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What are the things that you are doing or did or know about to get ready to TTC? I am taking the prenatal vitamins daily even though we are getting married in December my doc started me on them. Is there anything else I should be doing?
Do you have to cut out artificial sweeteners before you conceive or only after? I hate to have to give up my diet soda even though they are already caffeine free
I would also try to lose any extra weight, it will help in the pregnancy and after. I think just general changes leading to a healthy lefestyle (diet, excercise, etc) would be good.
FOLIC ACID!!! You can begin taking it years before TTC and it is very important for the babies development. I have been taking a Folic Acid pill for almost a year now, and I will not be TTC until the summer time. Also, if you have any weight that you want to lose now is the time to do it,
I am on a prenatal vitamin with Folic Acid but I have only been on it for a couple of weeks, how long is the minimum that they recommend????
Folic acid is recommended b/c it is thought to reduce neural tube defects. Since the spinal cord is developed before you will find out if you're pg (the first couple of weeks after conception), you need to have the folic acid in your system when you conceive. So, that's why they recommend it if you are of childbearing age and ttc. HTH
