Saturday, August 28, 2004
Quiet as a Lullaby
So I've had trouble writing this blog lately. I've actually considered starting a new site rather than continuing here. You see, much like the changing title of the blog, my life has been shifting gears as well.
GYN: So, ME, have you and C considered having children?
ME: Yeah, we've talked about it. Though not too seriously. Maybe someday we'll do it.
GYN: Well, if you want to be the one to carry, you might want to take those discussions off the back burner. You're not getting any younger and you may have a little difficulty getting pregnant even without age as a factor.
So... the woman who was so overwhelmed after adopting a dog and taking on what then felt like an insane amount of responsibility has been suddenly attempting to coax her canine-loving partner into motherhood.
I struggle with how much info to divulge on the subject. Keep everything a secret for fear openly talking about it will jinx everything and make the dreams of a baby a smokey fantasy of the past? Or tell all and possibly be driven mad with everyone asking - are you pregnant yet? are you pregnant yet? (I'll say now, we are not even CLOSE to being asked that question. Unless mere talk of potential sperm donors can get someone pregnant).
So, how much to tell? Thus my entertaining the idea of starting a new (anonymous) blog that no one would know was me and tell all there. But is that hiding? Hmmmmm... I'll give it some thought. There is really so little to tell at this point anyway. But I'd kind of like to have a log of this journey somewhere. What to do, what to do.
GYN: So, ME, have you and C considered having children?
ME: Yeah, we've talked about it. Though not too seriously. Maybe someday we'll do it.
GYN: Well, if you want to be the one to carry, you might want to take those discussions off the back burner. You're not getting any younger and you may have a little difficulty getting pregnant even without age as a factor.
So... the woman who was so overwhelmed after adopting a dog and taking on what then felt like an insane amount of responsibility has been suddenly attempting to coax her canine-loving partner into motherhood.
I struggle with how much info to divulge on the subject. Keep everything a secret for fear openly talking about it will jinx everything and make the dreams of a baby a smokey fantasy of the past? Or tell all and possibly be driven mad with everyone asking - are you pregnant yet? are you pregnant yet? (I'll say now, we are not even CLOSE to being asked that question. Unless mere talk of potential sperm donors can get someone pregnant).
So, how much to tell? Thus my entertaining the idea of starting a new (anonymous) blog that no one would know was me and tell all there. But is that hiding? Hmmmmm... I'll give it some thought. There is really so little to tell at this point anyway. But I'd kind of like to have a log of this journey somewhere. What to do, what to do.
Comments:
People ask me if I'm pregnant because of my belly fat (I get asked all the time!), and personally I think the question is invasive all round. I never ask someone who is trying to get pregnant if they are pregnant. Too many of my friends have had problems, so I wait for them to initiate any news.
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