Chelsea Clinton has said publicly that 2014 will be the year of the baby–for her and her husband not everyone in the world. She is not predicting a population explosion or anything like that. I wish her luck and I hope she conceives easy and quickly, now that she's gone public with her intentions.
Is it just me or does anyone else think it's crazy to tell the world you're trying to conceive? Aren't you just opening yourself up to scrutiny and people hounding you to see if/when you are pregnant? What if you have troubles conceiving or you get pregnant and lose the baby? Announcing publicly that you are trying to get pregnant is crazy because it's inviting people into your bedroom and into one of the most intimate moments of your life.
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Look, I am not here to tell you how to handle your procreation business, but honestly, people are just putting all of their business on the Internet or in social media and I am not just talking about Chelsea Clinton. Her remark would have been the pregnancy heard round the world just for the sheer fact that she grew up in the public eye, her father was the President and her mother is probably going to be the president (fingers crossed). Do I still think she is crazy for saying the words out loud? Hell yeah.
Did you tell people when you were trying? I never did. Of course, one was conceived in the planning to plan stage, the other was conceived after a month of "trying" and the last one was a complete surprise. But given the choice, I never would.
My mom was already asking me when were we going to have a baby. If I would have made a public announcement at the family reunion barbeque or, worse, on Facebook, I can assure you that I may as well had invited friends, family members and strangers into my bedroom to scrutinize our "technique" if we didn't conceive immediately. People want to help and if they feel like they are invested in your pregnancy, they will go above and beyond to provide you with "advice" in the conception area.
I am positive that my mom would have been sending me care packages of herbs and natural remedies. The thought of my mom having a conversation over Thanksgiving in which she explains to my husband that I need to orgasm, keep my hips up and maybe he should try tweaking my nipples more, is enough to stop me cold in my tracks from ever considering making my conception plans public. But maybe you don't mind. Maybe your mom telling your husband that doggy style is not good for conception, buying him boxers and your dad telling him to put his back into it doesn't bother you but it skeeves me out.
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