https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 14 May 2026 00:14:50 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1519301 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 09:32:10 +0000 PurplePumps 1519301@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything is out the window. At first I'd stop drinking in the TWW, and cut the soft cheeses, and stop drinking coffee. It's been 1.5 years. I drink coffee about half the time now, I continue to have a glass of wine and cheese with it. And I still take my prenatals, but I forget a lot of times, so I only actually end up taking it maybe every other day or 3 days. I try to remember though cause I think the multivitamin is just good general practice. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1518127 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:59:51 +0000 dagret 1518127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@everbee: no. It took me almost 2 years. I kept taking prenatals (those don't hurt anything) but if i didn't drink during the tww i would have literally gone crazy. I did avoid advil though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1518045 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:34:02 +0000 everbee 1518045@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>thanks everyone..i started to take the folic acid again..i had taken a one year break from it and didn't get pregnant anyway, but guess it seems pretty agreed upon that it should be taken anyway~! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1497478 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:33:02 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 1497478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in our 12th cycle TTC. I have been taking PNV for about 10 years. I have been more lax with the TWW the past few cycles. This has included- hot tubs (only once), water slides (only once), and occasional alcohol. Probably the biggest thing is I have resumed tazorac for acne but only the first two weeks of my cycle . </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1497469 Sun, 16 Mar 2014 21:26:07 +0000 bhbee 1497469@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>same here, vitamins but screw everything else, although I don't do a ton of drinking or anything anyway. on my RE's advice I have been avoiding advil in my TWW on my IUI cycles but I don't really believe it makes a difference. my main issue is repeat chemical pregnancies so I'm willing to do it on the off chance it does affect implantation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1495692 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 08:05:08 +0000 knittylady 1495692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Folio acid. I believe it's recommended to anyone who could get pregnant! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1495661 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 07:02:01 +0000 blackbird 1495661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes to folic acid. There's a reason it's supplemented in all of our grain products </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1495568 Sat, 15 Mar 2014 01:13:42 +0000 BSB 1495568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pinata: Same here. I was religious with prenatals in the beginning but still no BFP. I've given up on trying all the normal stuff that gets everyone else pregnant. It feels like nothing applies to me.</p> <p>I have an unexplained IF and have been TTC for 19 cycles. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1495515 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 22:59:57 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 1495515@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Take folic for sure, but don't worry about the rest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1495242 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 19:41:46 +0000 Mrs. Pinata 1495242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've given up on everything, but I definitely SHOULD be taking prenatal vitamins (or at least vitamins and folic acid). But, I wouldn't worry about alcohol until you get a BFP. But, that's just me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494866 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:34:41 +0000 Mrs. Oatmeal 1494866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took prenatal vitamins/folic acid daily, but after a year of sticking to the other rules, I tossed most of them out the window. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494863 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:32:27 +0000 deactivated_account 1494863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm nearly to a year of trying and I always take a prenatal vitamin. Look up "neural tube defects" and I think you will take one for the rest of your childbearing years. Otherwise, I do my normal routine of eating and drinking what I want. (I sort of avoid meds, but I do that in general anyhow.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494858 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:29:57 +0000 pui 1494858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>At around 8 months in I ran out of prenatals and didn't take them for 2 months. </p> <p>I tried to avoid alcohol during the TWW, but I thought the cycle I got pregnant on was a lost cause so I did drink just days before my BFP. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494832 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:14:14 +0000 spaniellove 1494832@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took folic acid daily; it's not a bad idea for your own health anyway. The rest, whatever. I'm not big on alcohol/sushi/deli meat as it is. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494802 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:58:28 +0000 septca 1494802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The only thing I did before my :bfp: was take a prenatal daily. I still do (when I remember). I was all about wine, coffee, and sushi when I was TTC because I was so sure each month would be "my last chance." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494800 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:58:02 +0000 Mrs. Polish 1494800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>By now I've given up everything. Probably the first six months I didn't drink alcohol or caffeine and now I laugh because it was a waste. I stopped taking my prenatal a few months ago and plan to start again, I just keep forgetting. I enjoy the hair and nail growth that comes with those. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494796 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:56:33 +0000 mlm2934 1494796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>it took a little over a year to get our sticky baby. during that time the only thing i did consistently was take prenatal vitamin. </p> <p>i didn't change anything about my coffee, alcohol, other food consumption. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494770 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:43:00 +0000 gingerbebe 1494770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just took a good quality prenatal vitamin and other female-friendly supplements (fish oil, etc.) in lieu of a regular multi-vitamin, tried to eat wholesome foods, and tried to be good about getting enough sleep. Took us 26 months to get a sticky baby. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494768 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:42:15 +0000 MaryM 1494768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't been actively TTC, but have been NTNP for two years. I've been taking prenatals for the last year because I figure it can't hurt to take vitamins. Otherwise, I don't eat a ton of sushi, deli meat or alcohol anyway, so I don't worry about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494757 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:35:37 +0000 Shutterbug 1494757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been TTC for two years (also unexplained IF) and the only one I follow is taking a prenatal, although I've had times were I haven't been religious about it. Other than that I basically do whatever I want (drink, etc). I don't drink during my IVF cycles though, once I start the stim meds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494755 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:34:20 +0000 LovelyPlum 1494755@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've been taking folic acid since I got my period, because I have a sister who had a birth defect. It just became part of my routine. I think if you can take a daily prenatal, it wouldn't be a bad thing for you, pregnant or not.</p> <p>I didn't follow any of the other precautions until I got a positive. Even then, I'm more in the "everything in moderation" camp, so I'm not worried about it.</p> <p>I hope that you get your sticky baby soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494751 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:32:29 +0000 looch 1494751@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Folic acid for sure. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494748 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:30:29 +0000 MrsH 1494748@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took folic acid for well over a year before TTC - my dr recommends it for anyone who may get pregnant. I drank until it was a + </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494745 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:29:10 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1494745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I took folic acid (prenatals really) for six years before TTC. I think the recommendation is for women to take them for three months prior to conception. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-tookis-taking-long-time-to-get-pregnant#post-1494742 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:26:49 +0000 everbee 1494742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>for those of you that are taking a long to get pregnant (for whatever reason)..and by long time i mean over a year...did you continue to follow all of the "just in case you're pregnant" rules? ie, taking folic acid, not eating/drinking things pregnant women shouldn't eat/drink (like alcohol or sushi). i've been TTC for over 3 years (unexplained infertility) and i've sort of thrown all of those rules out of the window now. but every once in a while (because we are still actively trying) i wonder if i should be taking folic acid or not eating deli meat or something. what are you doing? </p>