Top products from r/FirstTimeTTC
We found 23 product mentions on r/FirstTimeTTC. We ranked the 12 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
Sentiment score: 5
Number of reviews: 2
2. Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 20th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
Sentiment score: 3
Number of reviews: 1
William Morrow Company
3. The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
4. MABIS Digital Basal Thermometer to Track Body Temperature for Ovulation, Fertility, Period Tracking and Natural Family Planning with Beeper and Memory, Oral Use Only
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
EASILY DETECT AND TRACK OVULATION by conveniently testing basal body temperature. Your basal thermometer conveniently recalls your last reading so you can detect changes in temperature from day to dayEASY TO READ LCD DISPLAY BASAL THERMOMETER informs you with a helpful tone when it registers the pea...
5. Folate 1,333 MCG DFE (Metafolin® 800 mcg) Tablets - 100 Count
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
BODY READY – In order for the body to use Folic Acid, it must undergo a series of biochemical steps. The active folate in Solgar Folate is Metafolin (L-methyfolate) which is bioidentical to the bioactive form, which means no conversion by the body is needed. This can be quite helpful for this who ...
6. Kirkland Signature Mucus Relief Chest Guaifenesin 400 mg Expectorant - 200 Immediate Release Tablets
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Relieves chest congestionThins and loosens mucusMakes coughs more productiveWorks like Mucinex & Robitussin at a fraction of the cost200 Immediate Release Tablets
7. New Chapter Perfect Prenatal Vitamins, 270ct, Organic Prenatal Vitamins, Non-GMO Ingredients for Healthy Baby & Mom - Folate (Methylfolate), Iron, Vitamin D3, Fermented with Whole Foods and Probiotics
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
COMPLETE PRENATAL VITAMIN with non-constipating fermented Iron for natural energy during pregnancyEASY TO TAKE ANYTIME: Gentle on an empty stomach. Eases morning sickness with Ginger3 NUTRIENT-PACKED TABLETS: Sustains 100% complete prenatal nutrition throughout your day including 100% Daily Value of...
8. NOW Supplements, DHA-500 with 250 EPA, Molecularly Distilled, Supports Brain Health*, 180 Softgels
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
MOLECULARLY DISTILLED - ENTERIC COATED: NOW DHA-500 has twice the DHA (500 mg per softgel) as in our regular strength product (250 mg per softgel). Those who experience nausea or reflux from other fish oils should find this enteric coated, odor-controlled softgel easier to tolerate.SUPPORTS BRAIN HE...
9. Wondfo Pregnancy Test Strips, 50-count
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
One Step HCG Urine Test is a rapid pregnancy test, which you can easily carry out yourselfIt detects the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin ("HCG"), which appears in urine very early during pregnancyQuick results in 5 minutes
10. Swissco Spa Bella Soothing Gel Bead Eye Mask Hot or Cold Relief, Large, May and Vary
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Available color will be shipped (blue or green)Calms both the mind and bodyMicrowave and freezeRe-usable and non-toxic
11. Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
12. iSnow-Med Basal Thermometer for Ovulation with Large Memory (60 Days), 0.09F Accuracy, Store Time&Date&BBT, C/F Switchable (Pink)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Specially designed for Basal Body Temperature, great for monitoring your Ovulation Cycle.Clinical High Measurement Accuracy (± 0.05℃/ ± 0.09℉ )60 memories recall track the history easily, so you don’t have to write down temperatures .Built in alarm clock ,easy to set up,every morning at the ...
Welcome! Congratulations on starting out on this crazy journey we call TTC :) We 'seem' to all know exactly what we're doing because most of us kinda obsess and secretly hope that the more information we shove into our brains, the more likely we are to conceive :)
A good starting place is the book "Taking Charge of your Fertility". It does a great job of teaching you all about your cycle and fertility and how to read the signs your body is giving you.
For charting, I take the approach of the more info, the better. You can read about taking your Basal Body Temperature. This will confirm after you've ovulated, but it won't tell you before you've ovulated (which is when you need to have sex!) so it's not really enough to get the whole picture. To tell when you're about to ovulate (a.k.a. baby-making time) you can check your cervical mucous and position. Those both take a little practice to figure out. Get comfortable with yourself and take your best guess, you can always change what you write in your chart. I think my first cycle was spent mostly learning what the different CM and CP felt like. Make notes of any other things you feel and they might help you recognize a pattern in the future.
You can also use OPK (ovulation predictor kits) which detect the hormone that rises right before ovulation. Personally, I do use these as well but it doesn't give me much notice, so I prefer to rely on all the other signs.
