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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would (1) start taking a prenatal vitamin, and (2) go off hormonal birth control and switch to condoms until you're ready to actively try.  For me, after being on the pill for a decade, it took months for it to fully leave my system and fertility to return.  Once that happened, I got pregnant quickly.  I also liked tracking my BBT because with two pregnancies it let me realize I was pregnant sooner and I fgelt like I really go to know my body and my cycle to plan trying. [/quote]

This is the only same advice on here. The issue is that of course you can’t know how fertile you will or won’t be until you try unless you undergo extensive fertility testing which may be totally unnecessary if you’re fertile. We got pregnant immediately, and I know it sounds silly but I was shocked and we weren’t ready because it took months to years and often fertility treatments for everyone I know. You just don’t know until you try.

So I agree with taking 2 months to get healthy and take prenatals because it takes months for the nutrients to build up in your body and your store of these essential nutrients is most important in the first few weeks of pregnancy for preventing birth defects like spina bifida.

Then just get to it. If you can avoid fertility testing by trying for a few months earlier than planned all the better. Make appointments but try immediately.[/quote]

Just FYI though, this is definitely overkill and dont freak out if you dont take prenatals for months before getting preg.  Unless you eat a super unearthly diet, you are getting sufficient nutrients for the downside scenarios.  There is a reason spina bifida is much rarer in US than other countries.  Our diets are fortified w folate.   So sure do it if you can, but it’s def not worth delaying to ‘build up nutrients’ - that’s not a thing, btw.[/quote]

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