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If you had 3 months to prepare to TTC, how would you best use them?

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NW3Lady · 05/04/2025 20:25

If you looking to start trying over the summer for a baby from next spring onwards, how would you use the time between now and then to prepare?

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ChronicallyOnLime · 06/04/2025 07:34

DishSoap · 05/04/2025 21:22

That's not quite accurate-- more that an average healthy couple will conceive within twelve months. After a certain age (I think 35?) it's recommended to speak to your GP if six months without success.

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Sorry yes it is within 12 months. However when we started trying (I was 22) it took 6 months before I booked a GP appointment, and they said given I am young and healthy they won’t even consider looking into it until we’ve been trying for 2 years! But did say most healthy couples conceive within 12 months. It ended up taking us 8 months with both kids.. while my SIL got pregnant by having sex once (literally, she tracks) twice. Unbelievable! 🤣

ChronicallyOnLime · 06/04/2025 07:39

NW3Lady · 06/04/2025 07:22

Thank you. Those asking the reason for waiting…

I already have a six month-old and 18 months is the absolute minimum age gap I feel I could cope with! You’ll all start telling me to wait even longer now…

Ah that’s reasonable OP. I love a small age gap. We tried again when DD was about 18 months old, now we have a 2.5ish age gap and although I love that they play lovely together ect I probably would have had a shorter age gap if I did it again!

RoseMarigoldViolet · 06/04/2025 08:12

NewmummyJ · 05/04/2025 21:15

Saving for childcare.

Yes, this ^
Saving generally. Once you have a child, it is not so easy to be work focussed and childcare is very expensive.

NC780 · 10/04/2025 11:27

Another vote for reading 'It Starts With the Egg'.

In addition to me taking a vitamin supplement, we gradually changed to unfragranced products as old scented ones ran out (washing powder and washing up liquid swapped for unfragranced ones, scented liquid soap for unfragranced bar soap) and swapped most cleaning sprays for vinegar. We found Ecover and Sesi good, and Faith in Nature and Little Soap Co for personal care. I'm sure there are other good brands too, but that's what was easily available to us.

Most of this was actually a permanent change for us as now I find the chemical/artificial smells really unpleasant! And we figured reducing the exposure to some hormone-disrupting chemicals is probably good for the baby too.

Amilliondreamsisallitagonnatake · 10/04/2025 11:49

I have just done this and I did:

  • stopped taking my pill (condoms)
  • cycle tracking
  • pre natal vitamins particularly folic acid
  • upped my fruit and veg
  • lost half a stone to get into healthy weight range
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