TTC Checklist
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Forum Name: Planning Pregnancy (trying for baby)
Forum Description: Trying to get pregnant? Going through fertility treatment? Just planning your first or second child? There are many people out there in the same boat to help and listen and share with
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Topic: TTC Checklist
Posted By: Salifer
Subject: TTC Checklist
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 8:27pm
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Can you help me add to my checklist....???
I've been trying to think about all the things to try/use while TTC, perhaps you might know something else and help me add to the list. <Just copy the list, paste it in your post and add to it> 1. Temping/charting/OPKs 2. BD'ing every second day around ovulation 3. Robitussin 4. Pre-natal vitamins/folic acid 5. Check-up with GP 6. ?????? anything else ????? |
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Posted By: ISpyCharlie
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 9:21pm
| Ok,I've just found out I'm expecting #2 today!.This was our 6 month trying and the only thing different we did was use preseed.Awesome stuff,a bit expensive but sooo worth it:) Good luck! |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 24 January 2007 at 10:30pm
| Yep preseed is good u can now get it on trademe. Hubby didnt like it tho we used it once and werent successful it is good if u dont produce much EWCM |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 8:45am
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It doesn't hurt, as part of your pre-natal check up, to get a day 22/day 23 blood test, which will tell you if you are ovulating. Most doctors will do this as a matter of course anyway.
Just for general health, I also try and load my diet with B vitamins as they're good for your women's bits (I can't take any kind of B vitamin tablet, and have had a severe B vitamin deficiency in the past). When you get your blood test too, make sure that you get your B vitamins checked, because if you start loading yourself with folic acid, if you have a B vitamin deficiency of any kind, it can be dangerous. Just on the off chance, it doesn't hurt to make sure. I have been very bad and haven't been taking folic acid, although I have some in the cupboard. I think I'd better start when my next period starts... What is preseed guys? What is it intended to do? Also, Salifer - I dare you to make it even one month only BDing every second day when you know you're nearing ovulation - bet you can't do it!    It's like trying to fall upwards, I swear!  ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: BaAsKa
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 12:00pm
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Preseed is lubricant that helps to aid the spermies to their destination if your own mucous isnt doing the job
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Posted By: Salifer
Date Posted: 25 January 2007 at 8:18pm
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Also, Salifer - I dare you to make it even one month only BDing every second day when you know you're nearing ovulation - bet you can't do it! It's like trying to fall upwards, I swear!
What do you mean Ginger....can you expand on that a little? My DH and I did the BD every second day this month (just 3 attempts all up) as last month we were every day (for 5 days) and it didn't seem to pay off. So decided to just try every second day as suggested by the sperm meets egg plan website. |
Posted By: ginger
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 8:19am
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Oh ...you're a stronger person than me if you managed that!
I always have good intentions to do it every second day, sometimes I manage it and other times I'm just so desperate (to conceive! )I have to get as many swimmers in there as I possibly can - even knowing that it's not the best thing to do!!
 ------------- Cuinn Lachlan 23.1.09 - 22:00 Antonia Helene 4.8.11 - 09:41 |
Posted By: catie
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 12:55pm
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Actually there's a book on fertility written by the specialists at Fertility Associates, that says the '2nd day' thing is basically a myth, and the more you do it, the better
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Posted By: catie
Date Posted: 26 January 2007 at 1:02pm
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PS
Depending how desperate you get / how much $ you're prepared to spend, you could consider herbal remedies and acupuncture. Both have some evidence /support in the academic literature. If you're in Akld, Nicky Bailie is a GP who also specialises in herbal treatment of fertility issues, so can arrange the usually lab tests - best of both worlds. It's quite expensive though - I think about $150 for the first consultation with you and your partner, which takes about an hour and a half, plus about $20/wk for vitamins and herbs. She also explains about charting etc. I know a couple of people who successfully treated infertility with acupuncture by Jenny Alison, but no luck for us yet - but I've only been having acupuncture about once a month for 3 months, and we have several issues to deal with (and DH won't go). and don't forget DH - it takes two! He should avoid tight pants, hot baths etc (keep things cool down there), minimise coffee-drinking and generally eat well, stay healthy, blah, blah. and I've just read that you should have plenty of good fats, e.g. salmon oil, avacado... but that trans fats (which I think is processed stuff like margarine) can really decrease female fertility. This was published in a medical journal following extensive research. |