What steps should I take 🍼👶

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Hey ladies, myself and husband have decided to start our ttc journey in December this year. I just wanted to ask what steps should I take. When should I start taking prenatal vitamins/ folic acid. Is there anything else I should be taking to help? 
I’m currently in the process of getting healthier. I quit smoking three months ago. I try to walk at least an hour a day and do a 20km bike ride. By know means am I at a healthy weight iust started the journey around 2/3 weeks ago and have already lost 4kg. 
Any advice would be really appreciated. Thank you

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It's recommended to start prenatals about 3 months before you start trying. Good luck girl!!

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A few things I wish I had done earlier... 1) stop taking the pill a few months earlier than when we started ttc and use a condom if necessary 2) start charting my bbt and logging everything in glow to help more accurately identify my fertile window. 
Because I only started doing these things when I was ready to ttc I’m spending the first few months getting to know my cycle after stopping bc instead.

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you and your husband should go to the doctor to get physicals. make sure you are up to date on all your vaccines and let them know about your plans. go to the dentist. if you need any dental work done you should do it before you get pregnant. I had my husband start taking a multivitamin vitamin and I take a prenatal. cut back on caffeine and alcohol. they both can negatively impact fertility. keep up your exercising! if you are at a healthy weight during your pregnancy your baby is less likely to be overweight when they are a child and then as an adult, no seriously, look it up! 
I would also suggest tracking your BBT and your cycles. It will make it easier to figure out when you are most fertile when you do start TTC. 
good luck & baby dust!!!!

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Good luck! We’re starting TTC in December too! I know this is weird but do you have a cycle buddy? I’ve been looking for one but can’t find one lol.

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Thank you all for the feed back 
I haven’t been on birth control for awhile now at least a year.
I am pretty good a knowing my fertile window I get really bad ovulation pain so I know when it’s coming I also do opk and have had my bloods done to check ovulation has been happening.
I don’t smoke and I don’t drink I don’t do coffee either I’m a pretty boring person however I do have pcos and am overweight. I am quit fit but losing weight can be a struggle. I am going to keep up exercising and will go to the doctor to speak about what pre natal vitamin I should take I had a look at some but they said take a month before ttc ?

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