We spend most of our adult life with the fear of getting pregnant, so what happens when you actually want it to happen?
Well, for me, I somehow expect that because I am not trying not to get pregnant it should just happen. When using the contraceptive pill I thought that if wasn’t for that tiny little dose of hormones my super fruitful womb and his Olympic champion swimmers would be getting together and wreaking havoc.
So gone is the 6am rustle, pop and dry swallow of that non-baby making pill; 3 months now. I think my body is still trying to figure out what to do with itself after nearly 16 years of scheduled programming.
Either way I think it is time to make more of a concerted effort. Beloved will be pleased.
I have said that first sentence, SO MANY TIMES. It feels… weird to suddenly go from trying SO HARD not to have a baby to trying to actually have one.
I know! I am am all ’shouldn’t this be happening via osmosis?’ Nup. Gotta have sex
I’ve been off mine since October. We aren’t going to try for children just yet, but I just figured it was time to go natural.
Good luck!
I know the feeling! It can’t be good to have your body ‘controlled’ chemically for so long!
ooh goody! and congratulations…… don’t get too stressed and it will come
I hope so!
Ugh I was having this convo with a girlfriend last week. Getting pregnant sex sounds awesome in theory… until it becomes a chore. Good luck
We better get into the theory work then, hey?
We’ve been trying for three years now. Keep fighting the good fight, or loving the good love, or… well you know what I mean.
THREE YEARS? Aw man – that must be frustrating for you guys……or not
Good luck!
Wow…I must be UBER fertile then! I had been taking the pills for YEARS and was still on them when I became pregnant. It’s because I had my wisdom teeth removed. Neither the doc or the pharmacist told me the meds I was taking to keep infections away would destroy the effect of the BC pill. Sure enough, a month later, no period. I’m due in March. I’m grateful it happened (hey, not getting any younger) but kinda wish we could have waited just a bit longer. Good luck to you! Don’t stress about it and it’ll happen before you know it. Whatever you do…don’t get all crazy about temps and times of day and all that garbage. It doesn’t do anything to help.
No way! I have heard of ppl who are off and in the first month – bam. I do know that antibiotics can decrease the effectiveness but geez – you got super eggs
Yeah, I think I will give myself a while before getting all technical about it 
My husband and I tried almost two years, with one miscarriage in between. However, we are expecting our first anytime now (She is due 2/12/10)! We are super excited, but I totally know what you guys are going through! I spent so long trying not to get pregnant that it was heart breaking to go off the pill and then month after month have nothing happen. I kept thinking that I must be broken and how much money I could have saved over the years on birth control! So glad it has all worked out and I wish you speedy conception!!
Congratulations! How exciting for you…especially after so long! I hear so many diff stories – pregnant after 1 month off pill vs years and years of trying. I have one friend who tried for 6 years, had IVF – pregant first go….and then had IVF another 20 times trying for another with no success
Hopefully it works out for us!
Good luck with that! Have fun while trying, don’t let the “baby want” take away the fun of it all. I’ve heard too many friends complaining that sex was becoming a chore while they were trying to get prego, not good, not good at all!
Thanks Stinky! I hope it doesn’t become a chore either
I remember the joy on my sister’s face the day she showed me the picture of her positive pregnancy test. I wish that same joy to you and Beloved!
Aw, I hope so! It is funny how you take for granted that it will happen and then you realise it might actually not…..here’s hoping!
Ever notice that when a 14 year-old girl and her 15 year-old boyfriend take all of 2 minutes on some dirty mattress in a dank basement they end up parents… and yet people who are responsible and actually want and know how to care for a child must have sex almost constantly for 6 years before they finally use IVF? It’s so not fair.
Have fun with the sex and I wish your husband to have spirited swimmers!
and the crack whores – don’t forget the crack whores! Oh he has spirited something all right!
Great to hear that you are trying, hope it all works out for you both. It is a real life chaning experience once it happens, but rember that they become teenagers and beyond.
Are ya trying to put me off?
I teach feral teens and even then I am not dissuaded!
That’s the only bummer about planning on becoming a single mom with my best gay buddy… none of the fun of MAKING babies! Have fun with all that action lady!
But I am guessing that then yours will be a more *ahem* scientific process which may mean it will hopefully happen sooner rather than later?