How to get Pregant...

I have to admit, I've googled this question once or twice after a month or two of trying. You would think, that being women, we know all there is to know about getting pregnant! Once we turned 12 years old and "became women" we were able to create life. When you are 16 and dating boys and your parents tell you, if you have sex, you WILL get pregnant. At your wedding reception everyone comes up to you and asks when you will start having little ones running around... you think that it is the next logical step and that it will be a piece of cake. You heard about those few people who had some issues getting pregnant and we seeking fertilitly help, but you are convinced that it wont be you, that you can get pregnant on the first try. Little did we know!

I was talking to a friend one time and I was telling them about the long year of TTC our first child. She blatantly said to me, "I just don't see how it doesn't work. It's a natural process isn't it?" And that right there is where it hurts so many women. We feel like it should be our natural ability as women to make and have babies, but for so many people it's not the case and we feel broken. Like failures.

The concept of conception is easy as pie. Anywhere you read, the NORMAL cycle is 28 days. Day 1 being the beginning of your period (which should usually last 5-7 days). They say that MOST people ovulate on day 14, smack dab in the middle of the cycle. The best chances of getting pregnant is to have Baby danced (yes, we're keeping it family friendly here folks) 3-5 days BEFORE you ovulate that way you have enough little swimmers ready and waiting to catch the egg is released. Then boom, one little swimmer enters the egg, the egg implants and in 9 months you have a bouncing baby boy or girl. What alot of people don't realize is that MOST people don't ovulate on day 14. I have never met anyone who has been TTC who ovulated on day 14. You could ovulate on day 11, or even day 22. It varies so much. That is the key to getting pregnant I think. Find O-day. I recommend a Ovulation kit.

I will be on my way to buy one after this next cycle rolls around. I also battle ovarian cysts and my ovaries seem to ache when I ovulate, but I am going to back up that former theory with a good ol' digital clearblue. They say that once you know O-day, it's usually the same time every month. But understanding that these are probably the same people that say you should ovulate on day 14... it's good to test every month I think.

I also bought the book "Taking charge of your own fertility." I will share some cool things I hope to learn!

Happy Baby making!!!

And so it begins...

Yay first blog post! My main purpose for creating this blog is to journal all my experiences, pieces of knowledge that I learn, vent about the frustration involved, and basically unload all my feelings to someone who doesn't really know me. I try to keep the fact that my Dear Hubby (DH) and I are TTC a secret because once people know we are, they expect something right away! So, here's the background on me.

I am 22 years old. DH and I have been married almost 4 years now and we have 1 little boy who is 18months. We decided in January that we wanted to start trying for another, and here we are at the end of June with no such luck. With my first baby, it took a year of TTC, so I am bracing myself and accepting the fact it wont happen overnight for this time either. That being said it doesnt help the feeling of utter failure when you look at the pee stick and see I big fat NO! in the little window.

My hopes for this blog is that those who read it will relate to me, share their thoughts, and be a little place they can go to know that not everyone on the planet gets pregnant when they "weren't even trying!"

I want to post any of the info I learn along the way, myths and truths, and all kinds of fun. So, subscribe and have fun with it. After all, isn't trying to make a baby the funnest part?