Posted Thursday, August 21, 2008 1:00 PM
My husband and I were married October 2007. We had discussed months before the wedding that we both really wanted to start a family right away, so as soon as we got married we started TTC. Knowing many couples who struggled to get pregnant, I tried to prepare my husband (and myself) by discussing the challenges we may face.
We however, were extremely fortunate to get pregnant after 5 months of trying. The second I found out I couldn’t wait to tell my husband and once I did a flood of emotions overcame both of us. I have been so lucky to have such an easy going pregnancy…I’ve definitely had my ups and downs, like the nausea at just the thought of some foods, fatigue, skin breakouts, Charlie horses, mood swings, etc., but even with that I still feel that I can’t complain. I can’t say that pregnancy has been hard on me at all.
My husband has been the most proud, excited daddy-to-be I’ve ever seen. From the moment I met him, I knew he’d be a great father one day and as our relationship grew I wanted nothing more than to give that to him and to become a great team together. I’m enjoying our last months and days as a couple planning the arrival of our little boy, but also looking forward to sharing many memories of raising our son together. I can wish nothing more than for him to turn out just like the wonderful man I chose to be his “Daddy.”
Posted Tuesday, March 04, 2008 4:42 PM
We are just beginning Cycle #5. Turns out things aren’t as easy as we imagined them to be. I warned DH when we set out on our TTC journey back in October that it wouldn’t happen right away…I felt I was being realistic. Even with that in mind, I still didn’t expect to be going on our 5th month of TTC.
Today DH is finally doing some research on his own. I guess he is finally starting to feel the frustration I’ve been feeling lately. Last night he bought me a CBEFM, I won’t be able to use it until cycle #6 – I’m hoping I can turn around and sell it on ebay instead of breaking that puppy open if I get a BFP this cycle. He has been good about making sure I take my temperature every morning and was just as excited as I was when I got my first +OPK last cycle.
In a lot of ways I feel like the time it is taking to TTC is making our relationship stronger. I’ve been looking at this as a time to get to know each other in a much deeper private way, a way that nobody else knows us. We have been more communicative and explorative about things in our lives we never shared before.