Take folic acid and a pregnancy multi vitamin (even before you are pregnant)
Don’t put off life whilst you are ttc
Cut back on caffeine and alcohol
Ttc is all about timing! You need to work out when you ovulate.
The time period between ovulation and your period arriving is a fixed period - absolutely fixed - although what it is fixed at is different for everyone. The average is 14 days. You can use this info once you’ve worked out your timing to plan
You work out when you ovulating naturally by when you have most vaginal discharge
It’s the consistency of egg white. When you get egg white discharge (in your pants or when you wipe) get doing it
Your partner will also find you most attractive when you are ovulating so do let natural attraction work too
You can only get pregnant by having sex about 3 days before and 1 day after ovulation and the day of ovulation - any other days of the month just don’t count even if you are at it like rabbits. Work out when this 5 days are therefore (naturally as above or with ovulation sticks)
Male fertility affects 50% of ttc so get your partner to be healthy, cut back on alcohol etc too
If you have irregular periods you aren’t ovulating regularly (as above with the fixed periods)
Use first response tests when you want to do a pregnancy test - they are most sensitive to low levels of pregnancy hormone so will pick up pregnancies before others will
Don’t let it take over your life
Don’t start being jealous of pregnant women etc - you don’t know what they’ve had to do to get there or how long it’s taken them
Go to gp and ask for tests after 6 months ttc at your age - don’t wait longer