So I am kind of freaking out a little...TMI
Ok a lot. I am 5 days late for my period. I have irregular periods in that I will get them every 4 weeks for a bit and then it will be a couple of weeks late then every 4 weeks again.
Normally I wouldn't really care about it being 5 days (or even 10 days) late. Things just kind of feel different this time. My boobs are really sore and I have (TMI and totally embarassing!) a little discharge going on. I am going to take a test tomorrow (when H isn't home and I will have some alone time), but I am kind of freaking out. I haven't mentioned this to anyone IRL, so I just needed to get it out.
H and I want kids, a lot. We just weren't planning on TTC until summer. Part of me worries that if it is negative, that I will be really disappointed and want to have a baby sooner. This makes me nervous because H just changed his mind from TTC in a couple of years to TTC in a few months.
UGH! No point to this. Ts and Ps and advice appreciated though. Thanks for letting me get that out.
Re: So I am kind of freaking out a little...TMI
I guess I also worry that if it is negative that my periods are going to go away (I used to get them once every 6-7 months before I went on the pill) and then how would we have a baby when we want it?
Just breathe!! I know this is scary but try to take things one step at a time. If you are, then you are and you'll figure it out. If you aren't, then it is what it is. I will say that since I'm super nervous about getting pregnant these last few months of our engagement, I pick up on EVERYTHING my body does and relate it back to possibly being pregnant. My boobs are sore? OMG IM PREGNANT! I'm a little nauseous? I'm craving a cheeseburger? I MUST BE PREGNANT! And all that stress makes your period late. All you can do is take a test and see what it says
Also, I had a scare last spring and had finally come to terms with us being okay if I was pregnant and FI was super supportive, and then I was disappointed when the test was negative. It happens to all of us I think. *HUGS* Good luck!
I agree with a few months earlier than planned would definitely still be an ok situation. And if not, that's cool too! Good luck, hope you either get the period or get the test tomorrow and that all goes well!
saramomsoon totally cracked me up.
It's only been in the last year that I've been ready for kids- and there haven't been any scares. However, in the past, whenever I worried about being pregnant, I'd get my period the day I bought the test. I'm convinced that the more anxious I got, the more it delayed my period. Once I knew it was negative, the flowing began. I know that it's emotionally very different when you want to TTC soon, but that was always my experience.
We're around for support whatever happens!
Why can't they also say, "Or, if you were hoping for a negative result, congrats! And be more careful next time you hoochie." Just saying. I would have appreciated a verbal high five all those times I had panicked over nothing in college.
I have decided that if the test is negative, I am going to talk to H about the TTC timeline. I want to get his reasoning for pushing it up so drastically and then maybe suggest that we stop not trying. Or should I just not say anything to him if it is negative and just go about my merry way until our timeline is here? So many questions!
Hugs for you! I know it is stressful either way. If you take the test and it's positive, congratulations! Your family is about to start that much sooner! If it's negative and you find yourself bummed out, it's just another sign that you are really ready to start your family. Take a deep breath and do something that you enjoy/relaxes you.