Have you ever noticed how cute baby clothes are? I've been finding myself looking at my sewing room and thinking about how perfect it would be as a nursery. I'M NOT MARRIED YET!!! (I will be in 3 months, but still!) Damn those hormones

I think it was 8th grade when my science teacher ( a kooky little woman that housed too many cats ) went on to explain to the class that you can 'feel' your ovaries expell the egg durring ovulation. I waited .. and waited... never felt it. Still at 27 I wait. I lost hope in her theory. Until I read this this morning.. man.. those are some demanding little hormones!! So your body acutally does tell you when the its ready? lol

Yes, they can speak to you. Two years ago, my ovaries "spoke." It happened to be, inconveniently, two months before my wedding. I was innocently driving to work one day, with no more care for babies that the thought that I would like to have them some day, way, way into the future. As I say, I was driving, and out of nowhere the following thouhgts came into my head: "What are you doing? Don't you realize you are 27 years old? Don't you realize that by 27 you should be having babies? YOU NEED TO HAVE BABIES... NOW!"

I honestly turned around in my car to make sure that my mother wasn't sitting in the backseat! My husband and I still haven't had children yet, but my urges get stronger and stronger with every passing day :)

On an unrelated note, I've been reading and savoring your recipes for awhile now. I made the recipe for lemon cake this weekend for a father's day picnic with my family. It was INCREDIBLE! Thanks so much for all the great recipes and inspiring photos!

if you're taking the pill correctly, you actually don't ovulate. i know, i just learned this in the past year.

jen is correct, if you're on the pill no ovulation occurs.
also, I have felt my ovulation almost every month since I was 14. my doc said it's actually quite common.
and most importantly, I absolutely LOVE this post, being a newlywed myself. my obsession is getting a puppy though. I have a few more tequila-plastered nights left in me.

yep, you're not ovulating (that's how hormonal contraception works). it's all in your head!!
but if you're having weird sensations, you should be careful, cus if you're on the pill for a while they might mask any problems you may have.
another thing, go off and don't tell alex ;) it'll take you a while to regain fertility anyway

Ok, ok, I am so excited here.....no puffy ankles or swollen legs for you, little lady, you have the power of the internet.
This is the cocktail, and you can check with your future obgyn about its veracity. Dandeliaon root and nettle together make for no swelling. I promise, tried and true pregnancy advice, which believe me, is extremely rare. I could see my ankle bones on the delivery table, unheard of.
Additionally, that was gas. It is much more powerful after 30, I dunno, its like intestines aren't as, um, effective at moving food along after 30. But don't worry, I have a great remedy for that too, fennel seed. Tastes like licorice, works like a charm. There ya go, you have all the answers, go catch pregnant ;) Can't wait to see pics of the little squishums! right, Santadad?

I swear that the 30s get better! I've loved them! And keep your eyes out for a crazy American/Londoner and her Brit Fiance - I'm heading to your city TOMORROW!!!

I have four kids and two c-section scars. Among the, "Moooooom he won't give me my spiderman!!" and "She hit me!" and the constant draining demands for snacks, lack of listening, holes in the walls, and juice stains on the carpet... I still want to have another 2 or 3 chubby babies with fuzzy heads and drool stains on their shirts who will grow up to drive me crazy. :)

And whatever you do... avoid www.dawnm.com

Rumbly ovaries for me mean ovulation. And if you are ovulating on the pill, just be careful, or there may in fact be babies on the horizon!

yeah, I don't think you ovulate when you are on the pill. Doesn't the pill essentially trick your body into thinking it is pregnant? So you don't ovulate and therefore cannot get pregnant?

Yeah I got an A in Sex Ed. But that was high school and a long time ago

Have a kid already! or let me get this straight, you don't want a kid(s) right now? We should listen to our bodies more often.

Have a kid already! or let me get this straight, you don't want a kid(s) right now? We should listen to our bodies more often.

i was shocked to see pics of you on another blog SMOKING A CIGARETTE.

With your fettish for a healthy lifestyle and your reaction to a lil organic bug in your salad i was totally amazed that YOU smoke... Thats just doesnt gel with having children.

My Father died of lung cancer 31 days ago..

yes, I'm bitter about smoking right now.

Hey folks - I kind of dragged my feet about posting this because I was concerned that I'd be hit with an onslaught of ill-placed lectures. Please refrain. I'm not writing here so I can be told what to do by strangers; it's to share stories, commiserate, and on a rare occasion, get you to laugh.

