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I took prenatals and quit smoking cold turkey.

@MrsBrewer: That's exactly how it was for me. The second it was decided that we were going to start TTC, right then and there, I became a non-smoker. I encourage you!

@Rubies: Thanks! Well it doesn't help that DH is one too, and we kind of do the opposite of encourage at this point. We are...I would say 2-3 years away from TTC and ugh....we just don't have the incentive right now. That sounds terrible doesn't it?! You would think money would be incentive enough! One day soon

I started taking prenatals. Since we are on a TTC break while my husband produces new and better sperm I went ahead and had my wisdom teeth removed last Friday. I really should have done that years ago. I was worried I would finally get pregnant and then get an infection. So they had to go.

I started drinking green smoothies every morning to increase my folate, started taking prenatals, went to the dentist and focused more on losing weight/getting my body healthy.

I also quit my job lol!

Stopped birth control, started pre-natals, bought a different car and a new house. The last 2 (house and car) happened because we knew we didn't want kids in my small car and our small house/that far away from family. I wouldn't say it necessarily effected when we started TTC but it was definitely something we thought about and actively worked towards fixing during the TTC process.

Like Mrs. Bee, I started taking prenatals and got my teeth fixed, but that didn't help one tooth from chipping. I got a temp filling during the end of my 2nd trimester.

Went on prenatals and got off a lot of my meds.

Started taking prenatals, and had bloodwork done to see if I had any genetic issues we needed to worry about.

No, it was a surprise for us!

Thankfully, I don't smoke, drink much, take meds, or use hormonal birth control. I also have a very clean, healthy diet and exercise regularly. I still kind of panicked about getting prenatal vitamins, though.

Like @rubies, I quit smoking a couple of months before TTC (I chose to use patches for a few weeks).

I started prenatals when were actively TTC, but didnt get consistent in taking those until BFP.

Stopped bc and started taking a prenatal. I've been taking the prenatal since August and just NOW realized I should be taking 3 a day, not one. DOPE. Anyway. Also cut down on caffeine and talked to my doctor about other medications I take (magnesium for migraines and melatonin for sleep). I also went to the dentist and got my x-rays done.

I started to take prenatals, and had my annual women's check up to make sure everything was good to start trying. I also stopped having my "social" smokes. I also started to cut out caffeine but didn't full stop until we got a positive.

I went to my annual check up and she said to start taking prenatals and begin charting. I have also started to scale back caffeine and alcohol intake.

I thought about this some more and remembered I talked to by doctor at my annual well woman check up and she did some lab work to make sure I was immune to something. If not, I would need a booster. I can't remember what it was though, MMR maybe? She always made sure I was current on my vaccines.

I talked to my doctor at my annual, got off bcp, started taking prenatals, continued working out and took a trip to Europe with my hubby.

Oh yes, I forgot the saving money part! We are trying to save enough to pay for 1.5 years of daycare in cash since I won't know exactly how much it costs until enrollment and I suspect we actually don't make enough to cover the monthly bill!

*went and had annual check up about a month ago with my PCP
*went and met with my OBGYN and discussed plans
*did blood work for both and turns out i was defeciant in Vitamin D. Normal level is 20-70 mine was 16. Taking a Vitamin D 50,000 IU once a week for the next three months plus a daily vitamin d 2,000 IU
*started taking prenatal vitamin and folic acid
Only thing pending is to stop drinking coffee, even though i have heard you can still drink it, jury is out on this one and getting my implanon taken out in middle of June to offically TTC after July...hubs and I are very excited...

I just came back from a "pre-conception" appointment with my OBGYN (she suggested having it). Honestly it felt mostly pointless. The most important thing I came out of it with is that I might be taking too many vitamins. I've been taking what she suggested a while ago, but subbed in Prenatals for the regular multivitamin.

I was actually pretty surprised she didn't make sure I knew the specifics like timing correctly for O... Disappointing! Hopefully other women do their research...

I've gone to my OBGYN, started taking vitamins plus folic acid, had lots of talks to DH about when to start, compared insurances during open enrollment and started on the one with the best prenatal & delivery coverage, made some job changes, and booked one more big trip. Still to go: take said trip, cut back my caffiene intake, and get in a better exercise routine.