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Anyone else stressed out about ttc and thinking of taking a month off?

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MrsMac1397 · 29/11/2013 08:44

Just as the title says, af arrived yesterday and I'm feeling ok about it but a bit scunnered at the moment. I'm just needing a rant to be honest.

We've only been trying for a few months, this is cycle 5 of trying to conceive our first. I know that's a blink of the eye for some but I found last month to be very stressful. I'm worried that the fun element of it is starting to fade and I'm fed up wishing the months away. So I thought a month off would be good then starting 2014 get back to ttc. New attitude and all that. I'm not sure whether I will be able to turn off for a month? As my husband says he doesn't want a baby any less. Hmm

Has anyone else done this? Has it helped?

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MildredH · 29/11/2013 09:09

MrsMac- I personally think this is a great idea and when I was TTC it helped me to feel more "in control".

I remember the feelings so clearly- 5 months can feel like 5 years. It took us approximately a year and I am due DC1 tomorrow now!

It's difficult to phrase this without being patronising as I genuinely felt the same as you but try not to let the fun come out of it. Enjoy your lives pre-DC. If your situation allows book nice hols, theatre trips whatever you enjoy. Things to look forward to. The distraction helps and you take back control of your life.

FWIW- we conceived the first month with a clear blue fertility monitor. Turns out we'd been focussing on the wrong time of the month. My ovulation was later than we thought and we'd often given up by then!

Another thing I found helpful was making sure we sometimes had sex at the wrong time of the month so as not to forget you can do it for fun!!

Good luck- and enjoy your month off if you go that way.

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