Introduce yourselves...

[jme84]

Hi girls! I am 27 and DH is 29 we have been married for almost 5 years. I graduated from nursing school Dec 2009 and decide it was time to start TTC. My last depo shot was June 2010, still waiting for a normal cycle. I am the type of person that takes care of everyone else in my life and now I don't know how to let them know what I am going through. Very happy to find BnB.

 

[amielh]

Hey ladies

Im Amie, 26 my OH is 31, we've been together for 9 1/2 years, we've been living together in our first home for 2 years now and have both decided that we are both ready and want to TTC for baby No.1. I came off of cilest 11 March after being on for about 6-7 years. This is my first cycle and am on CD12. I had been given a CBFM but missed the testing window so for now am using a ovulation chart. I am due to ovulate on Monday so much to me OH's liking we've been everyday for the past week...

Sending lots of to all you ladies and hopefully we'll be getting our soon.. xxx

 

[crystalnjimmy]

Hi, My name is Crystal & I am 23 & OH is 24. We have been together for just over 2 years & have been TTC #1 for over a year . I have very irregular periods. Went to DR last year & was put on BCP to help regulate them. It worked, while I was on the pill but as soon as I stopped, she has been AWOL. I have not had AF since Halloween 2010 . I went back to DR but she said she thinks it is because I am overweight & that is why I am not having AF. I use fertility friend & it doesn't look like I am ovulating . I am going to get insurance around July so I will be able to go to an actual gyno. Right now it is just a regular doctor. I get so sad & depressed everytime I take a test & it is . I just want to see a so bad. I am ready to be a mommy. We are ready to be a family. I have done so much research about TTC. Soy isoflavones, vitex, fertilaid, you name it! I am just a skeptic when it comes to buying things online lol. I like to buy things in the store right in front of me. Anyways, that is enough about me I suppose! Good Luck Girls!!!

 

[lglick]

hey girlies!!!

my hubby and i are 24 about to be 25...high school sweethearts, been together for 7yrs, married for 5yrs. Im a nurse hubby is an ex marine...we have spent years trying to prevent pregnancy and the last few months i feel like my clock started ticking and its been all i could think about. me and the hubby had the talk and decided there is no better time then the present to start ttc. we figure it could take a while so if we start now hopefully we will have a little one in the next year or so.

This is our first month officially ttc- we are every other day since left. i am due to ovulate any day now so its an exciting time. no temping, opk, or checking cm yet. if i dont get my in the next few months then ill start charting.

all of my friends have had kids and most of them have more than one by now so its nice to see so many people that are in the same boat as me. i just want to wish everyone lots of , and lots of 's !! good luck girls

 

[Aelanu]

Jess: my bday is April 15th- I'll be 23 next month ^.^

Tina: I am also a stepmama- to a 6 yr old boy. I agree with you- its wonderful, but its not the same. A lot of people around me don't get that.

Also, to the older ladies...hopefully this will keep your hopes up: my mama conceived my baby sister at 37, and my baby brother at 38. They are both happy and healthy 4 (sister) and 3 (brother) year old children. Mom had been trying for 7-8 years with my stepdad- she has PCOS (my sister, 21, has it too- but luckily the gyno told me I didn't have it) and so it was very difficult. They actually gave up trying when my siblings were conceived. She had decided that instead of trying, she would put her effort into herself- she began dieting and exercising- and well...lo and behold- she got her !!

Of course, she wasn't expecting my brother. When she got that she goes, "...oh....crap..." It was hilarious BUT the universe had to give her the boy she wanted! (Whats funny- when we were discussing it when I came home to meet him, Mom asked what she said when she found out...my 21 yr old sister and I told her "Oh crap" in unison!)

 

[Jess137]

Wow, we have 3 Jess's on this one thread already!

 

[Jess137]

Congratulation Rhiana, fingers X'd that you get another tomorrow

Aelanu: Cool! You're only a few months younger than me!

I'm so glad that this board opened up. Hopefully we can all move on to first tri really soon

Lots of to everyone!

 

[Baby4u14]

I'm 19....Mi hubby is too.....and we are ttc this year! HOPEFULLY!!
just bought opk today and preseed!

 

[Aelanu]

Well- I hope this year will be "The Year of the BFP" for all of us!

Also- Jessica's are awesome. Just ask me- cuz I'm quite awesome and I'm a Jessica

lglick- I was the same way (no charting or anything) for the last seven months. Since decided to rear her ugly head this month, I told OH that now its time to start charting. He and his baby mama (this will be his 2nd, my 1st) took 7 yrs to conceive naturally, and I really don't intend on waiting that long. I'm quite impatient. I hope it works out better for you and you don't have to start charting!

 

[Amber_Lynn822]

Hiiiiiiii
My name is Amber, I'm 25, My Husband is 31. We've been together since 2007 and having trying pretty much since we became "offical" Never been pregnant with him... We're on Clomid because I wasn't ovulating

 

[skeet9924]

Hi Ladies!!!

