Bump newbie: Questions about pre-conception state-of-mind

eleathers

Hi! I'm new to The Bump! My hubby and I recently started talking about getting pregnant soon. As to not completely dump my excitement on him and with the intent to not overwhelm my friends and family with expectations of a little one being around soon (don't want to jinx anything or reveal pregnancy too soon), I decided to start a blog that tracks my journey to when I can finally call myself a mom. This has been kind of therapeutic, even though it's only been a day! Do you have any other suggestions on remaining calm? And thoughts on how to keep it a secret once it happens? Edit: removed blog link! Didn't know you couldn't include it!

eleathers

Thank you for letting me know! Removing now!

Jags8

I finding tracking my BBT keeps me calm. That way I know that everything is going smoothly (aka that I'm actually ovulating, that we hit my fertile window, etc) and I know when to expect my period, therefore not testing too soon or wondering if every twinge is pregnancy related.

Also, if you hop on over to TTGP, we have daily threads where you talk about where you are in your cycle. It's nice to get some stuff out that I know DH would find uninteresting.

eleathers

Thanks Jags8! I will definitely check out TTGP!

SunnyWitch

Start a secret Pinterest board! I wish they had these when I was TTC my first, they started them about a month after we announced to everyone.

eleathers

That is a fantastic idea, SunnyWitch! Thank you!!

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