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The perfect donor
Arty’s donor has been the perfect donor. He completely understands and respects the difference between a donor and a father. He has no desire to be the latter, so we have never felt for even a moment...
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What do you include in a donor agreement?
Arty was conceived through the generosity of a known donor. A good friend that we know, love, and trust. Going into the arrangement we felt confident that all parties understood each others needs,...
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The Twoby Diaries: A donor
Things are afoot in our family. I wrote some weeks ago about our decision to try for another baby, and then about approaching a donor who felt they couldn’t help us. We understood why, and we were...
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The Twoby Diaries: It’s nearly July
Last time I posted about our progress towards making baby number two, we had found a donor. Or, more accurately, a donor had found us. G had been in touch after reading the blog, and we were putting...
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The Twoby Diaries: Stork Chasing, Part 1
The other day, I asked my friends what kind of shorthand we should use for “flying up to Brisbane to meet our donor for inseminations”, and while several amusingly unsavoury options were floated, I...
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The Twoby diaries: the first Two Week Wait
My internal monologue at the moment: “Ow. Sore boobs. Must be pregnant. Oh, wow, that smells strong. Pregnancy nose! Why am I so cold? Probably pregnant. Intense dreams! That’s a pregnancy thing....
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A list is a bridge (an analogy with flying monkeys)
As I’ve discussed in the past, I have reasonably serious anxiety and depression. I generally manage these pretty well with the help of hugely supportive family and friends, a brilliant therapist, and...
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The Twoby Diaries: Roll on cycle two
Cycle one has ended, and I’m not pregnant. It was a tumultuous two week wait, because I’ve been through the emotional wringer with changes to my medication. I’ve been tired, teary, irritable,...
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The Twoby diaries: Stork chasing, part 2
It’s amazing how quickly weird shit can start to feel normal. I mean, trying to get pregnant is weird. Doing it without your partner, and with a syringe is weirder. It’s like Amy Poehler says: “… You...
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Letting the stork go
Cycle two is over, and Twoby hasn’t eventuated. I’ve got some complicated feelings about this. I started doing home pregnancy tests from the earliest possible stage this month, and each time I watched...
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