So this is how it starts - gal meets boy, gal falls in love, gal gets married then gal gets pregnant ... right?
But what about those bits in-between? For me, it was a case of gal has a fab life in London, gal makes lots of fab friends, gal kisses her fair share of frogs and gal watches every episode of Sex in the City with gusto and doesn't understand Charlotte's desperation to have a baby.
Then gal up sticks to start a new life in a new town with a new career in writing. THEN she meets the love of the life. And they get married. Then they start trying for a baby in November 2007. And suddenly, her heart aches for poor Charlotte ...
And cos gal is a writer by trade and also writes the occasional blog, gal thinks it'd be silly not to write a journal on her fave baby site so here we are (and I must stop saying 'gal').
So that's my history in a nutshell. I come from a huge family with a million cousins who all married young and got PG young ... and straight away (fertile fillies!). I was a little different and waited till I was 30. And now it's my time and I am excited and scared and worried and excited (did I say excited?!). I think the longer you leave it, the more anxious you get; the more you analyse it; and, most unsettling of all, the more people there are around you who are luxuriating in parenthood already (OK, more like looking exhausted and stressed!).
So we started trying on an impulse last month (was due to start Jan 2008 but one night, we threw caution - and a condom - to the wind and we've been throwing caution to the wind since). Naturally the witch got me in the first month so now it's month 2 and I've done just what I said I wouldn't - I've gone and bought an OPK from Boots. Will start using it on Saturday (day 10 into my cycle) and will be hoping that I ovulate. I'm pretty sure I do each month cos the signs are always there at the right time (day 14 of a 28 day cycle) so here's hoping ...
I feel like I'm ovulating but it's only 8 days since my period started. I usually get the symptoms 14 days in so this is unusual - right? Or maybe I'm imagining things. I'm getting sharp pains in my right side, feel crampy and CM is clear and liquidy - but then it hasn't gone through the 'creamy' stage yet so mebbe it's just my imagination. But BDing is fun so will be grabbing the hubby tonight just in case ;-)
Had some friends over tonight, one of them knows I'm TTCing but the others don't (I don't wanna tell the world, wanna spring it on them!). They were saying that they can't wait till I have babies - me and the mate that knows kept looking at each other and smiling. It was cute! Also, one of our male friends has moved to Canada and I heard tonight that he got a gal PG out there and she had an abortion, the poor girl. Am annoyed at him cos he was apparently very unsupportive and said he didn't believe she is PG just to 'keep' him. As if! I think about how crazy it is that some people fall PG when they aren't even trying then go and have an abortion (that's their decision, am not dissing them for it) and yet there are girls on these forums (and maybe me, I hope not), who are desperately trying but can't ...
I also found a proverb my hubby and I were given when visiting a monk in Thailand. His said 'No child forthcoming as yet' in part of the proverb; mine said 'difficult first but happy later'. I hope it's not an omen ...
I am glad to see there are more newly turned 30 year olds on the forum! I just turned 30 in September and have been ttc since then. I totally agree with you that when you get into your late 20s and 30s you do obsess more about the whole pregnancy thing - probably the ol' biological clock ticking away!
On my second month ttc I also bought opks (Clearblue Digitals - totally recommend them). Fell pregnant on my third month ttc, so they must have something going for them. Sadly, I miscarried early at 5 weeks. I am taking a break from ttc, till my cycle sorts itself out, but will be joining you girls for some more ttc craziness after that!
Good luck Trixie - I hope you get your BFP really soon!
So - the OPK is the way to go then eh? Do you think that stresses the system even more? I have been trying to relax about the whole thing and I feel like that might only make things worse...
Anyway - my goal in life ever since I can remember was to be a Mom. My clock has been ticking loudly for a while and finally my DH has come around too, but he is still aloof about the whole thing. Just don't think he really knows what to think... but he is pretty sure I am crazy
So - the OPK is the way to go then eh? Do you think that stresses the system even more? I have been trying to relax about the whole thing and I feel like that might only make things worse...
Anyway - my goal in life ever since I can remember was to be a Mom. My clock has been ticking loudly for a while and finally my DH has come around too, but he is still aloof about the whole thing. Just don't think he really knows what to think... but he is pretty sure I am crazy
Good luck gals!
I really like opks and found them reassuring (i.e. you have a good idea that you are ovulating etc etc).
I didn't like temping. I'm not sure if you have tried this, but it is when you take your body basal temperature. You take your temperature first thing in the morning before you get up and make a note of it. Your temperature remains low until ovulation when it soars. It remains high until just before AF is due and then it dips again. The fluctuations are to do with progesterone levels in your body. If your temperature remains high after AF is due, it can indicate a pregnancy. It is also a good way to track ovulation if you are regular, because you can plot when you usually ovulate. However, it shows when you have ovulated - not like OPKs which tell you that you are about to ovulate. So, in a way, charting is more of a retrospective thing.
As I have said, I didn't like temping. I found that I obsessed too much when temperature dipped/would rise/stayed the same - pretty much everything to do with it actually. I spent a lot of time one day googling 'implantation dip' to find conflicting advice (some think it is a sign/others say it is a myth as it is found on all charts - preggers ones and non-preggers ones), then AF came and I was gutted.
Also waking up in the morning to rustle around to find your thermometer before you even get up, I found was really tiring. You also obsess if you get an 'unwelcome' reading (i.e. temperature dipping before AF due - sign it is on its way) - I remember sitting there thinking, 'well my right arm was more exposed to the cold than normal, maybe that's why it dipped'. I may give it a go again at some time, but not at the moment.
So .... did my first OPK test today, first of a 5-day batch at lunch. Was kinda difficult weeing on the tester bit, my wee kinda changed direction a lot (ah-hem!) but managed it OK. The second line was fainter than the first so not ovulating but it wasn't really really weak so think it's coming soon. At first, no line appeared after the 3 mins they recommended but there was one there after 10. I feel happier and more in control doing OPKs (even though I said I wouldn't in the first few months). My cousin came over today, she's PG, and she told me with her 2 PGs, her symptoms were BAD headaches and weeing loads. Useful to know. She fell PG within the first 2 months of trying ... blah! She said she keeps thinking about me getting PG and can't wait, no pressure then!!!! x
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. I spent a lot of time one day googling 'implantation dip' to find conflicting advice (some think it is a sign/others say it is a myth as it is found on all charts - preggers ones and non-preggers ones), then AF came and I was gutted. 
. I may give it a go again at some time, but not at the moment.
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