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Waiting to try to conceive

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Amonstercooper · 14/10/2011 08:02

Another thread for those who are waiting to try for a baby. It doesn't matter how long or short the wait; why you are waiting; or how many DC you have. All are welcome.

Old thread here.

OP posts:
Evilwater · 18/10/2011 10:45

Itty my DP is busy with his business and his uni work.
Lw

LtheBrideofFrankenstein · 18/10/2011 11:36

Welcome ComradeJing, sounds like you've got a great GP!

Evilwater that babycrack is potent stuff isn't it?

I'm kind of in school Ittybittysmum, working towards an engineering degree with the OU at the moment.

Ittybittysmum · 18/10/2011 15:32

Hooray! I'm glad I'm not the only person crazy enough to be mega-broody and in school. I'm in graduate classes and DH is just starting engineering. Adding a baby to the mix would just be madness!

I actually sounded DH yesterday to see if it was a good time to talk about when we were going to ttc.
"How are you feeling about school?" I asked. He looked relieved and then blurted out, "Actually, I'm really struggling. I'm behind in..." Etc etc. So not a good time. Going to wait a few weeks.

Incidentally, who was it who coined the term 'long con'? Grin so accurate!

Zara1984 · 18/10/2011 16:22

I think it was me that first used "long con" on this thread Grin but it's a term regularly used by my DH.

On the topic of studying & TTC - that would've been me if I had decided to do my phd, but DH and I have decided we want kids sooner than whenever I could have found a programme/supervisor when my job contract finishes. DH did a phd and reckoned it was a good way to combine further study & child-rearing.... LOL. Looks more like a part-time work or SAHM situation for me now.

Managed to temper the babycrack hitting me yesterday by thinking about the big milestones ahead before we start TTC in April. Student loan to be paid off by Dec 31st, then big 3 week holiday in March.... then TTC! And charting, testing out a CBFM in the meantime.... Parceling the time ahead into chunks seems to help and stop me going crazy! Grin Well I say that today... Could be thoroughly demented by Christmas on the topic.... Wink

moggle · 18/10/2011 17:11

Ok I?m ready to jump on this thread too! Woop woop!

DH & I are both 30, married 2 years. I?ve been broody since, well, forever? DH is now pretty much there, I think ... Our friends are starting to produce babies, DH adores them and is a total natural with them, and now his older brother is expecting too, due at Christmas. We went to visit BIL & SIL on Saturday and the next morning he spontaneously started a discussion about, where would we put a baby?s cot and where would the buggy go since we don?t have a porch? I was nearly bouncing off the walls with excitement (obv had to restrain it to avoid scaring the poor boy)!

I came off the pill a month ago (after TEN years without a break?) and after 2 weeks of stressing that my period would take months to come back, popping EPO and agnus castus, it appeared right on schedule this weekend. YAY! So now that?s one less worry! We want to avoid August due to having Olympics tickets, and a UK holiday already booked that I don?t want to miss out on.

So, we?ll hopefully we?ll start trying mid-Dec although if my cycle stays regular the crucial time will be at the end of the month, with Christmas and staying at relatives? houses? could be interesting...

Just got to ask ? although I cannot wait to be pg and have a baby, does anyone else occasionally get flashes of almost paralysing fear about it? I mean I don?t really have that much of a social life to worry about (more of a sofa kinda girl) but the thought of no more lie ins? getting no sleep? not being able to leave the house without military type planning? and for gods sake WHAT ABOUT THE CATS?!

moggle · 18/10/2011 17:14

Oh and another one studying here, doing a PhD full time but hopefully will be submitting about february. I am based in a quango type place (as well as the PhD I work 6 hrs a week too) and have an interview for a job to start after Xmas at the same place, hopefully I'll get it and so won't have to worry about mat leave etc - as I've been working there continuously for a good few years now. Hurrah for publically funded bodies (sorry taxpayers...)

