Preconception planning - anyone want to join?

I want to join!!

I'm getting my Mirena coil out tomorrow hopefully, although the strings are missing so it might be a difficult procedure and chance I'll have to go to a specialist clinic which isn't even open due to Covid!

I'm due to get married at the end of December but with everything being so uncertain we thought we'd start the process of TTC now.

I'm 33 and have endometriosis, although had laparoscopy two years ago to remove endo tissue so hoping not to encounter any issues.

My GP has said not to start testing for when I'm ovulating as it will just make me more anxious but I'm literally going to have no clue when anything might happen. So I think I'll get some cheap tests just to check I even ovulate! I've only been off hormonal contraception for a few months in 18 years!

She did say it was really important to start taking folic acid though so I've been taking pregnacare pre conception vitamins for two weeks.
@OneStepOneStumble what reviews had you read?

We're keeping ours plans quiet from friends and family for now so be great to be able to share thoughts and worries with people ☺️

Look forward to chatting to you all soon xx

@sunflowersaremyfav93 I was really lucky and fell pregnant first cycle. I prepared a lot though, so taking folic acid and vitamin d, exercising, eating well and tracking my cycles so we had a good idea of when I was ovulating. Or it was all just a fluke 😂
I think trying to be as healthy as possible is good though regardless of if it means you fall pregnant quickly. My cycles are all over the place now, think it's because I'm still breastfeeding so not sure if that will hinder things.

Also I have been keeping to a good exercise routine recently which I'm hoping is helping but I'm a total caffeine fiend and probably drink too much, especially since lockdown so that's something to look at for sure!

@sunflowersaremyfav93 they've been okay as far as I can tell! I decided to get these having read reviews of the pregnacare ones and being concerned about messing with my cycle as well as I'm so regular usually! I've not noticed any changes yet but will report back if i do.

I'm hoping we'll be so busy with moving the time will go fast and we can get to TTC soon 😂 I know it's sensible to wait but it's so tempting all the same!

I'd like to join! We won't be trying for a few months yet but want to drop the rest of the baby-weight from DC1 and sort my pelvic floor out. I gained quite a lot with DC1 so need to shed! Also starting to track my BBT again but it's difficult with a bfing baby still.

Omg me too please. I've been taking the preconception vitamins by seven seas to try and prepare but not sure what else (if anything) I should be doing!

We're in the process of buying our first house so we're waiting until it all goes through before trying so it feels indefinite at the moment even though it could be so soon!

@sunflowersaremyfav93 ill defo check that blog out!! Sounds interesting.
I have my smear test due in August so will speak to the nurse then! I got until then to think of questions to ask to make the most of the appointment haha!
Some websites recommend a full check up but my sister didnt really bother so I guess I will just see what they suggest!

July* not June which I also realised is this month. Holy smokes.

@sunflowersaremyfav93 im 33 in June and yep 1st child too. Age does worry me a bit but I am trying not to focus too much on it!!

Defo at a stage now where I cant wait. I think about it all the time. Never really used to understand when people said they felt broody... and ive always wanted kids but i get the broody feeling now! The overwhelming urge to become a mother like RIGHT NOW!! Lol

@sunflowersaremyfav93 I guess I was reasonably chilled first time round. As chilled as you can be when TTC I think. We spent a stupid amount on pregnancy tests though. I wasn't aware of one step dip tests and similar. I kept seeing pictures of 'weird' pregnancy tests online and wondered where people were getting them from.

I still vividly remember standing in Boots buying our first ones and both of us looking at eachother like "how much?!?!".

@sunflowersaremyfav93 good luck speaking to your doctor.

you're still very young. I am turning 32 next month and my husband is about to turn 28 (yay toy boy). He was ready for a baby the minute we said I do. I was so resistant to it before lockdown, still too much i wanted to go. Then suddenly a switch flipped inside me and its all i want!!!

@sunflowersaremyfav93

haha I know the feeling. What's worse is he starts a new roll when there's still some left on the last one!! There's constantly 3 or 4 loo rolls on the go. What is wrong with them!!

How old are you? and will this be your first? If you don't mind me asking?

BTW I know I'm making my MR sound like a terror, but he's absolutely amazing really!

@sunflowersaremyfav93 @Curiosity101

No chance of any oysters in this household, they look like boogers! I have told him he needs to quit his vaping though, and his juice runs out this month, so will be interesting to see how he gets on with it. I have a feeling I am going to experience having a child before I even have a child if you get what I mean!!

Lingerie also doesn't count, the only one I have I tried on the other day and flesh was spilling out all over the place, it would work turning him off though!! And as for him noticing in the first place, I'd need to pry him away from his mobile first!! lol

I have a smear test booked in August, so I am also going to have a chat with the nurse about family planning to see what crops up, especially about GD and thallasemia.

Tried to approach the subject of making the most out of our time now before a baby comes into the picture, but hubby doesn't really get it. Especially with the whole lockdown situation really preventing us from doing a lot of stuff! I really wanted a holiday before TTC, but I doubt that will happen now!

I know what you mean. Everyone has to do what's right for them though. For example I steered clear of OPKs and temping because I agree with this...

Want to try make it as fun as poss and not like 'we must have sex because I'm ovulating'

Instead we just DTD every other day, with the exception of AF days of course. We plan to do the same next time. However if we have trouble conceiving (eg. 6 months+) then we might change strategy.

@CookieMonster3001 I just spied in your last post that you may be of Asian decent? If so it's worth looking up gestational diabetes. Depending on your ethnicity you may default into the category of being tested. It's not a big deal but it's a pain if you do end up with GD, another very good reason to lose weight.

GD is one of my other reasons for losing weight. I was tested this time round cause we have Type 1 in the family. My results came back 'ok'. I saw the results and my midwife said "Well it's a pass... but it's not exactly a pass with flying colours". So Ideally I want to weigh a tiny bit less that I did with baby #1 as well as being fitter. The idea of having to limit my carb intake whilst pregnant fills me with dread, or worse insulin injections