I was just wondering if anyone has made any lifestyle changes, to prepare for their next pregnancy after an EP? Example- like quit smoking, eat more healthy, excercise, take supplements, self help, etc. I’m just curious.
Thanks everyone. Take care.
Lindsay
What is the most major change you have you made in preparation for pregnancy
Improved Diet
Managed Alcohol Consumption
Cut Down or Stopped Smoking
Improved Excercise Activities
Allocated More Leisure Time (cut stress levels)
Other - Please Elaborate Below
Take Suppliments (DO NOT STATE WHAT SUPPLIMENTS PLEASE)
I already had a good diet, did a lot of exercise and didnt smoke. However I drank like a student at the weekends. Cut down to 4 units at weekends. I was shocked that a small glass of wine is 1 unit. Not so much that it was one glass but that it was based on 9% alcohol…I mean theres hardly any 9% alc wine these days, all mine were about 13%.
I did a combination of a few things, I made sure I was eating a healthy diet, I cut down on coffee and I took mulitvitamins. I tried to relax more, but when you’re ttc that kind of impossible.
Well, I’ve voted improved diet but my diet is pretty good anyway… just taking a careful view of some of the baddies and eliminating them (such as hydrogenated fats).
I ration my drinking to certain times of the month, take prenatal vitamins, and generally look after my wellbeing - mental and physical.
Relaxing whilst ttc is nigh on impossible, I have found. Last month was a month off - it was bliss - this month back on the ttc circuit and my shoulders are round my ears. Much as I want to bring them back down I can’t!
I have changed my mental outlook the most. Just always trying to stay possitive and careful at the same time. I am paying more attention to my body and what I feel. I am also buy a lot more htp .
Before TTC the first time I watched what I ate, took pre-conception vitamins, lost a stone, did loads of exercise, stopped smoking and didn’t drink. I also went and got all my bloods checked at the doctors just in case.
Then I had my EP.
Second time round I didn’t do anything really.
Saying that I generally have a quite healthy diet, and get a fair bit of exercise, but if the amount of effort that goes into getting it right had any effect I’m sure there would be a whole lot of very different stories on these boards!
ttc first time round which ended in ep, I stopped smoking, cut my alcohol consumption and didnt drink at all on 2ww, took vitamins and lots of exercise and healthy eating.
This time (5 months later) I have been doing the same, BUT, as I got a bfn today I am starting to think that I am gonna drink and smoke and do anything I fancy because I am sick of living a half life with no reward for it :x
I’m embarking on a new exercise regime (still waiting for hcg to drop to 0 after meth injection). but i am going to loose a bit of weight between now and xmas when we can start TTC again.
After xmas I will behave like I am pregnant - no alcohol, no bad foods like uncoooked eggs, cheesecake, prawns etc. Just because we were trying and I got BFN and I was actually pregnant - then we found out it was EP. So i will be extra cautious about everything…I will try to not get stressed at work and take too many flights too.
I cut down alcohol consumption … I’m still a big fan of red wine but I don’t drink Sun-Wed and usually just have a couple of glasses at weekends and there’s often a recorked bottle in our house these days!! I also started running after first EP and find that’s a good way to keep fit and feel good about myself.
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