Hi everyone, I am new to forum posting thing and in need of some advice (hope I am writing this in the right forum). I dont have any close female family members to get this advice from....

I had been on the pill for 13 years til I decided to go off it in december to allow my body time to recover before TTC in July. Plus with my family history of pregnancies (mother took 13 years to get pregnant and had MANY miscarriages, sister took 18months with first baby), I was starting to worried about not falling pregnant.

I went to the doctor today to get some advice about vitamins and supplements (when to start) and asked about a blood test to check what ever it is that I'm supposed to get checked. But the doctor was really unhelpful. She looked at me blankly and muttered "mmm" "mmm". So I am back to the start again....unsure of what I should be doing to prepare my body.

Although my husband and I are planning to start trying in July, we are not being super careful during sex. SO I am wondering should I just start taking the supplements (folate?) just in case. Can you take too much (as in if I start now and we really start in july, am I overdosing my system)?

I just need help from others who have done this or are going through this. Its hard with no mother or mother-in-law around.

Thanks so much