Hi all!

jlb1023

I'm new here so I thought I would introduce myself and make some friends as I begin this new journey.  A little about me...I'm 36 and TTC with my husband for the first time.  We have been married for less than a year, although together for over 3 years (1st marriage for both of us and no children).  I have been on some form of birth control since I was 17, most recently Nuvaring, and just stopped using it this past Sunday.  I'm so excited, but scared at the same time.  I so badly want to start a family and hope it doesn't take too long to conceive.  Obviously, I already have age going against me and I also had the start of endometriosis in my teen years which is why I went on birth control to begin with.  Anyone else in a similar situation?  Any words of wisdom or advice about TTC for the first time?

I wish everyone on here best of luck!!!

Dr.Loretta

Good luck.

Advice will depend on how much you want to dive into it. Do you want to just see what happens for a period of time? Do you want to do the full-on temp-taking, mucus-checking, preseed-using approach? Have you talked to your doctor? That would be my first start (and was when I first started TTC at 36). Do you plan to chart your cycles?

There's a TTC After 35 board that may also be of use.

Song2Heart

No advice just wanted to wish you luck!

jlb1023

Thanks so much!  Best of luck to you as well!

jlb1023

Thanks for your response....much appreciated.  My husband thinks I'm jumping the gun a bit by charting, temp taking, mucus checking, etc already (I bought the basal therm, the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, OPK).  My thought is "why waste time"...and this way I'll be one step ahead just in case we do have a problem conceiving.  He feels if it's meant to be, it will be.  Which, in his defense, is what I said when we first talked about having children.  Now all of a sudden having a baby is all I can think about!  Thanks again for taking the time to respond! 

bridenamedjenn

jlb1023:

Thanks for your response....much appreciated.  My husband thinks I'm jumping the gun a bit by charting, temp taking, mucus checking, etc already (I bought the basal therm, the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility, OPK).  My thought is "why waste time"...and this way I'll be one step ahead just in case we do have a problem conceiving.  <b>He feels if it's meant to be, it will be.  Which, in his defense, is what I said when we first talked about having children.  Now all of a sudden having a baby is all I can think about!</b>  Thanks again for taking the time to respond! 

If it's meant to be it will be is exactly how I thought about things. But now the more I think about having a baby the more I want one, and I want one soon! lol. Not sure how likely that will be, but I'll give it my best shot. Good luck to you!