stick around if you are on your TTC or trying to conceive journey because today
I'm dishing on six of my top tips when you are trying to conceive or
preparing for pregnancy so here we go hi there welcome back to my channel that
mama goes today we're talking about my six pre pregnancy tips or trying to
conceive tips so if you're in that phase in life where you are ready to have a
baby but don't know kind of the steps that you need to take or you're just
looking for advice and tips on how to proceed in the best way possible and to
be as knowledgeable as you possibly can then this video is definitely for you
these are my top six tips for when you are preparing to to get pregnant or
trying to conceive this is in no way a comprehensive list there are so many
things that can be done that need to be done in order to conceive and conceive
in a healthy way but I wanted to kind of share some maybe non-conventional tips
maybe that you haven't heard yet and then of course spread some conventional
wisdom in there as well hopefully you will walk away from here one step closer
to your bfp or big fat positive if you are already on your journey my name is
Brittany and I'm a registered nurse I worked at a holistic women's health
practice and that's where I learned my passion for women's health and for
teaching about a woman's cycle and about feminine health on this channel I've
talked about ovulation I've talked about tracking your cycle I've talked about
implantation early pregnancy symptoms and I plan on talking about a whole lot
more every single Tuesday I'm posting videos relating to these topics and
talking a lot about TTC and trying to conceive so if any of that interests you
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well so that you don't miss any of my future videos before we hop on into the
video I do want to say none of this is meant to be medical advice that should
not replace the care from your medical practitioner these thoughts and opinions
are my own and if you have any specific questions or concerns relating to you
and your cycle please pick up the phone and call your doctor this should not
replace your medical care TTC tip number one is to love yourself now I know that
sounds corny maybe to some of you or obvious but I don't see this being
talked about very much the thing about pregnancy and about having a baby is it
completely changes your world even if you are the most prepared person ever it
changes things about you it changes your perspective on life and
if you don't love yourself first you can maybe wind up facing some challenges you
didn't realize and that's when the issues come up you have to love yourself
and have confidence in yourself and I say that because I've had my own journey
with this and I think many people who are on their TTC journey need to hear
this but just learning to really trust in the timing and breathe through all of
this because there can be a lot of pressure I know I've been through that
too and frustration if it's not going the way that you thought it would go or
the way that you want it to go it's important to know who you are and know
your value things can come up like body image issues you may not realize it you
may not like to be pregnant or depression is another huge part of
this and I'm putting it in this category really honestly deserves its own
category if you've had depression before you're more likely than other women to
develop depressions during pregnancy and I learned that on March of
Dimes website going into that prepared with your tool bag full of tools so to
speak and really getting to know yourself before you
venture into this I think would do a world of good for most people
my TTC tip number two is to look at your overall health and his overall health
mm-hmm if you're already doing research on this and if you already have been
trying for a little bit you probably know that smoking drinking drugs
caffeine those are all things that you need to address and tweak accordingly
depending on who you are and what your habits are also looking at your weight
and if you're exercising and if your BMI is in the appropriate range so one thing
that is a good idea would be to get a pre pregnancy checkup
you and your partner both of you this just sets the tone and lets you know where
you're at you can bring up any concerns to your provider and your provider may
bring up concerns that maybe you haven't thought about and it's always good to
know that information before you hop into this journey anyway another thing
is going to the dentist oral health is huge in pregnancy you're just more prone
to some nasty stuff when you're pregnant so go to the dentist before you conceive
that's always a good idea and then start taking your prenatal I assume if you're
on this journey then you probably know that already taking a prenatal is a good
idea but I just want to throw it out there this whole category of looking at
your overall health each of those could be broken down into their own categories
but just in general everyone's different everyone's on their own health journey
it's important for you to get personally evaluated and to really look at your
individual traits and habits. number three is to talk to your partner not only is
it essential to love yourself and know yourself it's essential to love your
partner and know your partner what I'm saying is talking through everything
finances baby names expectations jobs insurance
there are so many different things that if you don't already have these
conversations things will come up where you have to so it might be a good idea
to go ahead and talk about like hey what were you thinking about like once baby's
here as far as working and daycare you may be surprised to learn that your
partner's like I don't want my kid in daycare and then maybe you are like
they're going to daycare and so that's something you have to like talk through
another thing is your home how do you want your home to be with a kid in it
you may find that your partner's things they do on the daily well maybe that's
something you're not okay with them doing now that the kids here I know that
sounds like really random but that kind of stuff it's real and it's really
important to come to a middle ground because you may have grown up thinking
your whole life that things are supposed to be a certain way with kids like this
is what their names gonna be this is how they're gonna be raised this is the type
