Hi Ladies,
This is my first time on a pregnancy post site and I am excited about it. My husband and I will be married for 9 years this coming November. Baby 1 surprised us 6 months after the wedding and was a blessing
. Baby 2 was finally conceived after 18 months. We didn't know it at the time, but my difficulties stemmed from PCOS.
We have now decided to try for baby #3 before we make any permanent decisions in the future. I am currently going to nursing school and I start my core classes in January. We have decided that since I will have my next 2 summers off, we would like to try and have baby arrive during my breaks from school. My youngest is already 3 1/2 and we don't want too big of a gap between the two ages if we can help it. Knowing that I have to deal with PCOS and irregularity (of my whole body it seems) is putting extra stress on me which I know I should try to relax about. We are happy to try as hard as we can to get the timing right, hopefully. I cannot take away the PCOS but I am trying to learn as much as I can on how to deal.
There is something that I would like input on, however. My brother recently moved in with us for an undetermined amount of time. He just got out of the Marines and is trying to find his first apartment and job. Even though he is actively looking, we don't expect it to happen very fast and we had agreed to help him out during this time of transition... Last weekend when we decided for financial reasons and schedules we should be trying for a baby, I hadn't thought about how hard that is going to be with a house guest!!! We are renting a house that is over 100 years old (creaky, squeeky) Let's be honest, procreating is NOT a quiet event, no matter how hard you try! I don't want our families to know that we are trying yet, because in our situation, there are no guarantees and I don't want them getting stressed or worried for us when they don't hear any news.
I am kind of uncomfortable telling my 3yrs.younger brother that we are going to try to make a baby while he is staying with us. He's an adult and should understand...but he is my little brother! My husband said he really doesn't care if my brother knows or not, so I guess it is me who is embarrassed. DH even jokingly suggested we give my brother a "schedule"
What would you do?
This is my first time on a pregnancy post site and I am excited about it. My husband and I will be married for 9 years this coming November. Baby 1 surprised us 6 months after the wedding and was a blessing
. Baby 2 was finally conceived after 18 months. We didn't know it at the time, but my difficulties stemmed from PCOS. We have now decided to try for baby #3 before we make any permanent decisions in the future. I am currently going to nursing school and I start my core classes in January. We have decided that since I will have my next 2 summers off, we would like to try and have baby arrive during my breaks from school. My youngest is already 3 1/2 and we don't want too big of a gap between the two ages if we can help it. Knowing that I have to deal with PCOS and irregularity (of my whole body it seems) is putting extra stress on me which I know I should try to relax about. We are happy to try as hard as we can to get the timing right, hopefully. I cannot take away the PCOS but I am trying to learn as much as I can on how to deal.
There is something that I would like input on, however. My brother recently moved in with us for an undetermined amount of time. He just got out of the Marines and is trying to find his first apartment and job. Even though he is actively looking, we don't expect it to happen very fast and we had agreed to help him out during this time of transition... Last weekend when we decided for financial reasons and schedules we should be trying for a baby, I hadn't thought about how hard that is going to be with a house guest!!! We are renting a house that is over 100 years old (creaky, squeeky) Let's be honest, procreating is NOT a quiet event, no matter how hard you try! I don't want our families to know that we are trying yet, because in our situation, there are no guarantees and I don't want them getting stressed or worried for us when they don't hear any news.
I am kind of uncomfortable telling my 3yrs.younger brother that we are going to try to make a baby while he is staying with us. He's an adult and should understand...but he is my little brother! My husband said he really doesn't care if my brother knows or not, so I guess it is me who is embarrassed. DH even jokingly suggested we give my brother a "schedule"
What would you do?
