Trying To Conceive FAQs - Please Read Before Posting!

[Sarah_H]

Do you have a TTC question? Please check below if it has been asked before & feel free to post in any of these topics or alternately check out the article list below (scroll right down!) which contains all the articles on the BellyBelly main site relating to Conception.

Contraception / Stopping Contraception
* Contraceptive Needle
* Positive Stories About Coming Off The Pill
* TTC & Implanon

Pre Conception & What Can Affect Conception
Age & TTC
Coffee & Sperm
* Coffee & TTC
* Collecting Baby Items
Eating for Fertility
Getting Healthy Pre Conception
Ibuprofen & Conception
* Low Progesterone
* Pre Conception Care
Pre Conception - Stopping Alcohol & Coffee etc
* Retroverted Uterus
Rhesus Factor
TTC & Baths
Vaginismus & Conceiving
Vasectomy Reversal

Trying To Conceive
* Best Position to Conceive
Cervical Mucus After Ovulation
* Cervix Position After Ovulation
* Clomid
* Does Orgasm Help You Get Pregnant
* Egg Whites as Lubricant
http://bellybelly.com.au/forums/show...Blankets & TTC
* Checking cervix position to determine fertile days
* Follicle Growth
* Going to the toilet after Intercourse
Grapefruit Juice & Cervical Mucus
* Herbal Remedies & Supplements For TTC
* Implantation Bleeding
Increasing Cervical Mucus
Increasing sperm count
Leakage
Low Progesterone & Conception
Lunar Cycles
Ovulation & Breastfeeding
Ovulation Pains
Ovulation Symptoms
Positions For Conception
Pregnancy & Low Sperm Count
Preseed Lubricant
Saliva & Sperm
Semen Analysis
Thermometers
* Timing of Intercourse for Conception
TTC while Breastfeeding & Testing
TTC & PND
TTC & Thrush
* When Does Implantation Take Place?

General TTC Questions
Chemical Pregnancies
How Long Does Your Period Last?
How Long Did It Take to Conceive #2
How Long Is Your Cycle Poll
How Soon Can I Get Pregnancy Symptoms?
Intercourse Timing & Gender
* Old Wives Tales to Help you Conceive
* Shettles Method - Gender Selection
TTC Stories
What Did You Do Differently The Month You Conceived?
* Telling People About About TTC
What to Say When TTC & They Don't Know
* What to say when not drinking
When Did You Tell The Family?
What days did you have Intercourse when you Conceived?

Below is a list of Conception Articles featured on BellyBelly. Don't forget to check them out for all your Conception questions!

Aromatherapy: From Conception to Baby
Under the supervision of a qualified professional, aromatherapy is perfectly safe and of wonderful therapeutic benefit when trying to conceive, pregnant or breastfeeding. It can also be used on your baby.

Cervical Mucus Observations to Aid or Avoid Conception
Most women are aware of the presence of cervical mucus from their teen years or perhaps later, when they may question what all this mucus is about?! Yet as we approach our reproductive years, mucus is most definitely worth becoming more aquainted with and more appreciated.

Charting Your Cycle For Conception
Perhaps you have just begun the conception 'rollercoaster' or maybe you are looking at ways to help increase your chances at conception. Read on - because it's amazing what you can learn about your body and even help it to conceive by simply charting your cycle each month.

Coping With Infertility at Christmas & Special Days
Infertility is an extremely isolating experience. This is exacerbated because infertility and the death of a child are taboo subjects. As a society we have difficulty in dealing with these sad experiences.

Fertility After 40 & Menopause
The number of couples in their late 30's and 40's attempting pregnancy is increasing. Currently 13% of patients at Monash IVF are aged 40 or over. It is common to delay starting a family for a number of reasons

Getting The Best Out Of Your Health Professional
To get the best out of your health professional, it helps to know the medical resources and referral system and to know your rights and responsibilities.

Infertility and IVF - Everything You Need to Know
Before you can become pregnant, three basic conditions have to be fulfilled. First, you have to be ovulating (producing eggs); second, the right number of sperm from your partner have to be in the right place at the right time; and third, the female passages have to be normal enough to enable the sperm and the egg to come together.

Infertility Information For Families & Friends
People who are experiencing infertility sometimes find this difficult to talk about. This article is intended to help you understand some of the medical and emotional issues, and suggests some ways you might be able to help your friend or relative.

Investigating Infertility - Preliminary Tests
As part of the assessment for assisted reproductive techniques (ART), you are required to undergo a number of routine investigations and procedures.

IVF - When Is Enough, Enough?
This is one of the most difficult decisions a couple can face together. Often it is much more difficult than the decision to start IVF, which was a time of optimism and expectation.

Male Infertility - All You Need To Know
Male infertility is very common. About one in twenty men is sub-fertile and a male factor is present in half of all infertile couples. About one third of all IVF procedures are performed for male factor infertility.

Mercury in Fish - What You Need to Know
It is true that fish has wonderful health benefits but it can often harbour a secret that ought to make you think twice about how much you consume.

Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition in which there is a hormonal imbalance within the ovaries. Most women will present with the problems of abnormal bleeding, hirsutism (excess hair growth), infertility or less commonly with obesity.

Pre-Pregnancy Checklist
So you've decided that now is the time to prepare for pregnancy - congratulations! You've probably been thinking about babies for some time and can't wait to get started. So, what's the next step?

Preparing for Pregnancy With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The unpredictability of the course of MS is definitely the most challenging aspect of the disease. No one with MS can predict with certainty how they will be from one month to the next. So the decision about whether or not to have a baby may become even more difficult for a person with MS than it generally is.

Robitussin to Improve Cervical Mucus
There are quite a few articles circulating around the internet in regards to using 'guaifenesin' which is sold under names like Robitussin in pharmacies.

Semen Analysis - A Comprehensive Guide
The analysis of freshly ejaculated semen is the most important diagnostic tool in the initial investigation of male fertility.

Shettles Method for Gender Selection
Since the 1960s, Dr. Shettles has recommended gender selection methods which he claims is upheld by scientific evidence. The Shettles Method has the advantages of bearing no cost and requiring no medical treatments to conceive.

Two Week Wait Activity List
You can't think, you can't sleep, you can't work, and you start taking HPT's days before they are even possibly meaningful. You are deep in the abyss of THE TWO-WEEK-WAIT!

Vasectomy Reversal
Here's some information you might find useful, from the Surgeon himself who performed the first successful micro-reversal of a vasectomy for an Australian in 1971 - Professor Earl Owen.

When Sex Isn't Fun Anymore...
When a couple decides to try for a baby, it can certainly be a very exciting time. But sometimes that excitement can quickly turn into a range of negative emotions.

[Sarah_H]

Hi everyone,

Just letting you know that I am aware that the links aren't working at the moment. Please bare with me as I sort them out. As I do them I will mark them with an asterix, so any that are marked from now on will work.

All of the article links are ok, so check those out while you wait

Hopefully it will be done by the end of the weekend....

[prama]

Hi Sarah,

I clicked on a few of the links but it looks like the threads no longer exist or have moved.
I wanted to look at Age and TTc and couple of others.

Pls advice if they've moved.

Thanks!! Cheers,
Prama

[Deltadawn]

Hi Sarah

I've also noticed that most of these links aren't working. Have they been archived as some of them are quite old now.

Thank you

[Sarah_H]

Oh gosh I've forgotten about this thread, sorry. I'll try to get it all sorted soon.

[prama]

thanx!!!

i just tried too to look at a couple and have that error too.

[~Debbie~]

sorry, but, i just tried to check a couple, and they not working..

[bazza383]

Hi, I really want to read into some of these links but there still not working.... would be great if they can be fixed!! Many Thanks

[missya]

Hi, it doesn't look as if any of these are working. Can I access then somewhere else? cheers

[Sarah_H]

Any of the ones starting with a * should work.

[Emmykate82]

Hi All,
I have read through many of your posts and it seems we are all out to do 'what is best' for our not-yet-conceived babies. I have had lengthy discussions with several colleagues (doctors) and pharmacists about pre-pregnancy vitamins. I feel i might as well have shares in Elevit for i have been taking it for like 12 months and it is sooooo expensive. Most GP's recommend it, but as an example of pre-conception multivitamins not specifically Elevit ie they also recommend Panadol but really mean any form of paracetamol.

In fact, although Elevit has a higher amount of folic acid than some others, all pre-conception vitamins contain the required amount for conception. Blackmores has the advantage of having fish oil/omega-3 i think, but having said that, i also read that this isnt really that important until 22 weeks of conception when brain development is at its peak. My pharmacist actually recommended Fabfol, as it has the major components like iron, folic acid and zinc/magnesium but the iron is chelated meaning less chance of constipation. It is also cheaper. It doesnt contain calcium though if you dont have a good intake of dairy.

Apart from that i think healthy eating and exercise is essential regardless of ttc or not, and of course cutting DOWN caffeine and alcohol is only going to help. I dont think you need to completely abandon all pleasantries though... the occasional glass of wine can help you unwind! Also, no hot baths, spas, tight underwear for ladies or men ttc. Dh is also starting a men's multivitamin with zinc, just cos i hear it helps repair sperm (it's normal to want to blame his little fella's for our failure to conceive so far isn't it? hehe) and keep it healthy.

Is there anything i should be doing that i am not?

[Emmykate82]

oops somehow managed to post in wrong section. silly computer. Sorry

[kateh]

Hi Sara_H, I didn't know how to contact you directly, but none of the links above for general questions seem to be working. I would love to read some of them. Thanks a lot for being the admin for this page and all your work,

Cheers and best wishes,

Kate x

[prama]

Originally Posted by prama

Hi Sarah,

I clicked on a few of the links but it looks like the threads no longer exist or have moved.
I wanted to look at Age and TTc and couple of others.

Pls advice if they've moved.

Thanks!! Cheers,
Prama

LOL it was a long while ago since i posted but same question again as we are TTC#2 now

these links dont work.. will they be fixed in the future?

TTC while Breastfeeding & Testing
TTC & PND