Those who are waiting to TTC

bigzippy

Hi ladies, I pop in from time to time from the ttc/12m+ thread to keep an eye on you rowdy rabble

I saw there was some discussion about buying things now for a (hopefully) future baby. I'm not gonna put my two cents in on that as it's a personal choice (though I would recommend storing it all out of sight, both for when/if AF comes and punches you in the guts, and for when/if there are nosey visitors coming over ), but I just wanted to say be careful with getting disposable nappies etc in advance as they actually have a use by date on them, because of the chemicals in them.

Hth. Good luck with your respective journeys

sammy_wheeler

started folic acid this morn i am really now on the ttc journey

optimistic-mummy

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

started folic acid this morn i am really now on the ttc journey

i started mine the other day, dont think its properly sunk in yet that next year we will be TTC and no longer proventing it. ive been keeping on top of the housework a lot better, and de-cluttering regularly ready for when we have another lil munchkin living with us :j aand slowly clearing the dept. i updated my sig the other day and the credit card was £100 more than what i thought it was :mad: we'll get there though eventually. its 0% till next june (ish) but will hopefully have it cleared and cut up before then

Ellie83

How long do you have to take the folic acid for before you TTC? Sorry, I don't know much, I actually have not even read anything online (apart from pain relief during labour )

sammy_wheeler

i think they say around 3-4 months before ttc. im doing it for 3 months before ttc and then they say first 12 weeks of pregnancy

optimistic-mummy

you can take it longer before if you wanted too, my dr said it wouldnt do any harm. we will be trying in around 6 months and ive started taking mine x

Ellie83

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

i think they say around 3-4 months before ttc. im doing it for 3 months before ttc and then they say first 12 weeks of pregnancy

optimistic-mummy wrote: »

you can take it longer before if you wanted too, my dr said it wouldnt do any harm. we will be trying in around 6 months and ive started taking mine x

Thanks ladies! So I could start taking now, just in case? I really need to read up on all this, I don't know anything!!! :eek:

Also, I'm a vegetarian, so I imagine I will have to change my diet? I really have to do my homework.

sammy_wheeler

ellie- im vegetarian too- i have no plans in changing my diet as such but when i get pregnant i wanna make sure im getting enough iron etc- and midwives etc will keep an eye on this.

and when are you planning to ttc- defo no harm in taking it now

Ellie83

sammy_wheeler wrote: »

ellie- im vegetarian too- i have no plans in changing my diet as such but when i get pregnant i wanna make sure im getting enough iron etc- and midwives etc will keep an eye on this.

and when are you planning to ttc- defo no harm in taking it now

I had no idea it was OK to remain a vegetarian during a pregnancy! I'm sure there is some books out there I can read

sammy_wheeler

yeh defo no reason to not be a vegetarian(ive been vege all my life so thats not changing)- as long as all the right levels (iron etc) are ok then its all good- and if anything is low they will let you know and recommend what to take

ask away on here- no question is silly!
theres many books out there!