Update

[nonbiomum]

This pregnancy is really ticking along. Our midwife has said that, depending on other health factors she'd probably be willing to consider me full term from 36 weeks. That's just over 4 weeks away. Although I have no expectation of having this baby early the thought that it could be so soon feels strange. Exciting and terrifiying. I was born at 36

Comments

[angelmine]

~smiles~ It all sounds so exciting :-)

[nonbiomum]

It is. Nice to see you here. :)

Just out of interest, do you mind me asking how you found this journal? I'm not used to people I know (however slightly) IRL finding me here - not that its a problem. I'm just curious.

~smiles back~

[angelmine]

It'll make you laugh - I found this journal through the lesbian TTC community, spent an afternoon reading back through some of your posts and kept thinking 'oh I should point [you] at this, you have similar experiences', I only figured out that it was you later! I'd added you by that point and so hoped it would be okay to keep reading (if you'd rather I didn't or if you want to keep it not irl friends then do say)...

[nonbiomum]

Oh no, you're very welcome. :) It feels much less important to keep this journal separate now that we've actually conceived and the wider world knows about it. Please do stay.

If your reading of the lesbian TTC community was for personal reasons and you'd like suggestions of other online places that have been extremely useful to us then do feel free to ask. I wouldn't want to jump to conclusions though.

[angelmine]

Thank you, I really enjoy reading your posts :-)

I'm not currently ttc, joined the com earlier in the year when I was having some worries about my fertility and finding dealing with the hospital system really fraught (having to justify asking for tests because surely if I'm a lesbian it doesn't matter because I won't want children). I found reading the stories of other women really helpful and supportive. Now things are a feeling little more settled on that front (periods back to some sort of normal, charting suggests I'm ovulating on some cycles but not all), hopefully once the rest of life settles (ha ha!) I'll start moving ahead on decisions about ttc.

It would be great to hear what other resources you've found useful, I'd love to talk with you sometime about the process too...

[nonbiomum]

I'd be very happy to talk to you more about it all as and when you're ready to, and certainly if you find yourself in the Midlands at any point and fancy an in person chat then just say. I have nine months of maternity leave looming and have been lead to believe that after the first couple of months to get to grips with an entirely new world, adult company becomes amazingly welcome

[angelmine]

I'm on FF under my LJ name too, although don't use the forums (have just been using it for charting). I've had July and August off, mostly because I knew I had other things that were going to take emotional energy / disrupt sleep patterns etc. I'll start again in September, may then pay so that I can access them. I'll check out the msn group too, once I've got through the next few weeks...

I'd love to come up and see you once you're feeling ready for company, my cousin lives in B'ham and has just given birth so I could have a day of baby visiting :-)

[nonbiomum]

The FF forums I'm on are completely free - it's the UK based FF not the American one. I think it's the American one that offers the charting. Do check out the link (didn't make it a URL - sorry) as they are excellent.

Yey for future visiting plans. :)