New Member, New at Most Things
Hi everyone,
1. How old are you? 31
2. How old is/are your child/children? (for the pregnant, use the number of months/weeks left to go) I'm 11 weeks pregnant (this is my first)
3. Boy/Girl? N/A
4. Did you always want children, and were your children planned? Nope, and nope!
5. Do you ever wish your experiences of parenthood were different? Why? A good question, for a future-me.
6. What do you think your children will be like as adults/older children? I'm happy to think that I have no idea (that their personalities will be theirs to shape), beyond inquisitive, challenging humans.
7. Name three things you wish for your children. I wish for my children to never take for granted they were born in a part of the world that has access to clean water and other resources, and I hope that they never stop fighting against hegemonic powers that keep other parts of the world lacking in such things.
8. Which attributes have your children taken from each parent/family member? Another good question, for a future-them.
9. Did your experience differ from what you expected? How so? Despite my debilitating morning sickness during the 1st trimester, the experience of pregnancy has been incredibly emotional, in ways I never expected.
10. Do you want more children? Nope!
A quick note: I recently resuscitated my LiveJournal presence after I found out I was pregnant. Maybe a weird choice, but after futile searches online for websites and forums that aren't hellbent on body-shaming, misogynist-consumerism, I thought I'd dip my toes back into this world. I found your forum, which seems like a wonderful, safe and open space.
I'm currently 11 weeks pregnant, and this is my first. I've been really struggling to find literature (online and otherwise) that favors not only natural birthing, but isn't so crazy heteronormative on all fronts. So I thought I'd begin by asking, if there are any reading recommendations that anyone has of any shape or form, I would be hugely grateful!
Thanks so much, and I'm happy to be here!
xo
Brooke
1. How old are you? 31
2. How old is/are your child/children? (for the pregnant, use the number of months/weeks left to go) I'm 11 weeks pregnant (this is my first)
3. Boy/Girl? N/A
4. Did you always want children, and were your children planned? Nope, and nope!
5. Do you ever wish your experiences of parenthood were different? Why? A good question, for a future-me.
6. What do you think your children will be like as adults/older children? I'm happy to think that I have no idea (that their personalities will be theirs to shape), beyond inquisitive, challenging humans.
7. Name three things you wish for your children. I wish for my children to never take for granted they were born in a part of the world that has access to clean water and other resources, and I hope that they never stop fighting against hegemonic powers that keep other parts of the world lacking in such things.
8. Which attributes have your children taken from each parent/family member? Another good question, for a future-them.
9. Did your experience differ from what you expected? How so? Despite my debilitating morning sickness during the 1st trimester, the experience of pregnancy has been incredibly emotional, in ways I never expected.
10. Do you want more children? Nope!
A quick note: I recently resuscitated my LiveJournal presence after I found out I was pregnant. Maybe a weird choice, but after futile searches online for websites and forums that aren't hellbent on body-shaming, misogynist-consumerism, I thought I'd dip my toes back into this world. I found your forum, which seems like a wonderful, safe and open space.
I'm currently 11 weeks pregnant, and this is my first. I've been really struggling to find literature (online and otherwise) that favors not only natural birthing, but isn't so crazy heteronormative on all fronts. So I thought I'd begin by asking, if there are any reading recommendations that anyone has of any shape or form, I would be hugely grateful!
Thanks so much, and I'm happy to be here!
xo
Brooke
