What Nobody Told You About Trying to Conceive

 I didn't write this but I saw it online and most of it is true about me. I wish I knew then what I know now...

What Nobody Told You About Trying to Conceive...

• That your sex life would start to resemble a science experiment.
• That the longer you TTC, the more pregnant women spring up around you.
• That deep down inside, I can be a very jealous person.
• That I should have gone to medical school like my mom wanted, because I've had to do so much medical research by now just to figure out what was wrong with me, I might as well be an M.D.
• That I would know more about the female reproductive system and menstrual cycle than most of the doctors I go to.
• That living your life in 2 week increments would be the norm
• That you never knew how much you wanted to see those 2 pink lines......until only one shows up every month
• That simply relaxing will NOT get you pregnant.
• That you have no control over some of the goals you set...
• That wishing really hard for something doesn't make it happen, and staring at your chart doesn't make it change!
• That one day my husband would know so much about how my uterus functions and what it looks like from the inside.
• That a pregnancy doesn't always equal a baby.
• That miscarriage is so common.
• That my friends' pregnancies would start to make me sad instead of happy.
• That I wasted A LOT of money on Birth control pills!!
• That I'd EVER be willing to stab myself in the stomach or @ss every day in the hopes that it will help get me pregnant.
• That it wouldn't happen the first time you didn't use birth control like we were led to believe in school.
• That you wouldn't know how important a baby was to you until it took so long and you realized what you were willing to go through to make it happen.
• That it is insensitive to ask people when they are having a baby!
• That women who do get pregnant are so very blessed! 
• That I could have been rich saving money on condoms, which were obviously unnecessary. 
• That other people's "good news" of pregnancy makes me sad and when they tell me they have good news, I hope that they just saved a bunch of money on car insurance by switching to Geico.
• That medicine and procedures are not a sure fire way to get pregnant but it is a sure fire way to lose money fast.
• That had I bought stock in Clearblue Easy I'd have my mansion on St. Pete's Beach in FL by now.
• That docs should prescribe Zoloft with Clomid.
• That having flo show up makes you cry, no matter who's bathroom you are in.
• That it does not get easier, each cycle is harder than the last.
• Feeling like you wish your life away in 2 week increments.
• That I wouldn't want to hold or see someone's baby because it just hurts way too much
• That infertility is more common than you think. 
• That one day all of this will make us stronger.
• That there is sometimes darkness (infertility) before the light (a baby).
• That my temper and patience are much shorter than I ever thought.
• That I would find it extremely difficult to be happy for other people's pregnancies and I would burst into tears upon hearing their news.
• That it could hurt so much to lose your innocence.
• That I am very bitter towards unmarried accidental pregnancies, and slightly bitter towards married accidental pregnancies.
• That there is nothing to aid conception in the water at work, despite what some may say.
• That someone I thought to be my best friend would hurt me by saying that she was sick of hearing about my efforts at ttc. 
• That I'd discover who my true friends are.
• That I could spend so much time and money on figuring out what my body is doing (or not doing).
• That I would have to rely on doctors to give me the final say-so on what I can or can't do  
• That one person could be "cursed" with so many different fertility problems.
• That I should have become a gyno-which I think at this point I know more then some.
• That some people just say the wrong things.
• That I would resent someone who has been trying less time than me telling me "I know how you feel..."
• That I would become NUMB to the wonderful world around me that I already have
• That I would become addicted to POAS and not sleep at night because I couldn't wait to POAS in the morning!
• That I would be so sad, and ashamed.
• That I would learn to speak in code
• That when AF showed up you would feel broken and dysfunctional.
• That your friendships with your girlfriends would suffer because they got pregnant after being off the pill for 3 weeks. 
• That this would be, by far, one of the hardest things you will ever have to go through. 
• That people would pity you and feel sorry for you.
• That the two little words of "just relax" uttered by everyone I know would infuriate me beyond belief.
•  That someone would suggest adoption to me in order to get pregnant (because it happened to a friend of theirs) before I had even had any testing done.
• That I wouldn't be able to attend my friend's babies 1st birthday parties because of the question, "So, when are ya'll going to have children."
• That the people around me would become more insensitive as time goes on. "It is so hard having a new baby, you just wouldn't understand." or "Be happy you're not tied down."
• That I would watch a Baby Story every day... only to cry every day.
• That it puts this much strain on a marriage.
• That I spent years trying not to get pregnant, and praying for my period. Now I can't seem to lose the witch!
• It's good to know I am not alone.
• That I would have to listen to people complain about their children as if they were burdens while a child is the one thing in the world I want the most. Also, they sound as if they are trying to talk me out of having kids, like it is the absolute worst thing that could ever happen to me.
• That I would have to stop watching Birth Day and A Baby Story because it just hurts too much.
• That I would be keeping it a secret from everyone.
• That I would be jealous when everyone around me gets pregnant 
• That the broken heart you feel each month that is equal to the pain you feel when you lose a loved one.
• That you feel stupid and naive for thinking a pregnancy would occur "when it was supposed to".
• That I would be seriously staring a childless future in the face at the tender age of 24.
• That having the RE and other patients in the waiting room telling me "You're young, don't worry your pregnancy is just around the corner" would infuriate me to no end!!!