What To Blog and What Not To Blog

Some blogs are an individual's musings. Some are more like an information hub. Some are political soapboxes. Mine is supposed to chart my pregnancy, which to date I'm finding includes a whole range of emotional and physical feelings which perhaps not surprisingly, as a first time Marmee, I've never encountered before. Since I started my blog I've found myself in a bit of a dilemma - how honest should I be with you, Dear Reader?

My original motivation for blogging was to keep an honest account of my SPD. When I was first diagnosed I obviously knew a bit about the condition from family and colleagues. But I wanted to know and read more (that's the librarian in me conducting a lit review). I did some initial googling and came up with very little, except dry medical explanations and forums where women were clearly in pain, struggling to manage their fledgling families and a lot who were frustrated with the NHS as well as their unsympathetic spouses. I found these chatrooms quite depressing, especially those who were not being supported by their families and husbands. I then tried twitter to see if #SPD was a trend and if I might find some new resources there - unfortunately SPD also stands for Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (the German Social Democratic Party) so this too proved a little futile. So I set about blogging to try and fill a small void on tinterweb.

I doubt that many (ok, any) strangers have stumbled upon me yet. However, now I've written a few posts and found that I am enjoying this writing melarky, I'm going to get husband to help me with some SEO-type stuff (dead digitally minded me) so hopefully women in a similar situation will find my blog and take some small comfort that they are not alone in their pain and frustrations. I do hope I don't sound too earnest or crusadey, for that is not my intention. I guess what I'm teeing you up for is to expect some honest truths over the coming weeks and months. I'm not whinging or ranting, I'm documenting.