My mother had me at 29. She and my dad were not in a good place when I was conceived. The day of my conception was actually a HUGE exception. So my mum knows the exact date: August 28th. This means I was born after my mum had sex ONCE! This same thing happened to a cousin of mine recently. ONCE, DAMNIT! I lead a community of women who seek to get pregnant. I'm the one up there telling them "don't focus on other people's pregnancies and how you haven't gotten it yet! Prepare yourself to receive and honor your process!". Now, I SWEAR that is what I genuinely believe and I strive to live up to it. But I'm turning 29 in 2 months... And I'm nervous... I have been open to a pregnancy (by this I mean having sex in my fertile window without protection) since April 2025. Granted, we haven't gotten pregnant because my partner's sperm is not good (woops) so it's kind of comforting to know ✌️✌️I'm not the problem✌️✌️ (those were quotation marks, btw) but.... I do have endometriosis, which basically adds about 37572389572 different reasons why, even with good sperm, getting pregnant might be difficult... It's not that I feel my time is running out, because I know I still have 6 whole years until I'm 35 and even then you can still get pregnant! But my mum had me at 29. Now, this is not something I often talk about, mainly because it's really painful, but I don't really have a relationship with my mother. I did once, and I miss it desperately. And I guess a part of me always dreamed or hoped that our stories would be similar, that I would be a mama by the time I was 29. But here I am 2 months away from 29 and I'm not even sure my partner's sperm is up to the task yet. I'm not in a rush to get pregnant. My children will come into my life when they're ready to do so. One way or another, I was born to be a mama. Sometimes I just need to take a pause and let myself grieve over my own expectations. And I'm glad we now have a space to do so. Thank you for being here❤️‍🩹