First time TTC... advices ?

Question

Hey ladies!
I’ve always wanted to be a mom, it is my deepest and most important life goal I want to achieve. I’m 28 and have been with my husband for 11yrs now (married for 3). I studied for a while (2post-graduate degrees) and got my dream job but temp status for the last 2 yrs, so it was never « a good timing » before that (afraid that getting pregnant during my contract might prevent me from getting permanent..ugh!). Now I finally got my permanent status at that dream job, nothing is stopping us...yay! 
So now it is our first month trying to conceive. Since I have been waiting for so long to do this, I don’t have any patience left 😅. I dream about it almost every night, my favorite bloggers all recently gave birth, a few of my friends gave birth last year...I just always think about it..! I need your help to give me tricks to manage my expectations... I know it will probably take a few months... I am a high achiever, I am putting a lot of pressure on myself... please, any advices/mental coaching ? Thanks!!

Answer

Firstly, dont put a lot of pressure, doesn't help when you are trying to conceive! I am 28 and this is my second cycle trying! I would say relax your mind and body, try not to overstress, maybe for few months try tracking the fertile days using the app, and then go into opks if still not pregnant! Because using the kits can be stressful too sometimes and most important try not to make this whole process seem like a chore. I know some people would try and babydance everyday even if u r not in the mood. My point is do track but when u r thinking about it too much, u stress yourself and your partner as well which might delay the conception! Baby dust on your way and all the very best🤗

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First go to the doctor and get a full physical as well as a female exam. Then, start taking prenatals. Either track your ovulation with opk, cervical fluid and cervical positioning, and/or BBT (basal body temp) get a basal thermometer, you seem like a planner, so plan a time every morning to be awake, set an alarm, from there you test the temperature without even sitting up. Record it, glow has a great logging system. Start taking prenatals ASAP, once your doc says you are healthy enough to ttc. Have your husband take good multivitamins as well. Mine also took extra zinc. I’d start recording your CM the day after your period ends. So you can see the changes. Fertile cm is more slippery and the most fertile is ewcm. Not all women see a lot some none at all, but only at cervix opening. 
From there start bugging all of us and I am sure many of us can help out

First time TTC... advices ?

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