Zara1984 · 18/10/2011 17:22

Hi there Moggle! fab to have you over here on this thread now!! Sounds like you've definitely made progress - very exciting! And who knows about our poor cats - how will they ever cope - one of mine often gives me a look when she sees me on MN which I think translates to "I'm calling the vet to get you spayed, too..." Grin

Zara1984 · 18/10/2011 17:25

Also a question on EPO - do you know if its ok to take it throughout your cycle? And while TTC? I am taking it too along with prenatals and fish oil (first month off pill for me too) and it appears from charting and CM (TMI sorry) that all is functioning downstairs despite years of synthetic hormonal suppression... Not sure if I have EPO to thank for this!

notthehippopotamus · 18/10/2011 17:35

Welcome moggle and good luck with your plans, including the job. Glad your AF has come back on schedule. Lots of people on this thread are planning to start TTC around Christmas/New Year so you're in good company.

Ittybittysmum I've always been a little bit tempted by the thought of combining a PhD and having a baby, but I've always concluded fairly quickly that I wouldn't manage it. I'm not sure I could juggle two things that take so much commitment, if that makes sense.

Buddha I'm sorry, hope you're feeling a bit better. :) Try not to think of it as 'just waiting' until he's ready - you have good things to plan and enjoy in the mean time, like your wedding, and this is a great opportunity if you've come off the patch to check out whether there are any problems and hopefully put your fears to rest so you're right ready when the time comes. There's so much wisdom on here I'm sure people will have loads of advice for you for working out what if anything you need to worry about.

moggle · 18/10/2011 18:14

notthehippo thanks for the welcome! My supervisir's other student had a baby about 1yr into her phd, she took a year's mat leave and now is only able to come in one day a week, although it's much less often in practice. after a year and a half of this she's finally given in and is going to write up for a MPhil instead. it is certainly possible but takes a lot of willpower and motivation, especially when the baby brain kicks in.

Zara hi again! As far as I know EPO and AC are ok to take all the time when you're not TTC but once you are TTC you take them from day 1 of period until ovulation. Not sure there's concrete evidence that it can affect implantation or embryo, but to me it makes sense to leave the hormones alone when there's a chance you could be pg. I am going to stop the AC when we start TTC but will probably continue with EPO. Not sure I'm going to go down the charting temps / opk stick route yet (I have a tendency to get obsessed with these kind if things...) so not sure I'll know when I've ovulated but we'll see how it goes...

nenehooo · 18/10/2011 21:34

I can now join WOOOOHOOOOO!
Hello everyone - I'm 31, been married for a year and with my husband for 7. Was a struggle to get him down the aisle (he dropped a bombshell that he'd rather go travelling at a family bbq a few years ago - I was hoping for marriage and babies?!) But we got there eventually. So was trying to leave the baby thing as I didn't want to pressure him - babies scare him!
However, our parents are getting on a bit, my Mum had a cancer scare and his Dad has health probs and I just keep thinking life's too short to wait. Also been getting strange feelings when I see pregnant women and babies - all our friends are having them, maybe that's why ;-) So back in April we had 'the talk' and he said he could see my pov and agreed that priority was buying a house and then babies - but I still wasn't convinced he really wanted to.
Then house buying stress got underway and we realised we now have no money so talk has turned to him getting a new job and me sorting a baby budget planner to work out mat leave etc. I had the sinking feeling that he was gonna put it back another year or so due to job, lots to do to house etc... but we had another talk Sunday and it's on for Jan!!!! I explained that he doesn't need to put pressure on himself to get a job now - we potentially have 20 months before I stop getting mat pay - and that's if it happens straight away which it may not. He agreed!
It had been getting me down more than I realised because I literally feel on top of the world now... really want to tell people but I can't... hence why I'm on here shouting about it... sorry for the long story! Might have to tell my Mum and sister - they're desperate for me to have babies - just don't want to jinx anything.
So other that that, been starting to take an interest in my cycles - have a copper coil so think they're natural (just painful!) and for last few months been getting ovulation pains - which were a nightmare, but now strangely not :-)

Evilwater · 18/10/2011 21:56

Nene- hello, glad to hear you have a date.

Moggle- hello to you too. Yes I do have moments when I think that I would not cope with mother hood. However in the lift this afternoon a little blonde girl asked if I was a doctor in a fact tone. I told her I was not, and I am a nurse. She looked at me and had learnt that nurses are soo much cooler than doctors.
As for the cats they will be fine!

Yes the baby crack is better than chocolate!

