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AIBU?

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AIBU/WWYD Delaying TTC for Holidays?

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FlapJackered · 05/01/2018 10:37

Hi, Kind of AIBU but more WWYD...
I am 30 been married about a year and with my Husband for 12 years.
I am keen to have babies at some point but I am a bit of a planner and kind of want to have a plan in my head of when.

I had originally thought that as we are going on a Ski holiday in Feb we could just stop preventing pregnancy then....but now we have just booked a holiday to Spain in September. It struck me that maybe I don't want to be pregnant and potentially feeling rubbish all holiday?
So then I thought maybe we wait until September to start trying, but DH has a plan for us to go to Hong Kong in Dec 2019, which is not so pregnancy or newborn friendly either!
If I wait until after then I won't have my first until I am 33 which is fine, but I just wonder if there is always going to be some reason why it is not ideal timing. In the back of my mind I am concerned we may have some problems too, it took my Mum 10 years to conceive.
What would you do? Do you think IABU delaying it when there is never a right time, or would you delay it and enjoy the holidays while you can?
Thank you! Smile

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FlapJackered · 06/01/2018 23:23

Thanks for everyone’s help. I spoke to DH who was over the moon at the suggestion of trying after skiing so now fingers crossed it happens for us!

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