Hello all, I'm new here 
Firstly, congratulations to those who are pregnant and best of luck to all those actively trying
I'm in a sticky situation, I'm 24, been with my partner for 6 years, homeowner, and been in a stable job for 3 years now (straight out of university).
My partner is a few years older than me and has been talking about the idea of children for a while now and likes the idea of 'trying but not trying', and if it happens it happens kind of thing (I know it's not that simple!)
Long story short, I have been on the combined pill for a good 8 years I would say now, and this whole conversation came up because I expressed how I'd like to come off the pill just as I want to be free of any synthetic hormones - sounds silly but I don't actually know what my natural cycle/mental state is like and I just really want to see if I would feel better not being on it.
When having this discussion with my partner I decided it's definitely something I want to do, but we would be careful as TTC didn't seem like the right thing at this time when we originally spoke about it. But after a few more conversations he had more of a 'if it happened would it actually be a bad thing?' kind of attitude, and to a degree I agree with him.
In an ideal world, I would want to wait TTC until September, for various reasons including holidays, work etc etc.
I have a few concerns and just wanted peoples opinions really..
- Am I too young? Lots of my friends and people I know of the same age have children and I don't see them as being too young at all, but I hate the thought of being judged by work colleagues for example. But then I think back on that and think it's silly to plan my life around what others may or may not think.
We have done lots of travelling together before we settled down and purchased the house and a dog etc, so I know we are settled and financially (as anyone can be I guess) we wouldn't struggle with a baby. - I hope this doesn't sound ignorant in any way!
- I have a few holidays booked this year... is it worth holding off for those? In my head this seems like a sensible idea, but at the same time I also think when is there ever a time where you don't have something planned?
- Work. I have been at my workplace for 3 years now and worked my way up, I really enjoy my job.
My boss is due to go on maternity leave in a few weeks and there isn't anyone replacing her, therefore the responsibility kind of lies with me. I worry then if I did get pregnant what would happen. Sound so silly I know but it is just in my head.
- My pill. Like I stated above, ideally we would start TTC in around September time when majority of the things I stated above wouldn't be much of a worry by then. But at the same time I think is it worth waiting for?
Sorry for the long first post, it would just be great to have some opinions!
Also, be good to know how people found coming off their pill etc. and any tips
Be good to know of anyone who came off the pill in preparation for TTC later down the line, what steps did you take to be careful? I have the flow app download and ready to use but I don't know how reliable that is in terms of fertile days etc.!
I just want to add finally, this is all on the presumption that I am actually able to conceive, this is another worry of mine seeing as it's obviously never happened before.
I also know that coming off the pill doesn't mean you will get pregnant straight away, but I'm just trying to think of every eventuality!