Please Introduce Yourself!

[Kerry&Linda]

We are very new to this pregnancy/fertitly process. We are still at the stage of looking into the where and how questions as far as getting pregnant. Could you give us any advise or contacts that may help us make that first step towards getting pregnant.
Sorry if this sounds a little niave, but we are feeling a little snowed under by all the fertility websites and pregnancy information, all of which side step the subject of lesbian couples having babies (or wanting to have babies)..

Can you give us an advice.

[Sally2]

Hi Kerry & Linda, welcome!
There is heaps of information out there, it just takes time to sift through it all. I'm sure you've cruised through some of the threads on here, there is a couple of websites mentioned on some of them to give you a great place to start.
Try Pride and Joy online it is Victoria but has lots of links to gay and lesbian parenting/conceiving websites.
You have lots of options, your main one being known or unknown donor! Good luck girls, there is lots of discussion on here about everyone's journeys, I think some of the really relevent ones to you are on the second page so read those if you get time.

[Lea79]

Nice to meet you girls! First of all congrats on making this decision to start your family! Like Sally said there are heaps of good sites out there, you just need to find the good ones! I agree that pride & joy is the best site even if its Victorian based, it still has heaps of great info, especially referring the 'other mummy'. I dont know if you know of it but a great book to order is 'the ultimate guide to pregnancy for lesbians' by rachel pepper. It is written in America but is excellent, very down to earth and real. We ordered it online from 'bookaholics' for about $28 i think. We have done alot of research, we are doing the known donor so we need to protect ourselves as much as possible legally if anything was to go south. Anyway, thats just a few things to consider. I hope you have some luck with your journey to TTC.

[firemother]

Hi everyone, my name is Morgan and my partner is Tess. I am currently about 18 weeks pregnant with our first child. I had been posting on another site but found out about this one from a mate. I have to say I love how user friendly it is but Im still getting the hang of it. Took nearly an hour to work out how to do my signature and ticky thing . Im not known for my skills with computers, Tess is the brainy one, Ive got the good looks .

We are based in Perth but at the moment are doing a bit of a catch up run around the country before bub comes. Thought better now then later when it will be even more uncomfortable (not that driving in a car with iffy aircon is crash hot at any stage of being pregnant).

Looking forward to making new friends. We are not really that well connected in our local gay community and only know one other lesbian couple with kids in Perth. It would be nice to have a few other people in similar situations to chat with .

[barney]

aww welcom morgan and tess i wish you all the best with your first bub and i hope you meet heaps of friends

[Lea79]

Hi Morgan & Tess,

Welcome to BB! & of course congrats on being pregnant...18weeks woohoo!I know how hard it can be to reach the point you guys are at. My partner Selena and I haven't reached that stage yet but we are starting the TTC process in December! Getting close! There are a fair few friendly girls in this forum so I hope you get to catch up with them and one I believe from WA too. See you around the place...

[Sally2]

Welcome Morgan & Tess
We are 20 weeks pregnant, so our little bubba's will be born around the same time! Woo hoo!
Sal & I are really lucky with our local community, we live in a great, gay friendly country town and have several other couples we know/are friends with who have/are trying to have kids. It's invaluable to have other people doing the same thing that you can talk to, we couldn't get enough of belly belly when we were counting down the days to 12 weeks, cause we didn't want to tell anyone until we got the all clear. We could jump on here at any time of the day or night, though, and read other people's stories or share stuff.
You should join your belly buddy group, I think you would be in the same one as us if you are due before the 31st January!! ( my maths is crap.... )
Go to pregnancy general discussion, then onto Belly Buddies and choose when you are due...we would love to have you!
Looking forward to getting to know you both

[Jules&Ali]

Hi everyone, I have just joined we are about to embark on our first AI this cycle! Just looking to meet people...particularly anyone who may be in Sydney areas. Look forward to the chats x x

[D&M]

hello and welcome Jules & Ali, we are in NSW but not in sydney. Are you ttc with a known donor or anon? I wish you both all the best on your journey.

[dreamrise659]

Hi everyone,

My name is Lori. I am the mother of a 12 year old girl and am currently going through Ballarat IVF to monitor my cycles and was using a private interstate donor to try to get prenant (but the travelling costs are killing me). So I'm back on the donor hunt (started looking almost 3 years ago - I can't believe I'm back to square 1 and just alot broker and disillusioned).

My girlfriend is pregnant with her first baby - due in 4 weeks. She got pregnant on her 3rd attempt (1 through the Albury clinic, 1 through a Melb donor and the succesful one was through the Sydney donor who I was trying with).

We live on a small farm near Ballarat. It would be great to chat to some other lesbian mums from around the area (or anywhere in Victoria).

Lori

Hi Kerry & Linda, welcome!
There is heaps of information out there, it just takes time to sift through it all. I'm sure you've cruised through some of the threads on here, there is a couple of websites mentioned on some of them to give you a great place to start.
Try Pride and Joy online it is Victoria but has lots of links to gay and lesbian parenting/conceiving websites.
You have lots of options, your main one being known or unknown donor! Good luck girls, there is lots of discussion on here about everyone's journeys, I think some of the really relevent ones to you are on the second page so read those if you get time.