I am 28 years old and my man is 27. I have been with my man for 1.5 years...I became pregnant in late december when I messed up my B/c...sadly I lost it on February 18. This will be our first cycle trying since the m/c..all of my friends have children or are pregnant...actually it seems like everyday another one of my friends tells me they are pregnant ...I'm really hoping to get that !!

 

[NDH]

Lots of ladies around the same age on this thread, how cool! I'm also really excited that there's a TTC #1 section.

I'm Natalie, DH and I are both 26 and we've been married for over 2 1/2 years and TTC almost that whole time. Well, NTNP really for most of it as all but the last 6 cycles the timing ended up being way off. Anyway, today is CD1 of 23-26 day cycles (I have a 12 day lp).
This cycle is my last chance to maybe have a baby before I turn 27 as the resulting due date would be 5 days after my birthday.

Pleased to meet you all, it's great to get to know other ladies who are all in the same boat TTC #1.

 

[RorysMom]

Hi all!

DH and I have been ttc #1 since October or so. Pretty much as soon as we decided to, my body became a little unpredictable, so it's only been the last 2 cycles that I seem to be back to normal. As it happens, every cycle since we started, we've had travel plans, family gatherings, weddings, even a flooded house to get in the way of bd'ing during my fertile window, so it's been pretty frustrating!

We're both grad students with a year left of our program. I turn 27 in April, and DH is 30. I am a super light sleeper and can't get back to sleep once I wake up, so I'm not sure if charting will ever be very practical for me... but we'll see. If it takes several more months, might have to try it. I'm at about 12dpo today. If AF doesn't come this weekend, I'll probably test Monday.

So nice to meet you all!

 

[HannahHope]

Hello Ladies,

I'm so excited that this forum is finally open!!! It's nice to be able to have a place where everyone can relate to how I'm feeling. My husband and I have been together for almost 8 years and married for 1 year. We were NTNP for the last 5 years but officially decided to become more serious about ttc (i.e. charting, opk, etc). This will be our first child for the both of us so we're super excited. After all the godkids, cousins, nieces, etc. we are really looking forward to sharing our lives with a child of our own.

We've only been through one cycle so far and right now I feel so anxious about the road ahead of us. I try not to worry about the "what ifs" but I admit my stomach kind of churns at the idea of this journey being longer than a few months. I know its ridiculous to put so much pressure on myself for something that I have no control over but as my friend's kids are getting older and older, the fear of being the "childless married couple" is already starting to haunt me. Anyone else feeling that pressure besides me???

 

[RorysMom]

Hannah, it's hard not to think that way. I am usually pretty level-headed about this whole ttc thing, but occasionally (i.e. last night), I have similar feelings of pressure and those awful what ifs. Keep your hopes high. If it doesn't happen right away, regroup. It'll be okay.

 

[Trishg21]

Hi everyone! I'm Trisha and I am 25 years old. DH is 28 and we have been married for just over 3 years. We started TTC in Dec when I got off BC but got really frustrated when by the first week of March I still hadn't had a period! So I went to the doctor, ran tests and was diagnosed with PCOS. AF was induced with Provera and I am now on CD 7. I did bloodwork on day 3 and then I have to do more on day 20, then if all goes well we will be starting Clomid next cycle, and not a moment too soon!

I work with kids and everyday I want a baby of my own more and more. I live away from my family but my brother is getting married in July so we will be going home for that, I am determined to be pregnant by then!

 

[HannahHope]

Hannah, it's hard not to think that way. I am usually pretty level-headed about this whole ttc thing, but occasionally (i.e. last night), I have similar feelings of pressure and those awful what ifs. Keep your hopes high. If it doesn't happen right away, regroup. It'll be okay.

RorysMom, thanks so much. Your words are so encouraging DH is great but it's different coming from someone who can truly relate. Sometimes you just need someone who can empathize and not just sympathize! It's also hard bc all my friends "accidentally" got pregnant. They can't understand the true fear of possibly never being able to conceive or the frustration of wanting something so badly and feeling like your body is somehow failing. This is the only place where I feel safe to just let loose and say how I feel without judgement.

 

[jackdaniels]

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[KidJilaroo]

Hi Ya'll

I'm Victoria and I'm 20 and my OH is 21. We've been togethe for forever and a day. We decided we wanted to start trying to concieve in the New Year so I went off my birth control in November 2010 to give my cycles some time to regulate themselves. We did NTNP in January and February but I decided that I really wanted to try so this will be our first month really trying. Also looking for a TTC Buddy! Good luck and Baby Dust to all!

 

[RorysMom]

Hannah, I know what you mean. I have irrational feelings of dread that other people will get pregnant before I do sometimes. I find myself worrying especially that other relatives (cousins, SIL) would get pregnant before me, like it would be any less special if it happened later. I hate feeling that way. It's all just anxiety and fear, like you said, that it may not actually happen. But it is definitely nice to be able to relate to other ladies in the same boat.