Today, my husband and I have been trying to have a baby for almost a year. I finally have a good chance to get pregnant this month, and I'm ovulating today for the first time in 3 months. My husband has the flu, he's highly contagious for the next 24 hours, and has been asleep since I got home from work. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my husband and I are sick. He keeps whining about how bad he feels. I'm just as sick, as well as 7 months pregnant. I've not only been taking care of his whiny ass: I've cooked, cleaned, and gone to the store several times because the tissues we had were too rough on his nose. FML
Today, my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a year, with no success. My husband's unemployable brother and (still legally married to another man) fiancée announced they are expecting. They have 7 kids between the two of them already. FML
Today, my husband found out that not only has he tested positive for influenza A, but also has tested positive for Covid 19. My work won't let me return until I have isolated for 14 days from someone with Covid. Our house is really small. FML
Today, my husband keeps falling sick or imagining that he's sick. We started the year with flu, then back pain, then a sprain, then a ligament tear, and now a bacterial infection. On the days he's not sick, he has zero interest in physical intimacy, scared that he'll catch an STD. We're a married monogamous couple. FML
Today, I found out my husband has been telling everyone he doesn't want a baby. He has been telling me he does. We have been trying for months. I'm now pregnant and confused. FML
Today, after months of trying for a baby and telling me how he wants a family and can't wait to have a kid with me, my boyfriend was relieved when I got a negative home test, saying he's not ready for kids yet. I took another test this morning. I'm pregnant. FML
Today, my husband has pneumonia and is in bed. Our baby is ill and can't go to daycare. I take care of them both, frantically trying to meet my freelance deadlines while they sleep. I am so tired I want to cry. FML
Today, I found out my husband is having a baby. Too bad I'm not pregnant. FML
Today, I'm pregnant and feeling awful due to all-day-long morning sickness. My doctor suggested that I cancel all my social plans to be able to keep working. My doctor is also my husband, and the father of this child. FML
Today, after trying for months for a baby, I finally got a positive test. For chlamydia. FML
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tounces7 28
Your window for getting pregnant is generally much longer than just 1 day. Typically 3-4 days beforehand, and even a day after ovulation, you can still get pregnant.
mfranks19891989 10
That sucks but that’s life things happen. If you have been trying for a year you both should get check by a dr to make sure there’s no problems. Otherwise just keep trying. If it turns out you can’t conceive a child then adopt.
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tounces7 28
Your window for getting pregnant is generally much longer than just 1 day. Typically 3-4 days beforehand, and even a day after ovulation, you can still get pregnant.
Inkoseh 33
Yes and no... If theres other issues, or you have irregular periods, usually the day of is your best bet. (Especially if you've been trying for almost a year.) We went to the fertility clinic after a year of trying on our second child, and again after 2 years of trying for our third. Best chance is always day of ovulation. IUI's they give you a shot, and get an insemination 12 hours later with exact ovulation timing.
KJRowling 13
To add to chyiochan, if OP knows she has ovulated, then there's only a 24 hour window after ovulation to become pregnant. If she is using BBT it tells you if you have already ovulated, not that you're going to. You then have only a 24(ish) hour window. OPK's also only give a 2 day window of when you might ovulate, and can only confirm if you have definitely ovulated after the fact.
bloopaloop 27
Gimme yo digits babe. I’ll help you out.
manb91gb 15
I doubt you have the yardage or stamina to keep up with anything more animate than a flesh light...
mfranks19891989 10
That sucks but that’s life things happen. If you have been trying for a year you both should get check by a dr to make sure there’s no problems. Otherwise just keep trying. If it turns out you can’t conceive a child then adopt.
Inkoseh 33
After a year is usually when an OB will refer you to a clinic! And more so sooner if there's already a known issue (Low sperm counts or PCOS)
daengh 15
Time for some Technical Sergeant Garp activity.
kthulu 1
just wear a mask
JoanT 11
Really you only ovulate quarterly.... back to biology to learn the basics