mamaScarlett
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Hubby and I have been ttc for 6 months now and nothing.
We've seen a good doctor and even though its only been 6 mons he is willing to look into 'helping' the process along for us with intervention.
I know that 6 moths (cf or not) is no reason to panic. But my hubby and I are in an odd situation with our ttc schedule.
My husband does seasonal work. From Nov to March he manages a pretty large snow control company. Plowing, ect. So he's very busy if there's bad weather. Example, this winter he's been gone an average of 2-4 days a week. During the winter weeks he'll work 60-80 hours a week. The plus is that from April to Oct he has complete flexibility in his schedule. He works 20 hours a week and we get to do alot together in those months.
Bc of that schedule we had planned on stopping ttc this month so that I wasn't in the position of giving birth later than November. We'd just resume in 5-6 months and see what happens. My doc says its not a big deal for me to put a hold on ttc, but she did say that if we resume say in August, and I'm not preg within a couple cycles, we have to use intervention. I think we all feel that bc I'm so healthy NOW-(and we can only go off of the here and now bc Cf is unpredictable)-she would want me to be preg sooner than later.
Now, waiting delays having another baby quite a bit. If you think about it, 5-6 month on hold ttc, then however long it takes me to get preg (assuming I don't have any fert problems!) and the pregnancy. That could be 1.5-2 years depending!
Or, I could resume ttc and get preg right away-but who knows. So we're having a rough time deciding what to do.
I know I'll be kicking myself if I do put off ttc and we get no snow next winter! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> (which you just know will happen, won't it)
As you can see, for us, my husbands work is a rough schedule. I would be alone much of the time with a 3.5 yr old and a newborn. Of course you can also say, well I'm the primary care giver anyway (breastfeeding, ect)...but I know new moms need all the help they can get.
I'd really appreciate feedback from moms with Cf-whether you have 1, 2 or more!
Thanks for reading this!-Its such tough decison.
We've seen a good doctor and even though its only been 6 mons he is willing to look into 'helping' the process along for us with intervention.
I know that 6 moths (cf or not) is no reason to panic. But my hubby and I are in an odd situation with our ttc schedule.
My husband does seasonal work. From Nov to March he manages a pretty large snow control company. Plowing, ect. So he's very busy if there's bad weather. Example, this winter he's been gone an average of 2-4 days a week. During the winter weeks he'll work 60-80 hours a week. The plus is that from April to Oct he has complete flexibility in his schedule. He works 20 hours a week and we get to do alot together in those months.
Bc of that schedule we had planned on stopping ttc this month so that I wasn't in the position of giving birth later than November. We'd just resume in 5-6 months and see what happens. My doc says its not a big deal for me to put a hold on ttc, but she did say that if we resume say in August, and I'm not preg within a couple cycles, we have to use intervention. I think we all feel that bc I'm so healthy NOW-(and we can only go off of the here and now bc Cf is unpredictable)-she would want me to be preg sooner than later.
Now, waiting delays having another baby quite a bit. If you think about it, 5-6 month on hold ttc, then however long it takes me to get preg (assuming I don't have any fert problems!) and the pregnancy. That could be 1.5-2 years depending!
Or, I could resume ttc and get preg right away-but who knows. So we're having a rough time deciding what to do.
I know I'll be kicking myself if I do put off ttc and we get no snow next winter! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> (which you just know will happen, won't it)
As you can see, for us, my husbands work is a rough schedule. I would be alone much of the time with a 3.5 yr old and a newborn. Of course you can also say, well I'm the primary care giver anyway (breastfeeding, ect)...but I know new moms need all the help they can get.
I'd really appreciate feedback from moms with Cf-whether you have 1, 2 or more!
Thanks for reading this!-Its such tough decison.
Another option is a night nanny. You take care of the baby during the day but your off duty at night. Not sure how much this costs but keep in mind you'd only need it for a few months. It's prevelant in the Jewish communiity to have baby nurses. How far are you from NYC...I'm sure there's a lot there. Anyway...just some idea.