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Never had one out of three babies either. Yes i've felt emotional about it too, especially because this is it for me, but I am focussing on the fact that my man was an incredible support while giving birth and I know many women dont get that. I'd rather that than a baby shower/blessingway and a clueless/unhelpful partner lol. Focusing on the positives I do have.
Kelly xx
Creator of BellyBelly.com.au, doula, writer and mother of three amazing children
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Nope never had one. I had no friends/family around when I was pregnant, and nobody suggested I have one or they throw me one. I could have had my own, but really, wouldn't have had anyone to invite anyway! Sad sack!
I still get sad about it sometimes if I bother to think about it, but really, I have never done anything i was 'supposed' to in the right order anyhow.
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I didn't have one. Didn't even occur to me. I actually think they are a fairly recent phenomena. Come to think of it, I have never even been to one.
That said, if I get UTD again, I will definitely have one to give back to all our friends and family who have supported us on this crappy, crappy journey.
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Never had one either, it hurt at the time but i couldn't care less now
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I never had one. I had the offer from my mum and a friend but all of my close mates were scattered around the country side and pretty much everyone I would have wanted to invite was 1-2 hours (at least) drive away and I felt a bit selfish asking them to do that travel "just for me" IYKWIM? I ended up seeing most of them separately for different reasons during the final trimester anyway so there was excitement and celebration, but just not in one event.
At the time I didn't overly regret it but in hindsight I do a little as it would have been nice to have those memories of having all my close friend together to celebrate DS. Plus he will probably be my only (not by choice) so I have a bit of regret about a lot of stuff to do with having children generally and my history. I do what Kelly mentioned though and focus on the positives and on what I do have.
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