Hi there! I'm Salt and I am an only child mom. My DD just turned 1 on March 5th and she is the absolute light of my life, but I have known pretty much forever that I would only end up having one child. I am technically an only child myself (my oldest half sibling is 16 years younger than me) and I loved it growing up. My husband has 2 sisters, but he was very much on board with being one and done as well.
My husband and I have received a fair amount of judgement about our decision. (According to some people I'm mean and my daughter is going to have such a sad life because she won't have siblings blah blah blah) I'm happy to see there is a board now for people who are in a similar position with only having one child.
Looking forward to getting to know you all.
Re: Intro: I'm so happy to see this board!
Being content with what you have is such a hard thing for some people to accept. My second favorite, second only to you'll-ruin-his-life-without-siblings, is the condescending, "Well, it's okay, not everyone can handle lots of kids," as if it's an abil
A+S | Met 8/24/06 | Married 9/27/08
Started TTC 12/2008 | dx PCOS 5/2009
6 failed clomid/femara/TI cycles, 1 failed clomid/ovidrel/IUI cycle
Successful Cycle: 5/12/11 - 1000mg Metformin + 100mg Clomid(late response) + TI = BFP
2/13/12 - We proudly welcomed our daughter, Hadley Teresa!
Lots of Luck to all of 3T/IF
Married October 16th, 2010
TTC #1 since October 2010
1st BFP 1-12-11
MC'd 1-22-11
2nd BFP 2-15-11
Our Wee One....**KENNEDY JO** born 10/3/11@ 36weeks via Csection
My BFP Chart
Labor Buddy to **MRS.ATCH** Welcome Quinn 11-5-11**