waiting for baby

I am ready to start trying now, but my husband will be finishing his phd in may 2024 and doesn't want to have to have to deal with the pregnancy while rushing through the end. I have pcos and feel like the conception will be more stressful than the actual pregnancy. Anyone's husband was doing...

Hey guys I (26) and partner (32M) had a conversation last night and I said that I would love to be 28 when trying for a baby. I discussed how if we wanted three children we must consider my maternal age as ideally we would love to space them out. And that due to living in the country and 3 hours...

My husband and I plan to start trying around the new year. We talk about it, we say things like “if we have a kid…x,y,z” (I don’t like to say “when” because life is unpredictable and conceiving can be difficult), I see things like our biweekly food truck fest in the summer and think about how I...

I always knew FH wanted a baby and we talked about it all the time but he definitely surprised me with my Christmas gift this year. Prior to Christmas we agreed no gifts this year. Christmas morning FH brings me into his office, tells me to sit down and read a note he typed up. I then opened...

I know a number of us have fitness goals - how's it going?? Today will be day 4 of exercise for me! Shout-out to @kellyy08 for introducing me to Fitness Blender. I've only done one day so far, but loved it!! My schedule every week is going to be Couch to 5k M/W/Sat, strength training Su/Tu, and...

Im in a weird place where, we are financially stable, but not the best budgeting/ some over spending habits etc. but we plan to make our own business in the next decade. Which is why we decided to wait on starting a family till we transition careers etc. My most hating thing in waiting is...

Worked up the courage to discuss family planning and when to stop birth control... Here's what our timeline looks like now.. Nov 5, 2017- get married... Sometime after have a honeymoon lol Dec 2017- Last Nuvaring. Jan-April- NTNP April 2018- Buckle down and make a baby (if one isn't already...

Hi friends :) Just looking for some solidarity, I guess. How do you deal with seeing it happen for EVERYONE ELSE? It feels like all of my friends are already pregnant, have children, or are planning to try soon. While I’m happy for my friends, I can’t help but feel that little twinge of...

I've been on birth control for 7+ years straight. In 2010 my dermatologist put me on YAZ birth control to help with awful acne issues. YAZ contains progestin drospirenone (3.0 mg) and a low dose of the estrogen ethinyl estradiol (0.020 mg). YAZ was then changed to the "knock off brand" MYA which...

I have no idea how this stuff works, since luckily, I've never had to use my health insurance for anything other than annual doctor visits and minor prescriptions. So I see I have a deductible of $X, I pay Y% of the cost after deductible, and there is a $Z max out of pocket expense. Can I just...

Hi everyone, new to this sub. I’m 30, turning 31 in a few months. I was on the pill for years, and got off in July 2023. My cycles are short (23-26 days) but have been regular ever since coming off the pill, and I am tracking ovulation via LH strips and BBT. I just had my hormones checked, and...

I've seen a ton of posts lately from people wondering whether or not they should TTC during the pandemic. As somebody who gave birth 3 weeks ago, I wanted to share my experience in case it helps anyone with their decision. Social isolation Social isolation sucks so hard with a newborn! We...

(25 years old) I just had my preconception bloodwork done and will be doing an egg retrieval in the next two months -- My AMH came back at 1.3 which seems really low, my FSH is 8.10. Nothing really out of range, but I was hoping to do a low stim treatment to avoid pumping myself full of hormones...

Hi all! We’re starting to try soon, I have to switch my epilepsy medication as what I’m on is not pregnancy safe and I have to adjust to new meds (when I’m poorly medicated I have bad and frequent grand mal seizures.) I had an abnormal pap w/ LSIL in 2019 but a normal one in 2020, Kaiser...

We are fourth-year students from the University of the Philippines College of Nursing, and we are looking for at least 144 more participants for our online survey. Our undergraduate research looks into the factors related to the adherence to folic acid supplementation. Folic acid is especially...

I feel like this questions falls somewhere between the waiting to try and TTC sub, but since we’re still waiting I’ll ask it here anyway. I stopped taking the mini pill last weekend after 2 1/2 years of taking it everyday. My doctor advised me to stop taking it three months before we start...

How to Optimize Fertility in Males and Females Hi, all! Just wanted to share this podcast episode that I found super informative. It’s long but has lots of good info for WTTers.

First post here and excited to learn more from you all! It's my employer's open enrollment period right now, and I'm trying to figure out what health insurance plan to get for 2023 - hoping to get some feedback on what sort of medical expenses to budget out. My plan is to start TTC in Aug-Sept...

Hello preppers, new member here but I've stalked it for a while. My S.O.(31M) and I (24F) have agreed to start trying in 2 years and I CAN'T WAIT. He even told me the other day, '' Can't you hardly stand it? :)". Any tips on how to make a 2 year wait more bearable, anything I can start...

I just discovered this sub and so glad! Are there any moms out there who have known they have plans for subsequent babies but wavering on the timeline? For context it’s actually my husband that wants to move it up and I want to space it out. I’m nearly 5 months post partum and my doctor cleared...