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Room for a "getting pregnant" dad?

Hi everyone. I see the title of this board is "getting pregnant: moms." Although I'm not pregnant :) I've been looking for a board to be more active on for a little while now. I'd love to get some perspective from women, soon to be mothers, current mothers expecting again, and other partners of those who love those women. The journey is beautiful yet stressful. My wife is a member of a different board and we agreed that is my wife's domain. Worlds should not collide. We are open about things but sometimes you just want to ask a question or make a comment about the other...doesn't make you mean or an ass, just a human.

Quick intro: We have been married for almost 8 years, have a LO who is three, another to be welcomed to the world in the late fall, and four furry kids. I stayed at home 3 days a week with my littleman from when he was about 15 month to 24 months. Loved it! Now my wife is a SAHM who is a part time consultant. She's amazing! I have no idea how she does it all. Anything else you all care to know...just ask.

Re: Room for a "getting pregnant" dad?

  • Hi :)

    Does talking about dildo cams and cervical mucus bother you? Cause we do a lot of that.

    If that's cool, the more the merrier.
    IUI - BFP! Baby boy born still - August 2012
    IVF - BFP - miscarriage June 2013
    FET - BFN
    FET - BFN
    Switched clinics
    IVF with PGD - three embryos created, all healthy - July 2014
    FET - transferred two embryos (boy and girl) - Nov 2014 - BFP!
    Baby Boy born July 2015

  • Bother me? Not so much. While TTC our second I felt like my wife was taking all the responsibility with charting and temping and saying "ok these are our days". After a few months I just said "Teach me". She was feeling stressed with the process and having to make sure to initiate sex during ovulation, but she was the only one who knew the window. I had no idea how crazy involved it all was. So learning about it and reading the charts with her was my way to support her and be as much a part of team create LO 2.0 as I could be. Plus it really helped take some of stress of feeling like it was all on her away from my wife. I like to say I'm trainable and became well educated in cervical mucus.

    Now dildo cams...that's a subject I'll need some further education on.

    I look forward to learn from you all, having some fun chatting, and hopefully not stick my foot in my mouth too much.
  • Welcome! What kind of furry kids do you have?
  • Hi and welcome!
  • Why hello and welcome.
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    DD born 1.25.15

  • Hi and welcome!
    DX: 6/2012 PCOS  TTC: 6/2013  BFP: 9/6/2013  Attempt Natural m/c: 10/29/2013 D&C: 2/20/2014
    BFP 2: 7/7/2014 Beta 7/8: 115, Beta 7/12: 638, Beta 7/16: 3793, Beta 7/21: 21,625

    Pregnancy Ticker
  • Hi and welcome. 

    TTC since 1/13  DX:PCOS 5/13 (long, anovulatory cycles)
    Clomid 50mg 9/13 = BFP! EDD 6/7/14 M/C 5w6d Found 11/4/13
    1/14 PCOS / Gluten Free Diet to hopefully regulate my system. 
    Chemical Pregnancy 03/14
    Surprise BFP 6/14, Beta #1: 126 Beta #2: 340  Stick baby, stick! EDD 2/17/15
    Riley Elaine born 2/16/15

    TTC 2.0   6/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 9/15 
    Chemical Pregnancy 6/16
    BFP 9/16  EDD 6/3/17
    Beta #1: 145 Beta #2: 376 Beta #3: 2,225 Beta #4: 4,548
    www.5yearstonever.blogspot.com 
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  • MRads said:
    I am highly skeptical of a guy who wants to hang out on a chat board dominated by women. But if you are legit and not a creeper, then welcome.
    Yes, I agree with the above. I'm slightly uncomfortable with this. 

    Cheering on all of my 3T ladies!  DX with PCOS - 11/2012 DH S/A & HSG - Normal - Too many rounds of Clomid = BFNs - New RE 5/2014 - Repeat Testing - Losing 40lbs before injects/IUI



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  • nfp147nfp147 member
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    I'm not saying you aren't welcome, but the women on this board are mostly trying to get pregnant.  You may fit better on a board of people who have children/are pregnant. 

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    TTC Since January 2011 - We have bad sperm 
    February 2013: IUI #1 = BFN 
    October 2013: We made the decision to stop TTC and live without children.

    Nestie Besties with Xan921 
  • AimothyAimothy member
    10000 Comments Seventh Anniversary 500 Love Its First Answer
    I think you could probably find a more fitting board than this one for where you are at in life. 

    I don't care if you post here, I just don't think we are going to have anything to offer you that you haven't already done. 

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    Baby Boy born 5.3.15


  • Hi and welcome!

    Like some of the PP have said, you are certainly welcome to post here, but this board may not be the best fit for what you're looking for. Are you on reddit at all? My DH really enjoys the daddit board there

    ...hello out there!
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    dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
    off bcp 11/11
    a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
    injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
    Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
    one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
    EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Hello and welcome!



    Me: PCOS and Hypothyroidism.
    Currently on Metformin and Synthroid
    BFP: 10.7.14
    EDD: 6.15.15

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  • nic77dunic77du member
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    edited May 2014
    I think you might be looking for the getting pregnant:moms (GPM) group.  It's actually a link at the top of this page.  Most of the people there have kids, and talk about kid things.  This board is for people TTC and other topics not really related to kids/babies and what to do with them.  It sounds like you are looking to find a place to chat about that rather than ttc.  For that, GPM is what you want. 

    edited b/c I'm not super with words. blah.
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  • Dildo cams are transvaginal ultrasound wands. They are super fun!
  • We did have our first dildo cam last week. DW never had one with our LO. Just a typical Ultrasound.
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