Anyone else waiting to TTC?

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I thought we could keep each other company while we wait!

Your age/DH age: 29/39
Baby #: This will be #2
When are you TTC: I think we should start in June when DS is 2 but we are so broody it might be sooner
Why are you waiting: We are doing some house renovations at the moment & sorting out some stuff financially. Everything seems a bit up in the air & I can only stress about a couple of things at a time. I'm looking forward to life settling down only to have a newborn mess it all up again
What are you doing to keep busy?: I'm project managing house renovations & enjoying one-on-one time with DS before he (hopefully) becomes a big brother. DH & I are having a huge joint birthday party in September for my 30th & his 40th so I'm enjoying planning that!

@Pinkroseuk I haven't really thought about it but husband is massive Crystal Palace fan so if I could be organised enough I'd get something baby related from the club shop. However I imagine depending how quickly or not so quickly it takes, I think I'd just blurt it out or we'd be together when I took the test. My friend filmed her husband's reaction which was adorable and then filmed tell everyone else (their surname was Bell so they have everyone Babybel's as a clue which I loved!)

@Jxtina86 filming it is so cute! I don't think I'm lucky enough to have a name I can do that with unfortunately.

In a perfect world, I'd have a little rugby shirt tucked away in the drawer all ready. But I don't want to jinx it!

@dottydally same here, my name won't go with anything 😂😂

I've thought about a box or something, only issue is my husband has watched so many pregnancy reveal videos I think he'd know straight away 😩

Waiting to TTC baby number 2.
My sister is getting married on June 25th and I still have a couple pounds to lose to look amazing in my bridesmaids dress. So ideally I can't diet while TTC or pregnant. So I'm waiting till after her wedding. A couple pounds off my frame will always help with the pregnancy too.
Really can't wait. We have a 10 month old, he doesn't sleep very well but super well behaved other than that. We only want 2 so ready for him to be a big brother.
It is hard waiting and I am super excited but it makes sense to wait, and it's only 6 weeks away now.
My husband is pretty much on the same page with me.

@dottydally and @cupcakesandglitter my surname doesn't go with anything either! Cupcakes, love that your husband has watched pregnancy reveal videos! My husband just rolls his eyes at them but I imagine he'd love it in real life (plus he did a similar thing when he proposed with a flipping treasure hunt!)

Welcome @MsHopey!

@MsHopey hi! Not too long to wait, lovely that your DH is on the same page too!

@Jxtina86 he doesn't have a choice 😂😂 I think he secretly loves them too though, and I'm sure he'll be happy enough when it happens though! I will be putting my plan on here (when I have my BFP or when I'm bored and think of it)

Realised today my birthday is less than three months away... it would be the best thing ever if I conceived around my birthday 😏

My friend just came round with her one year old. Oh. My. God. I'm practically ready to bin all our plans and just ttc now

There's so much thread Here. I've tried reading it all but there's so much.
Has anyone in the thread start TTC yet?
Some people were only waiting till May.
It's so close and so far away. I've got the implant in and keep thinking when should I have it removed? DH hates condoms so once it's out we'll pretty much be going from there. I reckon it'll take me a few weeks to even get an appointment. Should I just phone up tomorrow and make an appointment? Or wait till after my sister's wedding. So many choices and I am awake it keeps coming forward. We was originally going to wait till October!!!

Some great ideas! My OH hasn't watched any videos so probably wouldn't have a clue what was going on!
He does keep asking me a lot if I am pregnant though - I think he's suspicious that I would keep it a secret from him for a while lol!

Two of my friends had babies at the weekend. Tiny, squishy, beautiful newborns. I'm so very broody! In my fertile window as well! We actually managed to get some time to ourselves last night so weren't overly careful. I don't have much hope for this month but it was nice to be sort of trying! Sooo desperate to start trying properly. Hopefully we'll have more time next month.

@dottydally know that feeling! One friend has a 2 year old who definitely made me feel broody when he was born (She likes to tell me horror stories now to put me off lol).But two other friends have just had babies and meeting them over the next few weeks for cuddles. God help my husband when I come back all high on that new-born scent!

