Getting ready for ttc?
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Topic: Getting ready for ttc?
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Getting ready for ttc?
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:18am
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For those who don't know, I just had an ectopic pregnancy/miscarrage and was given some nasty drugs commonly used in chemotherapy for cancer patients to ensure that it was expelled from my body rather than going under the knife and loosing one of my tubes.
Because of this I'm not allowed to get preggers for 6 months (so from mid september it's fine) to give the drugs a chance to leave my system. If I got preggers before then there would be a lot of problems/defects if the pregnancy went ahead. So I thought since I've had this nasty stuff in my body and DH and I are definitely going to ttc as soon as we can I thought I should try and get my body as healthy as possible beforehand. I'm exercising and trying to get into shape with some success. Eating better etc but what do you girls who have been down the ttc road usually do to get your body ready? (Daniel was a bit of a surprise so I have no clue) One thing I don't want to do is chart. |
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Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:40am
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If you are overweight, losing 10% of your body weight is good for your health and fertility.
Even though I am TTC, I am doing as much as I can to make sure I am healthy. The following things I have been doing for sometime, not really in anticipation so I can TTC, but they do help: - Of course, healthy eating. Plenty of fresh vegetables and fruit. Try to only have red meat once a week, but you can get your iron from other sources such as green leafy veges. Just make sure you take extra vitamin c to help the iron in veges metabolise properly. Eating fish 3 to 4 times a week helps. Try to cut down on caffeine. - Exercise. Walking is properly the best thing. It is not good throwing yourself into a training programme at the gym if TTC. Ask the personal trainer to devise a programme that doesn't put a lot of stress on your body. Walking is great for building up cardiovascular fitness, and will help your body cope with the stresses of pregnany when it happens. And continue walking when you are pregnant, making sure your heart rate does not go over 140 bpm from the second trimester onwards. Try for 30 min to 1 hour walks 3 to 4 times a week. - Supplementation. Take a good pre-natal vitamin. Many people recommend Elevit, however it is expensive, so the Blackmores Conceive Well is a very good alternative and cheaper. If you already take a multivitamin, just buy a bottle of folic acid to add to it. Once you become pregnant, change your regular mulitvitamin to one for pregnancy. Also take extra vitamin c if possible, as it is a water soluble vitamin which goes through the body very quickly. Flaxseed oil (in capsule form or having the oil mixed in something like a smoothie) or EPO is great for omega 3 and omega 6 fatty acids. I also take Maca to help stabilise my hormone levels, and is also great for female and male fertility. - If you are at a healthy weight for your age and height, keep it there. Putting on unnecessary weight while TTC is not good. Because you've had some nasty drugs put into your body, I would recommend eating a daily serving of beetroot if possible. Great for cleansing the blood of toxins and impurities. I really don't believe in those detox kits you buy from health stores. Also drinking 1.5 litres of water a day will also help. Try to limit your consumption of artifical additives. I hope that info helps, but I'm an expert, just telling you what I am doing at the moment, and things my GP has told me as well. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:50am
I already eat lots of veges and a bit of fruit. I don't eat any meat though - I'm a vege  . And I don't drink alcohol or coffee etc so I'm doing well there. But this has reminded me that I need to go get some new iron supplements as I've run out.
Exercise wise I'm jogging/walking on my new treadmill. I've also had a weights/strength routine that I've created with the help of a friend who is a physio/PT. As I'm not ttc for a few months I'm trying to use the time to tone up what I can and improve my fitness. I'm not hugely overweight. I'm down to 75kg (that was a couple of weeks ago) and my doc said if my boobs were cut off I'd likely be about 70kg right now lol. So it's just a few annoying kgs I'm trying to get off. |
Posted By: Mum2L
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:58am
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I'm a vege also (well a vegan)... Just had to cover my bases. I can't really be preaching my own personal beliefs on the consumption of animal products. I just realised that the Blackmores Conceive Well actually has fish oil in it. Have never taken it myself (I always take Thompsons Multi-fort, which is Vege Society approved), but I suppose it is a good alternative for omnis.
That is great you are losing the weight :-) I managed to lose 27 kilos a year ago (went from 92kg to 65kg), and I have never felt healthier. Because I am TTC, I have cut down my gym routine, which was quite intense before. It is great that you have a programme specifically designed for you :-) I think you've got most of your bases covered, I can't think of anything else! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 10:58am
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Ummm I didnt really do a lot...I took folic acid though...I didnt chart either, didnt even know what that was when I signed up here lol!
I tried to eat more healthy...I dont smoke or drink so I didnt need to worry about that. I would pretty much just...carry on eating heaps of veges and such like you do, regular exercise, take folic acid, or actually even better take Elivit, has everything in it! And maybe get DH to take some kind of mens vitamins aswell to give his swimmers a kick up bum  I think the men should get themselves healthy aswell cos they help to make the baby ------------- |
Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:19am
I'd add to eat as much blue cheese and sushi as you can fit in and runny egg yolks. 9 months is such a long time without those things
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Posted By: catie
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:35am
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Re iron levels - having calcium makes it harder for the body to absorb iron, so avoid taking your iron at the same time as a calcium supplement, or with a meal high in calcium (esp dairy). It's also good to make sure you have good gut enzymes to absorb those nutrients, so try to eat some yoghurt most days (though not with the iron tabs!) or take an acidophilus supplement.
DH should also be doing the same things - it takes about 3 months for sperm to be manufactured, so he needs to get healthy too. Although Elevit gets lots of marketing, and is the only multi with the recommended 800mg of folic acid, the new Blackmores Conceive Well actually has a better range of essential nutrients and it doesn't cost much to get an extra bottle of folic acid. |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:36am
Blue cheese and sushi is  to me. And I ate runny egg yolks right throughout my pregnancy with Daniel.
Sheza: I don't think DH's swimmers need a kick up the bum. Daniel was conceived whilst I was on the pill (and had been for years) 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:37am
| I soooo didn't know that it took 3 months for sperm to be manufactured! |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 11:45am
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Maybe just take Folic Acid or Elevit before you start. Oh lots and lots of practice
I didn't do anything when we were TTC Cooper. I did keep track of AF and that was about it. Don't over think it! You know you can get pregnant, just let your body do what it needs too
Oh and have fun ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 1:07pm
| I'm not really over thinking it. It's only cause of the drugs that I wanna get my body back to really healthy. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 1:58pm
lol sweet then Wasnt meaning he had bad ones hehe, was just a thought, seems as we poor women take so many pills and crap while ttc and while preggers, the men could do something to help lol.
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kebakat wrote:Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 2:01pm
Oh I wasn't meaning don't over think it now.. Sorry should have worded it better, I meant when it came to September.  ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 2:31pm
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lol Sheza, he takes loads of pills now for insomnia and other random crap that I think I get away lightly at the mo
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 2:50pm
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Aww okays then!
I think though the ebst thing for you to do would be to take Elivit or something like that just so you are putting lots of other nutrients into your system and keep up with your healthy eating and exercise
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 2:52pm
| I have to keep up the healthy eating and exercise. The damn chiro (who is a fitness nutter) asks me everytime I see him if I'm still doing it and gives me a bit of flack if I say I've slacked off a little lol. That's a good thing though. |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 3:18pm
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Yeah its good having someone to keep you motivated Im bloody useless lol, I'll be good for a while then slack off then give up lol! ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 3:55pm
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Practice now and folic acid is the only things I can think of for you. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |