Planned a 2020 pregnancy?

View Quoted Comment Thank you for this! My husband and I just got married but been together for 9 years. We've been planning for years on this and everything in our lives are lined up perfectly. The only problem is the Covid 19 and it just doesn't sit right with me that that's the only reason to wait. I'll be 27 tomorrow. Realistically I know we can have a healthy pregnancy for another 10 yrs but I'm hoping to have a larger family so I do feel that sense of urgency too.

You're never going to be able to bring a child into this world and be assured that times won't be crazy. And the current craziness is not one that affects babies particularly. It's unusual for a baby to get it, and symptoms are typically mild if they do. Even if you get it, you're not in a high risk age group, and pregnancy is not a risk factor. And by the time they're old enough so they'd notice being cooped up in the house, there will likely be a vaccine and/or treatments, and in any event you won't have a rush of people all at once for the hospitals.

So if you were planning on TTC this year, the only issue would be whether your jobs are insecure due to all this. If they are not, you may as well go ahead.

View Quoted Comment Thank you for this! and actually our business is not affected and will be steady. That's exactly how I feel. But with so many people thinking opposite, I wondered if I was missing something. If they knew something that I didn't.

View Quoted Comment A hospital! My OB doesn’t see patients who work with a midwife or plan on having a home birth or at a birthing center. I have my next appointment next week and will see if he has any extra recommendations for me right now. But otherwise I’m just staying home and letting my husband pick up food for us when we need it! The only reason I could see delaying trying to get pregnant right now would be job loss or financial reasons.

View Quoted Comment I will let you know what she says. We are concerned, but only because my husband is allergic to everything and COVID isn’t helping his nerves. Otherwise I hope we can stick to schedule... I just turned 32 last week so I’m feeling the ticking clock.

I just had my son. The CDC has new guidelines for pregnant women and newborns that I would look into. A few hospitals and clinics are not allowing anyone other than the person who’s pregnant or in labor. Hopefully it’ll be over by September or they have a better management of this. It’s hard taking my kid to the doctor because they don’t want you around sick kids/people with newborns.

I do have friends planning for this year but more like end of 2020

This isnt super helpful in the TTC topic but e e got really lucky with our timing I think. We got married last May and got pregnant right away. Our daughter was born at the end of February before the craziness hit so we were already planning a quarantine. We're taking precautions where we can with having a newborn.
I think if we hadn't been pregnant/had our baby yet we'd still be trying because we're 29 & 33 and want 3 or 4 kids so we wanted to start as soon as possible.

View Quoted Comment I haven't been on here in forever but I just wanted to say congrats, Kelly! I hope you have a happy healthy pregnancy!

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much!!

I definitely want to try this year. Originally we wanted to try as soon as we got married at the end of January, however after taking a bit to think about it we decided to wait a bit and maybe try in the June/summer. However, with all that's going on we're not sure what we should do now!

View Quoted Comment I know girl! We are/were planning to try now but we started leaning to postpone but with all the feedback I've gotten and more research I got done today, I'm leaning to TTC. I'm gonna do some more research the next couple days before making a final decision. China reached their peak and started to decline in Covid 19 cases two weeks ago so it lasted 3 months. So if it's the same here, a lot of the panic should also be done by mid June and you should be good to go! Lol fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞

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I'm going to be 37 in May, so we are still trying. (Cross your fingers, I'm either about to be late or about to be very disappointed.)

Of course, we've both been furloughed during this, and we're in a hot spot, but given my age, we don't really think we can put it off any longer.

It's also kind of a faith that things will get better.

View Quoted Comment I think that's true, I've always heard the saying there's no perfect time to have a baby.
We're both in our mid 30s, and were planning to start trying after our wedding in May. Now that's not happening (we're planning to go to the courthouse after it re-opens and hold a celebration with local guests sometime later this year). FH wants to start trying right away, I'd still rather wait another month or two just because I know the medical system is under a lot of strain right now. But we'll probably still start this year, because given our ages there's a possibility it could take awhile or we could have issues

View Quoted Comment Probably near October or November if things settle down. If things weren't to settle down then I really don't have an answer for you. As much as we want children, it may not be worth the risk right now. We obviously don't want to live life in fear during this time however, it is another life and putting a developing baby at risk is never a good idea. I just saw online that they were previously stating that pregnant women cannot pass this on to their child. New studies are showing that isn't true. Until they know more, we may hold off. My (now) husband is being deployed around November and I would be the head of the household while he is gone. In other words, I'd be getting groceries and running essential errands, which leaves me open to contracting the virus when around a bunch of people. There is a lot to think about besides just us wanting a baby.

View Quoted Comment I agree. There is a lot to think about, which is why I wanted to hear from others. I was sure that everything I considered wasn't everything to consider. Hearing from everyone is really helpful and I realized that everyone's circumstances are different which makes the secario more or less risky.

View Quoted Comment Oh wow we are about the same in our pregnancies! I’m due September 29th and am hoping that everything is settled down by then. A few of my friends had babies this week and one ended up having to do it at home in the bathtub because she wanted her husband there. I can’t imagine doing it in the bathtub because I’m really looking forward to that epidural, but if that’s what it comes down to, I’m prepared to do it. We didn’t plan this pregnancy and were hoping to start trying in 2 years but while I was in between switching birth controls our little miracle happened and we couldn’t be more ecstatic!

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I don't know where you live, but in the geographic locations on the forefront right now, like, NY, CA, WA, etc., EVERY healthcare facility is considered "high risk." Even patients undergoing potentially life saving cancer treatments are being put on hold. There are NO VISITORS allowed in any hospital -- even to comfort the dying, and certainly not as a labor/birth coach. I understand in different parts of the country there are currently VERY DIFFERENT approaches, but if you are in a location that right now is still of the "this isn't that big a deal..., 'normal life' still goes on" trajectory, I urge you to realize that may suddenly change very quickly. (I live in So Cal, where we are on total lockdown, and have a very close relative in TN where cases are quickly exploding but the gov't is taking a comparatively lackadaisical approach. I love her, but I'm kind of terrified for her, because they just don't yet see what's coming....) I'd just try to mentally and physically prepare for things to change. I think it's important to be prepared that anyone with a pregnancy right now may find their access to "normal" prenatal and maternal care might be severely impacted for a while. These aren't easy decisions, but I think it's important to consider the potential possibilities for the way things might play out in the next 6-12 months. Good luck!

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Same as Chandra, I'm so happy for you Kelly! Prayers for a safe and uneventful rest of your pregnancy!