@MsHopey it depends - it took me a month to get an appointment, and they have a telephone call 'interview' type thing to determine if you should have it out - that took two weeks! Also consider how long it may take your body to settle x

It's so hard seeing other people with cute little babies; I feel so happy for them because it's such an amazing thing but I also can't help being so sad every time because I'm longing for that more than anything

Okay now I want to cry :(

Was scrolling through WhatsApp to find someone, and scrolled past two co workers I worked with last year - both have their gorgeous babies as their picture 😩 and they're so beautiful 😩 we were TTC back then (naively) and I potentially could've had my own baby too now 😩

I know everything happens for a reason, and it was sensible to stop trying but I'm really upset

Sorry for the late post, can't tell my husband because he won't understand

@cupcakesandglitter it'll be your time soon, the waiting when you really want it is hard though. Especially when there's reminders everywhere!

@NoseringGirl definitely! It's the hardest part without a doubt, I feel nervous about it all the time

Completely understand @cupcakes, I'm also in my fertile window RIGHT NOW and seeing all these squishy babies is deffo making me want to bin our plans and just DO IT. Not at all helped by the fact that we too HATE condoms to the point that we haven't dtd since my coil came out a few weeks ago! I'm not sure we'll be able to hold out at this stage arrghhh

No cute ideas for baby reveal and this time round I really like the idea of doing it together, with DS1 it wasn't planned so I did it alone then told DH who was in shock for the rest of the day lol, quite like the idea this time of waiting for the pee stick together! Hoping to have a 3rd one day though so can always do a cute reveal then

Welcome @MsHopey!

@cupcakesandglitter bless you. You just have to remember it will be your turn soon. I know that's not much consolation but try to look forward (maybe do some planning - we all love that on here!).

@Jxtina86 I think you know you're ready when even the horror stories don't put you off . It was made so much worse by the fact my OH then picked him up and was playing with him. There was also something strange about walking round my own house carrying him, as we usually visit hers. I could actually see it being me with our baby.

@rollerskaterdata condoms are so disgusting 😂😂😂 I know exactly what you mean. I remember when we were TTC my DH was pacing around making me nervous so I don't think I'm going to have him there 😂😂

@Jxtina86 thankyou, I'm feeling a lot better today but I'm with you on that one - my SIL bought her baby over and that was it, I knew I was ready not that I was doubting it before but I could SEE it, when I see him holding other babies as well I'm so ready to give him a baby, I want to see him as dad so badly

I'm another hater of condoms, we've been doing "pull and pray"

@NoseringGirl pull and pray 😂😂😂😂

@nosering and @cupcakes, LOL to at pull and pray - I got pregnant with DS1 doing that!!

@dotty, I know what you mean about the horror stories not putting you off - I've been through the highs and lows of pregnancy and childbirth before (and neither my pregnancy or labour was straight forward!) yet I can't WAIT to do it again someone please speak some sense into me so I don't jump DH unprotected right now! (repeat: I need to start my house purchase first and want to fully enjoy my holiday in August, I need to start my house purchase first and want to fully enjoy my holiday in August, I need to start my house purchase first and want to fully enjoy my holiday in August...)

Well according to fertility friend, I'm 3DPO. I walked past a restaurant today and the smell was overpowering. I had a garlic aversion in my last pregnancy and it smelt different to how garlic should and made me very sick. It was just like that today. So obviously I'm pregnant even though realistically the chances are very low and at 3PDO I couldn't possibly be experiencing any symptoms 😂
TTC brings out the crazy in me big time (and before we even properly start!)

Nosering, that made me laugh. When we were once unprotected during fertile week, I swear I had a different feeling. Nothing specific, just a feeling down there in the omb. As if! And obviously it wasn't anything. I'm definitely a symptom spotter

I was thinking about the pregnancy announcement thing. I always thought I'd just test with DH there, but maybe I should do it a bit nicer.

Does anyone have any ideas how to announce it to family? Both our parents live so far away we couldn't go see them in person. (That's if it ever happens obviously)

Symptom spotter here too - I spent a LOT on pregnancy tests that month I was convinced I was pregnant, I had every symptom I could think of 😂

I've seen some cute videos of giving them t-shirts or something saying grandma etc, maybe that's an idea?