In the past week, I've gotten some pretty exciting stuff in the mail. Want to see?
The little lipstick tube along the bottom is a saliva-based ovulation monitor. Wake up in the morning, put some saliva on it, let it dry, and then look into the microscope to see if there is a fern-like pattern. It took seven months to get pregnant with Becca. We are not screwing around (no pun intended) this time. I also have a BBT thermometer, but I forgot to include it in the picture.
We're starting now. Actually, a little over two weeks from now, as I just started this cycle today. And while I have been taking vitamins regularly for the past month or so, now I am really focusing on eating the very best that I can. Which at this point means eating to improve my fertility. And also things that I cannot eat once I get pregnant. like hot dogs and cold cuts. Which I had forgotten all about until this morning.
The best foods for fertility are fruits and vegetables. Apples, peaches, carrots, and so forth. Lots of bright colors and leafy greens. Peanut butter and yogurt are good. And I have heard that honey and raspberry leaf tea can improve your chances of getting pregnant. I seem to remember a study saying that ice cream was a great way to boost your fertility. I think it had to do with the high dairy fat content. Or something. Sounds like a good excuse to pick up a half gallon of something sweet and yummy, anyhow. And that is good enough for me.
This is basically turning into a really good reason for us to jump start our healthy eating goals. We have been slowly inching our way towards better nutrition, but now it is time to kick it into high gear. This is made much easier by the fact that the supermarkets finally have decent produce (Yay warm weather!). Over the next several months, we will be eating a lot of produce, and hopefully the new habits will stick.
I know that it might take months to actually get pregnant. I'm trying not to jump the gun. But I am just so excited to finally be trying. And hopefully, this run of TTC is short lived, so that I can get right into the fun of morning sickness and not being able to eat chocolate (made me sick last time.) But at least I am prepared this time.
Comments (2)
Wow...you're prepared! Good luck!
I will keep my fingers crossed for you! I hope it all works well! This is good to know... I will have to bookmark this info so I can refer to it in about a year and a half!