WTT xmas 2011 / folic acid

[Jessiefluff]

Hi everyone

Is there anyone out there who is WTT towards the end of next year?

We are waiting another year in order to save some money and to work on my career. I have come off the pill as I would like a good year to get my cycle back to normal. I am also planning to get fit and have already signed up to a 26 mile charity walk and an 8.5 fun run next summer. I am changing my diet and raiding my friends allotment, so plenty of fresh fruit and veg.

I am also starting to think about taking vitimins and folic acid. I have read an article that if you use folic acid up to a year before conceiving, this can reduce premature births.

Do you think starting a year early is too soon? Will it do any harm?

I just feel so excited, and a year feels a long way away, so want to do all I can to make sure my body is 100% ready, and if we want to bring TTC forwad, we can.

JF xx

 

[Izzywotnot]

Hi!
I'm the same as you - we are waiting until the end of next year. We are probably going to ttc from January 2012 onwards. I want to see if our second baby can be born in September time because DD will be going to nursery and I'd like some time at home with just the new baby.

I've got folic acid tablets in the cupboard already but I haven't started taking them yet. I've been thinking about it but part of me doesn't want to start taking them because I might then consider ttc even earlier!

I am mindful of prepping my body for being pg again and folic acid is a big thing in my book - I am definitely going to take it for 6 months before ttc, and maybe longer. It won't do you any harm taking it a year before, you can't overdose on folic acid and the benefits are so worth it just in case you do have a surprise conception!

I hope your cycles go back to normal quite quickly after stopping the pill. Unfortunately it took me an awful long time to get a 28/29 day cycle so fingers crossed you snap back to normal straight away!

 

[pennycrayon]

ive read alot about vitamins and folic acid....if you take it for a year before ttc it can help and wont do any harm...ask your doctor to be sure xxx

im taking pregnacare its expensive but has all vitamins you need xx

 

[Jessiefluff]

Thanks guys. I think I am going to start taking it early next year, that way, if we want to bring TTC forward, we will be all ready.

 

[lillmoo]

i was going to start taking mine now, but hubby wants me to wait until next year, i think he thinks i am going to try to convince him to start trying earlier than agreed!!

 

[Tesa]

I think we will be trying for no 3 by then too. Seems a long way off but need to save etc. Im going to distract myself by concentrating on my new baby and trying to lose weight before i get preggers and fat again!