I have moved into new waters. You’re reading the words of a woman who has two different things in her hand. First there was the calendar, outlining how much oestrogen (estradiol, generic Estrace) I take: Then last night came this, the first oestrogen tablet: Each tablet is 2mg (6 times more oestrogen than the birth … Read More about Full Steam Ahead
Protected: Humiliation and Healing
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So Thankful
As recently as 5 weeks ago I was considering boycotting the holidays. My world was dark, occasionally dimly lit by a cynical attitude towards life. This year has taught me that even when you think things couldn’t possibly get worse, oh yes they can… But that’s not exactly comforting is it? So I’ve determined to … Read More about So Thankful
The Eleventh Hour
It’s been a crazy year. At the beginning, I really hoped to get a positive pregnancy test. I got one, and then a bunch of stuff happened (oh, so cavalier!) and finally, we made the decision to do DEIVF. This brings us to today. Right now, we’re waiting for my period to arrive so that … Read More about The Eleventh Hour
Need Your Vote! Crème de la Crème 2013
I want to submit a blog post to Stirrup Queen’s Creme de la Creme 2013, but don’t know which post to pick. Here are some that I think might be worthy: Miscarriage of Justice Gratitude Ghosts Grief Reaction Mourning Sickness Mitochondrial DNA Letting Go of the Genetic Child Mizuko Kuyō Undue Date Questions for God … Read More about Need Your Vote! Crème de la Crème 2013
Future Contact
We have had more good news! Our donor has agreed to future contact with our child/ren, which is A.W.E.S.O.M.E. DH and I feel strongly that ensuring this is a possibility for our kid/s is the first responsible step we take in our parenthood. Maybe the kids will want to meet her as soon as they … Read More about Future Contact
Don’t You Wish Your Girlfriend Was a Freak Like Me?
When I was eleven years old, I went on a school skiing trip in the Sierra Nevada mountains, a few hours’ drive from where I lived in Spain. Already tall for my age, skinny, and knobbly-kneed (my mum used to call me “Olive Oyl” or “Baby Giraffe”) I was unused to my higher centre of … Read More about Don’t You Wish Your Girlfriend Was a Freak Like Me?
Sunshine Award
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Mitochondrial DNA
When [my children] are themselves, with faces and bodies that come to them through generations of people who have done the fundamentally awesome act of making more people, I am amazed by everything that has had to go right in order to give us all to one another. – RunningNekkid Twenty-two years ago today, Nanny, … Read More about Mitochondrial DNA
Protected: Skeletons
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