Introduction

[veganpixie]

Hello everyone!

I found your website about 2 days ago, and I've been insanely reading through everything. So, I thought I would say hello and introduce my lurking self.

I've been a vegan now for about 4 months and I'm so very ashamed of myself for not starting sooner, but we cannot beat ourselves up...right? My fiancé (I think you type it as DF, but I have no idea in all honesty), also became a vegan 4 months ago. We have both been vegetarians for some years (him 10 yrs, and myself since I was around 8, with the odd teenagers years being my fallout).

This might be long winded, I'm just very glad I'm here!

I've been off oral birth control now for about 2 years. I was diagnosed with Endometriosis and a bladder disease (name has slipped my mind) around the same time. I was in so much pain I couldn't move, everything hurt, even my lungs. My lovely man threw the birth control in the trash and ever since then, each month has become less and less painful. I no longer drugged and can see straight. I'm down to 2 days on medium cramping, for 6-7 days of such horrible pain I couldn't breath. This is something to celebrate!

So, this leads to why I am posting in the pregnancy section, I am not yet pregnant, although at any stage I could be. We are 'planning' children for about 2 years from now, although it is a constant conversation in our house, everyday. And I think last night I convinced DF (?) against circumcision, very impressed.

Currently we are living in Ireland on a mini work/vacation, but looking forward to going home to Vancouver,BC in the coming months, where I will be returning to work as a Nanny where I attempt attachment parenting. I found an awesome family who believes in AP and supports my dietary choices, which is wonderful because now I can kiss those lovely children after noon.

So, I will stop rambling now. I'm looking forward to speaking more with everyone, I already feel like you guys are my long lost friends.

Warmly,
Amber

[pixiemammy]

hi veganpixie!

Welcome to the forums, where in Ireland are you? I hope you're enjoying our "summer"

looking forward to chatting, there are a good few of us "attachment parents" wandering around on the boards!

[veganpixie]

We are in County Wicklow, and my summer is serverly lacking in natural vitamin D. When we first arrived in Ireland in March it was snowing....? Then in April I had a burn on my face, thus far my normal golden sun goddess self is lovely and pasty, but the wind is cool and fresh the last few days, and I can feel fall coming in, which is by far my favorite month, so I am excited!

Are you also in Ireland pixiemammy (interesting names we have eh?)

[veganloraine]

hello veganpixie!

we're a vegan, attachment parenting, extended breastfeeding family. i don't know what i would do without this forum as there aren't too many of my kind wandering around my daily life

you'll also fit in here fabulously! welcome!

[pixiemammy]

yup, I'm over west in Galway! I don't have a normal golden self, I spend the year consistently pale! I laughed when I saw your name as I've used veganpixie as a name in a few places before ;-)

[veganpixie]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! I know I will fit in here very very well. I am very much looking forward to sharing my love of everything children related and of course vegan!

Veganloraine, I love reading your posts, you crack me up, and you are so 'real'.

Veganmammy, I don't know why I choose veganpixie, I must have been in a funny mood, and I even tried to change it. I've never once used anything with the words pixie, because to me it reminds me of a small and quick figure. I on the other hand am very tall (5'10"....5'11" in the morning) and rather slow. ha. I normally use Hesperia a type of wood land faerie. Maybe something to do with the green island change my mind that day. Too late now

Anyways, hope everyone is having a great day, and maybe the sun will shine for the first of September and the weekend...that would be lovely.
Did anyone catch the lunar eclipse a few days back?

[PikkuMyy]

Hi VP! Unfortunately, we didn't catch the eclipse due to the fog where I live in northern CA.

My DH and I also went vegan together - it's so much easier that way! And I'm also supposed to go off oral birth control to see if it will ease my migraines but as we are about to put our house on the market with very little cushioning if it takes a while to sell, we are waiting until it sells just to make sure no little babes come too soon.

Congrats on turning him off circumcision. If he needs any more convincing, hop over to Mothering.com's forums (MDC) and you'll find lots of info and stories to convince him otherwise.

My husband's family is Irish and he qualifies for an Irish passport which so far he hasn't gotten it together to apply for. I've been to both Wicklow and Galway, though he hasn't been there yet. Lovely country!