Those who are waiting to TTC

dizsiebubba

oh yes you can see a lump appear out of your tummy.... imagine a cute kitten trapped under the duvet running about and trying to stand on his back legs under there...it is so weird and fascinating... i didn't know wether to laugh or cry and I just watched my tummy for a good 2 hours after that waiting for it to happen again!!!

this pic from google is a good one that shows you...except the feet are not normally that low down at that stage!

Ellie83

:eek: Yes, I thought of Alien immediately !!!!!! I had seen this picture but I had always assumed it was photoshopped and part of some urban legend. Ok, and I was counting on being able to use the bump as a table/tray for laptop/tea mug/etc. I won't be able to if it keeps kicking :rotfl:

I better keep that one to myself for now, I know my husband will feel very queasy if I tell him :rotfl:

Ellie83

I prefer the cute kitten analogy to the alien one

amus

Haha I was resting a cup on my belly when I was pregnant with DS1 and he kicked it off!! When I was pregnant with mine I never saw an actual foot but my belly did turn into some weired and wonderful shapes. Aww talking about it makes me want to be pregnant again.

Got a letter through the post today, I got the job!!! May mean I have to delay TTC for a little while longer though .

browneyedbazzi

Woop! Congratulations amus!

I understand the about the new job meaning you need to wait a bit longer to ttc, but I hope that the new job means that when you are ready you'll be in a better position.

I've had my new contract through and it looks like the wait for additional maternity benefits to kick in isn't as long as I thought it would be which is really good news. I'm stopping hormonal contraception now - mostly because I've started to develop some unpleasant side-effects that I just can't cope with any more but also because I'd like to see if my body goes back to a normal cycle etc as I worry that it could takes years at my age. If things go back to normal and the new job is good then I'm thinking that we might be able to stop preventing and see how things go from next spring. :eek:

rubyinamountainofrocks_2

Congratulations on the new job amus - as browneyedbazzi says hopefully it puts you in a better position.

chocoholic_chick - what I meant about the pill was it seems to be affected by a lot of things that other forms of contraception are not like being sick, taking antibiotics etc. I'm sure some people do actually forget them easily or deliberately not take them which is why it seems more common to get pregnant than it perhaps should be if you know what I mean?

I do know people who have got pregnant on the pill but unfortunately they are not the sort of people I would feel comfortable asking if they were taking it properly.

As I said I will talk to the doctor see what they have to say about it.

chocoholic_chick

Ahh I see what you mean, if it's of any help I've been on various courses of antibiotics over the years as well as other medication including prozac and have never had any problems. I've skipped the odd one and been fine ( not saying I would condone this obviously! ) and haven't really had any side effects from it at all. I think for some it can be easy to forgot but its been part of my bedtime routine for so long that the only time I ever tended to forget to take it was if I had been on a night out and was a bit too drunk to remember

Ellie83

Amus, that's great news!!! I know it seems like a long time to have to wait before you can TTC, but think of how much more relaxed you'll be knowing that you have at least the possibility to go back to a permanent job I know I would looove that. But I think I'll have to be a PhD student and a mum, because if I wait for the right job to come along and fit around my studies, I may wait for years :rotfl:

Bazzi, that's good news too! You'll see, by the time you're settled, used to your new job, new location, etc, it'll be time to TTC

Ladies, I feel like a spoilt child. I want everything yesterday. I keep beating myself up because if it hadn't been for my weight problem, we could have started to TTC months ago instead of wasting all this time *ranting Ellie* Please tell me I'm being unreasonable :rotfl:

Miss_Bolan

HI ladies, how is everyone today? I dreamt about being pregnant last night, always puts me in a funny mood for the rest of the day! (please tell me I'm not the only one?)

has anyone considered asking the ladies on the threads who are trying to get pregnant, but for whom its taking ages, whether they regret waiting? I don't want to upset them, and maybe I just want someone to tell me what I want to hear (rather than the practical me in my brain!).

I don't think I've mentioned it, but my sisters are both pregnant, one is due on October 11th (so exicted for her, it took her over a year to conceive!) and my other sister is due end of November (she had a baby in December last year and this new one was a bit quicker than planned!). I am so happy for them, but it makes it harder to not think about it when there is pregnant woman all around!

Anyway, must get on with practical things and try and stop thinking about babies!!!

Miss_Bolan

Ellie83 wrote: »

Ladies, I feel like a spoilt child. I want everything yesterday. I keep beating myself up because if it hadn't been for my weight problem, we could have started to TTC months ago instead of wasting all this time *ranting Ellie* Please tell me I'm being unreasonable :rotfl:

just wanted to say ellie you are not being unreasonable, and I feel sometimes like I am also being spoilt and behaving badly, I should just be sensible, but I blame our biological clocks, when they tick it's hard to ignore!!

also, I work in a benefits office, and don't get me wrong, I am very 'pro' the benefits system, most people genuinely claim and are good and decent people, but sometimes you do ge the claimants who have as many kids as they like, damned with the consequences and the government will pick up the tab. When I see that, and I am there working being sensible and waiting for 'financial security' I could just scream!! And it doesn't help my resolve :-)