Where to start? Need some advice

[keelykat]

Hi I was just wondering if anyone could help? We've now ditched the condoms and are TTC! Im very excited, but i think i need to look up some things to help us concieve. I dont really know much about when im most likely to get pregnant, if im supposed to be taking any suppliments (folic acid etc) and should we be having sex most days or do you have a day break in between?

Any info would be appreciated, as im not sure where to look (on this site, or elsewhere)....sorry to sound like a stupid/thick person! I just need a bit of guidance!

Thank you!

keely.

 

[Lyndsay!]

dont be silly, this forum is for asking any question!!

ok where to start;

i think its best once AF goes to try and BD every 2nd night up until ovulation. ovulation occurs once a month and approx 12-14days BEFORE your next period so if you have a 28day cycle you will ovulate between days 12-16 (stop me if im wrong anyone)
it'l do no harm to BD every night on the run up to ovulation and around that time as this is when you are most fertile!
I use OPK's to help pinpoint when i am going to ovulate, it detects the LH surge which happens just before you ovulate so you know when to BD
i take pregnacare which has all the vitamins needed for TTC and through a pregnancy.

hope this helps a little bit, any more questions feel free to ask

 

[keelykat]

Thanks lyndsay for the quick reply, I assume you can buy Pregnacare from Boots/superdrug/chemist?

I'll have to take a look in my diary later, to check when im due on (AF?), im sure im coming up to ovulation around now.

keely.

 

[loopylew]

you'll get the hnag of it and soon you'll be addicted to the site...just like all of us

 

[Lyndsay!]

Thanks lyndsay for the quick reply, I assume you can buy Pregnacare from Boots/superdrug/chemist?

I'll have to take a look in my diary later, to check when im due on (AF?), im sure im coming up to ovulation around now.

keely.

i buy my pregnacare from boots but im sure you can get it from tescos and other supermarkets like that

if your due to ovulate soon id get bd'ing hun so you dont miss that window of oppertunity

you will soon get the hang of everything, i was the same to begin with

 

[keelykat]

Im on day 18 of my cycle now (if ive worked out that out correctly on my calender!), so im past ovulation for this month? We did start trying about 2 weeks ago though....hmmm...

 

[Mervs Mum]

The first thing I am doing is working out my cycle length. We also have been doing the deed on the days 10,12,13,15,16 in case I have a 28 day cycle.

I'm new too - just been lurking up to now! The info on here will help you no end!

 

[*babydust*]

heres to a speedy bfp!it would be a great start to the new year

 

[EllaCruz]

Is difficult at first. You look around, you see millions of people and think, these were all pregnancies, yet when it comes to actually getting pregnant yourself it does not seem so easy.

This is my first month too. I think I messed up with O this month. I started BD when the eggwhite was there but it was gone after two days. So I think I might have missed a couple of days out. Then I got what I think was ovulation pain so we did it again that night. Its just, the eggwhite had stopped so I assumed I was no longer fertile.

Finding it really difficult to read the signs.

Good luck.

 

[keelykat]

Its nice to get support from others in the same situation,

can i ask how other ladies ttc are getting on with their OHs on the subject? mine is taking the chilled out approach and i am already wondering if hes bothered lol....think im worrying too much over nothing right now.

thanks again for the replies!

 

[EllaCruz]

Its nice to get support from others in the same situation,

can i ask how other ladies ttc are getting on with their OHs on the subject? mine is taking the chilled out approach and i am already wondering if hes bothered lol....think im worrying too much over nothing right now.

thanks again for the replies!

Mine is very chilled out too. Sometimes I get paranoid that he does not even want a baby, that he is doing this All for Me.

Then he points out a cute kid on TV and says "Ours will be cuter than that."

 

[NeyNey]

Welcome to BnB
I think the first thing you need to do, as everyone has said is start to watch and monitor your cycle. Start checking what your CM (Cervic Mucus) is looking like daily - it can be a good indication.

Best of luck!!!!

 

[avistar]

My DH hates that I am on this site but he wants a baby too. If you think there is a problem then I would sit and talk to him about it. MY DH doesn't like having to plan conception but after trying for awhile you kinda need to be aware of Oing and such...We have been ttc officially for 4 months, unofficially for almost a year. Best of luck to you!!

 

[keelykat]

Hi again, well there isnt a problem with my OH wanting a baby-i do tend to worry a lot in general so the problem is probably just in my head!

We brought something similar to pregnacare today, but its a different brand. My OH did get involved which i was pleased about, and when i told him about being more likely to get pregnant at a certain point in my cycle he seemed to listen and take it in.

Ellacruz-he often picks up baby stuff now and i can tell hes getting excited about idea of being a dad...

I feel like weve come a long way to get where we are, ie he does think and re think things before finally deciding to do something especially as big as this. This certainly isnt something weve suddenly decided to do over night. Theres been long chats about what we want, and when, and how it will affect us. And when he told me-yes im ready too, i could have cried (sad i know, but ive been broody for ages!).

What do i need to look out for with my CM?

keely.

 

[dakini]

Just wanted to say Hi!

And to let you know that just because it's day 18 or your cycle you are not out for o'ing. I am currently on CD19 and no O in sight....but the past 2 months I O'ed CD17 and CD18. (The month before I wasn't doing anything so I don't know.)

My DH has read more that I thought...he knows, without talking with me about it, that there's only a small window every month and we have to time things right...every so often he kinda goes, do we really want this? But that's been less frequent lately. I think he just doesn't quite get it as he's a guy...he hasn't commented on my being on this site, but I don't think he really knows either......may have blocked out those mentions...

 

[miel]

hello! welcome to the site!
i wish you the best of luck on your ttc journey!
like everyone had said when you know your cycle length you will pretty much know when your ovulation will start . i am a cycle of 26 th days myself and i usually "bd" for a week every other days when ovulation start.
happy new year !

 

[wishes]

What do i need to look out for with my CM?

I'm intrigued by this too? What should we be looking for??