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@alzora, I could talk about adoption all day too. I wish it was still a viable option for us. The requirements for NZ are so strict, we can only adopt from certain countries and Albania isn't even on...

Both DH and I are monolingual. I learned French in high school but have forgotten most of it. Learned Mongolian while I lived there and have now forgotten most of it. Learned snippets of Nepali,...

I don't think there is one arbitrary age by which all children are ready. My daughter has just turned 3 and is still in nappies. We have been offering the potty for a good 18 months now. She knows...

Perfect time - never? Sorry I just hate Disney, too many gender, relationship and racial stereotypes to list.

I third what loveday said about medical insurance and medical care in the US. I can't believe how little the government offers to people and how reliant people must be on insurance companies. In NZ...

Tiberius we'd only use in the middle. I don't really have an issue with strong or unusual names being used in the middle spot. Mila's 3 and I can count on one hand the number of times we've ever...

Levin is a trashy backwater town in New Zealand :/

@ nowakasia & rachel27 - good luck!

So I am supposed to be ovulating today (I guessed my cycles are around 30 days long) but I'm pretty sure I'm not. So far I've had hardly any CM at all. Is that...

@ Caroline, welcome! I love some of the names on your list - Coralie and Beatrix are on my long list, too :)

I know what you mean about the Easter meaning. I'm not sure how I would feel about using it if it takes us a while to TTC. If we're lucky this month my EDD would be in March and next month would be...

Same here. DH thinks if you are going to use August or Augusten etc, you should use the 'proper' version Augustus. I disagree, but anyhow - Augustus is the only one he likes!

I love Mila but it has risen from ~370 to 30 in NZ since 2009 (last stats available when we named her) which horrifies me! She is Mila to me now though, I will always love the name because it is my...

Wow, congrats! I'm quite envious, would have loved two close together :)

@alzora, what a beautiful and poignant post. Life is definitely worth celebrating.

@grecianern, wow, double congrats! I have been thinking of twins a lot lately, I think just because I would love...

There's a tv series where I am from which has an unsavoury female character Pascale - I don't watch the series but its popularity has ruined the name Pascal unfortunately. DH has also now suggested...

My husband has degrees in Latin and Classics (although his career is in something else entirely) so he's all over ancient Roman names.

We are TTC #2 at the moment and if our next baby is a boy he...

@frances, ooh that is tricky. I know that now we have decided to start TTC I would find stopping very hard, but of course you might feel differently. My husband has also been offered an interview (by...

Not much news here. I am pretty sure I misjudged my fertile period and ovulation may still be a couple of days away (so a lot of bd this week, haha). Found fertile CM for the first time today and my...

I adore Bram. Wade is lovely too.

Personally I wouldn't be too strict about the odd glass of wine here and there while TTC. Given Mila was a surprise I had several glasses of wine in the month before I found out including a couple of...

We found out and I will do so next time, too.
It made the pregnancy seem a bit more real - it's the one thing you can find out about your baby. I don't get the whole "it ruins the surprise" thing....

Thanks for the tips ladies!

@ loveday, although we have Mila I can relate to the pang of everyone else getting pregnant. I made all my mummy friends either when I was pregnant or when Mila was a baby, so we all have kids the...

Ooh good luck! Your symptoms sound hopeful. I had very tender breasts and nipples when I was pregnant with Mila. I conceived her while taking the mini pill (I didn't miss any or take them at the...

Oh how annoying - internet ate my big post!

Anyway,
@alzora - Mila is indeed our wee miracle, that's what her name means (in some languages - Mila is used in many countries). The universe...