If there's one thing you should all know about me, its that I'm a fighter. I let things get to me for a few hours, think them through then come out on top. I have decided that as soon as my boyfriend gets home from his trip (expecting him tomorrow night)I am going to bring up trying for a baby. If he hauls ass, oh well. I want a child. I will go to just about any extremes to have one. I have a friend that has a BUNCH of left over ovulation tests b/c it turned out she was already preggers when she bought them. She has offered them to me. (I'm also VERY shy about buying anything that has to do with sex...lol UNLESS its in a 'specialty' store) I have talked to one of my male friends whom I know wants kids... and we have a back up arrangement for if my b/f bails. Sooooo... I'll keep you updated on the progress!

Please dont be in a rush to have a baby...ur still young.....its a very difficult job....but good luck anyway!!

I have PCOS... which means time is NOT on my side in the baby department. I pretty much have to hop to it, because with every passing year my chances get smaller and smaller.

Im sorry but what is that if u dont mind?

Yeah, my friend was goin thru the same thing and her bf was bein an ass....so she tried a few different things....puttin pinholes in the condom....sayin she was on birth control..and finally gettin him so drunk off his ass that he couldnt pull out. lol but it worked and now they have a beautiful babi boy and the dad couldnt be happpier.

your right hawaiigurl! children are great. It is a diffucult job! I waited to have kids at 29 and im 39 and it still isnt easy before or being a single mom! dont ever rush for any reason it will happen when it happens..good luck to you anyway jayme stephens

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: PCOS. It means that my chances of getting ovarian cysts are much higher than most woman and I don't usually ovulate properly. Even having a regular cycle doesn't mean that I've ovulated. I will most likely need fertility aides, but I'm going to attempt at just testing for WHEN I DO ovulate. On top of helping with the pregnancy part, it will also help know exactly what the hell my body is thinking...

A friend of mine had a similar problem. I told her to put her husband in charge of birth control. She was pregnant the next month. It is also how I got my last child.

Oh ok thank u Jayme..anyway i never thought i could get preggers either but i have 2 beautiful children....and its very hard...financially and emotionally...and EVEN HARDER doin it alone!!! So good luck and take care!! God will watch ya!!

And as for the 'not easy' part. I love a challenge. I've been helping , first my sister, and now my mother raise my nephew for the last 9 years. Its usually me and not her b/c she works so much. I know how hard it is, trust me. I LOVE IT and wouldn't trade it for the world! I think most of you think you're talking to some young inexperienced person.... and I have to inform you that you couldn't be more wrong. I grew up much faster than most people that I know, especially since my sister died when I was 15. I know what I'm doing. My mother was close to my age when she had my sister, sooooo I'm no where near too young.

It is a very difficult job
to raise a child.

I know. I am a father.

I didn't do most of the work,
but I did some of it.

I love my kids but there
were times they pushed all
my buttons at once.

Don't be in a hurry to
raise a child.

And if you push a guy
too hard into it,
you're bound to
regret it later.

This may sound mean
and unfeeling,
but trust me.

You'll thank me later.

Please know that I do appreciate you guy's concern.. I would much rather have support though. I do know what I'm doing. I know that being a single mother (if that's the road I choose) will be tough, and at the same time, it will be so worth it.

That sounds good...at least u have experience....but believe me....i thought i had all the experience in all the world tooo....but its very different when it is your OWN CHILD to take care of....but it sound like u got ur mind made up so like i said..good luck to ya!

mnhiker: I've been helping raise my sister's child since I was 14... trust me, I know how hard it is.

Thank you, Hawiigirl. Yes, my mind is made up, I'm going for it. Its not like I just baby sit the kid...lol, we all live in the same house, have since he was born. I was one of the few who actually paid attention to my mother and watched her every move while we were growing up, because i wanted to be just like her. I'm now all grown up, and I still want to be just like her. I have a very strong support system. I have my mother, cousins and sisters whom I'm close to, aunts who all live close and I'm very close WITH them as well. I got it covered.

Good..good Jayme...

Jayme I have PCOS also my case is severe and I have experienced ALL symptoms since I was 15 .
In every relationship ive ever been in ive used NO protection against pregnancy in the hopes that I would become pregnant but it hasnt happened . I know how you feel it seems like the clock is running out for me too . Good luck , I hope everything works out for you .

Hi, Brandy. Thank you for your support. I was told at 19 that I had it and it crushed me. However, there is still hope for those of us who are ttc (trying to conceive)with pcos. I'm going to be looking into every option I have. I found a site that explained Clomid better to me... I knew what it was, just wasn't EXACTLY sure how it worked. Tell ya what, if I get it and it works for me I'll give you whats left!

For those of you who are bound to think I'm nuts/stupid/hasty/ect. I might be a tad nuts.... maybe even a little of whatever ect. is...lol, but it will be so worth it when I can post a pic of my OWN kid on here!
< thats my niece... love her, but still want my own.

But are you cuckoo for coco puffs