Posted in Depression, Trying on November 4, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I know it shouldn’t, but it does. It’s all we can think about. It fills every waking moment, every thought. It’s filled with what-if’s, maybe’s and what-not’s.
Next week Friday we see the neurosurgeon. Hopefully we won’t be sent to yet another specialist, yet more blood- and other tests. Hopefully this is the last stop and [...]
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Posted in Depression, Fathers, Trying on October 13, 2009 | 15 Comments »
Hoe meer ons hoor, hoe meer stres ons, hoe minder is ons lus en hoe meer bekommer ons.
Die uroloog het Plasie verwys na ‘n neurochirurg – die moet ons loop sien op Vrydag die 13de November. Nog ‘n hele blerrie laaaaaaang maand weg. Volgens die uroloog is die adenoma in Plasie se brein (gewas/groeisel wat [...]
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Posted in Depression, Trying on October 2, 2009 | 14 Comments »
Recap of the last week:
Hubby’s been to the urologist - scanned, prodded, felt up, coughed, the works. New blood tests ordered. That was on Monday. Did I mention that we’re tired of doctors and waiting for results? And we haven’t been at this that long.
Yesterday the doctor phoned – we need to have a MR scan of Hubby’s brain done. [...]
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Posted in Babies, Depression, Mothers, Trying on September 30, 2009 | 5 Comments »
This song was featured on Wosonki somewhere in 2007.
The last few days this song has been creeping up on me, waiting around corners, slipping into shadows, falling into thoughts.
The song is by Kelly Coffey and the words are:
Jenny was my best friend
Went away one summer
Came back with a secret
She just couldn’t [...]
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Posted in Depression, Fathers, Trying on September 4, 2009 | 28 Comments »
Houston, this is the Challenger and I think we might have a small problem. Uhm, several . . . million small problems.
The problem is: there are currently NO swimmers. The results are out. The expected count is: 20 – 250 million. We have: 0.
Possible causes:
hormones (lack of testosterone – which is being supplemented)
blockage of tubes [...]
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Posted in Babies, Depression, Trying on August 31, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Update: the swimmers have been dropped by Mrs Delivery at the labs last Friday. I know they don’t, but it feels like everybody who sees you going in there are thinking: “I know what your hubby just did . . .”
“Making” a monster at home is a whole new experience for us – me not [...]
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Posted in Babies, Trying on August 24, 2009 | 7 Comments »
And there we were. I’ve been to the gynae for the yearly check-up. Pap smear and blood test were done. Talked to her about our problem with conceiving and were informed of the next steps to follow/be taken.
First, hubby needs to go for a sperm analysis. (Worthy of a whole separate post and discussed by [...]
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Posted in Babies, Trying on April 8, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In two weeks’ time, I will be visiting with ex-colleagues of mine. I left the company in 1999 after eight years of service, but we’ve managed to get together about three times a year since then – just keeping track and have little tea parties filled with “remember when . . . “
With the last [...]
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Posted in Trying on February 11, 2009 | 7 Comments »
For the last few weeks, a thought keeps creeping into my head. What if we’re not meant to be parents? What if God decided that we’ll transfer all our fears and neuroses into our child and that we are not complacent or calm enough to raise a child the way it’s supposed to be raised?
Luckily, [...]
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