Day 1 :-) Question about Trying to Conceive

Um, yes? Exercise is always good for you, as is a healthy diet. The most important thing to do when TTC is to take a prenatal vitamin everyday, as the higher levels of folic acid are important in the early weeks of pregnancy. The exercise and diet don't have much to do with the actual ability to conceive, but they are wonderful habits to have before conception and to continue with throughout your pregnancy. The only thing you will want to keep an eye on is your calorie intake to make sure you are eating enough, as you don't want a huge calorie deficit in pregnancy. But if you're actively TTC, you're going to be keeping track of things anyway and will be able to add in the needed calories once you conceive. Good luck!

Yes.

Yes. You do what you normally do and if you do get pregnant and your used to your work outs then enjoy them while pregnant. There are many women that continue to lift weights, run, and HIIT workouts during pregnancy. Your body will tell you when to lessen your workouts listen to it. Keep in mind your only trying or your only pregnant your not handicapped from life.

yes. think about all the "oops" babies. do you think their mothers changed anything in their routine in order to conceive them (well, besides the addition of a sexual partner)?

this is off subject so i apologize in advance....your kitty is sooooooooooooo cute!

That never hurts when you are trying to conceive. Someone had to say it. LMAO

Ok, to answer questions about vigorous exercise, there is no need to change your routine when you are trying to conceive. When my husband I were TTC our first, I was working out about two hours a day, cardio and weights, doing everything from spinning to running to cardio classes. I continued the same routine after we got pregnant, I just watched my heart rate and made sure not to do crunches or any exercises that required me to lie flat for long periods or invert after 20 weeks. I would still do my bench presses, I'd just incline the bench. I was also working as a personal trainer at the time, so I knew all the modifications. I would just let the instructor of any classes know once you become pregnant and they will help you work in modifications. The other thing you need to be considerate of in pregnancy is that the elastin hormone which allows your belly and hips to stretch to accommodate the baby is going to affect all your joints, which means that you may need to cut out high impact exercises at some point. But that is all after conception, so no need to worry about it now, especially when you don't even know what kind of pregnancy you're going to have.

Good luck to all you who are TTC, I know it can be extremely frustrating. If it helps, it took us months to conceive our first; for our second we said "ok, we'll try for a second, and if it doesn't happen in the next four months we'll just throw in the towel" and we got pregnant on our first try.

I never tried to conceive, I just really really liked my husband alot and it just kept happening. With my second child, I had just lost alot of weight and didn't know I was pregnant until 4 months so I didn't change anything and he kept growing. Come to think of it, I always got pregnant after losing alot of weight, don't know if I was more fertile or more desirable....lol

I'm not sure what you are ment to do but I just continued as normal. Good Luck

I just assumed its not healthy to diet whilst trying as once i fall pregnant im worried nutrients wont be there for developement

Babies in the womb are basically parasitic, as long as yoru diet isn't deffficint in nutrients as in none at all, it will take all it needs and leave your body short. So good nutrion, and low calories can still work, you jsut have to ensure yoru intake is nutritious, not empty calories (alcohol, sugar etc) this includes vital fats.

^^dont want to leave my body short lol not on nurtrients, im eating healthy round the board so not too worried its more the calories they are sitting around 1300, wouldve thought 2000 be safer for pregnancy, trouble is trying to concieve I cant be sure when i have fallen preggo

You don't really need any extra calories in the first trimester. In fact some women, those who are obese to start with, have safely lost weight in the first tri (but under a doctor's monitoring!!!). Generally, the recommendation is to set to maintain once you know you are pregnant. But in the 2ww, I don't think a moderate deficit would harm anything … My advice would be to set MFP to lose 1/2 pound or possibly 1 pound per week while TTC, eat back your exercise calories, make sure your calories are coming from nutrient dense foods, make sure you get enough fats and proteins in there, and take a good multivitamin. My OB said to just look at Folic Acid and Iron … although you want to make sure you get plenty of calcium, too, just not in the same source as the iron or they interfere.

BBT are good, I only found them annoying because you have to take it a the same time everyday before you get out of bed. I use OPT (ovulation predictor tests), and they work fairly well. I just order cheap ones online because in the store they are insanely expensive.