Trying not to give the game away...

[katemarie]

It's so hard to not let on your ttc!! This Friday for example we are going to friends for dinner and I asked cheekily, so is X doing his famous lasagne? And my friend was like, oh it's a surprise!

I now have images of pate and toast for starter and something raw or tuna like for maincourse that I am trying not to eat followed by chocolate mousse with raw egg! Argh! The wine thing isn't so bad. Excuses so far include:

• I'm driving home
• I've just whitened my teeth and I only drink red wine
• I'm up early
• I got really drunk last night and need to have a night off
• I have a headache
• I'm detoxing

Seriously, what to do at friend's houses! How obvious will it be if I am picking around my plate? I guess I'll just have to have a 'stomach ache' if there are things I can't eat!

Just thought I'd share anyways

 

[leopardprint]

I know what that's like!

Quite a few of my OH's workmates have already started asking questions, I think its just because of how attentive he is towards me and thanks to my new diet I look a lot more 'glowing' xxx

 

[Wildflower]

It is perfectly fine to eat and drink all of those things while you are TTC and also during your 2WW. It's only after a BFP that you need to worry about that stuff.

Enjoy yourself!

 

[Coco14]

Just say you are trying to be healthy, because really you are!

 

[Braven05]

It is really hard! I am very close with my boss and tell her most everything, but I don't want to tell her we are TTC - firstly because she is a lot more traditional than I am and just in conversations I've had with her before I don't think she'd approve of me and my OH TTC when we're not yet married...but I'm really okay with it. We will be married soon and I know I want to spend my life with him...the whole marriage thing just isn't going to happen in the next couple of months and we are ready to start expanding our family (he already has 2 girls). But its been really hard, because TTC has become such a big part of my life, to not share it with her, especially since, next to my mother, she's one of the people I'm closest to!

 

[NixieNoo]

Wish I hadn't told anyone Deffinitely a better idea.
You wont have people asking if there's any news on the baby front? Which is horribly depressing.
I have this nasty little streak that wants me to lie to them - Yes, we're expecting and you just weren't important enough to tell!
I couldnt really do that LOL it's just upsetting when they ask allllllll the time!

it's probably no where near as obvious as you think. I mean if you werent TTC and someone didnt eat those things would you have known the reason?
Mebbe it's just me but I wouldnt have had a clue Just feels like its obvious to us folks involved in it when other folk probably have no idea

 

[Groovychick]

It is most definitely a challenge!

 

[mrsessex]

OMG please live a normal life TTC!!!!

Eating fish & cheeses etc will not have affect on the cells lol

Its only once your actually pregnany you gotta be careful

Enjoy yourself!

 

[VWills]

I have told my 2 of my closest friends and mother in law (she is like a mum to me) and only because of all my doctors and hospital appointments and my recent surgery but I agree with mrsessex, live your life as you did before making the decision to TTC, it shouldn't take over your life and consume you. Easy said than done I know, I have obsessive moments too but def carry on eating what I like etc as I do normally (I am very healthy anyway and docs are happy for me to have a glass of wine here and there).

 

[lintu]

Go for it girl, you have to give up enough once your preggo dont stop living your life becuse of TTC.

I am still eating everything thats put infront of me, ok I have cut down on my wine but thats all, I'v just told people I'm cutting back cos thought i was drinking too much.

Just enjoy yourself and worry about what to eat once you have that