Getting ready for baby challenge

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Hi all, we are planning on TTC in the new year. Before that I want to get a bit healthier lose three stone and generally be in the best shape possible to get pregnant and run around after a baby. Is anyone else in the same boat? Would you be up for a little thread to keep us all on track? Planning on doing a dry January as a kick start and then will be dragging my arse to the gym after Christmas as well. Very open to suggestion and ideas to shift the bulge. Would be good to have a few buddies though. Anyone fancy joining in?

Anna I love your thoughts and advice. Found them very valuable. Best to just crack on with DTD hey?! Xxx

Anna so sorry to hear about your loss. I can't even imagine what you've been through but thank you for the advice! It's so easy to doubt yourself on timings etc but I read something recently which said "Never give up on something you can't go a day without thinking about." That really touched me as it's so easy to worry when making such a huge life decision. I hope you get your BFP soon. I have everything crossed for you!

It sounds like you have had a hard time Anna, I'm so sorry. As a teacher i was thinking about when would be good to have a baby but you are right to just focus on getting pregnant and what will be will be. Hope you get good news soon.

Yes exactly! Just dtd as much as you can but enjoy it and the experience! We will all get our BFP's when it is intended for us to get them. Everything happens for a reason. An we have to believe. So don't stress and fret, it will come when the time is right 😊

Spring working out is such a habit for me, trick is to make it part of your routine. Also I'm terrified of being a whale again (put on 3 stone and had moon face while pregnant with DD) so I want to start from a low base!

Wiggley omg gonna start looking at due date calcs now!

Anna thanks for the reminder - sorry for your loss. I'll be glad if everything still works for me, no matter when it happens. I suffer from pretty bad SAD though hence the preference not to be home alone over winter.

Hello to all the newbies waves

Grumpy I completely get you! Have you got a plan B incase May doesn't happen?... I am totally also thinking about a babymoon! How nice would it be to get one more holiday in before DC arrives!

I think it's lovely Wiggley that you and DP are talking like that! I'm sorry about AF messing you about though. The wedding thing is a pain what is your dress like?

Anna Sorry for your loss also i just want to say i know it can sound really selfish about the due date and month thing but we are all pre TTCers and we all know that realistically we would be happy to
Be blessed with a baby no matter
What time of year! I have my fx'd that you will get your BFP asap because you deserve it! Did you start charting before TTC?

So i'm not sure if I mentioned I had doc appt today but got the all clear to start TTC from March soonest and a stern talking to about making sure I take my Iron and Folic Acid tablets (even though they effectively help keep me alive i am so rubbish at remembering them!) they will just really monitor me up until 12 weeksish as to make sure the bubs doesnt have any Neural Tube Defects... now I just need to crack on and make one! Lol

Xxx

Thanks for your lovely words Anna , so nice to have some encouragement from someone slightly further along the road! FX for your BFP & a happy and healthy pregnancy soon x x

Fab you've got the go ahead confused REMEMBER YOUR PILLS... sounds like it's even more important to you than the rest of us!

Thanks ladies for all your well wishers! Let's hope the new year brings me some luck as the past one has been a bit of a shocker! It's all an emotional journey whatever the outcome.

Confused I started tracking my cycle in January. We were moving house in March and planned to start TTC in the summer. So wanted to chart for a few months and do temps to confirm I ovulated and if I followed a set cycle. Which I did and was useful to know. Recommend doing it if anyone feels like there not sure on their cycle.

I have just been reading about checking cervical mucus and what it means when I can across this:
"The easiest positions for most women would be sitting on the toilet, one foot up on the toilet or bathtub, or squatting. If you have trouble reaching, you can ask your partner to check for you."
It made me laugh so much. Can you imagine asking your DP to do this every day?! What would be their response?! I love my DP endlessly but if he asked me to check his mucus daily I think I'd be speechless

Confused yes my plan B is to wait a few more months then try again the following year but as long as we conceive by mid June latest (I went on a due date calculator lol!) it seems baby will be here by march 2018! And I'm ok with it being a month or two earlier than that too.

Ahahaha thanks HB! Its amazing I never missed a contraceptive pill to be honest! Lol

Anna how do you find temping? I don't sleep regularly enough each night to get a good reading... i'm sure I read somewhere it had to be after 4 hours unbroken sleep

Wiggley without seeming gross I can check my CM very easily just sitting on the loo... has anyone else checked theirs yet?

Sorry Grumpy you have probably mentioned this but is timing uber important for you?... i know i said no Xmas baby but as me and DH seem incapable at using condoms its anyones guess really! Lol

So the Confused household reached new highs of oddness... my ever so supporting DH has just POAS OPK the geek in me is actually really interested in seeing what happens looool

Confused I've been checking mine recently but never manage to reach my cervix, I will try on the toilet. Thanks for the tip!
I'm also intrigued to find out if your DH is ovulating...Send us a picture with the result!

