Wow D&M thats awesome to renovate such an old house, thats like a little dream of ours, *sigh* someday... and yep time does fly only one more cycle and its time to start TTC. Jeez its not long til you guys are there too. My cycles have been monitored since about April/May this year. I dont have any issues with my cycle, sometimes a day or two out on AF but ovulation is always day14 on a 28 day cycle so we are quietly confident we wont have too many issues TTC, have had everything checked out by family planning and all. Sel and I had a lengthy chat last night and we really cant wait til it all comes together. We have decided to go private when the time comes. I have always worked in the public system and think its fantastic but we have private cover and have plenty of support working where I do. I just love how family centred the private hospital is, Sel can stay with me through my whole hospital stay and not have to get kicked out when visiting hrs are over. We are going in this together and we want to share it all right from the very start. Why should Selena miss out just because I will be the birth mother? The staff at the private hospital here are lovely so shouldn't have too many issues even tho its a catholic hospital. There is always old fashioned midwives and staff who dont approve but I know we will be supported by most of them. If I didn't work in midwifery I might have thought about going public but I feel confident in knowing my body and dont feel I need quite so much support as someone who doesn't know what to expect. Who knows, I might react totally different when I'm in the situation but we have made a decision that we both are happy with. We are pretty much prepared for everything financial/legal/physical. Although we are prepared we really dont wana be mums who are overprepared and everything has to go just perfect. Making mistakes is all part of becoming mums, how are you meant to learn any other way? I see it everyday, the mums who want to maintain control over what happens when they have a baby are those who break down, their milk supply slows down and things turn to s^&*. Really dont want that! Wana stay relaxed and calm about everything, thats when things turn out imperfect but perfect for you :-) Jeez I have rambled on a bit! I am happy you guys are getting ready for it all and congrats on your promotion!, let us know how you progress. Good luck!

Leanne