Trying to Have a Baby!

It doesn't say anywhere what your age is, but infertility is considered no success after 1 year of trying, or 6 months of trying if you are over 35. I would schedule an appt with your OB/GYN. A simple bloodwork up may show exactly what the problem is, and usually that it can be easily fixed too.

Good Luck!

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I had a similar experience my second time around. You might want to get a digital ovulation monitor. I got acupuncture which I think helped me too. It took us a year. I know when I was less stressed about it that helped. There is some simple blood work that can be done (21 day test) that can look at hormones. There are some good books out there too.

it took almost 2 years for me and I only took the pill for about 6 months.

Hi J.,
Have you heard of the book, Taking Charge of Your Fertility? It is an excellent resource for understanding your body's signals and timing family planning around your peak ovulation. I would highly recommend it. I hope it helps, and I hope you are able to conceive as soon as possible. Blessings.

I had the same problem before i got pregant with my son. We finally just quit stressing out over it and took the attitude if it happens it happens. me and my husbamd started to relax about it and we finally got pregnant. my advice is to relax about and see what happens. good luck to u

Hi! We tried 5 months for our second baby. I was never on birth control so I cannot comment on that. But my doctor told me, that since I wasnt on birth control he was surprised I wasnt already pregnant. He also told me after 6 months of trying he wanted to run some tests if we had no luck in that time. So I was kinda sweating it, and then the 5th month I was pregnant. It surprised me it took that long considering our 1st wasnt even planned, it just happened. But I will say, in the time we were trying, there was a lot of stress in our lives, we were moving, trying to fix up a house and sell, it was stressful.. So Im a big believer that stress can prolong it. But my advice, go to the doc, get checked out. It could be something simple, but you wont know unless you go. Good luck!

It took me 19 months to get pregnant with my second daughter (at 25) after going off Depo- 90% had gotten pregnant by 18 months! It will happen when the time is right...stressing over it will only make it take longer.

It took my sister 2 years before she finally got pregnant and she had been on the pills also for years. The best think I can tell you is to not stress about it and just go with the flow the more you stress the more stress on your body. (I know that is better said than done) Good Luck to the both of you!

Most family doctors say to wait 12 months before assuming something is wrong.I would recommend going to your ob/gyn and just touching base with him/her.

Hello,

I was always told that if you try for more than a year with no success that you should probably consult a doctor to make sure all is O.K.

Good Luck.

Hey J.,
(I'm the J. who replied to you directly when you asked about the natural health stuff). There are so many factors for fertility.

Are you on city water? There are things called Xenobiotics that are in our water supply (from plastics, pharmaceuticals, etc) that are synthetic estrogen increasers that are not filtered out. Cities recycle toilet water into drinking water (!!!). Long story short, we are essentially drinking birth control, along with many more toxins. Drinking & cooking water should be filtered. A reverse osmosis filter is best to get out all the impurities. We don't have one, but we use Shaklee's Best Water Pitcher. It filters better than Brita or PUR, etc.

Try charting or natural family planning so you know your cycle. I use www.fertilityfriend.com - it's free.

I know people who just needed some simple nutrition & they got pregnant right away. You AND your husband need a great mutlivitamin & some quality protein. These things are what make the difference. Of course, the people who saw results were the ones who took the best, Shaklee.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. Hope that helps a bit.

J.

For peace of mind and maybe some answers to your questions I would get a Preconception visit with your Ob dr.And most of the time there will be tests ordered depending on what is going on,age etc.

you might want to talk to your Doctor but dont worry sometimes it takes longer. But if you want to have a girl my sister can tell you what month to try. She is right 99% of the time. She even shocks the docters. Good Luck B. at ____@____.com

I know this is going to sound funny but the more you think about a new baby and stress over getting pregnant the longer it will take. so forget about trying and give up and you may end up pregnant before you know it. although a check up to make sure everything is ok isn't a bad idea. and good luck to you and your family!

My daughter had the same problem... twice! She saw her OB/GYN and he scheduled some procedure for her. I can't remember the name of it, but they inject dye into the tubes to 'blow them out'. Mucus collects sometimes and blocks the tubes. The doctor said she'd be pregnant within 3 months. Sure enough...!Both times! So, you might see your doctor and tell him you've been trying so long. There are things to try before Clomid and other extreme procedures. I might add, that my daughter's insurance company would only pay for it once. So, they had to swallow the $1,000 cost the second time, but that sweet baby is so worth it!

I agree about checking into a few things like a salvia test to find out what your hormone levels specifically progrestrone. If it is low, then I would suggest a natural progrestrone cream, I did this prior to conception all the way up to the eighth month after consulting my ob office. Personally I love the Arbonne International natural progestrone cream. If you would like to learn more without going on fertility please contact me as I am an independent consultant for the company.

You might also want to try an herbal supplement and/or a multi-vitamin especially for women. I take one called EVE. Try to get one that includes Evening Primrose Oil and vitamin E. I've also heard Chasteberry and Dong Quai are natural herbal supplements to increase female fertility. (Two months after I started taking EVE, I conceived.)

Your hubby should be sure he's getting Vitamin C, zinc, and selenium. Those are good for increasing male fertility. Herbal supplements for male fertility are ginseng, flaxseed oil, and saw palmetto.