Lw

moggle · 18/10/2011 22:04

nenehooo I totally know how you feel, my period started first thing on saturday morning when we got up to watch the Wales rugby game... DH wasn't very interested at the time but I've never been so excited to get my period!! Obviously in a couple of months I'll have my fingers crossed to NOT have it...
I don't really have anyone else to talk to either. Maybe mum... but don't want to get her hopes up (although it took them 6 yrs to have me so she will know only too well that it won't necessarily happen straight away). She'd be wondering every time I saw her whether I was up the duff...

Do you know, the thing that I think swung it for DH was when we were talking a couple of weeks ago, and he said - don't you think it's just scary? the idea of being a parent? And I said - well a bit, but what's scary about a tiny little baby? And he was quiet for a minute and then said - do you know what? Whenever I imagine it, being a parent, I imagine us in some unknown future house with a few surly teenagers... it's terrifying. I never imagine us in a years time with a baby. So I said, well silly, don't imagine that, imagine just you sitting in the living room of our house, on the sofa that we have now, with a tiny warm baby cuddled up on your chest. Everything else happens gradually from that. And ever since I pointed this out to him we have been so much more on the same page with the baby thing... just wish I had realised this earlier!! No wonder he was so worried - I'm not ready to parent a teenager either!!

Ahh anyway. nearly bed time. night night x

moggle · 18/10/2011 22:07

evilwater aww that's sweet! The last interaction I had with an unknown child was a toddler sitting opposite me on the train. She was super cute and chatting away to her mum, and I smiled at her, and then about 5 mins later she said to her mum in a loud voice "Why is that lady looking at me? I don't want her to look at me." hoooow embarrassing!! Must control my broodiness!

Ittybittysmum · 19/10/2011 02:45

Nenehoo where did you find the budget planner? DH responds well to charts and numbers!

WelcomeMoggie!

Ittybittysmum · 19/10/2011 02:46

Er, Moggle even. Blush

It was all that cat talk earlier!

nenehooo · 19/10/2011 21:38

moggle that's hilarious! I might be in danger of that happening, but luckily I'm a teacher so I can pop to Reception/check out my kids' baby siblings if I need to... :-)
Ittybittysmum I didn't find the budget planner. I made it all by myself, first time using excel. THAT's how ready for a baby I am!!! I just worked out what my mat package shoud be and then put in what I'll get month by month and how it compares to what I get now. It's VERY basic, but worked!
Only spanner in the works for us now is that we want to go on a ski holiday... can't afford to go before Xmas but then next year I want to be pregnant, but then who knows if I will be etc etc etc blah blah blah... it's a big old life change huh?!

nenehooo · 19/10/2011 21:42

Oh and it scares the hell out of me... don't know how anyone copes being a teacher and a mummy - I'll literally have NO time away from children... not to mention the hubby and cats!!! Lucky I love them all dearly Wink

LydiaWickham · 20/10/2011 08:33

Well, as someone who's already got one little 'angel' running about, no, you do'nt get a moment to yourself, getting your fanjo waxed suddenly counts as 'me time', you will also find yourself spending 'me time' cleaning the bathroom as that's the only time you'll get to do it without a charming toddler trying to 'help'.

However, DS can now say "how do you do?" this is heart meltingly gorgeous and I want him to have a little brother or sister to share his life with. Just not now...

We had another scary conversation the other night, we are in an area with a very good, very over subscribed state primary school, the other schools aren't very good or are a hell of a long distance away, so bullets will be bitten, prep back up plans are being made - we're going to put his name down for prep and pray we get into the good state school! Thing is, half way through this DH said he didn't understand why I was stalling about one of the very good preps - it's all boys, I said but what if we have a girl next and I'm having to do 2 different school drop offs before getting the train to work? DH said, but we want to find out what we're having this time, so we'll know by the 20 week scan, so we'll know before next summer if it's 1 of each or two little boys - at this point I had the Rolf Harris song in my head and burst into tears that by this time next year I might have 2 little boys of my own. (google it, you will be crying by the end of the song)

That ended sensible conversations about school fees (FYI - less than paying for nursery full time! Nursery is sooooo expensive!) and moved on to a conversation about names that work well with DS's name, did DH think that this yet to be conceived child would get on with DS, did he think they'd grow up close, when would be a good time to take them to disney land so they are both an age to enjoy it Blush etc.

