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To TTC or not to TTC, that is the question... as Hamlet sort of said about something else entirely

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CHW · 12/08/2009 21:36

Hi,
Had few glasses of wine and have spent large part of the evening on this site. I am in two minds about a baby - or really, at the age of 35 (but Type 1 diabetic which can complicate thingss) and really ought to make a decision about whether to have a family or not.
I worry about cost, the changes it will make to our lives and, well, if I am actually just happy as I am. Me and DH discussed going for it, so to speak, sometime after the start of Aug (as did the London Triathlon before then so couldn't before then) and decided we would once the triathlon was out the way. Now it is and we are both stalling. But it is playing on both our minds - in the do we, or don't we way.

My babyometer keeps going haywire - any tips or things for me to also consider which may help us make a decision. I am also wondering if we are simply analysing things too much but beeing diabetic makes things more complicated (ie they need to be planned, in an ideal world at least.) Any help or food for thoughts would be MASSIVELY appreciated!

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confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 19:01

Okay, pics of kitchen up. I really will have to remove them tomorrow though. The second one - of dancing on the table - has the friend who is now ill. The one with the table on was taken when we'd just moved in and finished the decorating (in a very rushed way!) but it gives you an idea. It used to be two rooms but we knocked them through to make one very big one as we wouldn't really use a dining room (in my experience they get used for storing things like computers and stuff you don't know where else to put.)

Shame you have to go but c'est la vie. Have a lovely evening

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 20:48

Confused sorry- have added you to my mumsnet mates but still can't see your pix? Any idea why? Will post labbie pic as soon as get the hang of this!

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 21:31

Will have a look - hold on!

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 21:38

It may be as I had you down as Seagreen instead of SeaGreen. Have now altered it. Let me know if it works! They are, after all, for a limited time only!

Looking forward to seeing yours too!

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 21:53

Nope! not working

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 21:55

Fuck it! Will try and reload - I had a look too and couldn't even see a link to pics (but not sure why that has vanished,any idea?)

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 21:58

exactly! (i for one am completely clueless about the pix feature!)

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:00

I have reloaded pictures but not sure if it'll work - have a look and let me know. As I hadn't actually removed the photo link I am surprised it has vanished.
Confused by name and Confused by nature...

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:02

Oooh YTD just saw your lovely pics! i loved the rock climbing/ hiking pics too!

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:03

What about mine? Have made one of them public - let me know.

Now off to look at rock climbing pics on YTD's! Back in a few minutes

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:06

The link to my pics has come back! Is it working now?

Fucking technology (mutter, mutter)

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:07

love your pics confused !! the one of you skipping up the hill is one for the pctire frame! and you and your husband make a really good looking couple!
lovely to put a face to the (MN)name

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:09

Hurrah! I was getting really wound up that it wasn't working!

Show me yours please?!

(Find it quite weird finally putting faces to names - good weird, but weird all the same!)

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:12

one is up!

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:14

Er... not getting the little hand when I go over your name, will refresh and try again. Watch this space...

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:20

try again?

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:35

Sorry about the delay - I rebooted to see if it worked. Sorry to say it didn't - the pic link at the bottom wasn't there. Can only suggest you make the pics visible to all MNers although not sure you'll want to. Keep me posted and I'll look again in a sec (computer also being a bit slow which isn't helping)

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:37

have added you as a MN mate- should show now.. wouldn't want to make the pix public.. try again, let me know if no success even in some time?

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:38

Arggghhhh!

Sorry, s'not working. No link. No idea why.

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 22:53

urgh. try some other time i suppose. maybe it takes time for settings to update. i guess!
the pics are visible to all MN mates, and have added you as an MN mate.

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:54

Don't want to mess about with pics anymore tonight as losing will to live.

However, breaking news is... I have just had a hint of amber / bordering on green! First time for absolutely AGES. Not about to drag DH off to bed, mind, but the idea (of having a baby, not shagging DH) doesn't leave me cold like it has done recently.

Hormonal schizophrenia.

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 22:57

SeaGreen, think I've worked it out. The visible to MN mates option doesn't work - I have just changed one of my pics back from visible to all MNers and my link has now gone altogether. At least that is what I think has happened!

See you spend as much time as I must do on the pets threads!

SeaGreen · 09/01/2010 23:03

think you're right- the link to your pics has disappeared.
{laughs at thought of 'dragging to bed'}

confuseddoiordonti · 09/01/2010 23:05

Quite glad really - I can just reveal them when I want to or, to sound more mysterious than this really warrants, when it's safe...

Suerock · 09/01/2010 23:33

Flippin' heck - that's how many posts today?! I've been out all day and the thread has gone crazy! Was going to reply about being 24, but will come back tomorrow and read through stuff properly

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