It's difficult to say exactly how long it will take any one individual or couple to get pregnant. Factors such as your age, general and reproductive health, and when you have intercourse all impact your chances of conceiving a child.
you're trying to get pregnant — or, if you're trying not to — it's helpful to know when you're ovulating so you can time intercourse accordingly. Many women have had success using ovulation predictor kits, which are handy because they tip you off before you ovulate. But the natural way to get a sense of your ovulation cycle is to chart your basal body temperature (BBT) and monitor your cervical mucus.
What is basal body temperature?
Basal body temperature (BBT) is your temperature when you first wake up in the morning. Before you even get out of bed to brush your teeth or start your day, pop a basal thermometer (available at drugstores) into your mouth. (It's important to try to wake up and take this reading at about the same time each morning.) This thermometer shows the minute incremental degree changes that a regular one can't. Most basal thermometers come with a temperature plotting chart. (For instructions on how to fill one in and a sample you can download, click here.) Make some extra copies of the chart in case it takes you a few months to get pregnant.
Your BBT probably ranges from 97.2 to about 97.7 degrees before ovulation. During the two or three days after you ovulate, hormonal changes have caused a rise in your BBT of between 0.5 and 1.6 degrees, which lasts at least until your next period. You'll probably notice your temperature spiking on other days, but unless it stays that way, you probably haven't yet ovulated. If you become pregnant, your temperature will stay elevated throughout your pregnancy.
It's helpful to chart your temperature for a few months so you can see whether there's a pattern to your cycle. If you're sick or fail to take your temperature immediately upon awakening, any pattern you find may be inaccurate.
What is cervical mucus?
There are many different types of vaginal discharge, one of which is cervical mucus. The type of mucus your body produces provides clues to your fertility. You can check your cervical mucus using either your fingers or toilet paper. On days when you're not fertile, the mucus from your cervix is either light or sticky (about the same texture as sticky rice). During the few days leading up to ovulation, when you're most fertile, you'll have more discharge — clear and slippery with the consistency of raw egg white. You are most fertile on the last day you notice cervical mucus of this kind. It usually happens either the day before, or the day of, ovulation. The change in volume and texture of your cervical mucus is due to the increase in estrogen levels that accompanies ovulation.
hope this helps and remember at 40 she will have lest eggs
2006-09-16 02:27:56
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answered by ? 3
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When you can't get pregnant, and things look good from the outside, it can be extremely frustrating. Anyway this is a great method to get pregnant: https://tr.im/o0yg4
The first thing to consider is how long have you been trying. About 80% of couples will get pregnant after six months of trying, and about 90% will be pregnant after 12 months of trying to get pregnant
2016-02-07 06:34:58
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A lot depends on how fertile the two of you are. I can't speak for 40, but my wife was 30 and got pregnant on the first try
2006-09-16 01:57:57
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answered by Anonymous
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What happened about the wedding? Don"t you think it is enough babied born out of wedlock?
1 st. The Wedding.
2 nd. Comes the baby.
3 rd. They lived happy ever after!
Concerning the question, only God knows how long it will take, everyone is different.
2006-09-16 02:05:10
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answered by roseannetb@verizon.net 6
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depends on you as well u know ???, if your around the same age your little swimmers are not spring chickens !!!
Seriously a max of a year, if after that, go to the docs for BOTH of you for checks, if you smoke, drink a lot all factors have to be taken into account. Me and wife eight years of trying and ther is NOTHING wrong with either of us !!!! (maybe should try the other hole :)
2006-09-16 02:10:50
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answered by david g 3
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Depends on how fertile you and she both are. You should figure out when she's ovulating (temperature method) and really try to have lots of sex during that time. The doggy position and her legs over your shoulders are two of the deepest penetrating positions...this will help the sperm be deposited near her cervix. Do get married first though.
2006-09-16 01:58:41
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It could be a while. Her fertility has been declining for the past 10 years. I'd see a fertility specialist rather than waiting and waiting.
Secondly, why don't you try marrying her first?
2006-09-16 01:58:42
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answered by AnswerMom 4
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If there is a problem both of you get the doc to give you a once over often as you get older your sperm is not as active Good Luck Dirky
2006-09-16 05:43:34
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If she's fertile enough, it'd take me about a minute-and-a-half tops. That's provided she ain't got a face like a slapped-ar*se, and she's in reasonable shape.
2006-09-16 02:00:10
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