become a parent

The latest progress is that I was given the ok to stop my blood thinner medication a week ago. So if all continues to go well, in three months the drug will be out of my system and I should be able to start trying to conceive. :) In the meantime, I continue to work on the needlepoint rug I am making for the baby’s room to put those good vibes out there. :)

Finally got a hold of the nurse at the hospital, who needs to coordinate with my dr, but soon I should be able to stop taking the bloodthinners. :) Then I have 3 months to wait while they leave my body.

As for the needlepoint rug, it is coming along nicely and as I stitch it I am thinking all sorts of positive thoughts… :)

It’s starting to feel more real, which is good.

for years to become a mother, but it was never the right time. Either I wasn’t healthy, or I wasn’t with the right partner, or I was too broke…

At last things are really coming together. I have had problems with my parathyroid glands that could cause calcium deficiencies in my baby, but the good news is I just saw my endocrinologist and my calcium levels and Vitamin D have normalized. Thank goddess for raw foods!

I am also in the process of getting off blood thinners—I’ve made a couple of calls to the hospital and am playing phone tag, but soon someone should be able to give the order so I can stop taking them.

Then I need to wait 3 months for all the drugs to leave my system, and in the meantime focus on getting my body as healthy as I can. So by summer I should be ready to start trying to conceive!!!! I am so excited.

In order to put the right energy out there, I have started making a needlepoint rug to go in the baby’s room, and as I stitch it I put all my hopes and dreams for a healthy pregnancy and child into the project. I’ve attached a photo of the rug (bit out of focus but you get the idea). It reminds me of the goddess Bast…it’s a celestial rug with a big cat sleeping in the centre. :)

A couple friends of mine are pregnant, so I’m going to be making some nice things for them as well as for myself, sort of filling a hope chest if you will. In fact, I think I’m going to buy a nice big basket to fill with booties, blankets, etc. for my future wee one. :)

This is finally it!