Just looking for some tips

Hello everyone my name is Jen and I had surgery a year ago. I got the ok to start trying from my OB and my surgeon. I was just looking for some tips from others. I know a lot of you waited until 18 months out. I am not saying I'm going to start trying right away. I was just wondering what everyone started doing to prep to start conceiving. Any good advice would be appreciated!!

Thanks!!!!!

HI there,

I would say start the prenatal vitamins.  Make sure you are taking all your supplements as well.  Mabye extra folic acid.  

I would also make sure that you have lost all or almost all of the weight that you want/need to before getting pregnant. 

Good luck!

Bambi

Congrats on getting the go ahead! That was what I waited for too.

I started taking prenatals instead of my regular multis, added folic acid too.

Good luck and happy TTC (trying to conceive!)

Liz

Go get your bloodwork.  ALL of it.  Get copies of it.  Check for anything that is even borderline low and start supplementing it to get it up before you get pregnant -- especially iron, the B's, and your calcium / D stores.

Babies suck these dry, and preventing a deficiency is much easier than treating one -- ESPECIALLY while you are pregnant.

I started my prenatal vitamins like a month before when I was getting off of my birth control. I did add in more protien into my diet and ate alot healthier, so I would be ready. I'm gonna have my baby tomorrow and I have had a pretty good pregnancy. I had lap band 10/2006