#cuppafrank

[knitting-knight]

I’m actually really happy with this considering it’s my first time doing a cable stitch

Hopefully it’ll be a hat when I’m done and hopefully I’ve done the measurements right and it’ll fit 😅

[trans-support-ireland]

💫Loughlinstown gender clinic initial consultation 💫

This session usually lasts about 3 hours and is normally done with Dr. Ian Schneider.

They ask a lot of questions and a lot of people say that many of these are invasive but Schneider is very nice and he’s just doing his core so I personally didn’t find them invasive.

To start with they ask about your birth, whether there were any abnormalities, whether you were premature or have any allergies. They also ask about family history of illness, your childhood, whether you were breastfed etc.

As the session goes on they’ll ask about your dysphoria and how it affects your mental health, they’ll also ask about your mental health history and whether you have a history of self harm etc.

I was also asked about whether I smoke or drink and how I’m doing in school.

In many ways its very similar to the process of being diagnosed with dysphoria. Going into detail on your transition so far, your sexuality, your experience with gender and how you associate with your assigned gender vs the gender you identify as.

In terms of invasive questions: they do ask about masturbation and sex, how you feel about them and how they affect your dysphoria. They also ask about how you feel about different aspects of your body (pubic hair etc) which can get a bit awkward but they don’t push for more info if you seem uncomfortable.

we also talked about whether you want to get married, any relationships you have and whether you want to have kids and if you need to freeze your eggs before starting the medical process. He also discussed the fact that adoption isn’t as easy as it used to be and the different options available here.

Finally they’ll help you figure out how you’re feeling in terms of your transition, what steps you have taken and what steps you want to take moving forward

Personally I was already over a year on T when I went for my initial consultation but this doesn’t make any difference as you still need 2 consultations before they take you on as an endocrine patient.

My DMs are open if you have any questions and I’ll make separate post about the second consultation after I go in may.

[what-am-i-doing-withlife]

So I followed a random pattern for a duck and it ended up being a really bad pattern that I had to edit a good bit for it to look vaguely duck shaped,

In reality the pattern was more like a snowman but I kind of made it work, gonna do a new one tomorrow with the pattern edited to give him a tail/ wings and a better beak

[knitting-knight]

So my plan was to put a bobble of the same wool on top but my sister said she wanted me to use this one, I’m not sure how I feel about it but I love how the end result looks

Not sure what I’m gonna knit next but I’ll pick up some new wool tomorrow and decide on a project based on the colours they have in stock

[what-am-i-doing-withlife]

Someone please tell me what to knit!!

So far I’ve knitted a snowman and a Santa teddy/ figurine things but I have no idea what to knit next

I kinda want to do another plushie purely because I think they look so cute but idk what way to go

[what-am-i-doing-withlife]

Is there a link between our emotions and the moon?

I’m realizing that just before the full moon things go well

But just after the full moon and just before the new moon bad things happen

Maybe it’s a coincidence but it’s happened for the last 3 months anyway

[knitting-knight]

I have successfully done my first cable stitch

I know it’s nothing big but I hadn’t tried them before because I didn’t think I was good enough and I don’t have a cable needle so I’m using a crochet needle but it turned out well!!