First Time TTC - 2023

[Katie276]

Hey everyone! Just wanted to start this thread for anyone just starting on the TTC journey. Last month was our first month properly trying but sadly AF is here at the min!

I’ve been reading some of the threads on here as I’m the first in my group of friends (that I know of!) that are starting this journey and thought it would be nice to talk to people in the same boat 😊

Hi yes I’m at the same point first mont on AF now I’m also single using a donor so extra having to make sure it the right week lol

Started recently

Concieved in our second cycle

But had an early miscarriage

@Tigger1116 definitely!
@worldwidetravel2017 I’m sorry to hear that, how are you feeling?

Me! AF currently then will try this month! First time!

@TTCnewbies That’s exciting! Sounds like we’re at about the same stage then! Have you been doing anything extra before trying? I think we’re just seeing how we go for a bit and then mighty try the ovulation kits etc in a few months if there’s no update 😊

A mixture tbh - was angry - was upset

Now a bit matter of fact but it varies / changes

In some ways we were super lucky to concieve on 2nd cycle of trying

B4 trying - i improved my vit D
( too low vit d = miscarriage)
I improved my feretin
( vital to successfully carry a child)
Took zinc daily ( helps in many ways)
& take folic acid & b12
.
( too low b12 = pregnancy issues)

Maybe it just wasnt meant to be that month

Gynae told me it wasnt my fault

May of been just one of those weeks/ times

Very clever how your body deals with it

When we concieved we had sex 3 times in the 5 days b4 ovulation & on ovulation day

@TTCnewbies

Im also bleeding currently
Many of us may be on similar time lines

Thanks for sharing @worldwidetravel2017 and of course wasn’t your fault ❤️

I’m definitely going to get a folic acid/Vit D supplement when I’m next out as well

@Katie276 nothing to prepare at all. Tbh we've kind of just thought 'why not' for this month. It wasn't really planned to try this month (we were going to try next year) but just thought we'd give it a go earlier than planned. Need to look in to those folic acid stuff and anything else?!

Glad a few of us are similar cycles. It will help with waiting together!

@TTCnewbies ah similar to us then haha! Yeah it’s nice there’s a few of us in the same boat 😊

Cant believe I’m at the stage where we’re planning for a family! I still feel 16 😂

I’ve been taking folic acid tablets and vit d tablets I’m looking into vitamin from conceive plus (ovulation) for PCOS I’ve also got the pipet gel to insert to help so hopefully that will all help I did get upset and have a cry I’m 36 so this is my goal at the moment now I’m just focusing on the vitamin side more and hopefully have a better chance

This was our first cycle of TTC. LH surge on 1st Sept, but AF arrived this afternoon. So disappointed, I wanted a May baby. I know, so naïve. Bring on cycle no. 2 💪

Have you checked to see if you ovulate with pcos anyway ?
I have suspected pcos but still ovulate without additional help 4 that

Good luck 4 your next cycle

Aw @Tigger1116 sending you all luck ❤️

@HunnnyBunnny i know how you feel! I thought I wouldn’t be like this so soon after starting trying but here we are 😂

always here for a chat as we all go on this journey together!

We've been TTC for about a year... But maybe we've managed this cycle 🤞

@TTCnewbies and @Katie276 folic acid is a must, it minimises the chances of the baby developing some neurological disorders, really important even in the first few days after implantation, so take it all the time, or at least daily after ovulation and until the period comes.

Then other vitamins etc help with conceiving but theoretically you don't need them if you haven't got a deficiency.
I started taking pregnacare conception and then conceive plus some months in, just because it made me feel I'm doing something to help the situation!!

Robotic voice, but very informative on folic acid:

@worldwidetravel2017 yes I still ovulate I track ovulation with the clear blue and get static smile ect so I’m guessing I ovulate AF came at dead on 40 days this month which is good but didn’t want AF lol so I track and take vitamins

Thanks @Nina7 that is super informative. I've picked up some cheap ones from the supermarket. They have 400ug of folic acid. So hopefully all okay!

I feel so invested too. Sending positive vibes to everyone!

Ideally its best to have 2 -,3 months of FA in your system before you try

A consultant told me in August that 40 percent of females walk round with a feretin deficiency without knowing

I recommend getting vit d and feretin checked

Also in uk with winter coming - its recommended that most of uk population take a vit D supplement oct to march anyway

Theres a very good book called it starts with an egg - vit D is so so important in conception and pregnancy

@worldwidetravel2017 what is feretin ?

Oops. I didn't know this. I'll start taking them immediately.