Hey Cloudy don't punish yourself so much! Think of all the women in the world who have got pregnant without knowing it - how many of them were not taking their pre-natals, were boozing, taking drugs, over-exerting themselves, working with dangerous chemicals, eating Brie for god's sake!!! The more you get into TTC the more things you can blame yourself for - so stop it right now woman!!! You are doing the best you can, which is a damn sight more than a lot of girls!!!!

Rant over

Wow, Yaya, I didn't even realize that we have the exact same cycle this month! That's pretty cool! Great to be your cycle buddy. (Yes, CD 4 sucks... and CD 5, and CD 6... and 7... and 8 and...!)

Nat and magic: Aww, shucks, thanks for the hugs! But... oops... I now realize that I didn't explain very well in that post re: the pre-natals. Here's how it should have read!

I learned about the three month pre-natal vits issue before engaging in any unprotected so I did do the entire recommended three months of PNV before any TTC. What I meant to gripe about was that TTC had to be delayed a whole, long three months because of the danged PNV. To add insult to injury, I'm realizing that my healthy diet likely would have provided enough folic acid (as you noted Nat!) AND many women with far riskier lifestyles give birth to perfectly healthy babies (as you noted magic!) so I probably could have started TTC three months earlier. Then again... if I did happen to give birth to a baby with birth defects, I would never forgive myself for being so impatient.

ARGH... the dilemmas of TTC!!

Anyway, gals, I am once again AMAZED by your wonderful support. I've truly looked forward to my time on BnB every single day since I've joined.

BIG GROUP !

Alexandra, glad to know I'm not the only one! Now that you mention it, my big 3-0 is coming in only 3 cycles' time. Yikes, that really makes it seem much closer!

Thanks for sharing your experience w/ the timeline and pressure. That is my next big goal... to relax and let go of the timeline. I'm doin' pretty good w/ the "stop obsessing" goal but this new goal is much trickier, 'specially w/ ladies poppin' out those babies all around me!

I'll need your calming influence over the next three cycles!

I feel like an old stale fart now!!! I'm 37!!!!!!

I was just going to say that Nat! Stop going on about your advanced years you bloody teenagers you! I am 34 btw (and had no.1 at 32!)

I love coming on here too Cloudy - thanks for the group hug babes!

Ack... once again miscommunicated meself! You are very right... 30 is NOT old!! And neither are 34 or 37!!! That was very insensitive of me. Please accept my profuse apologies! I'm just makin' a fuss over it because it's a big milestone in my life.

Forgive me girls!

Yo stop apologizing to them. Ask them first how old their kids are! They have a huge head start on us even if we get pregnant today!

NO lady! As I said I had LO aged 32 - she isn't 2 yet! You have sooooooooo much time.

And Cloudy - yes stop apologising hun!!! We are but jesting And think about this: the egg that you came from was created in your mommy when she was conceived, so just how old are your cells ladies? I am technically 62!!!

Oh wow...that's a thought!!!

That means I'm younger than you are...61....

I had DS when I was 33 (conceived at 32), so there is plenty of time for your first one!!!!