Jezzie: ... I keep my mouth shut on this subject. It seems that, nevermind :-)

oops: ... give her hell. Of course, I'm reformed. Stopped 27 years ago. But both of her paternal grandparents died of lung cancer.

Why, yes..let's encourage people that read/stalk Deb & her friends on "other blogs"..to then assume that they know her so well, afterall, doesn't stalking someone elsewhere mean that you're gonna be BFF? And then, let's encourage them to give her lectures about what she should/shouldn't do with her life. Because, now you're BFF, right?

It is possible to feel ovulation- but that is usually the cramp as the egg emerges from the ovary; maybe your egg decided to do the Jitterbug!
The Biological Clock lives- my body does not, and never did, contain a uterus. Does that keep the Clock from screaming for babies? Heck No! Ought to come with a snooze button or at least a Reset! :)

ok "jane" I think you misunderstood my point.. uh @ stalking? OK thats a lil off base but whatever..like i said i lost my dad 31 days ago today and yeh, im a lil touchy on the subject.. maybe i said something because i care and think shes a nice person? How exactly does that equate to me stalking and seeking her out to be my new bff?

Isnt it only natural to click around links that she posts? Everyone that does this is a stalker? Then yes, im a stalker...I happen to have found a lot of interesting things that I have done when i visited new york and Ive made a handfull of her recipes that shes posted... she posts on Ivillage for a reason.. Jane my dear, chill out.

WOW, is that how all 1st time commenters are greeted? Jane makes a great guard dog for you Deb.

Sorry Deb, it wasnt my intention to offend or to lecture.

Shalom.

ok me again (stalker)

I gotta say

Janes remarks annoyed the crap outta me.

Deb, I made the lemon cake recipe, it came out so well (this was my second attempt, the first attempt was with a differant recipe and I think I over developed the gluten). So, I'm wondering, are you trying to ease your readers into telling us that you are pregnant or have you just completely lost it?

Haha, everyone thinks you're pregnant :-P

...wait,you're not.....are you?!

Deb! You crack me up so hard. Probably 'cause you totally spoke my mind on this issue! Also in the pill, also feeling my ovaries itch with antcipation (or whatever that tingling sensation inside is - please don't make me google "pic of ovary" just yet!)

Oh, and I'm "only" 29...

I think it's time, lady!

And the best of luck - to the both of us! :o)

Duh! Before someone chops my right hand off here: I obviously meant ON the pill, not in it, and an-ti-ci-pa-tion with the I! ;o)

Sorry - English is my fourth language...

As a guy I am lost. I have no idea what any of this means. However, the way that the post was written was hilarious even if the subject matter is not, in and of itself, funny. I think. Oh-and I'm not smoking or stalking. Nope. Not me.

I am thrilled that no commenter has used this word yet: Mittelschmerz

It's the pain associated with ovulation and can be felt by women who are, I guess, particularly in tune with their nethers. Read all about it here:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001503.htm

However, if you are taking the pill correctly, this shouldn't be a problem, but as you surely know, all sorts of stuff can mess around with the pill, incl but not limited to antibiotics.

And, just for reference, a commenter above tells you that it takes a few months for fertility to return after ceasing birth control kids? Not always--you can see my two kids, both conceived the first month off of pills (I took bcp from age 19 to age 32, except while pregnant or nursing), on my blog.

I don't think anyone would really really want to encourage you to secretly quit taking the pill, surely. !

More good recipes, please!

Well, you know, when the time does come around, count on really cute sweaters knit by moi.

Heels, you're right.. I didn't do all of my reading about the pill until 2 days ago after visiting with 3 babies.
I definitely would encourage that Deb and Alex talk about it, no secret stuff going on like in the movies, cus this is real life.
It also depends on which Pill is being taken, if it's progestin only, ovulation is still possible (i think). If there's estrogen involved, then definitley no ovulation.

I'm a late-comer to this "discussion", but I couldn't resist the urge to warn anyone who might come across this site not to mess around with birth control. For some people, it may take time to regain fertility, but that's not a hard-and-fast rule (no innuendo intended). I was conceived as a result of one missed pill. ONE. As in "I took my pill on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, . . . what do you mean I'm three months pregnant?!" And suddenly two beautiful newlyweds who wanted to wait a few years before having children became my parents!

Be SMART!