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Any pre-TTC advice?
Hello all! I'm new to the boards, just got married in June, and I wanted to ask for some expert advice from you ladies 
My husband and I are planning to start trying in January, as that's about when we expect to have enough money saved up to buy a house and not go broke in the process (that is of course barring any unforeseen circumstances that could affect our ability to save up the money, in which case we'd hold off on TTC). There is a ton of housing inventory in our area, in our price range, and it should be even more of a buyer's market in the middle of winter here - so we hope to be in a house of our own within 4-5 months from then, and have the nursery etc. ready to go well in time for baby. I have two concerns: 1) I have been on the pill since I was 19, so 13 years now and 2) I only have one ovary & fallopian tube due to surgery 4.5 years ago to remove a benign tumor that was wrapped around my other ovary. My OB-GYN said neither of these factors should have an effect on my ability to conceive, but I can't help but worry. My question is, is there anything I can be doing now to help my chances of getting pregnant in a few months when we start trying? I'll stop taking the pill in early January. I have been taking pre-natal vitamins for about six months now, not that that helps but I figure it can't hurt when the time does come! Any advice is welcome - I am new to all of this but excited for the journey!
Re: Any pre-TTC advice?
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TTC Since January 2011 - We have bad spermGoing off BCP before we actively started TTC (my cycles needed to regulate and that took a few months)
Like NFP said, have fun with it and not make it into a timed science experiment.
This time should be a fun and exciting time in your marriage so if you can keep the science of TTC out of the bedroom and just go with it then everyone will benefit.
If you decide to stick around and get to know all of us you will learn a ton more and gain some great friends in the process.
TTC 19 months ~Started RE in March 2014~
DH was not ready for IUI so we waited
~Started acupuncture in May 2014~
~~BFP 7/6/14~~~EDD 3/14/15~~It's a girl!!~~
Congratulations on your marriage! My advice:
1. I'd probably start with taking the tutorials on FertilityFriend.com. They are SO helpful.
2. Don't get off bcp until you're certain you'd be ok with an "oops" baby. It may or may not happen, but that's the rule I would go by! That said, getting off a few months prior to when you want to start ttc is by no means bad. I wish I'd gotten off bcp long before I did. You'll learn all about temping via the tutorials and can tempt to avoid. You just have to be very diligent if you want to wait a few months to fully pull the goalie
3. Be patient and don't get discouraged if you don't get knocked up right away. Remember, it can take a perfectly normal couple with no medical issues and PERFECT timing up to a year to get pregnant.
4. BUT, given the fact that you only have 1 ovary and tube, I would say move on to an RE at 6 months off TTC (vs 1 year, which is the "norm") if you're not pregnant yet or sooner if you have any issues ovulating for whatever reason.
5. Welcome! Stick around and ask lots of questions
In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my LIGHT, my STRENGTH, and my SONG!
T-TTC since Dec 2008. PCOS/nonexistant cycles(anovulation) and endo. HSG in '10 revealed both tubes blocked. Lap surgery in Dec '10 to correct. Failed Clomid/IUI and injectable(Bravelle)/IUI cycles so far.