Mine to Command

The title of the blog is a line from the HBO series Boardwalk Empire. The blog itself details how I discovered that fertility was not mine to command...

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Monday, 31 August 2015

A Day in Our Life

It's amazing how much and yet, how little gets done in one day... 0845 Wake up as Jate is starting to stir 0855 Head to kitchen to fi...

Monday, 24 August 2015

The Nuclear Family

I've often held that you should not host guests nor be a guest in someone's house for more than five consecutive days. However, when...

Thursday, 13 August 2015

One Month

The morning after we brought Jate home, I walked into the kitchen to make a cup of tea. My hair was a mess, I hadn't yet brushed my teet...

Wednesday, 5 August 2015

This too, shall pass...

*Thank you to everyone who commented on my last post and offered words of reassurance and support. I also appreciated all the suggestions an...

Friday, 31 July 2015

The Dreaded 'C' Word

Other than Cancer, Colitis, or Chlamydia , I don't think there is a more dreaded 'C' word diagnosis than Colic. I briefly recal...

Sunday, 26 July 2015

Breastfeeding Women are Smug

DISCLAIMER: Not all breastfeeding women are smug, although I'm sure we all have encountered some who are. Those women who intend to brea...

Friday, 17 July 2015

Welcome To This World...

During the last few weeks of my pregnancy, Myrtle and a few others asked if I had become so uncomfortable that I reached that point of being...

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jAllen: I am the typical 'I thought I never wanted to have children' woman who turned 35 and the ovaries turned on the maternal desires.

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