When should I start preparing?

Question

I'm very eager to start a family in a year of even sooner if things go well, and I'm not sure when I should actually start preparing? (Seeing my GP, taking pregnancy vitamins and such). I'm 22, 23 in January, and I'm at university. My partner and I have been together for nearly 2 years, and knew each other before that. 
We're awaiting him getting a graduate job, for which we'll be moving out. 
Of course I'm a little more keen to have a baby, but he'd like to have one within 2 years as well (me on the other hand, maybe sooner! 😛) 
So when did you ladies start preparing?

Answer

I'm 25 and I'm not doing anything like that literally just like the Old times having sex and seeing what happens I think there is the potential to get to obsessed if your starting planning stuff like that and you don't really need to. Once I find out I'll start taking all the appropriate vitamins I already take a Swiss everyday vitamin and run 3 times a week but I don't think you necessarily have to excercise just have plenty of sex around your fertile a days

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I got a blood test a few months before (happened to be at the doctors anyway) to make sure my vaccinations were still up to date and check if I was rh negative. My doctor then told me to start taking prenatal vitamins at least a month before we were ready.
Then we just had sex a lot 😊

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You can start preparing right now by making sure you are eating a healthy, balanced diet and exercising regularly, drinking less and not smoking etc :) and then nearer the time (normally 2 months before) start with folic acid supplements x

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Both of you should start at least 3m before you want to conceive., but you could start preparing before then with things like giving up smoking and learning how to cook and enjoy healthy food. Its a good idea to get a blood test for MTHFR now, in case your body can't process folic acid.  It will save you heartache down the track if you know and are taking the right supplements when you are trying.

When should I start preparing?

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