waiting for baby

Hello! This is my first post in years, but I loved this board when I was WTT for my first kiddo! Well, now I'm back in baby-crazy mode but WTT for #2. Anyone else WTT to space out their pregnancies? Or just hoping to have a more ideal pregnancy/birth? My son was born via emergency C-Section at...

I am 29F and for the last few months, I’ve really been wanting to have a baby with my long term boyfriend “Kane” 36M. We’ve been together for 3 years, living together for 2 now, and are extremely happy together. We’ve been talking about getting married after I graduate school in 2026. Kane has...

Hello everyone, I am looking forward for some opinions of you. I am 21 years old and married to my husband (24) since july this year. We are together since October 2019 (4 years now) and have known each other since February 2019. We moved in our own apartment in april 2021 and moved to a...

Hi, new to this sub but finding it very helpful! I (F 27) and my husband (M 30) are WTT, aiming to be TTC around winter 2024. I have been on the pill since I was around 15 (the three-week pill for a lot of that time but progesterone only the last couple of years). I get irregular bleeding and...

My husband and I have always been on the same page about ensuring we had explored a range of medical questions before TTC. Our current plan is to start TTC in January (so close!). I thought this list might give others some tangible steps that you can take while waiting that should make the path...

Another post daydreaming about potential baby names. My husband’s family has a tradition where the first born has a C name and my husband once had a dream that we had a baby girl, so I’ve been contemplating names! I prefer more unique names and my husband leans more classic so it’ll be...

I’ve wanted to be a mother for as long as I can remember. At 6-8 years old I’d go through my mums old pregnancy book and look at how the baby grows, the bump and all the hand drawn pictures etc. Most of my favourite toys included pregnant Barbie, any baby dolls and any toy that came with babies...

Me [F29] and my husband [M30] are planning when would be the best time to have kids. Ideally, we don't see ourselves becoming parents for another 2 years. But knowing that I have PCOS, I am a bit anxious if we are putting it off too far. I got some hormonal tests done during my annual this year...

We wanted to start trying early next year so I was originally planning to get my implant out this summer so I can start charting a few cycles beforehand, but I’m a little concerned about getting it out sooner than strictly necessary given Roe v Wade getting overturned. Would love to hear how...

I've seen a number of people here mention that they worry they'll have trouble conceiving because they've never had a "pregnancy scare." Honestly, I was on the pill 15 years and good about taking it, so it never really occurred to me to worry that I wasn't one of the 0.3% who got pregnant...

I've been telling myself for years that I'm not allowed to collect baby things until I was actually pregnant. My husband surprised me saying that he's ready to start trying next month and suddenly my brain is flooded with "oh God there is so much to do!". We just bought this house in August and...

Hi all, Does anyone else worry they won’t successfully manage their pregnancy and then a newborn while dealing with a chronic illness and/or chronic pain? I have a few conditions including, hypermobility spectrum disorder and a functional gut disorder which affect/limit my daily functioning...

*preface: I know it’s a lot going on here! Husband and I have been together for 10 years, we are so strong together. He’s kind and supportive. Financially we are solid. If I continue law school, I’d have $250k in loans. We travel internationally a lot and leaving law school would allow us to do...

After a very difficult 4+ years waiting for my husband to get ready and get other things in order, we are 10 days out from TTC on 1st Feb. We have discussed it thoroughly both months ago and last week, so we are both happy. Yesterday my husband got an email saying some of his company are being...

Our date is Jan 2019. So close! I’ve been off of HBC for over a month and am a day or two from my first O-Day (at least, I think I am). We know we want a family, but I’ve never been particularly baby crazy. I’m 29, as is DH. And yet: I am having the strongest urge to just go for it now. It...

I (29f) really want to have two kids between when I am 30-34. Does anyone else worry that once the baby is here, that life could becone financially worse off? I read the statistics but, do kids really cost that much in the U.S.? If I wait to save money to cover childcare the first 3 years, could...

I just got my AMH test results after a bit of a journey. The fertility clinic I was going to hasnt been great at letting me know what was being done or explaining results and through a mix up I was on birth control when the AMH test was conducted. The nurse assured (and continues to assure) me...

Original post I posted last week sometime and got some really great feedback. I went into my hole and did some thinking, so wasn't really around to thank and reply to everyone. Thank you so much to everyone who did respond though, it was so helpful. So, we talked and talked and have decided to...

Honestly I’m surprised it took this long. I’m 30f and everyone around me is starting to get pregnant m, like on purpose! (Mostly) I’m so annoyed at myself for being jealous. My husband is the oldest of 4 siblings and the last sibling besides us just announced she’s (accidentally but keeping it)...

Hi Y’all! I sent a message to your lovely mods about making this post. I’m the mod over on r/ttcnewbie, and I’ve invited many of our wonderful members from this sub! Basically, we’re a sub for WTT transitions, those newer and older to TTC, and pregnancy. It’s judgement free for those trying...