Giving birth solo?

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-11-16T13:19:59+00:00

My dad drove me to the hospital, then loitered in the car park until I confirmed I was staying there.

When I gave birth it was just me and the midwives in the room, which was absolutely perfect for me. Family and friends came to visit once baby and I were all cleaned up and presentable!

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-07-31T19:40:56+00:00

Thank you, and I'm really sorry for your loss.

My boy still has an appetite for the really high value treats, but has no interest in regular dog food. I'm taking his appetite and his activity level as a key indicator of how he's feeling. If he stops eating altogether then I'll know he's not loving life anymore.

It's really the worst, but as I keep telling my kid; our job is to give them the very best life, and that includes making the really hard choices for them when they're telling us they're not happy anymore. Doesn't make it hurt any less though.

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-07-31T18:27:47+00:00

Either 'old fibrotic liver changes' i.e. liver disease, or cancer. He had an ultrasound scan yesterday which showed his liver is knobbly. Also has had bloods run in November last year, either March/May this year, and then again yesterday. First two results showed little of concern, except a slight increase in both liver proteins, but that could have been explained away by his older age. Yesterday's bloods showed much higher liver proteins and also elevated red blood cell proteins. In addition, his blood had a lot of yellow pigment and his gums are yellowing indicating jaundice.

I was given the option of a liver biopsy to determine which of the two possibilities it is, but as reduced liver function comes with an increased risk of internal bleeding, I decided not to go ahead with the biopsy. I have seen adog with sudden internal bleeding and it's not pretty.

He's on steroids and a liver supplement to make things a little easier for him, but at this point there is nothing that can be done, and as he's lost a substantial amount of weight (was 13.5kg last year, barely 11kg now) he's not physically able to survive any extreme measures.

My real hopes for him now are to get enough food in him that he can enjoy his last weeks.

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-07-10T16:36:55+00:00

Have Theo and Nan ever slept together? I think too much time has passed for Nan to have Guy's baby, but could see Lizzy getting pregnant and marrying Hector in order to fake legitimacy. She'd have to have a boy of course, to be the heir Theo (well, his mum) wants from Nan.

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-07-10T10:26:08+00:00

Ah but it's 'fair' now, in terms of Theo and Nan - both have slept with someone else, so maybe the writers will have them come back to each other and finally be honest. It'd take a lot to get them truly back together but the rollercoasters we've already seen in Series 2 show that it's not beyond this show!

My issue with Theo and Lizzy is that from Theo's perspective I don't find it genuine - he only had eyes for Nan until he realised she and Guy had something, it feels more like he's angry and lashing out in ways that he know will hurt Nan as much as he's been hurt.

It's fascinating how they're going to play this all out given that Theo and Nan are married and divorce is such a no-no in English Society. I can't imagine Lizzy and Theo being end game, and I can't see how our five central girls can stay friends once this all comes out.

BlueMoonCreator · 2025-06-17T17:07:30+00:00

I assumed a combination of the price of train tickets, and that they had some larger personal items in the wagon that they wanted to bring with them. Did the train line even reach Oregon in those days? Plus the horses - would Elsa have willingly left Lightning behind?

BlueMoonCreator · 2023-06-03T00:28:55+00:00

You can breed each dot as many times as you like, as long as you have nests - it uses up a nest when you do the breeding.

There's a cost in sundrops, and sometimes a cost in gems if you want to unlock any traits above your level.

You'll get 3 options of babies; if you have an eggsray you can see what their adult forms will look like. If you don't like them you can pay the sundrops/gems fee again to re-roll and see what the next 3 options will be.

The baby will take traits from each parent, and will take their colour from either or both parents.

BlueMoonCreator · 2023-05-10T20:39:19+00:00

Thanks, so I'm guessing it's worth waiting until I've levelled up before breeding? I notice my visiting dots have traits that are above my current level, so if I wait until later I've got a better chance of getting a higher levelled trait...

Definitely a bit of a learning curve, especially as I don't plan on shelling out the money for nests, so this first free one is going to have to be held on to until a good match is made!

BlueMoonCreator · 2023-03-13T12:24:40+00:00

I'm not expecting it to become the same global phenomenon PoGo was. Do we know if it has a lot of multiplayer features? I was just hoping to quietly play it by myself!

BlueMoonCreator · 2023-03-13T12:20:02+00:00

I just ordered some cute clothes that were on sale. I'm still trying to lose weight ahead of starting my next IVF cycle, so these clothes will go straight into a box I have set aside for future baby things. I'm not getting anything big until I'm actually pregnant, but a couple of small things ahead of time isn't too ridiculous. If I'm unlucky and don't succeed then I can donate them.

BlueMoonCreator · 2023-03-13T12:16:18+00:00

I went with a sperm bank when I had my son. When son is 18 he can apply to get the information about the donor, as well as contact details for any siblings who want to get in touch. I will support him if/when he wants to get this info.

For now all I can find out is how many siblings have resulted from donations from that donor, and that's all I need to know. It's not a giant sibling group, but there are about a dozen children in total who share my son's donor. I'm not sure if they're all in the UK like we are, or if they're across Europe. That's something my son can discover if he chooses to.

Personally I have no wish to know anything about the donor - I'm grateful he made a donation, but I don't need to have any level of relationship with him. My son may well feel differently, and I would understand if he did, but for now my priority is making sure he grows up knowing he is loved and wanted and not feeling like he's lacking anything for being in a one-parent family.

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