https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 09 May 2026 19:17:56 +0000 Fri, 18 May 2007 14:50:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7566 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147238&title=my-colum-your-stories#147238 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 7566
Posted: 18 May 2007 at 2:50pm

]]> Fri, 18 May 2007 14:50:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147238&title=my-colum-your-stories#147238 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147188&title=my-colum-your-stories#147188 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 18 May 2007 at 1:24pm

A can of worms? As in, one can? How about a pallet of cans of worms?

Sorry I've been quiet today ...it took me all blimming morning to read Nikki's PM!

Just kidding.

Sort of.



You're going to have to wait a good month or so, but I'll get there ... I just hope I get it right!

Oh, and I have a word limit, in case you're wondering ...at the moment, I think it'll be a two-parter! Part one, and then Nikki's story

I really should stop harrassing Nikki ...she'll me!

No, seriously, thank you everyone! I'll have a bit to do this weekend!!]]> Fri, 18 May 2007 13:24:39 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147188&title=my-colum-your-stories#147188 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147066&title=my-colum-your-stories#147066 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 7566
Posted: 18 May 2007 at 8:46am

mum2paris wrote: i wonder if she's sick of us and is thinking "oh my god i've opened a can of worms.. lol" Just kidding...

I can't believe you were kidding about that... I'd say it's very true! hehe]]> Fri, 18 May 2007 08:46:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147066&title=my-colum-your-stories#147066 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147019&title=my-colum-your-stories#147019 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 7566
Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:29pm

hhhm might be mine too.

i wonder if she's sick of us and is thinking "oh my god i've opened a can of worms.. lol"

Just kidding...]]> Thu, 17 May 2007 22:29:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147019&title=my-colum-your-stories#147019 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147000&title=my-colum-your-stories#147000 Author: busymum
Subject: 7566
Posted: 17 May 2007 at 10:05pm

So if Ginger's column next week is reeeeeeeeeeallllly long, we know it's Nikki's story. Otherwise it's someone else's.... tee hee kidding! ]]> Thu, 17 May 2007 22:05:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=147000&title=my-colum-your-stories#147000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146972&title=my-colum-your-stories#146972 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 7566
Posted: 17 May 2007 at 9:01pm

I just sent you the longest PM in the history of PMs... please don't think any less of me when you read it ]]> Thu, 17 May 2007 21:01:28 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146972&title=my-colum-your-stories#146972 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146644&title=my-colum-your-stories#146644 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 17 May 2007 at 8:35am

I can't believe what arses some men are! I really can't!!

All contributions gratefully accepted ]]> Thu, 17 May 2007 08:35:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146644&title=my-colum-your-stories#146644 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146526&title=my-colum-your-stories#146526 Author: EllenMumof2
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 7:53pm

i could do the same as dikini found out i was preggies with DS when 20 19 weeks along and his spream donor did a runner when he thought DS was a DD etc etc]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 19:53:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146526&title=my-colum-your-stories#146526 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146404&title=my-colum-your-stories#146404 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 4:01pm

What can I say? My fans love me

*Takes a bow*]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 16:01:47 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146404&title=my-colum-your-stories#146404 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146388&title=my-colum-your-stories#146388 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 3:44pm

You can have my number 2 baby if you want. That was a big surprise baby that was totally unexpected as I had made my plans to go back to uni full time. I'll write it up for you and PM it to you at some stage hopefully tonight.]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 15:44:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146388&title=my-colum-your-stories#146388 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146387&title=my-colum-your-stories#146387 Author: Maya
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 3:42pm

Looks like Ginger has a cult following Go Ginger!]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 15:42:58 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146387&title=my-colum-your-stories#146387 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146383&title=my-colum-your-stories#146383 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 3:39pm

Nikki and mum2paris - that sounds great, thank you! (and yes Nikki, make sure that essay is finished. In fact, send me the finished essay as proof with the story! )

Most of the PMs I've had today have left me reeling. I just cannot comprehend the strength that many of you have had to find to raise your gorgeous babies and to get from day to day to week to month. I really do take my hat off to you.

Also, I just wanted to say that whatever I write about any of you will be anonymous (I won't tell readers who you are, or who experienced a particular thing), and if I use part of your story I will email you the relevant bit for you to make sure you're happy with what I've written. This thing is going to be a couple of months in the making I think, so you'll hear from me on and off over the time I imagine.

I want to do this because it's all very well to look at pg planning and TTC from an ideal perspective, and desperately wanting it, but there are a lot of woman out there who see that BFP and their world crashes down around them, but they still pick themselves up and face what's coming, however that plays out, head on. I really want to do all those women justice.

Thanks to those of you who have PMed me, and for those of you that are going to. I really appreciate it. I have to say too that I feel a little ashamed of myself and my on/off whinging when I read what some of you have been through ...

Thanks again

Oh, and I'm trying to keep my inbox clear, but perhaps make sure you have a copy of your stories if they're long, in case I jam up overnight!! ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 15:39:18 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146383&title=my-colum-your-stories#146383 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146341&title=my-colum-your-stories#146341 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:40pm

heeeey.. that reminds me.. Emma my birth storys have dissapeared off the site altogether.. they used to bein with the member's storys section or something like that. now they're gone.]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:40:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146341&title=my-colum-your-stories#146341 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146339&title=my-colum-your-stories#146339 Author: mum2paris
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:38pm

Haha, i bet your story Nikki will be finished before the essay won't it?

