This is Us- Season four

[AustinTink]

ETA: the answer to the question makes it seem to me like that maybe pregnancy isn’t where they’re headed.

I agree. There's a twist coming. I just have no idea what.

 

[DisneyLover1217]

True, they do love to lead us one way, then blindside us and go another lol.

 

[prairie_girl]

No ones said it but it’s also a possibility that she did get pregnant and decided not to continue with it. That’s why what’s her names story got to Kate.

 

[NAB]

No ones said it but it’s also a possibility that she did get pregnant and decided not to continue with it. That’s why what’s her names story got to Kate.

That is what I thought too , didn’t the surrogate mom say she was going to have an abortion than changed her mind.

Not sure why all this didn’t come up the first time she was trying to get pregnant and had a hard time though.

 

[DisneyLover1217]

Does anyone remember why Kate can't get pregnant? Isn't it because she is so overweight it's not safe for her? So it's more that she shouldn't than can't. I would think if it was from a prior abortion, the doctor would have said that.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

It’s very unlikely for an abortion to effect future pregnancies unless you had a back alley abortion and got botched. And I hope the show doesn’t go that route because it’s so misleading.

Kate couldn’t get pregnant due to her weight. She had a less than 10% chance to conceive (if I’m remembering correctly) plus her odds of having a successful pregnancy without serious complications was pretty low too. All due to her weight.

 

[DisneyLover1217]

It’s very unlikely for an abortion to effect future pregnancies unless you had a back alley abortion and got botched. And I hope the show doesn’t go that route because it’s so misleading.

Kate couldn’t get pregnant due to her weight. She had a less than 10% chance to conceive (if I’m remembering correctly) plus her odds of having a successful pregnancy without serious complications was pretty low too. All due to her weight.

Ok, that's what I thought and I agree with you that abortions are unlikely to affect future pregnancies, but being she was 18 and would have done it in secret who knows, but like you I hope they don't go down that route.

 

[piglet1979]

I saw the ovulation test and found it weird. I honestly didn’t even know OTC ovulation tests were a thing back then. And aren’t they expensive or were more expensive over 20 years ago.

I just looked up when they first came out. ClearBlue had one in 1989. I wasn't able to find much else about it though. I am about the same age as the them. In 98 I don't remember hearing about them. It think it was more widely available closer to 2004. When I was trying to get pregnant with my son in 2005 they were never brought up. It was just take your temp.

 

[DisLiss]

This. BTW, I don't think he lives on a boat--why would you fish from land if you lived on a boat?

It definitely looked like a houseboat. Now, whether or not he lives there full time or it was just a vacation rental, I have no idea. As to why you might live in a boat but fish from land---there could be many reasons, but the first few that come to mind is that it may be safer on that spot on land to fish with a child than off the boat in whatever location they were at, or that they were moored someplace where fishing wasn't allowed.

I just looked up when they first came out. ClearBlue had one in 1989. I wasn't able to find much else about it though. I am about the same age as the them. In 98 I don't remember hearing about them. It think it was more widely available closer to 2004. When I was trying to get pregnant with my son in 2005 they were never brought up. It was just take your temp.

I definitely remember them being out in and around the very late 1990s/very early 2000s. But I don't know how much stock was put in them in their early years.

 

[crazylady]

My thoughts...

I think Ellie is legit. But, I don't think she's their babies birth mom. I think she'll decide to parent the baby and another adoption situation will happen instead.

I can't imagine an 18 year old going to buy an ovulation kit, especially in 1998 when they weren't a well known thing yet. I also hate the idea of an abortion story line. I hope that is not where this is headed.

And Jan 5 is just dumb. I would rather they start the season later and just let us watch each week without all these breaks.

 

[Nora03]

After reading about the ovulation kit my theory is that Kate bought it accidentally thinking it was a pregnancy kit. She saw a plus/positive and thought she was pregnant. Wild, I know. I’ve never heard about ovulation kits, but I had my babies forty years ago, with no fertility issues.

 

[DisneyLover1217]

After reading about the ovulation kit my theory is that Kate bought it accidentally thinking it was a pregnancy kit. She saw a plus/positive and thought she was pregnant. Wild, I know. I’ve never heard about ovulation kits, but I had my babies forty years ago, with no fertility issues.

That is very possible and would make sense, certainly an error an 18 year old could make.

 

[TLSnell1981]

My thoughts...

I think Ellie is legit. But, I don't think she's their babies birth mom. I think she'll decide to parent the baby and another adoption situation will happen instead.

I can't imagine an 18 year old going to buy an ovulation kit, especially in 1998 when they weren't a well known thing yet. I also hate the idea of an abortion story line. I hope that is not where this is headed.

And Jan 5 is just dumb. I would rather they start the season later and just let us watch each week without all these breaks.

In a normal world we would be busy with the holidays....Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, New Years, etc. I would think ratings would be down thus the break until January.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

After reading about the ovulation kit my theory is that Kate bought it accidentally thinking it was a pregnancy kit. She saw a plus/positive and thought she was pregnant. Wild, I know. I’ve never heard about ovulation kits, but I had my babies forty years ago, with no fertility issues.

That actually makes a lot of sense!!! They were starting to become popular when I had my younger two and they are sold right next to the pregnancy tests. They look the same, she was embarrassed and in a panic, so just grabbed something and didn’t bother to look.

I could see a lot of different storylines stemming from that.

 

[hsmamato2]

"Still, do Toby and Kate have to bicker every episode? Who cares that the diapers were left in the trunk? Good grief, so you got 2 boxes. Big deal!"

I agree! And how would they not have remembered that their potential birth mother was standing right there taking in that whole fight? I was sure that the camera was going to pan to an empty space where she had been standing--that she had just taken off seeing them go on and on about the diapers.

see I saw that argument differently.... last season they almost divorced over their kid eating avocado and who saw it happen first... this season 'diapergate' and they end their fight with a happy smile and a quick resolve.... a little forced IMHO on the whole "we argue well" approach....

 

[AustinTink]

see I saw that argument differently.... last season they almost divorced over their kid eating avocado and who saw it happen first... this season 'diapergate' and they end their fight with a happy smile and a quick resolve.... a little forced IMHO on the whole "we argue well" approach....

I'm entirely over Kate and Toby. The constant bickering gives me a headache. But, I'm sure the writers are just setting the stage for the fast forward we saw of Toby alone and depressed in the bed on the phone call about Rebecca.

 

[spiders]

Toby is a saint. There is no other explanation for being able to tolerate such a self-loathing character as Kate.

But returning January? They had 4 episodes and now they’re already back on break? I don’t know how network television survives these days. They constantly went to charge more to service providers for something they provide over the air for free but then they doing these weak seasons spread over the course of 7 months.

 

[prairie_girl]

aww, I really like Kate and Toby. I think they're more realistic than Randall and Beth.

 

[SaintsManiac]

aww, I really like Kate and Toby. I think they're more realistic than Randall and Beth.

Agree

 

[AustinTink]

Interesting. I love Randal and Beth. I feel like they're the real deal.