As someone that has been TTC for two and a half years with three miscarriages over that time, I completely relate to the people that absolutely hate their job. I knew it was time for a change well before I started TTC, but it just made sense to tough it out, because hey getting pregnant was supposed to be easy, right? The benefits of staying in my current job seemed to outweigh the negatives of putting myself in a stressful situation of starting a new job and TTC, not to mention the guilt that I know I would feel if I became pregnant not long after starting a new role. Now after all this time, Im starting to realise that it may be another two and half years until I actually get a good outcome, and I can not stay in my current role for that long. Your strategy of writing down why I do what I do is going to really help me move forward and turn a negative situation into a positive outcome.

Do you have any case studies/references that back up the idea that stopping work can actually remove underlying stress and allow you to get pregnant? I have heard a number of people say that is what worked for them, but just afraid to take such an extreme step if it isnt going to produce any good results…