Hehe, I could write alittle something and PM you Ginger (ok you all know that nothing i write is ever "little")

Edited by mum2paris]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:38:36 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146339&title=my-colum-your-stories#146339 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146334&title=my-colum-your-stories#146334 Author: nikkitheknitter
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:34pm

I can tell you about my unplanned pregnancy... just once I finish this essay! I'll get back to ya... depending on how bored I am.]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:34:02 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146334&title=my-colum-your-stories#146334 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146328&title=my-colum-your-stories#146328 Author: Sarah Beth
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:27pm

you could blame the keyboard ginger! quite honestly the 't' on our one always plays up!]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:27:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146328&title=my-colum-your-stories#146328 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146313&title=my-colum-your-stories#146313 Author: james
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:15pm

yep i will ginger just gotta get james to sleep ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:15:50 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146313&title=my-colum-your-stories#146313 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146312&title=my-colum-your-stories#146312 Author: MILF
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 2:14pm

whatever you write ginger i would love to read, you have a fantastic writing style, whether it is a serious topic or not.

]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 14:14:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146312&title=my-colum-your-stories#146312 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146303&title=my-colum-your-stories#146303 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:54pm

What the ....?

You're right busymum! They've stolen all of them!!

OK. Just for the record, I do know how to spell column, so I'm going to plead insanity ..It's probably not too much of a stretch for you lot to believe anyway ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 13:54:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146303&title=my-colum-your-stories#146303 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146268&title=my-colum-your-stories#146268 Author: Maya
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:17pm

Teehee, the spelling police are alive and well then!

I wrote a story about Maya's rather unplanned arrival for a lady who's ptting together a book on unplanned pregnancy. Your post reminded me I haven't heard from her in a while, so must get back in touch and see how it's coming along.

I'm interested to see you go thru the IVF process. I mean, I hate that you have to go thru it, but I've always wondered how it all works. Call me nosy ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 13:17:23 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146268&title=my-colum-your-stories#146268 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146260&title=my-colum-your-stories#146260 Author: busymum
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:10pm

hehe Ginger that's a lot of n's that were stolen ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 13:10:32 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146260&title=my-colum-your-stories#146260 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146259&title=my-colum-your-stories#146259 Author: busymum
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:10pm

Thanks Pepsi I was wondering about whether to say that or not lol]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 13:10:09 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146259&title=my-colum-your-stories#146259 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146258&title=my-colum-your-stories#146258 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 1:09pm

Hey pepsi ...




I'm sure I typed that 'n' ...someone must've stolen it ... ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 13:09:12 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146258&title=my-colum-your-stories#146258 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146234&title=my-colum-your-stories#146234 Author: Kels
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:45pm

lol Pepsi]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:45:49 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146234&title=my-colum-your-stories#146234 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146229&title=my-colum-your-stories#146229 Author: caliandjack
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:39pm

In answer to your first question, I would love to hear about older mums and over 35s TTC.
As I will be in this group when we start to TTC and eventually become a mum.
Especially first time mums. ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:39:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146229&title=my-colum-your-stories#146229 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146226&title=my-colum-your-stories#146226 Author: pepsi
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:33pm

I have nothing to add apart from alerting the spelling police.. it's "column" ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:33:01 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146226&title=my-colum-your-stories#146226 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146216&title=my-colum-your-stories#146216 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 12:16pm

Eek! Yikes!

And how you made your plans for baby, and prepared once you knew ]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 12:16:11 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146216&title=my-colum-your-stories#146216 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146183&title=my-colum-your-stories#146183 Author: daikini
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 11:06am

When I've got a few spare minutes, I'll post about finding out Kiya was on the way...

Short story: just turned 20, found out I was pregnant at what turned out to be about 18 weeks, bio dad didn't want a "girlfriend who was pregnant or a single mum".]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 11:06:56 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146183&title=my-colum-your-stories#146183 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146135&title=my-colum-your-stories#146135 Author: ginger
Subject: 7566
Posted: 16 May 2007 at 9:30am

Hey everyone

Two things!

First, as you know, I'm doing a colum for OB. I have a number of topics up my sleeve, but I thought I'd ask if there was anything that any of you would specifically like me to write about?

Now, here's the other thing.

My colum is centering on pregnancy planning, since I've done a sh*te load of it, and know a fair bit about it. But, my view/experience is that of someone who is married and financially secure, and who has been able to plan as opposed to finding out about a surprise pregnancy under less than ideal circumstances.

Would any of you be willing to share your stories, where you've had a surprise and had to come to grips with a pg ...and tell me a bit about what you did, how you coped, and how you planned? You can PM me privately if you want, or just post.

I'm thinking, you might have been single, or in a rocky relationship, under financial stress/in debt, not wanting a child, really young, perhaps older than you'd have liked to be having a baby ...that sort of thing.

I'd really like to gain an understanding of this perspective, and be able to put a colum together about it, so if any of you are willing to talk to me about what you went through, that'd be fab!!

Thanks for reading this!!

]]> Wed, 16 May 2007 09:30:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=7566&PID=146135&title=my-colum-your-stories#146135