[Admin-pattyandthemoos]

I have felt so out of place posting on some of the other boards about my infertility. I just feel so much better being around ladies that can relate with my feelings. I feel like I can't talk to anyone about it.

I am going to try to start posting here more often. It took me a while to come to terms with the fact that I was "infertile". The term just feels so weird to me after having four kids and getting pregnant fairly easily with them. I had issues with miscarriage but not really with getting pregnant, other than when we were ttc Jeremy. But, back then I think I had timing issues because I really didn't understand how ovulation worked and stuff like I do now.

[MamaAnna]

I wish I could come up with something to say. Infertility just hurts.

[BornAgainRenee]

Patty I completely understand what you mean! I got pg so easy with my 5. Then all of a sudden not only is it taking a while but I can't seem to stay pg either. It does hurt, and its hard to be in a ttc group who's only problem is it doesn't happen in the first 5 months.

I will also say that I have issues being in a typical ddc because Im so worried about having another miscarriage that I just don't seem to have the patience for common pregnancy complaints.

Girl!!

[MountainMomma]

I definitely like this board because I do feel guilty sometimes when I go to TTCMA or TTC 1yr+ and I see all these girls who are still trying to get their first and I feel like I can't really talk to them since I already have kids.

Like several of you, I didn't have any problems getting pregnant earlier. I was preventing when Sierra was conceived. With Will, I was NTNP and it took a few years of that, but I honestly thought (and still wonder) if that was just a timing issue. My ex was away a lot, and I didn't understand how ovulation and all that worked then.

I think a lot of times, many ladies are nervous about joining this board because they don't want to label themselves and "infertile". I know I had a hard time with it until I found one site (I'll have to try to find that link) that said something along the lines of "Infertility doesn't mean you can't have a baby. It just means you are having some problems and it's going to take you a little longer than most."

I definitely like seeing so many ladies joining us here. Stick around ladies!

[MotherFrog]

Why is it when we really don't try, we get pregnant but when we want to get pregnant, we can't? I knew nothing about fertility, ovulation, or any of that when I got pregnant with my kids. Now that I know it, I can't get pregnant. Wish I had a mind eraser......oh, that's a drink! Not that that's going to help.

I'm not infertile, I'm in need of a reboot!

[MarieJ]

I've struggled with infertility for 5.5 years now, and I'm starting to think I'm crazy for wanting another one in the next two years or so; we're ntnp, so who knows? Maybe I should work on TTA, then I'd def be pg, lol!