Hi all, thought I would post on here seeing as we have decided that we want to try to get pregnant - still quite a while away yet but I have started reading a few things on here so I know what to expect!
So I'm not actually feeling particularly 'ready' but I don't think I ever will, probably because I am quite lazy and don't relish the idea of being constantly on the go and having no sleep! But I am sure that when the time comes it will all be with it and as my husband and I are 30 and 31 we decided that we should be thinking about it sooner rather than later, especially as we hope to be able to have 2 children eventually.
We live in Dubai so need to pay for medical care (unlike the UK where we are from, how I miss the NHS!) So we have just taken out a health insurance policy which covers maternity, it starts tomorrow and after 10 months we are able to make use of it so we are going to start trying in around 8 months and then all expenses will be covered if we were lucky enough to get pregnant quickly.
Not sure how I feel, sometimes kind of excited and sometimes kind of like I have 8 months left before it is the end of the world as I know it so that is a bit daunting! But everyone I know who has kids seems to love it so I know I will too.
I have been on the pill since 16 so I plan to stop taking it in about 5 months and take other precautions for the next 3 months so that my body is getting back to normal by the time we are wanting to get pregnant.
Wow I seem to have written a lot, apologies! I am going to read back on some of the older posts now and see how everyone else is doing.