plan to TTC in Jan 2011.. when to come off pill

[nannyl]

We are thinking now of trying for a baby in Jan 2011
I really want an October baby so i would love to get pregnant in January. I really dont want an Augast baby (due to school reasons) and i wouldnt want a baby due in September to be a few weeks early and become an Augast baby and in an ideal world i dont want a baby too close to Christmas either...

When do you think i should come off the pill? was thinking 6 months before as in the past it has taken about 3 months for my cycles to become properly regular etc.... and i really want to know my body inside and out by the time i TTC and a few months before.

I eat healthily, dont smoke and very rarelt drink and OH also leads a very healthy life style and is very fit so i hope we wont have any problems, but then we wont know until we start trying.

How long before do i need to start taking folic acid and pre-pregnancy vitamins?

Was thinking of getting a clear blue fertility monitor to give me the best chance (and also using it a couple of months before to see more exactly what my dates are)

I realise it might not happen, i might not get my ideal october baby... i might accidently get preganant before, OR it might take ages like it does for some people...

BUT im hopeful that with my normally regular cycle (that i feel i can track and interpret well) and the fact that me and OH are both fit and healthy it is worth at least aiming for what I want

so with all that in mind when should i come off the pill (Augast?) and what do me and OH need to do to ensure that in January are bodies are both as healthy as possible to promote a healthy conception?

[moulesfrites]

I don't really have any advice as I am in a similar posirion to you - ideal1y would want a sept 2011 baby, I was told by GP I could take up to a year for cycles to get back to normal, but I came off in Oct last year due to migriane and they came back to 28 days pretty much straight away, with the exception of last month when I had an alarming 33 day cycle which looking back I think was stress induced.

I think coming off 6 months in advance then start with the folic acid 3 months in advance, and start looking out for ovulation signs would be a good plan, but as you say, there are lots of other eventualities!!

I'm not sure if I'm goig to be able to wait til the end of the year!

[nannyl]

thanks

have been googling and hadnt realised that we should be avoiding too much vitamin A, and also restricting intake of oily fish prior to concieving