Hi ladies,
I'm looking for a bit of advice TTC. My partner of 5 years and I have decided to try for a baby (yay!) I have two children from a previous relationship, DD is 11 and DS will be 10 next month, both of which were unplanned, but not unwanted pregnancies and were conceived fairly quickly. I also had a termination 5 years ago when my IUD was inserted - please do not judge, my relationship had recently broken down with kids father and I got a little too close to an old friend for comfort (bottle of wine and loneliness clearly impaired my better judgment!) I did take precautions, however, condom split and I took morning after pill within 24 hours, though that also failed. It was a very hard decision, but the right one at the time as I couldn't financially cope with another child at the time and didn't want a relationship with the father. I am scheduled to have my Mirena IUD removed next Thursday after having it in for the full 5 years and no AF at all.
My TTC plan of action will be to start taking prenatal vitamins as soon as IUD is removed, quit my 3 large glasses of Chardonnay after work on a Friday (damnit!), quit my morning and afternoon coffee fix and try eat clean and fresh. Don't think I need to lose any weight prior, BMI is around 24.
I've been doing a bit of research online and the general concensus seems to be miscarriage seems to be formidable after Mirena so I intend to wait until I have menstrated three times before actively trying. During that time I will be tracking my cycle to see if I go back to my usual 28 days and I have ordered OPKs to track when I ovulate during my three month wait.
I would love to hear any success stories from any of you ladies who have had a successful pregnancy post-Mirena to put my mind at rest as I am a bit anxious now that I'm 31 TTC and that I'm over 30 might be a factor, worried that the past termination could affect my fertility, also that the Mirena could play a part in delaying fertility. Also any advice on anything else I could be doing in the interim to get my body pregnancy ready would be most welcome.
Thanks, and apologies this post is a bit long-winded lol.
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angiebabes31 · 30/08/2014 22:22
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