Just feeling teary
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Topic: Just feeling teary
Posted By: TraceyA
Subject: Just feeling teary
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 4:25pm
Hey girls,
I've been feeling a bit teary the last few days, I guess I do tend to be a little on the high emotion side life and being this time of the month doesn't help things. Reviewing the statistical chances of getting pregnant each cycle, feeling surrounded by pregnant women or new mums and bubs, and just basically feeling that I'm most likely not pregnant this time round again is taking it's toll I think.
I keep trying to stay positive, but having a hard time. BDing is becoming a little loaded with expectations and so I'm frankly not looking forward to months and months more of trying. I know this is a phase and it will pass but its just getting me down and I didn't really know what to do about it so I just thought I'd write you all a letter, aren't you lucky.
I wish I could just relax like my DH and take it as it comes, but I can't, perhaps because ultimately it's all about my body so I'm more attached to the outcomes and the processes, I don't know.
Anyways, I hope your all having a better week then me.
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 4:40pm
Hi TraceyA, I'm sorry you're feeling blue- if it helps (and it probably won't), I do know what you're going through...as do heaps of the other ladies on here!! 
It doesn't seem fair and trust me, I have had moments exactly like yours and even more uncharitable ones where I'm afraid to admit I have judged and thought how unfair it is that young teenage girls get pg after one bad decision and here's me and DP trying after months and it not happening. Not very nice of me I know, it just sometimes hits when I get anxious about BD'ng at the right times etc. The 2WW is really hard too.
BUT on the bright side, we have DP's who support us- even though they don't quite realise how anxious and time consuming the whole ttc is- and that statistics (such as they are) show that most of us WILL concieve the baby we so want at some stage. Not very consoling when you want to be pg RIGHT NOW (like I do), but heartening nonetheless I think? 
It's also good to be able to come onto this board and know that whatever we are feeling or going through, someone else already has or is as well. It's paticularly heartening when you see that someone is pg or now has a baby of their own! 
Hope you feel better babe....all I can suggest is a big cry, some good chocolate and a big cuddle from DP.
Take care of yourself.
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Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 4:56pm
Thanks Emmecat, I think the very reason I felt it was ok to make this post was because I knew I wasn't alone in this. Everything you said helps just a little, your right about our partners and the hugs and the cry so that means you must also be right about the chocolate *grin*
I know what you mean about the "teenage pregnancies", they just infuriate you no end and when your feeling like I am today I tend to just dredge all the ones of known of up, and all the other unexpecteds and stupid oopses and want to squish them all - maybe I should get some stress balls, you know the squishy ones, write all the names of accidental pregnancies I know of on them and start pelting them at a brick wall lmao!
Off to the shops on a choc run now (see and walking to them means exercise so the calories from from the chocolate don't count).
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 5:03pm
Posted By: Vanillabean
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 5:25pm
I totally get down about ttc sometimes. It really is stressful and the sex on demand thing is wrecking havoc with our sex life too (i.e. taking all the fun and good feelings out of it). I get upset whenever anyone tells me a)they got pregnant by accident or b)they got pregnant the first month they tried. I got pregnant for the first time last month (although it ended in a miscarriage) and one of the big feelings we both had was relief that we didn't have to keep ttc anymore. Oh well. The look at ttc as a merry go round. Timing BD is stressful, the TWW is stressful and getting BFNs is stressful but each month I have new hope that this time it might work out.
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Posted By: FionaO
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 5:30pm
Hi Tracey, been there, think its half the reason I joined this site. I am not telling friends of family we are trying i'm not entirely sure why, just want to keep it between us at this stage (and all of you ,) we've been married 4 years and the other day I got an email from my dad saying this is the year of the granddad hint hint, I felt like writing back and saying its not for lack of trying!!
So yes I guess i'm just saying i know how you feel - chocolate really will help on days like today.
As for people will little tiny and amazingly cute babies, yes they seem to be everywhere.
So that is what we are all here for, support because we all know how this feels and on some days how frustrating it can be - but we WILL get there
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 6:11pm
Posted By: TraceyA
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 6:20pm
Ohh Emmecat, I'm sorry, the temptation can just get too much not to, I know, especially when you feel pretty sure this is it this time. Want some chocolate? *passes the Lindt balls*
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Posted By: Emmecat
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 7:16pm
Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 7:21pm
Big huggles for all.
The reason i joined this site is because, a friend saw I needed to talk to women who are feeling the same way I do. Its really hard right now ttc, when someone at work is pg and have to look at her everyday.
I suppose at some stage we all need to cry and just let all the emotions out and not let it bottle up. When I get all emotional lately I look at it as a good thing, and that ttc is still what i want and every tear will be worth it in the end.
Hope everyone had a good relaxing day.
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Posted By: Rashika
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 8:23pm
Big positive vibes to you all
I wish I could at least be TTCing with you all but no, I still have to wait for a bit till a cycle has passed, now THAT bit is really peeing me off... I just wanna get back into it, but partner says we should do the right thing and wait a month... bugger that I'm thinking, but cant do much with just me, so a little girl waits (or not so little girl)
I can understand the teary bit... today for me its been the 'angry at everything' bit, blowed if i know why, could be PMT or pre 40 year old blues, take your pick!
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Posted By: mylilmosaic
Date Posted: 06 February 2008 at 9:41pm
hugs TraceyA and Emmecat I so totally get how your both feeling. Sometimes feel we will never hold a little baby of our own
But then the positive side of me chases away that brief moment of negativity and it keeps me hopeful and busy
But do understand how hard it is, and also totally enjoy the little comforts like choccy lol even though Im doing weight watchers lol
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Posted By: Parki
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 9:22am
Sorry to hear your feeling this way hun...
I don't really have any advice sorry as I feel the same way every month :(
Just look after yourself and try to stay positive
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Posted By: alexbabe
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 10:56am
*big huggles to all*
may your day be filled with sunshine and happiness
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Posted By: kobec
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 2:04pm
Hey jaxs I am on weightwatchers too!!!
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Posted By: The_Stuarts
Date Posted: 07 February 2008 at 3:16pm
Oh girls. I know how you're feeling. Once you decide it's time to start TTC why does it take so long. We spend all our early adulthood (and sometime late teens) preventing pregnancy only to find it's so hard to actually get pregnant.
Talk about uncharitable thoughts when I was TTCing I used to look at mothers with more than one child and think that they were selfish hoarding all those children to themselves.
Anyway, big hugs and good luck.
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