of school they're gonna be in and then your partner comes from a completely
different background and may want something completely different than you
that's why it's important to not only talk about it but but go into it with an
open mind and open ears and really hearing where your partner's coming from
because ultimately they are 50% in this relationship
my TTC tip number four is to track your cycle mmm yall already know how I feel
about this I've already made videos on ovulation and cervical mucus I'm going
to be making much more as far as like tracking your cycle and getting to know
your body this not only helps you with trying to conceive because it's gonna
you time sex and that way you're not just doing it hoping for the best you're
doing it with a purpose you're doing it knowing that there's a possibility you
could get pregnant as opposed to just all the time whenever that can kind of
help alleviate some of the stress because if you feel like you can get
pregnant at any moment of any day then if you're ready to get pregnant you're
probably going to me jumping on your partner and putting a lot of pressure
pressure on the situation it's not just good for that part but in general I am a
huge proponent of no matter what phase in life you are I think any woman can
benefit from getting to know her body and getting to know how the menstrual
cycle works and getting to know her own patterns because everyone's different
ttc tip number five is to deal with stress pregnancy as mentioned earlier
can seriously throw you some curveballs it messes with your emotions
100% hormones are going crazy pregnancy could be an experience that you weren't
prepared for because obviously you've never been through anything like it
before and each pregnancy is different if you
even if you've already had a pregnancy your next pregnancy could be completely
different than your first so as far as stress goes stress can play such a huge
role in trying to conceive because it can actually affect your cycle it can
affect when you ovulate it's important to make space in your life get rid of
the negative things in your life I know that sounds so like woo get rid of all
the bad but if you know there's something in your life that's toxic
could be people it could be your job it could be your home maybe your home
stresses you out find out how to either make that calm down get it at bay kind
of thing or you need to get rid of it because you need to make space in your
life for this new and beautiful thing that's going to take up some of your
time you're gonna have to devote time to it you're gonna have to devote emotion
and mental space to it if you're so bogged down by something really negative
in your life or maybe it's multiple things it's really hard to focus on this
amazing thing that's happening start seeing a counselor if you need to if you
are already kind of high stress if you're an anxious person if you have in
the past been prone to depression I personally think that really anyone
could use a little chat with a counselor I I have a counselor I have
her in my cell phone and havn't seen her in a while but I know she's there if I
need her and I'm definitely not too proud to admit that there are times when
I need to talk to someone the goal here is whether it's seeing a counselor or
exercising or doing breath work I don't know watching a movie whatever it is
find out what de-stresses you really take some time it's the whole self-care
thing but take the time to figure out what it is that helps bring your stress
level down if you start practicing those things now when you are pregnant and
when you have babies you already have that in your big toolbox that I talked
about and number six is have some fun and plan for fun this is a two-parter
you'll hear a lot like better spend time together better go on vacation better
have dates before baby comes you know what all that's absolutely true my
husband and I we said we were gonna go on dates once a
month once our son arrived and it has not happened and that's our own fault
it's not like we don't have resources where we could make that happen but just
life gets busy and you kind of forget how quickly time goes so plan those
dates now before you have babies plan those vacations spend time together
because it's it's the last time for a long time or it's just gonna be the two
of you it's not even just about spending time with your husband - are you used to
going out every now and then with your girlfriends well devote time to that
spend more time with people that you typically spend time with that you have
a hard time picturing a baby being there because you know it does get more
difficult once baby's there but that brings me to number two it's difficult
not impossible and that's why plan for fun as a part of this category so start
lining up babysitters write it down in your calendar a certain
date every third Friday of the month this is what you're going out without a
baby without a kid and it's not even just going out when baby's first born
you have a lot of time where you're at home breastfeeding and literally sitting
there not just breastfeeding formula-feeding whatever it is that you
do no judgement here fed is best so have like a DVD or TV show stash I know
I'm doing March and soon after I think Game of Thrones comes out stranger
things comes out West world comes out and then I have the entire Lord of the
Rings extended edition I think it's like 12 hours long I'm ready
for that cuz I did that one Eli was born I'm ready. Or music I mean maybe just
just something to look forward to in those times where you're sitting there
and you don't have anything to do now some may argue that hey you shouldn't
watch that kind of stuff with a newborn what can I say we we do what we do I
don't know anyway whatever fun is for you plan for that try to have some
resources available for when you don't have the energy to figure out what fun
you're going to have you just need it to be there and ready to go question of the
day what is your trying to conceive tip if you have one or what is your idea
of fun when you have a baby at home how did you plan for fun with your little
ones or how are you planning for fun when you do have a baby if you learned
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things relating to early pregnancy and early pregnancy signs so I hope you'll
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