Preparing to TTC in 2023

@TrudyProud thanks I'll start taking them now :)
@LeopardLover yes I'm blessed to have such a supportive fiancé ill get him on some prenatal vitamins too they wont do any harm 😃

@Mumof1hopingfor2nd Hello! So sorry for your previous loss. Enjoying your hen party sounds like a great idea. It's really lovely to hear you have such a supportive partner.

I'll be taking Pregnacare conception for 3 months before we start trying, and my husband is taking Wellman conception too! I'm thinking of TTC in April for #2 so I won't be far behind you!

@Mumof1hopingfor2nd so sorry for your loss.

I'll be TTC #2 in 2023. Personally I'd start with pre-conception vitamins (I used pregnacare for DD1 in 2021 and conceived 1st cycle) now. The box recommends you start 3 months prior to TTC so you have enough folic acid etc in your system ahead of carrying a baby.

I'm currently on pregnacare breastfeeding and when DD1 is nearly 1yo I'll return to preconception vitamins and start TTC .

Good luck

Hello ladies
Im not technically starting ttc in 2023 im continuing to try.
Ive been TTC for over a year we fell pregnant in September but miscarried in November i had December off trying i was in no place emotionally to even contemplate it!
I think i will TTC in March again reason being my wedding is in June but my hen do is February and i think id like to enjoy it 😊 im less worried about being pregnant on my wedding day i bought my dress bigger just in case and can have it altered!
I have a son already who is 11yrs ( i was 21 when i had him) my fiancé is not his biological father but he raises him as his own and my son calls him dad! We have been together since he was 6yrs old.
My son has autism, adhd Tourette's and Epilepsy so its been hard hence waiting so long to TTC I wasn't trying when i fell with him so never imagined i'd have any problems we had some tests on NHS and all is normal apparently
Im not taking any supplements clearly i should be i have some pregnacare there off when i fell pregnant in sept so ill take that is that enough?
what should my fiancé be taking?
So in summary
Age: 32
Ttc: no.2
Starting again: march 2023
Baby dust to all

I’m rubbish at taking pills so I just take a chewy multivitamin from Aldi and then take vitamin d and folic acid separately as they’re much smaller. That’s what I did when I was TTC baby number 1 too.

Happy new year ladies may 2023 be our year!

Thanks! I'm just taking Sainsbury’s own pregnancy vitamins! Got everything you need in there! I do admit I struggle to take them though as the tablets are so large! Any recommendations on easy to take ones?!

Happy New Year!

@CRbear @Firsttimetrying2022 Good luck to you both!

@SJ2 Welcome! I'm really looking forward to starting 2023 off right too. And I love a good podcast and I'm interested in any recommendations!

@CRbear yay!! Fingers crossed for you lovely

@SJ2 welcome!

Good luck bear and first! Can’t wait until we start seeing BFPs.

What a lovely thread! It feels so reassuring to share similar experiences with people in the same boat as you, especially when you haven’t shared it with loved ones yet.

So, here we go:
Age: 32
TTC: No.1

I too have been off the pill for a while & have PCOS. We started trying last month (Nov 2022) after a whirlwind of a couple of years! I’m trying to get my head around the ovulation app whilst also not getting too consumed & it impacting negatively.

I’ve been taking the MyOva supplements (MyoPlus) for a few months now which have definitely had a positive effect. They contain inositol, folate & chromium.

I love listening to podcasts & reading lots of articles/info around the above. So any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

The Christmas diet has been very indulgent so I’m looking forward to returning to my routine, eating healthier again & exercising.

I look forward to following this thread & reading about everyone’s experiences. Wishing you all the luck 🍀

That’s a far better hit rate than us @Firsttimetrying2022 !! Everything crossed for you.

I'm predicting to ovulate today or tomorrow. We DTD yesterday and Thursday and will do today, tomorrow and Monday so fingers crossed this will be our month

*TWW

@CRbear fingers crossed for you! Good luck in your first TWE

Hello everyone! After a mad few days over Christmas I got a positive ovulation stick yesterday. We managed to DTD yesterday, but won’t be able to again until tomorrow. So hopefully I am more the 72 hour end of the scale for how long after my LH surge I ovulate. Then we will have had two “goes” - so I might already be in my first ever TWW - I don’t know. I’ve had two very late nights and been quite ill and didn’t get round to doing my temp so I won’t be able to pinpoint an ovulation date. Exciting though!

@madeofcodes I am planning on telling people I am doing dry January, because we had a lot of drinks at Christmas, and I also plan on doing very very little in way of socialising lol!

@DanisEndo hope you are ok? Are you able to do an updated list as so many have joined? If you are swamped I am happy to do one :)

@Hopingforno2in2023 Hahaha! I really have 3/4 months to sort myself out!

@happyfeet5 I'm not sure how he'll handle the whole sibling thing as he's a right little character but it will be really lovely I think (I hope). We also won't need to buy anything new because we spent a fortune the first time round and I've kept his wardrobe in pristine condition 😉 He's 20 months so I want to try around his 2nd birthday! A 3 year age gap would be dreamy but happy to wait a bit longer - I expected it to take 1-2 years last time so it was a pleasant surprise! I think it's really great you're ready to start TTC at your age, it look us a lot longer to sort ourselves out! ❤️

@CatLadyH That sounds sensible and really exciting. I love that lots of us will be starting in a few months time. Plenty of time to prepare!

@madeofcodes My top tip is to use OPKs (ovulation predictor kits) so you know when you've ovulated and can time things. Lots of people think they know when they ovulate, so spend a few months without them - then realise they'd been getting their timings wrong. I will say they don't work for everyone though. I always claim to be on a serious no-sugar / alcohol /caffeine health kick to sort my health out so that's why I won't touch a sip! To be fair I do get really strict while prepping anyway because I need to 🤣xx

First time posting! We are hoping to start in January 23 for #1. Implant taken out in October and hoping my body has adjusted. After years of periods all over the shop, I have a normal cycle. Just wondering if anyone has any tips? Or even navigating family members who always offer a drink at social things, MIL is extra cray cray at the moment and I think even if I deny a drink (trying to stop drinking now Christmas is done) she’s going to pipe up asking if I’m pregnant.

Hi 👋🏻

I’m 31 and plan to properly start our 1st TTC journey in April. Would have started it from October this year but our honeymoon in the Caribbean got pushed back to Jan 2023 and I also started a new job in Dec. With potential Zika risk (not as much of an issue as it was circa 2016) husband and I have decided to take NHS advice and wait the 3 months to start TTC.

We’ve both started preparing with vitamins etc. I came off the pill in October and have following one withdrawal bleed from stopping pill had my ‘true’ period at the start of the month and hoping my cycle becomes more regular now (never had issues before but who knows!).

Its great to find such a supportive and informative community here. ☺️

Yes it is considered young nowadays happy especially as in our case DH was only 24 and people don’t expect men to be ready that young. It was right for us though.

@Hopingforno2in2023 that’s young by a lot of people’s standards these days isn’t it!
@Firsttimetrying2022 22 and 24 with birthdays next year so would be a year older of course when baby arrives. So, by many standards, extremely young! We have our ducks in a row (home, stable jobs, planning marriage). It would not be everyone’s cup of tea to do things in this order but it suits us. Our parents were both considerably older having us and it shouldn’t have a big impact but it does, as we would rather both sets of grandparents not be in their late 70s etc when DC are tiny.

@happyfeet5 how old are you? I'm 27 and would be the first of my friends to have a child so feel quite young comparatively

I was 26 happy so not really young but my body felt much younger than it does now 😂