I have been trying to get pregnant for months and nothing has happened what should i do ?

Answer 1

The best thing to do is have sex every other day. It gives the man a chance to build up some sperm before you go again. The other thing is, you need to not concentrate so much on getting pregnant. The people that want to get pregnant have a harder time getting pregnant but the people that don't want to get pregnant always seem to. Try to concentrate on something else but keep having sex and you might have a really good chance of getting pregnant. Hang in there and have fun trying

Answer 2

Age plays a part. If "actively" trying longer than 6 months contact your OBGYN for consult. They will discuss testing sperm counts, your hormone levels, and possible need for medications.

Chart the length of your cycle, Day 1 being the first day of period. Not everyone has a 28day cycle. If you have a 28 day cycle, have intercourse every other day starting day 10-16. Adjusting when to have intercourse according to cycle, ie someone w/a 30 day cycle will start on day 12-18, a 26 day person should start day 8, etc. The idea is to have sperm waiting for the egg when it is released. It's a good idea to give your body a rest, that is why every-other day is the key.

RELAX. Don't tell family or friends that you are trying. The added stress may be keeping you from conceiving. I have seen couples try for months, only to give up and make an appointment w/a reproductive specialist and find out they are already pregnant on their own.

Don't forget a good prenatal vitamin daily while you are trying. Call your OBGYN for a RX. Most MD's recommend on w/DHA to help w/spine, brain development.

Answer 3

If you're not already charting your cycles, you may want to start doing that. Check out fertilityfriend.com for lots of information about how to do that. Charting can help determine if you're ovulating, and if the luteal phase of your cycle (the part of the cycle between ovulation and menstruation) is the proper length. And of course, you need to be having sex at the right time in your cycle. If you're under 35 and have been charting, and trying for a year, then it's a good time to consult with your doctor. Over 35, and the recommended time before talking to the doctor is only six months.

Answer 4

Hi - 1st of all..... its hard to offer any advice without knowing what you have tried already! are you aware when you ovulate? you can buy kits to let you know when this is happening or you can use a simple chart taking your temperature daily and when it rises - u are ovulating! it seems that the medical world prescribes colmid which, i understand, stimulates egg release. If you are healthy and there is no reason that you can't concieve - the best advice i have found and its what i am trying - is have sex every 2 to 3 days throughout your cycle and then when the egg is released there is sure to be some sperm waiting! heres hoping anyway!!! good luck xx

Answer 5

its all in how old you are and how many times you have tried? Do you have any medical problems or does he? One more month, throw all the charts and stuff away, have sex everyday, just lay down dont stand up and go clean up wait about half an hour, and if you are not pregnant this month then talk to a doctor. Good luck!

Answer 6

I just spent the past month talking to doctors about this very thing! So here's what I learned from them:

If you are under 30, then the average time to concieve for the first time is just over a year, so you should just keep trying till then. For a woman who's been pregnant before, the average goes down to 6 months.

Several helpful factors:

- Weight, the number one priority. If you are not within your healthy height-age-weight range, then dropping even a bit of weight can be helpful. It reduces stress on your ovaries.

- Make sure you are taking a prenatal vitamin.

- Limit caffeine. Too much for him can be detrimental, but having one drink an hour before sex actually tends to speed 'em up.

- Make sure that you are eating healthy. Seriously make vegetables the main focus of your diet, as well as fruits, and good sources of protein like nuts, seeds, whole grains - then of course lean meat, but try to get out of the habit of making that the main thing to your daily diet. Cow dairy isn't the healthiest thing in the world, despite the marketing, so the more you can limit that and find other sources of calcium, the better.

- Have sex every other day for the biggest, ahem, fertilization impact. He needs time to recharge!

- There are several methods to figuring out your ovulation cycle, but they are worth trying out. You will need to try them for several months till you really figure out your routine. Methods to try:
Basal Temperature Monitoring http://womenshealth.aetna.com/WH/ihtWH/r.WSIHW000/st.41823/t.48214.html
If you have regular periods, you can count days, and this is often relatively accurate for women with an average 28-day cycle. Basically, if the day you start your period is Day #1, then on Day #13-15 you will be ovulating, http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/MenstrualCycle.png


You can always talk to your doctor, but it's really not worth doing until you've been trying for over a year. The doctor may take blood to do hormonal tests, but those are relatively useless since they measure hormones that are naturally highly fluctuating - so what's normal for you may be really off for someone else.

If you are of a healthy weight, have been eating healthy and have been trying for over a year, then the best thing to do is to call your doctor and ask him/her to refer you to a fertility specialist. They will be able to do the appropriate tests to determine what's slowing the process down for you, and provide some help - and there are tons of inexpensive options before it ever start getting really costly and difficult, don't worry! Very, very few couples need anything more than a prescription to get them going. And after the first time, future pregnancies are much easier!

From one hopeful to another - good luck!

Answer 7

I've been pregnant 4x , do it around the 14th, when you start to feel that ache in your tummy or lower back, along with some runny discharge, that means your ovulating. This is the best time to conceive. When your done making love, put a pillow under your bottom, and pull your knees to your chest for about 10 min. helps the sperm along.Then just pray...

Answer 8

It depends. If you have been on Birth control for awhile, it may take awhile for all of it to get out of your system. The rule of thumb is...if it takes longer than 1 year to get pregnant...seek your ob's help. They can do tests to see if there is something wrong (you, him or just bad info where your dates are off)
Keep trying!

Answer 9

I have gotten pregnant twice, and both times I used an ovulation test... Good luck...

Answer 10

Keep trying and eat allot of cucumber and make love during you ovulation period, and always try to keep your mind away from it you will be pregnant. Good luck.