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Does pregnancy feel quick when you are waiting to try next year

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magnusfish · 24/07/2026 19:41

How quickly did your pregnancy go? DP and I are on slightly different timelines. He wants to TTC a child in two years and I was ready last year. So he has agreed to start to try next July. Hopefully we get pregnant quickly. We did all the tests abroad for about £300 and both sides look healthy.

It just feel ages until I get to meet my baby. We are both 30 years old. I am just so ready and excited. The quickest I could be holding my baby is 1 year and 9 months, assuming all goes to plan. If we get pregnant quickly, 9 months feels ages. How quickly did your pregnancy go?

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DefiantRabbit9 · 24/07/2026 21:59

magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:23

@BritishDesiGirl is it too early for folic acid?

Never too early for folic acid. Ideally you want a good store of it. I was on it for several years before TTC because of my epilepsy. Vitamin D and Iron are also good to get in the habit of taking.

Crumpetring · 24/07/2026 20:35

magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:34

He wants to be married first and we're getting married next year. But he also wants to be in a better financial position

That’s fair enough, getting married first is a good idea especially as you hopefully have plenty of time fertility wise.

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magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:34

He wants to be married first and we're getting married next year. But he also wants to be in a better financial position

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Crumpetring · 24/07/2026 20:32

What is your DP waiting for in term of being ‘ready’?

Crumpetring · 24/07/2026 20:30

Pregnancy feels like it takes forever.

It might not be so bad if you start trying in July as atleast it’s split across 2 years. I’ve got a November baby and am due another autumn baby and it will really feel like the pregnancy has taken a whole year.

BritishDesiGirl · 24/07/2026 20:29

Crumpetring · 24/07/2026 20:28

It says 2-3 months before, not a whole year!!

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I have had some underlying issues which means l wanted to take for longer. But as l alreafy said it's an individual choice

Crumpetring · 24/07/2026 20:28

BritishDesiGirl · 24/07/2026 20:26

@magnusfish https://www.tommys.org/pregnancy-information/planning-a-pregnancy/are-you-ready-to-conceive/benefits-taking-folic-acid-pregnancy

It says 2-3 months before, not a whole year!!

Jellybunny98 · 24/07/2026 20:25

My first pregnancy honestly felt like forever! I could have sworn I was pregnant for at least a few years! My second pregnancy, possibly as I was so busy with my toddler, passed in the blink of an eye.

DefiantRabbit9 · 24/07/2026 20:25

magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:20

@DefiantRabbit9 thank you! how exciting is this your first?

She is our first and we honestly can't wait to meet her. She's already got a little personality. Doesn't like the sonographer peaking in on her and two weeks ago she punched my midwife's doppler through my belly we couldn't stop laughing.

BritishDesiGirl · 24/07/2026 20:24

No l took to get my body in a healthy place. It's individual for each woman. But l think it put me in better stead

Orchid887 · 24/07/2026 20:24

I was the opposite!
The first trimester felt like it took forever and a day (and I'm confirming this as I'm back there now..!). Waiting for that viability scan and for the sickness to bog off. But once I hit 15ish weeks it absolutely flew and before I knew it, I was going to sleep the night before my section!

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magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:23

@BritishDesiGirl is it too early for folic acid?

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BritishDesiGirl · 24/07/2026 20:21

I would recommend starting folic acid if you haven't already as this is one of the best ways to prepare your body. I also took, vitamin D.

First trimester will fly by, but l found it very hard by about 33 weeks.

Every woman experiences different issues or no issues.

I had an excess of amniotic fluid so l was rolling out of the bed and couldn't wait for it to be over!!

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magnusfish · 24/07/2026 20:20

@DefiantRabbit9 thank you! how exciting is this your first?

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DefiantRabbit9 · 24/07/2026 20:12

My first two trimesters flew by. We had been trying for a long time and I've had a wonderful pregnancy. It's started REALLY dragging around week 30.

I'm 34 weeks now and just too big. Can't sit comfortably, I can't sleep, my body dysmorphia is wilding and my bump gets in the way of everything.

Best piece of advice I can give is stay calm and relaxed. Stress kills your chances.