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Looking for advice... Trying to conceive for first time

AngelcakeAngelcake member
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My husband and I just got married in August, and have just decided to start trying to get pregnant.  Does anyone have any advice?  Never done this before but can't WAIT!!

 

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Re: Looking for advice... Trying to conceive for first time

  • bitsy_bbitsy_b
    Check out the book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility." ?
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  • OregonGetawaysOregonGetaways

    Try to have fun with it. That's harder than you think.

    If you're interested in charting, I'd suggest checking out fertilityfriend.com I found the paid subscription very worth it.

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  • The_Jen626The_Jen626

    1. Read Toni Weschler's "Taking Charge of your Fertility". Read the whole book, it's amazing and you will learn so much about your body,  I also really liked "The Conception Chronicles" it's a funny, light hearted book, but it explains everything that you might go through to get pregnant... I LOVED IT.

    2.  Go to your OB for a "pre conception checkup" they can do some quick blood tests, thyroid, get your weight, etc. 

    3.  Start taking prenatal vitamins NOW. Ideally you want 3 months of PNV's in your body before you get pregnant.  You can get a Rx from your Dr, if you want, but those can be pricey.  I took the Nature's brand, they have them at Costo, 300 pills for $10 ish.  I took them up until I actually got pregnant, and then couldn't swallow them anymore. NOw I take Flinstones chewables with IRON, take 2 a day.  I personally take them at night, then they don't upset my stomache.

    4. Don't stress out.  It can take up to a year for a "normal healthy woman" to get pregnant.  It took me 22 months to get pregnant.  My other close girlfriends, it's taken 7 months, 27 months, and 14 months.  We are all "normal and healthy" in our mid/late 20's.  There is no rhyme or reason. There are lots of women who get pregnant the first month of trying.

    5.  Don't neglect your huband.  It's very easy to start TTC, and forget to be nice to your hubby, go to dinner, have sex just because, etc.  He will get resentful quickly if you forget about him.  Make sure to keep your date nights (or whatever you do) free from TTC talk.  You don't want to lose your marriage in the middle of trying to make a baby.  After we had been TTC for about a year with no luck, DH and I foced ourselves to take a break from TTC, it was just too stressful and we didn't like being around each other anymore.  We planned a vacation to Mexico, had a blast, got suprememly drunk every day, reconnected, and came back and got pregnant.

     

    Good luck to you!!!

     

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  • The_Jen626The_Jen626
    Oh, and talk to your Mom, sisters, Aunts, etc.  I was shocked to find out that all of the females in my family had trouble TTC... becuase I had never asked, and they all had kids, i didn't even think about it.  I found out that infertility and miscarriages are VER|Y common in my family.  I wish I would have known that going into it, because that could have saved me a lot of grief the first year we TTC with no luck,
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  • faithhollettfaithhollett
    I've never had much of a problem trying to conceive. It all just kinda happened. But, this last time around, I was keeping track of when I should have been ovulating so as to make sure that we did have sex then. Well, we didn't. We had been trying since August when I got my IUD removed. I had my period in November and we ended up in a little tiff. I should have been ovulating on the 6th. We didn't have sex the 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th. But, I ended up pregnant anyways! So, while it's a good idea to keep track of your ovulations, my advice is to have sex even when you don't think you're ovulating (it couldn't hurt!). Also, my husband has been wanting to have a baby, but for me to be like, "Hey, I'm probably ovulating, let's go have sex," didn't go over very well. LOL. Try to make it fun- not work!
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  • estherandgeoff2estherandgeoff2
    I agree with reading Taking Charge of your Fertility. It also led me to the Ovusoft software which allows you to track your cycle and from there I joined their forums which are a lot of fun. There are many girls on there TTC, going through their pg and being parents and the advice is very helpful.
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  • MarylandMaryland member

    1. prenatals

    2. relax

    3. don't tell DH when the "important" nights are.

    4. have a few people IRL you can talk to who won't bug you when you don't want to talk

    5. lurk on the nest and laugh at the crazies and learn from the people who do know what they are talking about.




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  • pnstirlingpnstirling
    My only advice is to start taking prenatal vitamins now. GL!!
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