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Old February 8th, 2008, 03:51 PM
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Hi! I wanted to say hi to everyone, and introduce myself. My name is Claire, and my wife is Natalie, and we are expecting our first child on 4 May 08. I conceived using an anonymous US donor through a fertility clinic on the 11th IUI. We were about to move to injectible meds but got lucky on the final go without....

We live in Vancouver BC, but I called Sydney home for 11 years up until 2004; I feel homesick for Australia all the time, but I am really happy to be in Canada, where we are legally married (Dec 05).

anyhow- looking forward to meeting you all, and sharing the 3rd tri adventures!

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Congrats and good luck with the rest of your pregnancy :-)
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Old February 10th, 2008, 03:57 PM
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Hey Claire and Natalie - welcome! Congratulations on your pregnancy - our baby boy is due on Feb23, so our third trimester is almost over and he is almost in our arms - yay!
Nice to meet you and all the best!
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Hi Claire! Congratulations, and welcome!
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Old February 11th, 2008, 02:33 AM
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thanks loqua, sunny and mel! nice to meet all of you ) Jay will arrive SO SOON!! Are you all ready?

One think I think about is how lucky I am to get up to a year off with maternity leave paid by the government at the Dole rate - sure it is a huge pay cut to what I earn, but it EXISTS so I am happy. How are all of you managing if you have work outside the home? How much time will you take off?

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Hi Claire,

Welcome! But be warned, BellyBelly is addictive!

My partner and I are expecting our first in August, so we've just begun the second tri. Very exciting.
I have often thought about up and moving to somewhere that recognises us, but financially it's not going to happen for a long time if ever.

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