Help! Regretting TTC
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Anonymous
And until now no anxiety? I'm surprised because most people with a tendency to anxiety are worse since the pandemic |
Anonymous
| Emergency contraceptive pills do not have an impact on implantation! They all work to prevent ovulation, which prevents fertilization. A fertilized egg can still implant if you've taken the morning-after pill. Ella is the best one, but the only one that requires a prescription. A copper IUD (Paragard) has been shown to be the best emergency contraception option because it makes the uterus very inhospitable to sperm, and it *may* prevent implantation, but that hasn't been definitively proven. |
Anonymous
The FDA says it may in fact prevent implantation: "Plan B works like other birth control pills to prevent pregnancy. Plan B acts primarily by stopping the release of an egg from the ovary (ovulation). It may prevent the union of sperm and egg (fertilization). If fertilization does occur, Plan B may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb (implantation). If a fertilized egg is implanted prior to taking Plan B, Plan B will not work." https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/fdas-decision-regarding-plan-b-questions-and-answers |
Anonymous
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Op -- your only thought RIGHT NOW is you want this baby very, very much. That is your answer. That is your only answer.
If it turns out you are not pregnant, make a new decision. |
Anonymous
| err, have an abortion? That's what I did with my 3rd pregnancy. Changed my mind. |
Anonymous
| Same - tcc for #3 but had largely given up and gotten excited about being done with baby stage and how much easier life will be. Found out I’m pregnant today and f*********************ck |
Anonymous
| So I guess there’s no way to know chance of conception on ovulation day for someone who had not had a problem conceiving in the past? I’m worried it’s going to be close to 100% |
Anonymous
No way to know. It sounds like its just anxiety and if the baby would magically appear you'd be happy and think the baby was adorable. I would wait it out. |
Anonymous
| My BC failed and I had an abortion. I have all the kids I want and I knew with my my physical and mental health issues I couldn’t really handle another kid. At five weeks it was really easy. This was last year and I have zero regrets. One of the best decisions of my life. It was hard to make the decision but now that I have gone through an induced abortion im no longer terrified of getting pregnant (although now we double up on BC). |
Anonymous
| What several PP’s said. If you get pregnant and don’t want it, abort. I thought I wanted a second, got pregnant, felt like it was the wrong choice, went to a pro-life center and a counselor, decided to abort and did so at 8 weeks. No regrets. That was 10 years ago and I never did change my mind. |
Anonymous
| Oy. My youngest is almost 4 and I just decided I want a third. Then I thought about getting a positive pregnancy test and the panic and regret I would feel. |
Anonymous
| I felt this way with #3 after I knew I was pregnant...I felt like absolute shit and was parenting two other young children in a pandemic. It went away on its own once I managed the physical nausea but I would have sought some help had it continued. |
Anonymous
| OP, I can understand the freak out, but you’ll love your baby if you’re pregnant now. Just as much as you love your 3 and 5 year olds. |
Anonymous
| If you are pregnant and have a baby, your kids will be pretty close to 6 and 4 when the baby is born. Those are really good ages! Elementary school and preschool age with a new baby will be easier than when you had your second when the first was only 2. |
Anonymous
| I have had this panic with EVERY PREGNANCY. There was a thread on here about a bunch of other women who have the same response. It’s some hormonal static. Ride it out. I think you’ll change your mind. |