by Amy | Jun 25, 2012 | Babymaking, Couplehood, Infertility, My Family, Parenthood, Pregnancy
I’m 40 years older than my daughter, Viv. As my mother helpfully pointed out, if Viv waits until she’s 40 to have kids like I did, then I’ll be 80 (eighty!) before I’m a grandma. Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t be in any rush to explain safe sex to my daughter. Is being a...
by Amy | May 30, 2012 | Babymaking, Infertility, My Family
Hi, my name is Amy and I just got artificially inseminated. Have you ever been curious about this stuff? Because I’m happy to tell you all about it. Oversharing is one of the great joys of blogging. For me, the IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) process kicked off with...
by Amy | May 20, 2012 | Babymaking, Couplehood, Infertility, My Family
I consider myself a fairly competent person, but there are several things at which I suck. My penmanship is messy. My desk is even messier. I am cranky in the morning. I am fearful of merging from the 110 freeway to the 101 and have a lousy sense of direction....
by Amy | May 18, 2012 | List, My Family, Parenthood
My partner and I are trying for our second baby. Given my advanced maternal age, the good old rolls in the hay aren’t cutting it, so we’re facing fertility testing and probable treatments, looming large and expensive. I’m also cranky from my no wine or caffeine...
by Amy | Apr 19, 2012 | Babymaking, My Family, Parenthood
First, thanks for all the love and support around my weaning crisis. It helped a lot. I’ve officially stopped breastfeeding and I have to say it was probably harder on me (and Dave, who had to put up with me) than on Viv. She is still getting used to the...
