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To sometimes wish i could just shut my eyes and see what is in store for me in say...6 or 12 months time, just want 10 minutes worth of info thats all.

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bigbumum · 26/04/2011 18:50

Do you ever wish you could do this?

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GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/04/2011 18:53

Absolutely. Just newly pregnant after a recent mc. Would give anything to be able to see ahead 12 months so that I can see whether to be excited or not.

chocadoodle · 26/04/2011 18:54

YANBU I've thought this a lot recently. Flashforward, did you ever see that? Some people had good ones, some people had scary ones and other peope saw nothing whatsoever.

I've had 2 miscarriages in the last 5 months, I just want to know if my DS will ever be a big brother.

flyingspaghettimonster · 26/04/2011 18:54

Good luck Gwendoline, hope it works out for you this time.

Aimsmum · 26/04/2011 18:54

Like Flash Forward? Yeah it would be nice, but would it also effect the way you then lived your life in the 12 months inbetween??

breathing · 26/04/2011 18:55

Never. Im old enough to want it to happen as slowly and as far away as it can. Knowing would be wishing it sooner imo.

GwendolineMaryLacey · 26/04/2011 18:56

Thank you :)

Fingers crossed for you too chocadoodle.

chocadoodle · 26/04/2011 18:56

Congratulations Gwendoline I read some of your posts on the miscarriage section, I think we had our MCs at a similar time. I hope things work out for you this time.

strandednomore · 26/04/2011 18:57

Hmmm not sure. What if you happened to see yourself on a bad day and thought that was all your future had in store for you, which might affect the way you are in the present quite badly. Also, would being able to see into the future mean you would be able to change it? And if you did change it but you had already seen the future but then that didn't happen....then what?

Or am I overthinking this?

hairylights · 26/04/2011 18:59

Yes. Although it scares me. I lost three babies in the last year (June, December and February). I only want to 'see' if what I see is me and DP with a lovely DC :)

Goblinchild · 26/04/2011 19:00

Never. I value hope, and to know what is coming would deprive me of that.

Groovee · 26/04/2011 19:01

I'd only like to know if my disabilty is going to get worse. I'm struggling at the moment and would like to know if I am going to end up reliant on carers

whyme2 · 26/04/2011 19:04

the thing is 10 minutes would never be enough would it. There would always be more questions and it would drive me insane to know a little bit and not everything.

You might answer your one question but could you live with everything else you learnt in that glimpse.

bigbumum · 27/04/2011 16:41

Interesting how loads of people are saying yes please after having mcs. This despite there being no mention of mc in the title.

Thats why i posted the question, i have had 5mcs. Been ttc for 18 months, since my last mc.
Would love to see if i will ever have another baby at full term.

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hairylights · 27/04/2011 16:49

big so sorry. I think it just shows how horrible the whole not knowing thing is :(

Quenelle · 27/04/2011 17:12

Very sorry to hear that bigbumum

But no, I wouldn't like to know any of my future. As the PP said, because one needs hope. But also because I don't trust myself to do the right thing with that knowledge. I would be scared of screwing it up somehow.

I wish you lots of luck TTC.

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