You know you've been TTC too long when....

[Lizzy444]

I'm sure we've all had interesting moments when we really realize, more than other times, how crazy our lives have become and how different things are for us than for most women who are TTC. I had such a moment last night when I realized....

By the end of today, I will have had the same number of ultrasounds in the last four weeks as most women have during TWO healthy pregnancies.

Yikes!

Would you care to share any moments like that you may have had? I thought it'd be interesting to hear what others' experiences have been.

 

[NellyVille]

When you convince yourself that you COULD be pregnant even though you've just finished your period. You know, one of these women that continues to bleed every month and has no noticeable pregnancy signs until almost the end. I do it every month:- manage to hold off taking a test, appears, goes and then I test!!!

 

[readyformore]

When you know what your husband's sperm count is after daily sex, or several days of abstinence.

 

[wifey29]

When most of the people you were in the ttc section with are now on their second or third pregnancy!

 

[MrsB09]

I care about my CM & fin it interesting enough to want to discuss it with other people. (which I don't). Mental!!!

 

[Princess Lou]

We started TTC when my friend was about to have her first. She's now nearly six month with her third child (fourth pregnancy).

My cycles are regular dinner conversation round the in-laws which I find rather disturbing and the MIL doesn't seem to want to stop it. Around the table is myself and hubby, MIL and her fella BIL (14,13) and SIL (11,8,7).

 

[Sizzles]

You know you've been trying a long time when 'making love' becomes sex and sex becomes 'No, I don't feel like it either, but we HAVE to!'

 

[NavyWife84]

When you borrow your sister's car (who has an 8 month old baby) and the carseat base, mirror on the back windshield to see inside the carseat, and sunshades are still in the car. You drive around pretending that all of the things in the car are for your baby, just so you can feel what it is like to be a mom.

Depressing...but guilty!

 

[NavyWife84]

Your new NP at the new doctor's office that you are using is impressed by your knowledge about ttc, infertility, sperm count, CM, etc...

 

[lisap2008]

When you buy a microscope to perform semen analysis at home.
When your told by a close friend that you missed your calling and should have been a fertility specialist.

 

[betty14]

When a friend who started ttc at the same time as you now has an 8 mth old

X x

 

[a1b2c3]

You know you've been ttc too long when you start mixing words up!....

Eg, I was sending an email to a colleague about implementing a new project.... except I put implanting a new project.

 

[NellyVille]

When you buy a microscope to perform semen analysis at home.

We were tempted!!! Glad it wasn't a completely insane thought!!

 

[petitpas]

When you tell the nurse at the clinic that this is your 6th pregnancy and she congratulates you on keeping your figure

 

[lisap2008]

When you buy a microscope to perform semen analysis at home.

We were tempted!!! Glad it wasn't a completely insane thought!!

well it saved us alot of money and gives me an idea of his count increasing with the supplements. cant get a 100% accurate count ,but if there are too many to count and all moving to fast to count that most likely means there is not a sperm issue anymore!. so I am not totally insane but I can see how some can see it that way.

 

[petitpas]

... I can swallow six pills in one gulp!

 

[KittyCat82]

When you try and plan holidays based on your fertile time...
When you 'suspect' every phone call from a friend is to tell you they are preggers (another one?!)...
When friends and family dont even comment anymore about the pitter patter of tiny feet..
When you start buying outfits for your dog as a substitute...
When you bulk buy pre conceive lube...(whilst scoffing knowingly at the condom selection)
When you speak to the Dr in medical jargon whilst they talk to you in lay speak...
When your google automatically brings up fertility suggestions even when you are not looking up anything fertility related!

I could go on.......!!!!!!!!! x

 

[twinkle1975]

When the Sat Nav has your FS's address in your favourites!

 

[fisher640]

When you need to actively remind yourself in public to NOT grab and mush your BBS to check for soreness.


(it just becomes an every 20minute habit during the TWW that I've got myself being seconds away from checking in a public space too)

 

[fisher640]

When a friend who started ttc at the same time as you now has an 8 mth old

X x

I quit taking birth control pills 3 months before my friend and her baby just turned 3