Other women go off the pill according to the season or month they want to have a baby.
I never went back on the pill, and can tell you 25 reasons why any month would be perfect for a birthday. Nine months pregnant in the summer? A Christmas baby? I'll take it. Any of it, perfect.
Other women calculate what their due date would be if they got pregnant that month.
I think about when my period is due, and where I'll be when it arrives. I'll consider when my next ovulation will be, and hope I can fit a cycle in before I leave for vacation.
Other women wouldn't book a trip to Disney in 15 months, because they wouldn't want to bring a new baby.
I'm booking it as soon as I get the chance.
Other women hope for a boy first, or another girl.
I hope for a baby.
Other women stop buying clothes for themselves, knowing that soon they'll have to invest in maternity clothes.
I consider maternity pants or a bella band for my infertility-induced bloated belly, and grudgingly settle for loose tops and the rubber-band method.
Other women plan the size and timing of their families with certainty, with a sense of knowing and control. They consider things like paying for college and daycare, having two in diapers at the same time, and growing up "close."
I don't have a clue. I'll take what I can get, and I'll tell you the bright side of however it works out for us.
Monday, August 17, 2009
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Brilliant - I am so with you on this post! The certainty that so many women have when it comes to planning their families boggles my mind. I had one woman ask me why I chose to have my baby in November - was it a good time of year for me in terms of work? I had to laugh. It was an awesome time for the third IUI to work. Although, I will admit to calculating my due date each month. Just in case. I'm an incurable optimist - or a masochist.
ReplyDeleteYou forgot announcing the names of their babies before they even depart their first trimester. :-)
ReplyDeletesigh. all so true....
Shelli, oh yes, if & when I get knocked up, I think there will be a whole pregnancy related one!
ReplyDeleteI get it, oh how I get it. I sometimes wonder if I was ever that innocent. Though now when someone tells me they are pregnant I want to ask which RE they used...
ReplyDeleteGreat post!
Amen, sister!
ReplyDeleteJem
too true!! unfortunately....
ReplyDeleteYup, that pretty much sums up the divide between the fertile and not...well put!
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