Hi guys, im new to this forum and am
TTC for the first time I'm 18 and have been with my bf for two
years. We decided to start trying to have a baby recently, and I was just wondering how long we should be
“trying” in my fertile window, and if im supposed to be using
ovulation predictor kits? Im just not sure what to expect. Can
anybody give me any insight? Thanks
Also, I have had an abortion before so I'm hoping that this wont affect my chances?
Re: 18, getting pregnant, advice?
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I agree. I posted something recently about trying for my first, and if I should be using OPKs, how many times I should BBD during my fertile period. All I got was a "Go read the newbie post" Or "Go read 'Glorias' post, Im sure you two will have a lot in common'. Like wtf?? Are some women just bitter because they have been trying for so long and hating on everybody else..
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Seriously?! You had 3 responses in this thread and decided to bad mouth on another.
Bad form.
DO you see the same responses everyday, maybe because you're on here too much? Seriously, if a post is generic and bores you, then don't answer it. At least LogLiveTheEvilQueen gave some advice. I've read the newbie post. So if I can't ask questions like those in my post, what am I supposed to be asking? Please enlighten me on what questions are acceptable here.
"I'm new here and have a super duper important question" (apologies if the title is off). Here it states google your question. There is also a 411 on charting that explains about opks.
This isn't google. If information isn't available (or easily available) online then these ladies can help through their knowledge and experience.
To be fair you haven't even given this place a chance before you became defensive and rude. Not the best way to make a first impression.
Geez it's so nice of someone take there own time to support people that need it?
Including people who are ungrateful and incapable of using google.
I agree how nice.
Wtf, "get off the internet?" you are all on the internet.
Not that I have to justify my AGE to anybody, but I've been working part time since I was 14, I graduated LAST YEAR from high school with a great academic record, I know exactly what I want to do in life, and where I want to go to college. I would rather have a baby now, before I get tied up in my career. Secondly, I have sufficient savings, a lot of inheritance and lots of savings- I rarely spent any of my money. Next, my boyfriend has a good-paying full-time job, and a house and we both live in it. Fourth, I pay my own health insurance thankyou very much, I pay for my own gas, my own bills, etc. No, we are not married, but I don't think that's even relevant. Marriage doesn't mean a thing when you've been living together for years. I don't know why some women think pregnancy is reserved only for them, when they are older. Ridiculous. Don't assume I will be an incompetent mother because I haven't lived a long as all of you. Like I said @Traversity773, I know exactly what kind of career I have in mind. So don't imply that I want a baby just for kicks.
OP, if you want to go to college, do that before adding a baby to the mix. I have seen very few people able to do both. But since you know it all, do what you want.
Does anyone else find it odd that we have had at least three 18 year olds show up in the last couple days? They've all they're mature and in love and totes ready for a baby. What the hell is going on? And note to the OP, parenting is hard... and expensive
ETA: coming in here and calling people bitter is a bad move. Just because no one squee'd and said yay! Good luck! doesn't mean anyone is bitter... it means we are more experienced at life and know a baby at 18 is a bad idea
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OP, do whatever you want to do. I honestly don't care. If you lurked around for awhile you would have known how this ridiculous question was going to go.
1. It's hard enough already. I was a national merit scholar with an above-4.0 average in high school, and I had a rude awakening in my first semester. Classes are tougher, professors don't baby you, and overall expectations are higher for your level of responsibility. And you want to throw sleep deprivation and post-partum hormones into the mix?
2. It sounds trite, but you are young. You only get to be 18 and carefree once. Go out with your friends, party, be silly. Participate in campus life. Travel, if you can make it work. Make the kind of memories that you will love sharing with your future kids.
College is an opportunity not everyone can afford, so if you can do it don't rob yourself of the experience before it even starts.
Go to college, & enjoy it. Graduate & dig into your job. See if your BF is really the man you want to spend forever with.
I might be "old" (almost twice your age) but I've already been 18. You've never done anything like this. Please listen to the people that are trying to speak sense to you.
Yeah, you're probably a Muddy Troll...
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OP, have you seen 16 and Pregnant? Have you noticed how they never do anything they planned to after they have their baby? Have you noticed how they're so surprised at how hard life is when they're forced to grow up before they should?
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I say this because life changes you. I am most definitely not the same person I was at 18 and could not be with the person I was at 18.
On the positive side...you do have a good savings, you do have your own insurance, and a job. All pluses. But know how much work a child is. How much time they take. How much of your free time will be gone. Is your boyfriend 150% sure this is what he wants?
On that note. Don't be rude. These ladies have been thru more life and the ups and downs of parenting and trying to become parents. If you really want advice stick around and read some posts, comment on some stuff and get your self off the pedestal you think you are on.
ETA: And I know firsthand having an animal has satiated my agony for wanting a child in the past. When I'm getting sad about it I go snuggle with my guinea. Maybe that could be the same for OP.
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That definitely makes sense. It wasn't a foolproof plan, just an idea. You're smart when you said that she could get rid of the puppy if she can't care for it. I still think people like OP could benefit from an animal to help stave off the wanting for a child right away. I know it's definitely helped me in the past. All good points, though!
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Having a different opinion does not mean I'm commenting on things I don't understand, but I gladly will accept other ideas and opinions and if I think they are intelligent and thought through then I will adapt my way of thinking. Just telling me to stop does not change anything.
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Money then vs money now. There's a huge difference between being able to pay fort your gas ans being able to psy medical bills and special formula.
Edit: sleepy hands make writing hard.
ME: 30, DH: 30
Love: 2/11/04 Marriage: 5/29/11
2 Cat Furbabies: Chloe and Zoey (2007)
TTC #1: 6/1/14
BFP: 11/25/14 EDD: 8/5/15
Having a different opinion does not mean I'm commenting on things I don't understand, but I gladly will accept other ideas and opinions and if I think they are intelligent and thought through then I will adapt my way of thinking. Just telling me to stop does not change anything.
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Yes get a puppy to satisfy the want for a baby. That will work until she finally has a baby and then is like "erhmehagawd, i cant handle both a puppy AND a baby. C ya laterz pooch".
If I'm remembering you correctly, you are full of awesome advice./ sarcasm
OP, I am curious what said boyfriend thinks about your plans for your future. Because I know very few 18 year old boys who are anxious to start a family.
You really need to take a step back and reevaluate your situation. Methinks you've already made up your mind, but in all seriousness, you have NO IDEA what you are in for if you act on your impulses.
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