Hi anna, fred, spring & rascal. Good to have a few more newbies. Anna - so sorry t hear about your loss. Thanks for sharing your story and tips. I really hope you have a BFP soon.

Major brownie points to those of you gyming it already! I'm eating a bag of crisps right now washed down with a kir royale. We're flying home tomorrow for new year! I survived the in-laws for a week - woohoo unheard of!!

I'm going to meal plan nice healthy options for Jan and start trimming the fat then! Terrified to weigh myself but will post the gorey results on mon and use that to shame-- motivate me!

Wiggley I must admit I am quite a wet (ooerr) person down there and I have fake nails which probably does make it easier! Have you seen anything that resembles CM yet?

Also... his (pictured) looks like my CD10 stick! Loool!

Confused temping just seems like a natural habit to me now. I set my alarm for 7.15am every morning an take my temperature before I get up for work. Yes believe it does have to be after like 3 hours of interrupted sleep. Occasionally I might have an odd night but in general it's okay an you can see a clear picture after a month of tempatures.

It always confirms my ovulation an then I know the day my AF will come and my temp drops below my cover line. So it's good as no guess work lol.

Confused yes I found EWCM on CD16 and then had ovulation pains on CD17 so I guess that makes sense for a slightly longer cycle. AF finally arrived tonight WOOHOO! Ready to start again. Where is everyone else in their cycle?

Hello! Can I join? Just started TTC #1 and planning to improve my fitness and diet! My weight is fine but I am rather unfit! And now post christmas indulgence full of

Some brown spotting yesterday so maybe things are starting to happen !! (had no periods on cerazette for many years, took last pill on 26th)

Yes timing is important for me as i can only take 6 months off work due to nature of my job and I have SAD so would really prefer not to be home alone over winter. September is a busy time at work too so in a super ideal world I would be back at work by then. But I know things don't always go according to plan! However have bought the CBFM and will track cycles to give us the best chance. We'll actively start trying in march through June.

Welcome zoe

I'm on CD6, done with AF now (first proper one post pill - wasn't nearly as bad as anticipated)

I maaaaaaaay have just ordered a Basel body thermometer from amazon while eating my breakfast!! How am I getting obsessed already before we've even started! I'm almost resenting having to go on my zika infested honeymoon!

We're having a New Years party tomo & the starvation starts after that!!

Ha Hb My starvation diet starts at new year too! I think we do a little progress check weigh in each Monday? How does that sound? I'm going to remember to take measurements too as sometimes they move more than the scales! welcome Zoe to the mad house!

Hey!

I could do with losing a stone - cutting out the wine and crisps will help!
I'm going to do couch to 5k (had some success with this a few years ago before my short and ill fated marriage) and also my 30 day shred dvd which is pretty great - I highly recommend!

I want to be fit for pregnancy and for getting off the baby weight when the time comes!

Anna does DP not get woken up with the beeping? i get up for work at 5.30 anyway so I don't think i would manage getting up any earlier!

I'm glad you found some Wiggley it is very exciting! Do you know how long your LP is then?

Hi Zoe nice to meet you!

Thats great Grumpy that you have something happening already! I have heard on MN some people have problemd getting a bleed after the minipill. Would you have anyone to help you if you did have Mat Leave over Winter? Also I hate the Jan-Mar part of winter would you be better if it was the first part you had off too?

Woo HB are you going to start OPK? I am away for the weekend at a relatives and I need to pack them but how am I meant to sneak off mid afternoon with a peepot and have 10 mind to read it? Loool

Theres I think the weigh in thing is a good idea! It will keep me motivated as my willpower if awlful!

Ooooh Lucy what is couch to 5K?

Xxx

Great idea tea let's start Monday 2 January? I'm currently 59-60kg and want to maintain at 57kg. But I do hate the way scales fluctuate so much depending on bloating / time of the month etc. For example this morning I am 1kg heavier than yesterday for no reason.. anyway it's the trend that's important!

Confused nothing more this morning so maybe still suppressed who knows.
Yes I wouldn't mind so much Jan to march with a teeny newborn as I'd cosy up knowing spring was coming and my mum would probably come and help as well. Worst would be Sep to march off as that's all winter!

I will be starting in January too. Weigh in to keep us all on track sounds like a good idea Theres.
I'm wondering about temping now you guys have said it I easy. Ive never paid to much attention to my cycle so I'm using ovia to keep track now and am on cd5.