When Miss K joined us I didn't put up a birth story, I didn't add any pictures, I barely added her birth stats in one short post. I made a decision that I didn't want to blog too much about my baby here. This was my infertility blog. I remember that I used to stop reading blogs when the author had her baby, and her blog turned into a mommy blog. It was no longer about things that I could relate to, so I left. Now I LOVE mommy blogs. Blogs about diapers, and late nights, eating habits, and monthly updates. I still love to read infertility blogs too, but I don't when they turn to mommies anymore.
I have another blog out there, one about the three of us, who we are, where we live, its loaded with pictures & monthly updates on Miss K. I write a post to Mr. Right every year on his birthday, it has our Christmas cards, and Valentines Day kisses all over it. It's an "Us" blog, turned mommy blog. So I didn't do that here. What I don't write about there is my infertility. People know we struggle with it, but this is the place I put those emotions into words. This is where I document doctors visits and blood tests. I've kept these two areas of my life separate in the blogosphere. (Wouldn't it be nice it is was that easy outside of blogging!?)
But as I have gotten to know many of you, and I am kinda sad that you don't know a little bit more about me. So... I am thinking about coming out of the blogging closet.
I don't know if I just want link my two blogs and you can read all about us there, and still come here for the infertility stuff. Or if I should just share more about Miss K, and Us here. I still don't think I want this to be a full fledged mommy blog (let's face it, it is kind of a mommy blog). There are a couple of you who know about the other blog (it's not like it's hiding), and you know who I am in real life. I'm just trying to decide how much of all of that I am willing to share with the rest of you.
I think you can include both being a mommy & infertile. Mine is mostly about mommy stuff, though I try to branch out a little. But when we start TTC again I'll blog about that, I also had the same blog when I was TTC A. I just changed the url after I had her. BUT as always do what ya want :) I'll support ya!
ReplyDeleteI've just started reading your blog since you started commenting on mine, and I'd love to get to know more about you and your family. On the blog you read, I talk about IF and my family. I also have a separate family/kid blog for most of our family members who don't really care to get into the nitty gritty of IF or parenting. I think that's been a good balance for me.
ReplyDeleteMy only suggestion for you is to do what is right and best for you. I used to blog too much about what I thought others wanted me to write about. Now I just write about what I want to share and record for my own personal gain as well.
ReplyDeleteAnd when I recently went public with my blog (to family and friends), it was scary, but I just had to tell myself that if others judge me, that is their problem and they are not true friends if they do.
Blogging can be a tough world, but we must choose to make it joyful and fit for us!
Good luck in your decision!
Jessica
Hi! I found your blog because of the interview you did of Kayla.
ReplyDeleteEven as it's hard for me feeling like there are babies all around, I can't imagine how hard IF must be in the LDS community. I'm Methodist, but a bunch of my cousins are LDS. I'm just glad (if you can call it that) for my one cousin and his wife that they had secondary IF instead of primary IF, so they weren't completely left out of things for parents and children.