waiting for baby

I worked for ‘company A’ for 11 months, and left for ‘company B’ where I have been working for almost 2 years. ‘Company A’ has reached out to me again and asked if I want to re-join them, working in their UK office. I’ve been through the interviews and been offered the role (!!) I’m very...

Hi! I am 28(f) and my husband is 31(m). We have been together for 9 years in June. We have been married since April 2021. For longer than I can remember I’ve wanted to be a mother, but timing was not right at the beginning of our marriage due to job transitions, etc… Our goal is to begin TTC...

Before I get the typical hate comments I did when I posted this almost 3 years ago, I'm going to clarify that I'm not going to TTC now. I don't have the financial or emotional stability for a child. I'm just venting. Now that that's over and done with... I'm 19 years old with a 20 year old...

Husband and I have been married for 5 years. I’m 30, he’s 28. I was clear about wanting to have kids in a few years when we have settled down more, and have more money. The whole 9 yards. We make pretty good money now, enough to have a few bucks in savings. I’ve traded in my unreliable undergrad...

I accidentally went to sleep TOO early last night which means I woke up at 5am this morning (since I’d already slept for 8ish hours) instead of 7am like I usually do. Since I woke up at 5am and I really had to pee I just took my temp (98.06) and peed and then got into bed, hoping k could fall...

TLDR at bottom. I've been realizing this lately. My baby fever comes at times when I dont have a lot going on or when I'm super stressed/feeling like a failure. I know I can be a good mom. I've babysat, I've worked at a daycare for 8-11 1-2 yr olds, I have 3 siblings, I've had younger...

I’m in the US. While no country is perfect, I feel like there are others that have it a bit better (and safer). I was thinking my parents home countries of Argentina and the DR. My bf brought up Sweden and Switzerland. Are y’all considering moving?

(This is more of a rant/thinking out loud than anything) When I'm bored I tend to overthink. Ive been feelin the baby fever lately so I decided to figure some things out. We are pretty comfortable by ourselves at ~$32k a year right now. A baby would add about $12k a year, I think. If we wanted...

I’m 30 in exactly two months and I thought by this point I’d want it more than ever but I’m not sure anymore. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a mum. You could’ve asked me at 5 what I want to be when I grow up and that’s what I’d say. The thought of ever being a mum & being...

While waiting to try, I had a specific set of things I worried about - timing baby's horoscope, saving money, how to talk to my SO to set expectations - and I got a lot of support from this group thinking through it. Now that I'm officially in trying mode (no more birth control, no more...

This feels like the 2016 election all over again. I’m afraid of not being able to access the healthcare I need. What if I eventually have a daughter? What will be left for her? I’m just spiraling y’all. Politico article with draft opinion that will overturn Roe v Wade

My husband (33) and I (29) are planning to try in 2-3 years because we’d like to save up a solid buffer fund and have my husband increase his income so that I can afford to stay home and we’d also like to go on more vacations and live it up a bit. That said, even though I’ve never been pregnant...

You’re the only people I feel would understand what I’m going through right now. The past year we’ve been NTNP but really not trying as we avoided possible O days. Last month I had a scare cause I miscounted my cycle days. I allowed myself to get excited. It didn’t happen and I was depressed. He...

Thanks to /@le4069 for the questionnaire suggestion! How many pets do you have? What are they, how old and what are their names? If you could pick any animal to have as a pet, which would you choose? What’s the first pet you’ve ever had and their name? What is your favorite story about your...

TLDR: I've got anxiety about conceiving into my 30s so I've been researching my ancestry and there's been so many cases of having 9 or 11! One started at 30 and stopped at 47! With 2 years in betweenlike a real champ even though it was in the 1800s lol Long story: I'm a planner. But also a...

I’m booking an appointment with my GP soon as we will be TTC in January, but just wanted some anecdotes in the meantime. I have what is considered a short cycle, 23 days. I also have a tilted cervix, which makes BD uncomfortable and a bit painful 5-7 days after period ends and 3-5 days before it...

Hi! Hopefully i've reached a subreddit where I can get some advice. my bf (30) and I have been together for 3 years, living together for most of it. Since the beginning we both wanted kids so that was never an issue. Our plan has always been to be more financially stable and have a house of our...

I've thought about this a lot and after doing a lot of research, I am sure that a C-section would be my preferred choice. This is primarily due to concerns about the excruciating pain and trauma which are normally associated with vaginal delivery. I also recently found out that any pregnant...

Is it a step too far to write your birth plan before you're actually pregnant? I'd really like to share mine with you and I would like to read other people's should you be willing to share it. I'm not pregnant and am still technically WTT and looking for new ways to scratch the baby itch...

I just got turned to this sub today, looking for advice. Altering names, fiancé Reddit's and I'm sure has no clue this sub exists, also doesn't know my username, but who knows. We have been together for almost 5.5 years, and will have been for almost 7 by our wedding (Jun '17.) We've been...