Those who are waiting to TTC (New Thread)

chelseablue

Sethisis wrote: »

Thanks for the responses
It does make sense to just sit down with my mother and have a quiet word, I'm sure she'll understand even if she is disappointed. It's just going to be a little sad.

It's all too easy to let the excitement get the better of you isn't it? I think from now on I won't mention any inclination to have a baby to anyone, not even if I get pregnant. Then I'll wait to see how long it takes people to summon up the courage to ask if I'm expecting or just gaining weight. xD

Also, it's really nice to see people here helping each other through this stuff.

Absolutley!
My OH is under the impression that he's so virile that when we start trying It'll only take the once. Bless him

I said to him "Did you know there's only a small window each month when a woman can become pregnant"
His reponse:
"Is that called the menopause?"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Oh dear xx

Paige_Turner

chelseablue wrote: »

Absolutley!
My OH is under the impression that he's so virile that when we start trying It'll only take the once. Bless him

I said to him "Did you know there's only a small window each month when a woman can become pregnant"
His reponse:
"Is that called the menopause?"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Oh dear xx

Lol, my OH is exactly the same. He is convinced I will conceive as soon as he comes home next year! Fingers crossed, but I have warned him it may not be quite that quick!!

Sethisis - I'm sure your Mum will understand. My MIL is visiting this weekend and has been badgering us for ages when we're going to give her her first grandchild. We have agreed not to mention to her our intentions of TTC as oh thinks she will be on the phone every night checking that we're DTD :rotfl::rotfl:

I am really excited and will want to say something to everyone, but I will have to hold my tongue, for my own sanity if nothing else!!

ilovelondontown

chelseablue wrote: »

Absolutley!
My OH is under the impression that he's so virile that when we start trying It'll only take the once. Bless him

I said to him "Did you know there's only a small window each month when a woman can become pregnant"
His reponse:
"Is that called the menopause?"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Oh dear xx

Mine too, I had to educate him in the knowledge that you only have a small opportunity each month to conceive and even then he was all "yeah but I only need to have one time" :wall:

It makes me laugh and frustrates the hell out of me at the same time how nieave they are about this!

Paige_Turner

TBH I haven't mentioned to oh yet the amount of research I've already been doing and the things I will be doing while he's away to prepare myself as best I can. I think that might freak him out. I think he thinks you just need to have a lot of sex!!

dragoneye454

I'd love to join please. Stats below

My Age/Partners age: 25/29
Time together: 3 years
What are you waiting for?!: Potential promotion at work that I don't want to risk
When will you be TTC? Once work has calmed down- hopefully within two months
Any preTTC prep? Yes, OV tracking, coming off pill, sooo much research
I'm taking my mind off TTC by... dealing with day to day dramas, concentrating on work and promotion. It's hard because even though we have agreed to wait until it has died down and not to tell anyone, I work with my OH and he keeps rubbing my belly and saying 'mini Sophie' as my name is Sophie (obv)

chelseablue

I could only imagine my reaction if my Mum was on the phone asking if we're DTD, what a passion killer!

My Mum and Dad dont have any grandchildren yet so when/if I become pregant it will be there first

Telling my Mum and Dad im pregnant is one of the things Id be looking forward to most, my Mum loves children she'd make the best Nanny (biased I know )

cottage_retreatist

chelseablue wrote: »

Absolutley!
My OH is under the impression that he's so virile that when we start trying It'll only take the once. Bless him

I said to him "Did you know there's only a small window each month when a woman can become pregnant"
His reponse:
"Is that called the menopause?"

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Oh dear xx

chelseablue!
I feel like we must have the same OH (if you know what I mean!!!) :rotfl: Mine said exactly the same thing when we mentioned not using protection - 'you'll be pregnant before Christmas with my virile sperm'!!!!!

I'm amazed how little men actually know about procreation apart from the obvious!!!!

I haven't told him how much prep work I've been doing or how I'll be plying him with pregnacare male conception vitamins and pretending they're regular vitamins - i know him and if he knew it would make him start worrying and saying 'no more, no more' so subtle but decisive - that's the way our relationship works!!!! So long as the image looks like he's in control that's fine but really I'm the one wearing the trousers! Just don't tell him :rotfl:

Definitely not telling the family! That would really put a halt to our plans!!!!! Also don't want to jinx us - I'm very superstitious!

take care all xx

ilovelondontown

I've got to ask; on a day to day basis, how often do you think about all things ttc/pregnancy/baby related?

I feel like it's getting rediculous for me, I mean I literally wake up thinking about it- which is partly because I'm charting but then I'm preoccupied with it all day long.

It doesn't help that I don't really have anyone IRL to talk about how I'm feeling with- apart from DH who often has to tell me enough already! Talk about something else!?

Am I the only one who feels this way?

afoolandhermoney

So glad I'm not alone with the over excitable mum (though for me it is more MIL, my own mum is a little less baby crazy), or the "oh so super virile" OH.

I was on antibiotics last month and obvs had to use other protection as we're definately not ttc, but they made me feel so hungry and sick all the time even my own mum asked if there was something I wanted to tell her. Yet again she got an earful about how we're really not in a position financially (OH hasn't had much work this year so we're getting by on my salary which just about covers mortgage, bills and my commute). I know there's never a "good" time financially speaking to have kids but explaining to mum and MIL that actively ttc when I'm not sure we can keep a roof over our heads beyond christmas is irresponsible just doesn't seem to sink in.

chelseablue

cottage_retreatist wrote: »

chelseablue!
I feel like we must have the same OH (if you know what I mean!!!) :rotfl: Mine said exactly the same thing when we mentioned not using protection - 'you'll be pregnant before Christmas with my virile sperm'!!!!!

I'm amazed how little men actually know about procreation apart from the obvious!!!!

I haven't told him how much prep work I've been doing or how I'll be plying him with pregnacare male conception vitamins and pretending they're regular vitamins - i know him and if he knew it would make him start worrying and saying 'no more, no more' so subtle but decisive - that's the way our relationship works!!!! So long as the image looks like he's in control that's fine but really I'm the one wearing the trousers! Just don't tell him :rotfl:

Definitely not telling the family! That would really put a halt to our plans!!!!! Also don't want to jinx us - I'm very superstitious!

take care all xx

Omg snap! Maybe there long lost brothers?! (Now thats a whole new thread :rotfl:)

He doesnt know that I take a conception vitamin every day or monitor when Im ovulating, he'd probably just think I was bonkers

I'll let him keep his opinion that it just takes lots of sex and bingo! Although thats kinda true

Doesnt help when he knows that his brother and his girlfriend conceived in the first month