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1 month ago
Wow – suddenly I was on my way to achieving this goal. Almost half way actually, I’m due in October. The baby’s not planned – but absolutely not unwanted!
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How to have a child
It made me
Find myself
 "It made me appreciate the small things in life"
How I did it: I had always wanted children, but wasn't planning on getting pregnant when I did. I became a single mom in January 2008 and this first year of my son's life has made me the happiest I've ever been. Being on my own has been a bit difficult, especially telling my family that I was pregnant. But once it was over it felt a lot better. There are still a lot of awkward times, like when people ask about my son's father (who is not in the picture at all), but the experience of knowing another human being better than I know myself, and realizing that I would easily give my life for his has been life changing. I've always known I would be a mom and that it would be amazing, but it has been even more that that. |
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hollymlb Just chillin
ordered some books
4 months ago
I am really sure that I’m single and that he has decieded that we are not a we as I can not get anything out of him but I’ll talk to you later. So I am looking more seriously into doing this myself. Last night I ordered 2 books that are about doing this on your own. One is about more about the details of how to and what to make sure you do. The other is more about others expierances. I really want to make sure I do this right and that I’ really prepare for all the issues that I know will arrive. Now I was raised by a single mother who has already given me support on this. I have talke to few friends atwork and have gotten supporting feedback. My best friend is ready to be there for me like I was for her and her husbnd when they had troube for 6 years getting pregnant with #2. Honestly the only negative reation I have had was from people who don’treally know me well enough to make a judgement call and that I really don’t care what their opinions are about anything et alone something this big. I really think that my dr will be the hard one to deal with but if I need to I can always get a new dr.
hollymlb Just chillin
Untitled
4 months ago
When I was 22 I was diagnosed with PCOS so I knew getting pregnant would be hard and I did try a few times with no luck. Recently I thought I woul finally be getting married sooner than later to the love of my life but then he put o the breaks so much that things really might be over between us and it sucks but it doesn’t change the fact that I want to be a mom and at 31 it might just be time to consider doing this on my own if things don’t work out with me and my whatever he is right now. Right now its kinda continue getting body straighten out so whichever way I’m ready when its time to worry about getting pregnant.
happydaisy is loving life and enjoying it!!!
The thing is...
5 months ago
Some people just don’t get it. They try to be helpful and offer their advice. Do you really think that I need to be told how to make a baby. I think after ten years of trying to conceive I have it down to a science. Sometimes it is better just not to say anything at all. I rather talk about the weather with you than hear about how a friend of a friend got pregnant from eating a banana and standing on her head after sex.
I just think that unless you have been through Infertility or you are doctor you really should use caution on how you talk to people that are struggling with infertility.
happydaisy is loving life and enjoying it!!!
The thing is...
5 months ago
Some people just don’t get it. They try to be helpful and offer their advice. Do you really think that I need to be told how to make a baby. I think after ten years of trying to conceive I have it down to a science. Sometimes it is better just not to say anything at all. I rather talk about the weather with you than hear about how a friend of a friend got pregnant from eating a banana and standing on her head after sex.
I just think that unless you have been through Infertility or you are doctor you really should use caution on how you talk to people that are struggling with infertility.
happydaisy is loving life and enjoying it!!!
I am not getting any younger. So I have been told. Which really sucks hearing from people that really don’t understand how that sounds to someone that has been trying to conceive for nine years.
I am taking matters into my own hands. I have to get in good health and do what I can to help this along.
Untitled
7 months ago
“Give up” = seriously not thinking about this now. Other goals have been deleted in a similar vein.
MyFantasyLife When money is no object, this is what I would do with my life.
cause it is an expensive business
8 months ago
I am getting too old for this but if i had the money, i’d considering doing it the way Annie Liebowitz has done. She can afford to be an older single mother and i think it is only worth doing that if you have a ton of money to be able to pick and choose your work, afford the extra health care and other sorts of support workers.
I wouldn’t have a surrogate mother though. I’d want to carry it myself and have my own eggs. I am not too keen on the idea of stranger sperm donors either but if there was one, i’d make sure that i my child could access the father so she/he could know more about where they came from. I find it incredible that kids from sperm donor fathers’ can’t access this information in this day and age.
a great man never ignores the simplicity of a child.
9 months ago
i want to raise and care for a child of my own.
it’s that simple.
