Poll: What do you obsess about?

Julia-Henry

What do you obsess about in this whole crazy process?

For me, this time around, it's getting the "perfect" boy name - We're happy with our girl choice, but the boy one hasn't clicked yet. On some level, I feel like, if I can only figure out his name, he'll appear.

When we TTC'd our son, I obsessed about temping - if I could manage to keep a perfect record, I would be in charge of the whole process and it would work on my timeline. Of course, it worked out perfectly, which had nothing whatsoever to do with my obsessive thermometer use!

 Do you obsess about anything in this whole process? if so, what?

hollymichael

I think the better question for me is what don't I obsess about with TTC!  I feel like I obsess about everything!  I guess if I had to pick one thing it is how early I ovulate.  Since coming off bcp, I have ovulated between day 10-13.  My very scientific google research says this is not good and can be a sign of high FSH.  So, I guess this is probably what I worry about the most.

Irishsapphire

I am obsessing more about when I O, and TTC when I O, and then I obsess on predicting my AF. ?And I obsess about my temps--I mean I take it personally when the temp does not go the way I think it is supposed to go--good thing it is 5:00am--I can just go back to bed and think about it later--and let FF do it's thing. ?

Since I have been through a miscarriage, it has given me more time to think about what should be on my baby registry in the future--yes, I just keep pushing out the date while TTC. ?I have also had more time to think about names---I have come to the conclusion that if it is several months later and I keep liking the same name--then that name is a keeper--and there is a good chance I will use that name in the future when I have a baby. ?I also look for signs--like there I will be walking in a department store and someone will call out the name of a child, and I will look at that child--and I could really see myself calling out that name for own child. ?I just love www.babynames.com.--so Fab!!?

mrs.officeryum

Right now I am obsessing about my age vs. my egg quality.  I also obsess on my temps and chart. 

Overall, I am mostly obsessed about getting PG and staying PG. 

shar912

I obess about getting pregnant and wondering why I am not and how everyone else can be. I also obess about getting my dog enough excerise every day.   1 thing has to be non-ttc, right?!

mimi525

Getting preganant and thinking constantly if I am or will I ever be.

rsrn02

i obsess about everything ttc related.  from temping, cm, bd, what CD i'm on, if i've o'd yet, if havent O'd in a cycle, did we get our timing right. i could go on.

but right now my biggest obsession is my wait for going back to the RE for the "plan" the @#$$%% had the nerve to have to do emergency surgery on the day of my appt and i had to reschedule. it was supposed to be last thursday and isnt until april 2.  ugggh so frustrated.

Calips

I obsess about the age difference between my children if it keeps taking so long to conceive and the ability to handle 2 kids and my life (I work.)

I want a sibling from my daughter but I am afraid of having 2. DD was a tough infant, I had PPD, and the first 3 months were hellish for me.  I don't want to go back to that place.

 As for TTC, I obsess about my late ovulation and shorter luteal phase.  And about being 37 with rotten eggs.

joyfulnature

Where do I even start?

My age and the "odds" ---will I ever get pregnant? 

How does this month's chart compare to previous months'?

Will I actually ovulate this month? (So far, I always have, btw.) Followed by Did I actually ovulate? Or am I experiencing some rare condition where all signs say I did, but I really didn't?

There are more. But I'll spare you all.

 

 

LizzyB11

Let's see...what do I obsess the most about in this process? I guess peeing on the OPKs. I plan it out at which times I will pee, take sticks to work, etc. This time, I'll be on Spring Break so I have it all planned out to get rid of the FMU when DH gets up. Then go back to bed and sleep until 4 hours have passed so I can pee on the OPK. I also obsess about my CM. I drink tons of water around O time, have tried green tea, etc. I think I obsess (too much!) about making sure the ovulation time gets all of the advantages it can. Sigh....so silly.

saverchic

I obsess about FSH and estradiol and how to make it lower.  I also obsess about how I can change my diet to help things.

AnotherChance

We just stopped using protection this past weekend, so we're just at the beginning of our journey...so the only thing I have been obsessing about is getting as much information as possible.  I have been reading so much.  I'm either here or on FertilityFriend, or reading TCOYF or whatever.  I haven't been able to stop!

I'm hoping that's all I obsess about.  We'll see!

Married2MrWright

Right now in my first 2WW it's my "symptoms"....like the road map of blue veins that showed up all over my chest and upper arms in the last few days, my need to pee every hour even though I have not changed my water intake (I drink 3 liters of filtered water daily), extreme fatigue, higher than usual waking temps, creamy CM after O and on and on.

I am praying that I'll get a BFP in the next week and then I can say it isn't "all in my head."