Kat S
Still trying for #1
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Hi, everyone! I'm 42 and trying for our first. I had one miscarriage in January. You can see my signature for the rest of the story.
**While we generally love to hear about pregnancies 40+, this thread is for those on the journey. If you just found out you are pregnant and are over 40, please don't join this thread just to announce your good news. Most of us have been trying for over a year and have endured many painful days and nights, and this thread is for support. While we're happy you were successful so quickly, it ends up making us feel even worse about our own situations. Thank you for understanding.**
I thought I'd start a thread for ladies who have no other children as I sometimes find it difficult when the conversations in the TTC boards veers away from TTC to talk about the member's other children. I feel bad, but sometimes it hurts when I come here for support and everyone is talking about what grade their oldest is in or ideas for a birthday party for a 3 year old. I'm happy for them that they were successful and were able to have children, but I'm really here to talk about TTC, not how to deal with toddlers.
The other issue is age. It's much harder to get pregnant over 35 (as we all know!), so it's nice to be on a thread where half the participants aren't young 25 year olds who announce their BFP after 7 posts. Those threads can leave me feeling discouraged and sad.
I hope a few of you will join me!
**While we generally love to hear about pregnancies 40+, this thread is for those on the journey. If you just found out you are pregnant and are over 40, please don't join this thread just to announce your good news. Most of us have been trying for over a year and have endured many painful days and nights, and this thread is for support. While we're happy you were successful so quickly, it ends up making us feel even worse about our own situations. Thank you for understanding.**
I thought I'd start a thread for ladies who have no other children as I sometimes find it difficult when the conversations in the TTC boards veers away from TTC to talk about the member's other children. I feel bad, but sometimes it hurts when I come here for support and everyone is talking about what grade their oldest is in or ideas for a birthday party for a 3 year old. I'm happy for them that they were successful and were able to have children, but I'm really here to talk about TTC, not how to deal with toddlers.
The other issue is age. It's much harder to get pregnant over 35 (as we all know!), so it's nice to be on a thread where half the participants aren't young 25 year olds who announce their BFP after 7 posts. Those threads can leave me feeling discouraged and sad.
I hope a few of you will join me!