mamaScarlett
Active member
Hey,
Yes I am in the same boat right now. We ttc'd for 7 months without success. We've been on a break for several months though, to also avoid the hard winter months.
I was obsessing and obsessing about it, bc I didn't want to deliver in winter. But when I thought about it realistically, the sickest I've ever been was from June-July (2 yrs ago now). During the summer!
I hate winter. I thrive in hot/warm climates. But I got seriously ill back then, during that summer, so-My conclusion is that I have the potential to get seriously sick ANY time of the year. I have to be careful year round.
The 2nd 'most sick' time I went through was when I caught the flu during my 6th month of pregnancy (in Feb.). It was scary, but after 2 weeks of fighting, I bounced back.
I'm shooting for beginning ttc again soon if all goes well. That would mean the earliest I could possibly deliver a baby is late March. Still winter, but the tail end of it. The fact is, I'll be hibernating at home for 6-8 weeks anyway after birth, so by the time thats up it will be spring.
Another thing to consider is lifestyle with the seasons. My husband works alot in the winter months-70-80 hours a week, so not having him around much would be harder. Another reason for delaying ttc.
And I wanted to add, 2 years ago I thought I'd never be able to consider having a 2nd child. I decided I'd find a way to be happy with 1, and we were getting to be ok with that. Then, with the ups and downs of cf...circumstances changed. Lots of hard work later, and prayers, here we are. We still don't know what will happen, but 'letting it go' really does alot. I was very depressed after my sudden illness 2 yrs ago and about not being able to have more children. Once I really let it go, my attitude improved, my health improved..etc. So hold on knowing that things can change. And work hard in the meantime.
Yes I am in the same boat right now. We ttc'd for 7 months without success. We've been on a break for several months though, to also avoid the hard winter months.
I was obsessing and obsessing about it, bc I didn't want to deliver in winter. But when I thought about it realistically, the sickest I've ever been was from June-July (2 yrs ago now). During the summer!
I hate winter. I thrive in hot/warm climates. But I got seriously ill back then, during that summer, so-My conclusion is that I have the potential to get seriously sick ANY time of the year. I have to be careful year round.
The 2nd 'most sick' time I went through was when I caught the flu during my 6th month of pregnancy (in Feb.). It was scary, but after 2 weeks of fighting, I bounced back.
I'm shooting for beginning ttc again soon if all goes well. That would mean the earliest I could possibly deliver a baby is late March. Still winter, but the tail end of it. The fact is, I'll be hibernating at home for 6-8 weeks anyway after birth, so by the time thats up it will be spring.
Another thing to consider is lifestyle with the seasons. My husband works alot in the winter months-70-80 hours a week, so not having him around much would be harder. Another reason for delaying ttc.
And I wanted to add, 2 years ago I thought I'd never be able to consider having a 2nd child. I decided I'd find a way to be happy with 1, and we were getting to be ok with that. Then, with the ups and downs of cf...circumstances changed. Lots of hard work later, and prayers, here we are. We still don't know what will happen, but 'letting it go' really does alot. I was very depressed after my sudden illness 2 yrs ago and about not being able to have more children. Once I really let it go, my attitude improved, my health improved..etc. So hold on knowing that things can change. And work hard in the meantime.