had), it’s been full steam ahead with a medicated FET. Last Thursday After being on birth control for 12 days, I had my baseline ultrasound. All looked…
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Protected: Struggling
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How to Tell Your Two-Year-Old She Was Conceived via Egg Donation
To make a baby you need three things: oocyte eggs, sperms, and a uterus. Mummy and Daddy wanted you very much, but the doctor said that Mummy doesn’t have any oocyte eggs but she does have a uterus
Protected: My Breastfeeding Journey
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99 Weeks and 1 Day
I have never been sad about my baby growing up before. I packed away her newborn clothes without batting an eyelid. I looked forward to her 1st birthday as the celebration of her life, not a farewell to babyhood. I’ve delighted in her milestones every step of the way, but today is different. ♥ The RE gently pushed weaning Budi…
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New RE.lationship
This is the selfie I took last Friday: Last week, Nurse Bitch made me cry. She was rude and she was rough. My cervix still felt bruised the next day. She didn’t give me any inkling that my cycle would be cancelled (but I suspected it would), but I cried because I felt violated by her. This is the selfie…
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Weaning
I never expected to be able to breastfeed. I was certain my history of chest surgery and small breasts would disqualify me. When I was 34 weeks’ pregnant at our meet ‘n’ greet, I showed the paediatrician the formula I had picked out, just in case breastfeeding wouldn’t come easily. But it did. In spite of the odds—a history of…
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