I'm so excited TTC #2

Hello all
This is my first post on one of these forums but I'm that excited about trying to conceive for our second baby. My son is 3.5 and was purely unexpected (although I was off the pill!) and my DH and I decided to go off the pill again last month to try for No. 2.

So, I had a withdrawal bleed in between periods because I stopped the pill mid way through my cycle so I then had to wait until I got it again before I started charting my cycle.

So, my period arrived last Thursday and I'm using Fertility Friend to try and work out when I'm ovulating. I'm also checking my mucous daily and bought some OPKs to see what's happening. I know it might take a ferw months but I'm getting excited already.

I was worried that I needed to start taking folate so bought a small Blackmores jar then realised the multivitamin I was taking had folate in it so have been taking double - I assume that's ok? I'm also off to my naturopath on Thursday to see what else I should be doing.

Ideally, I'd like to concieve in the next few months so that I can be home when its time to send my son off to kindergarten (4 half days a week - impossible to manage when I'm working!!)

Sorry this post is so long....

Hi Nelly!!

Welcome to BB and YAY to TTC #2!

You are doing all the right things to try and pin point when you are ovulating. Charting, check CM (cervical mucous) and using OPk's is great way to start. Also, keeping an 'eye' out for possible ovulating signs/feelings too. These could be cramps on one side, even a stitch when the egg is being released. Not everyone can feel when they are ovulating but might be something to watch out for.

I'm not too sure about the double dosing of folate - it should be ok.

Another way to stay sane and share you excitement with other TTCers is to join the chatter in the TTC Buddies thread.

Good luck!!

:hello: Hi Nelly4

Welcome to BellyBelly. :happyforyou: how exciting TTC #2!!!! Im not much good on the charting etc side of things but I *think* and it may be wrong but I dont think that Folate is stored, as in if you take too much it does not accumulate in your body iykwim? If it eases your mind some IVF clinic suggest patients take a higher dose than the average.

Good luck with the TTC journey!

Hi and :welcome:, I wish you all the best on your TTC#2 journey.

Regards,
Dianne

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. It seems that everyone around me at the moment has either had a baby or is pregnant so the days can't go by quick enough for me. I am VERY clucky!

I'll just keep charting and waiting to see if I ovulate this month and all I can do is hope it all happens smoothly for me. When we conceived my son, I actually went off the pill to try and increase my libido a bit - I wasn't expecting to get pregnant but it happened within a couple of months of going off the pill so hopefully this time will be similar.

I'll check with my Naturopath about the folate - I don't think it would hurt taking more than 500mcg (?) but I'll ask anyway.

My journey continues this week and I have been finding that I'm checking my CM daily but don't see a lot of change in it yet - maybe slightly wetter but not sure - it still looks a bit like clear lotion. Anyway, my OPKs have been negative too for the past 4 days. According to FF this is my fertile few days but I'm not sure how long my cycle will be. It notes that I am on CD13 so I guess I just need to wait.

I have also started drinking a glass of grapefruit juice every day - apparently that helps increase CM?? ANy feedback on this one?

I'll keep taking my OPKs daily although it might get a bit expensive ($24 for 7 OPKs from the supermarket).

I think I'm getting obsessive as its all I can think about all day.:o

Yay for TTC #2 - I am as well, though it's taking longer than I thought it would..

Dr Google (ha ha) seems to suggest that taking extra folate will just come out in your wee if your body doesn't need it. Although I'm terrible and keep forgetting to take it - luckily my diet is pretty decent and a lot of breads have extra folate now as well.

Best of luck, come hang with us in the TTC buddies section :)

Thanks Cranky Kitten - yes, I'll come hang out with you all and wait to TTC soon!

The naturopath I see prescribed In Natal from Bioceuticals and just one per day (not the recommended 2x day dosage) so becasue one capsule has 250mcg folic acid, I'm continuing to take the Blackmores 500mcg tablet also.

I also have a Iron/Calcium supplement for later on when I become pregnant.