Angelico · 20/10/2011 16:46

Hi girls, just found the new thread. Zara I've started using the CBFM and it's easy enough. Got mine and sticks on Amazon. Also got 30 ovulation strip tests for a fiver on Amazon so will use them too - if they are just as accurate will recommend them. I do love a gadget though! :-) BTW if you are trying to hang on until April wouldn't get anything yet - the CBFM sticks are dear - £14 on Amazon, lot more in Boots!

Hi nenehooo! V similar situation - teacher, cats, hubby, trying to time the whole shaboodle to maximise maternity leave...! [hgrin] Also sh*t scared of the lifestyle change involved.

And to all - I had applied for a new job and didn't get it - so now tempted to say f**k the whole waiting thing and get knocked up this week...! Hmm

Zara1984 WTTC #1 - waiting till April 2012
redrhumba WTTC #2 - hopefully next month
LydiaWickham WTTC #2 - waiting until after Christmas
AmonsterCooper WTTC #1 - waiting till settled in new job
LtheBrideofFrankenstein WTTC #1 - waiting until moved house/business more established
Alexeliza WTTC #1 - waiting until after Christmas
ComradeJing WTTC #2 - waiting for 2 more cycles on dr's advice
Angelico WTTC #1 - waiting till Dec / Jan

notthehippopotamus · 22/10/2011 10:13

Angelico and nenehooo - I'm a teacher too. Really not sure how I will juggle being a mummy and a teacher, but can't imagine myself doing any other job so I suppose I'll have to work it out.

I know what you mean about holiday plans nenehooo - p-i-ls have invited us on holiday with them next summer and we don't know whether to say yes, just in case we get lucky in first month of trying, but can't really tell them why we're hesitating.

I got the "When are you going to have a baby?" question from a colleague at work the other day. I used to find it easy to brush those aside with some vague non-committal answer, but it seems harder now I'm actually thinking about it so much. Blush Anyone else find that?

Just adding myself to stats again:
Zara1984 WTTC #1 - waiting till April 2012
redrhumba WTTC #2 - hopefully next month
LydiaWickham WTTC #2 - waiting until after Christmas
AmonsterCooper WTTC #1 - waiting till settled in new job
LtheBrideofFrankenstein WTTC #1 - waiting until moved house/business more established
Alexeliza WTTC #1 - waiting until after Christmas
ComradeJing WTTC #2 - waiting for 2 more cycles on dr's advice
Angelico WTTC #1 - waiting till Dec / Jan
notthehippopotamus WTTC#1 - DH now seemingly on board, waiting till Dec/Jan

Angelico · 22/10/2011 17:44

Hi notthehippopotamus. Yes it is a bit weird now as I always one of the "Bah, children!" brigade. I just keep blaming my husband saying he is desperate to have kids and I am getting sucked in... but to be honest I am creeping towards the whole idea myself. But I will really miss my life as it is now - it's pretty damned perfect. I wish I could delay the whole thing for another decade or so.

Buddhagirl · 22/10/2011 19:58

Zara1984 WTTC #1 - waiting till April 2012 redrhumba WTTC #2 - hopefully next month LydiaWickham WTTC #2 - waiting until after Christmas AmonsterCooper WTTC #1 - waiting till settled in new job LtheBrideofFrankenstein WTTC #1 -waiting until moved house/business more established Alexeliza WTTC #1 - waiting until after Christmas ComradeJing WTTC #2 - waiting for 2 more cycles on dr's advice Angelico WTTC #1 - waiting till Dec /Jan buddhagirl WTTTC #1 - waiting until after the wedding, and when hubbub is ready

EvaH · 22/10/2011 22:32

Hello all, may I join? :) lovely reading about people's plans, it is so exciting isn't it!!! I'll introduce myself; I am 28, mum to 5 yr old twins and DP has just agreed we start TTC around xmas time for our third and last little one! (as per cycle the most likely days to conceive fall around xmas day...should be interesting, depending on where we spend xmas). Would have started in Nov otherwise but don't want to 'risk' an August baby Wink although I know very well things don't often go to plan (my twins were a bit early). Looking forward to chatting more!!!

Buddhagirl · 23/10/2011 13:10

My stupid phone, what's a hubbub!?