I've read along as other bloggers navigated the transition from TTC to IF to Pregnancy and motherhood. And inevitably there is always the reflective blog post on what direction the blog will go, whether the blogger will keep blogging and a sense of reevaluating identity in the midst of that. I feel those questions already swirling in my own mind as I wonder where I will go with this blog. I don't know the answer yet, but I can say this much.
I needed this blog. No ifs ands or buts. It was my therapy. My healing space. My grieving space. And the space in which I kept cautiously dipping my toes in the river of hope over and over again.
I needed all you bloggers. This community kept me grounded. Walked with me post by post. Wiped my tears. Reassured me that I wasn't alone. And never judged who I was or where I was at in life.
And now as our lives are about to enter a new chapter, I am not sure what I will need. I feel a bit like I am being pulled away from this blog. Which makes me how I will feel after baby comes. Maybe I will find I need this blog in new ways? Maybe I will feel that this chapter is closed? I don't know...
I can say that I plan to keep bloggin until the kiddo is born. Weekly updates have been great for my own record of this pregnancy and I still find I need this reflective space as well.
I also will write the birth story and share pics. I blog anonymously, as I am pretty intensely private, so anonymous bloggin is most comfortable for me. But I do plan to post pics and at least leave them up on my blog for a bit.
After that, I ask that you bear with me as I figure out what next. Life is about to take another turn in the road and I am not sure what it will look like or feel like....So, if I go dark for a while, i'm probably trying to figure it out and trusting I'll find some clarity as to the role of this space in the next chapter.
This reasoning makes sense to me. I would probably feel the same. I'm glad you will let us know you and the little one is alright and home.
ReplyDeleteI have struggled too. You write beautifully and exactly how I have felt many times writing here after becoming pregnant. But...We all have a bond..like no other. I feel there have been less quantity with many of the writers in this community..but we are still a part of this community.
ReplyDeleteUnderstandable that you are thinking about where this blog will go once you hold your little one in your arms. I am glad that you will at least finish out the pregnancy so we can hear your birth annoucement etc. I suppose the plus side with blogs is that they are always there..even if you have a big break and don't post for months and months..so it's always something you can come back to if you feel the need.
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