It's totally up to you how much you're up for tracking - some people find it stressful, some don't. Just another thing you get to learn about yourself, I guess!
Of course, if you have any specific questions we've all learned so much just from hanging around here and /r/TryingForABaby, feel free to ask!
You may want to start charting your cycles to help you pinpoint ovulation. Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a great resource. I also highly recommend the Fertility Friend app if you are new to charting. They have a helpful charting course.
Also, have you seen your doctor recently? It can take up to a year to regulate from HBC, but if you are regularly going more than 60-90 days without a period, there may be an underlying cause besides HBC like PCOS for example. Your doctor will likely run some blood tests and they can also give you medication that will induce a period if you continue to have very infrequent cycles.
Best of luck!
Gummies are fine, but be aware that most do not have iron. I've actually never seen a gummy prenatal that includes iron. If that's an important supplement for you, you'll have to get it a different way or choose a pill prenatal.
Fish oil probably doesn't hurt. I personally take one when I remember. I've heard it helps baby brain development or something, I don't remember. Either way, I've seen nothing that says it's harmful, just that it either does nothing or is beneficial.
Just remember that any vitamin or supplement is just that, a supplement. If you're getting what you need in your diet, then all you really need is a folic acid supplement for TTC purposes. Many women aren't quite getting everything they need, especially when they try to grow a baby, which is why prenatals exist.
An app that doesn't use temps is really just guessing. If it uses CM, it's educated guessing. If it just goes by cycle length, it's an averaged shot in the dark. My average cycle is about 25-26 days. A period tracking app would tell me that I probably ovulate around cycle day 11. I actually ovulate on cycle day 15 on average. If I used one of those app, I'd miss my entire fertile window.
OPKs will predict when you are about to ovulate. Temps will confirm when you've ovulated. OPKs can't confirm ovulation and temps can't predict ovulation. Temping is a very cheap and easy way to track your cycle, including ovulation date and Luteal Phase length, but it drives some women crazy with obsession and other women have trouble because you really have to temp at the same time every day after a decent amount of sleep.
Many people use Wondfo's. You can get them from Amazon for relatively cheap and they're easy to use. Just pee in a cup, dip the end for 3 seconds, and wait. They're also about as sensitive as most other pregnancy tests. There are some, like First Response, that are both much more expensive and more sensitive.
Good luck!
Hi there!
My default advice is always to read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, buy a BBT thermometer (I use the Mabis one) and use FertilityFriend to track your temperature and cervical fluid.
OPKs are great, but they only show that your body is gearing up to ovulate - a shift in your temperature will confirm that you are actually ovulating.
I also recommend The Impatient Woman's Guide to Getting Pregnant. She looks at the scientific research behind most common TTC things and tells you whether they're worthwhile or not.
And you'll get more help over at /r/TryingForABaby. It's a lot busier than here :)
I don't think there's any specific set number of days- it's like cervical mucus. There's general trends, but it's different for every woman. If you want to learn more, you can take the Fertility Friend charting course for free online, or you can dig up a copy of Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler.
I'm super late to this post but I've found that cold masks are amazing at dulling my migraines. I store three of them in the freezer and then switch them out as they warm up.
Absolutely! A little background: I was taking the One A Day multis with DHA softgels, but they made me nauseous and burp a lot (even when taking with food). My SIL suggested the following. Also note that you should be taking folate instead of folic acid, and you can get some in depth information here regarding that.
As for my routine, I take this prenatal multi three times a day, this DHA once a day, and this folate tablet once a day. All I can take on an empty stomach without nausea and they don't make me burp. I also like the fact that the multis are organic and I can actually pronounce the ingredients compared to others I have taken/seen on shelves.
Just let me know if you have any questions! :)
These are the mucinex pills I use: http://smile.amazon.com/Kirkland-Signature-Relief-Guaifenesin-Expectorant/dp/B0028K154A/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1420729785&sr=8-2&keywords=kirkland+guaifenesin
They're really cheap but they definitely have that gross mucinex taste. They work really well though!!
Use the iSnow one on amazon (https://www.amazon.com/iSnow-Med-Thermometer-Temperature-Accuracy-Ovulation/dp/B01MFFBT8Y) Backlit, stores a bunch of temps and even can set an alarm on it. Plus it's the only user interface that hasn't sucked for me. It is a bit pricier though
Does your vicks one go out to two decimal places? If not it's not accurate enough for this use