~~~Preggie Pact~~~

stoneycakes

TTCers post here!

stoneycakes

I feel like I'm PMSing right now.

stoneycakes

I don't know, Stringy.  We're definitely going to do it some time, but man I'm nervous.  DS has been really needy lately and it's probably due to moving but we were trying for awhile last year and I think "What if I had a newborn right now? How would I manage that?"

stoneycakes

I know.  There's never a perfect time.  I'm just having some doubts about my ability to handle two.  My H got a promotion and now he's pretty much never home before 7pm.  Many times it's later than that. When I pictured being a SAHM, I stupidly pictured a husband that came home at 5 and ate dinner with us, did bedtime, etc. And he did do that when DS was a newborn.  But that's not an option anymore and I feel like I might be a basketcase if I had to do two kids and MOTN feedings all by myself 5 days a week.

stoneycakes

Lately, I've been thinking about waiting until DS would be in preschool when the baby's born.  But...my eggs are getting old!!!!

Into+the+Kitty

stoneycakes said:

Lately, I've been thinking about waiting until DS would be in preschool when the baby's born.  But...my eggs are getting old!!!!

Aren't you already over 31? Omg, they're probably already all shriveled already. :-SS

BoothBaby

Not trying yet, but I'm having the same inner struggle.  DS is 9 months, and I always said I wanted kids close together.  I originally planned to start trying again this fall......except now it IS fall, and I don't know if I'm ready!  My brother and I are 15mo apart, and my mom said it was crazy trying to take care of me while chasing him (he is older).  But as scary as 2u2 is, I also don't want to wait another 6-12mo to start TTC.  Ugh, decisions, decisions.  It's like ripping off a band-aid, lol. 

KLXVI

I agree with all of your fears, ladies!  I just keep reminding myself that it will never be easy to have two kids and how much fun I had with my sister growing up.  

I ovulated over the weekend (according to OPK and FF) and now I'm waiting to see what happens.  I have never noticed ovulation symptoms.  What symptoms do you ladies get before or during ovulation?

stoneycakes

Stop talking sense, MK! I'm scared!

stoneycakes

Confesh:  I just thought about what an attention whore I could be on here with a BFP announcement and it kind of made me want to try sooner.  LOL.  I'm silly.

candlequeen

For the love of GOD just do it!

Loriimagination

I ovulated over the weekend as well. We were only supposed to be just ntnp but I'm a control freak. So it's all or nothing. I guess we'll be officially trying next month.

Mandmeesh

MK…you are so wise

kjsmith9

I didn't even think about joining the preggie pact at the beginning of the year, because we were so sure we were going to wait until after DD turned 2 in Dec. to start TTC.  Fast forward 9 months and we're ready to go for it... I ran out of BC pills at the end of last week and was basically like "should I refill these or not?"  So here we are.  Should ovulate the middle of next week.  Good lord I'm so scared - newborns are so hard!  BUT I'm pretty excited for teeny tiny diapers to come back out

stoneycakes

stringy813 said:

Bumping this. Someone teach me about fertility friend and crosshairs. Will they not show up if I always have negative OPK's entered?

I always mess around with my chart to see what happens.  Write down what you had, then take them off the FF chart and see if it gives you crosshairs.

KLXVI

stringy813 said:

ah ok, i just changed an OPK to + and that did it.

its all stupid.

You can also change the method of ovulation determination using the Ovulation Detection Tuning/Override.  Then you shouldn't have to change anything on your chart to see different options.

flummadiddle85

I just always went with CM, CP, and temps and never had a problem getting crosshairs unless it was a crazy cycle or something. Maybe check out Taking Charge of Your Fertility too.