Category Archives: lesbians

38 Weeks and We Have a Plan!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Sorry for being so crap at updating as of late! Life keeps getting in the way of very important blogging! You’ll be glad to know that I was discharged promptly after my night in hospital as the drugs brought my … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, baby, baby Eden, baby girl, back pain, blood pressure, clinics, engaged, first baby, full term, high blood pressure, hypertension, labour, lesbians, lgbt, London, maternity, midwife, pregnancy, pregnancy after infertility, pregnancy after loss, two mums | Tagged due date, full term, induction, plan, third trimester | 4 Comments

My Fertility Specialist Magazine and Our Fertility Story

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I was asked to contribute an article for the free, online My Fertility Specialist magazine, and I’m delighted to let you know that you can now read my article as the latest issue is now available. If you don’t know … Continue reading →

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Families Aren’t Always Mum+Dad+Baby=Family

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Tomorrow (at 17+5) I have my sixteen week midwife appointment. One of the things Amy and I have noticed so far in our NHS antenatal journey, is that our local services are not very diversity friendly at all. They seem … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, Anxiety, baby girl, child, children, christmas baby, lesbians, lgbt, midwife | Tagged different families, inclusive, midwife, stonewall | 7 Comments

Finding Out Who Is In There…

Posted on July 16, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Yesterday (16+5), we had our gender scan. The countdown had been absolutely immense! Both of us were tired of calling baby “Chip” or “they” as people often said “are you having more than one?!”

Posted in 2015, 3d sneak peek, apeekaboo imaging, baby, baby Chip, family, gender scan, girl, lesbian, lesbians, London, midwife, pregnancy, pregnant, Scan, scanxiety, Ultrasound | Tagged baby, gender, gender scan, mummies, Second trimester | 11 Comments

One Year On…

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

It’s been a year today since what was probably the worst day of mine and Amy’s lives so far.

Posted in 2015, baby, difficulty, doctor, donor, donor sperm, first trimester, future, hospital, infertility, lesbian, lesbians, lgbt, London, Miscarriage, pregnancy, pregnant, Scan, Squishy, stigma, stress, support, survival, trying to conceive | Tagged healing, loss, miscarriage, pregnancy after loss, squishy | 6 Comments

Our Announcement – How We Told The World!

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

We had been planning how we would announce for a VERY long time! But there are so many great ideas around! Should we use the dogs? A chalk board? Four pictures one word? A comic strip? So many choices! We … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, babies, baby, baby Chip, buckingham palace, child, Chip, christmas, christmas baby, couple, first trimester, garden party, gay, lesbian, lesbians, lgbt, mummies, mummy, pregnancy, pregnant, twelve weeks | Tagged announcement, baby, lesbian mums, pregnancy, telling family, telling friends | 8 Comments

Getting That Big Fat Positive After Loss

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

(After our announcement, I wanted to share some posts that I wrote before we announced. So, the next few posts will be from my “drafts” folder)

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The Best Things Are Worth Waiting For…

Posted on June 13, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

Baby is finally coming! Twelve weeks on Monday and we already saw them twice on scan. Baby is doing great! Due December 28th 2015!

Posted in 2015, baby Chip, bfp, buckingham palace, lesbian, lesbians, positive, positive test, pregnancy, pregnant, Scan, Sperm donor, Superhero Donor | Tagged bfp, infertility, pregnant, waiting | 19 Comments

It’s Not Just A Sperm

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

I’ve been spending some time on various Facebook groups at the moment, many of which are for ladies who are trying to conceive with a sperm donor. I’m also a member of a few groups that are for both donors … Continue reading →

Posted in 2015, artificial insemination, couple, donation, Donations, donor, donor sperm, donors, lesbian, lesbians, mothers, mum, mummies, mummy, Uncategorized | Tagged biology, careful, children, donors, genetics, responsibility | 10 Comments

Superhero Donor’s Point Of View – Should Donors Vet Their Recipients?

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Papa, Eden & Me

It’s been a while, but here is another entry by our fabulous Superhero Donor. Enjoy! (Anything in brackets and italics are snippets of my input) —– Should a donor vet potential recipients? As a donor, you have as much responsibility … Continue reading →