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How did you come to the decision to TTC?

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AutumnStar · 12/09/2013 14:04

Hi ladies. I have been looking at the MN Conception boards for a while and just plucked up courage to post! Just wanted to ask how you and your OH came to the decision to start ttc? I have wanted to for a while now but he wants to wait but knows I would be ready when he was iyswim.

So did you have 'the talk' or just randomly decide the time was right? Dont want to put too much pressure on OH bit dont want to wait forever either! Please share your experiences with me Smile!

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AutumnStar · 18/09/2013 13:24

Thanks for the replies everyone Smile. I'm glad it's not just me who has experienced this! I think my DH is the same as you, Keden. How old are you both, if you don't mind me asking?

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KedenTTC1Cycle3 · 18/09/2013 13:29

Autumn, I've just turned 28 in July and he's 35 (7yr age gap).

He's always been about family. He made it clear when we were dating that it was a deal breaker. So here I am obsessively gathering all the information I can on getting my BFP Smile.

cantthinkofagoodone · 18/09/2013 13:30

Forgot to take pill packet on holiday and drunken convo with DH led to us TTC for one month only. We conceived in the first cycle.

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AutumnStar · 18/09/2013 13:41

There's a similar gap for us, Keden. Hope you get your BFP soon! Envy

I bet that was a nice surprise for you both, cant.

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PixieBumbles · 18/09/2013 13:50

We'd been talking about TTC for ages but while DH was keen I kept on giving reasons to put it off (need more savings first, want to be earning more and in more secure jobs, want a bit more time to ourselves, want to travel first, etc.). One day I was talking to a friend who asked if we had any plans to have children. I told her it was on the cards but not yet. She then asked "what are you waiting for?". All of a sudden all the reasons I'd previously given for not wanting children yet seemed hollow and invalid (even though they all still exist!) and I couldn't think of anything to say other than "um...I don't actually know!". I went straight home and told DH I was ready. We conceived on the second cycle.

GnomieGrace · 18/09/2013 20:29

Me and DH married in March, I'd been on the pill for years. As a bit of an in Joke we always said that we didn't want a december baby (6 family b'days already that month) and that we would wait a while before TTC but in May I mentioned to DH that it could take up to 6 months before my cycles returned to normal so when we were ready we would have to take that into account. He the asked me if I should come off the pill now so we would be ready. So I did and then we just started to DTD without protection. No BFP yet and cycles still crazy, Sod's law will give us a december baby for sure Grin

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