I'm too pessimistic about TTC.

tenlittletoes

I feel like there's no hope for us this month...simply because it's our first month.  I just know SO many people in my life have had fertility issues...it sucks coming into this with such a bad attitude, even though I know everyone is different!

mrs_kelly1014

You could get lucky. I was on BCPs for 11 years prior to TTC. I stopped pills and we avoided for one month (I was finishing my M.Ed. and didn't want a due date earlier than December) and my 2nd cycle off of BCP, 1st cycle trying, I got pregnant. I know that we are extremely blessed that it happened easily for us. It's certainly possible.

abrooke8

I'd rather be that way because becoming an emotional wreck when it doesn't happen right away would be far worse to me.

roshybride

Try not to be pessimistic. I mean it's good to be realistic about your chances (about 20%), but don't be too down. There are many more women without fertility problems than women with fertility problems.

sgrl

I'm sorry about your worries - but I hope that it happens soon for you!

tenlittletoes

That's true.  I guess I'm just trying to stay grounded and keep cushioned for any fall.  I don't even want to get my hopes up because I just don't believe it will happen quickly.  *sigh* 

 And I hate how you overanalyze every.single.twitch. in your body as a "symptom".  lol.

roshybride

Yeah, it's hard not to overanalyze things.

Oh and for the 'everyone's different' so true! I thought I'd have problems getting pg, since my mom struggled with infertility, but I have no problem getting pg.

whitneyandbrook

tenlittletoes:

That's true.  I guess I'm just trying to stay grounded and keep cushioned for any fall.  I don't even want to get my hopes up because I just don't believe it will happen quickly.  *sigh* 

 And I hate how you overanalyze every.single.twitch. in your body as a "symptom".  lol.

 

I'm in the same boat! AF just arrived today and I am pretty down in the dumps... I know it was only our first cycle but I got my hopes up with all the 'symptoms' I was having... and in the back my mind I still think it could be spotting lol...

tenlittletoes

whitney - I'm sure I'll be the same way at the end of this cycle if I don't get a BFP. 

 Roshy - I try SO hard to remember that everyone is different!  Hopefully I'll be fertile myrtle and DH will have superman sperm.    That would be fabulous!

mrs_kelly1014

roshybride:

Yeah, it's hard not to overanalyze things.

Oh and for the 'everyone's different' so true! I thought I'd have problems getting pg, since my mom struggled with infertility, but I have no problem getting pg.

I thought the same thing. My mom suffered from IF and has terrible endo. (had a hysterectomy at a young age) so I was told by my OBGYN that if I wanted a chance to get pregnant I should start BCPs at a very young age to help prevent endo and TTC basically as soon as I got married and wanted to. I was amazed that it happened so quickly.