My partner and I are trying to get pregnant. I am trying to relax and not worry about it but for the last two cycles I haven't ovulated (according to OPKs and BBT).
I have been pregnant once before when I was much younger (20) but had a miscarriage. I don't feel feminine in the same way I did then. That time, I knew almost immediately that I was pregnant. I could tell the time by my cycles then. I seem to be out of tune with my body these days.
I am the wrong side of 30 now and worry that I have waited too long and that my chance will never come to be a mum.
I haven't been trying for long I know, but I wonder if anyone else has had these doubts and what they did to get over it? I know the GP will turn me away if I go as I have only been trying for 5 months but I have an instinct that something isn't quite right.
Any feedback would be welcome.
Thanks
2007-03-19 13:13:55 · 3 answers · asked by nuttychicken 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Trying to Conceive
You don't have to go the fertility route yet. It's too soon if you've only been trying for 5 months. Ask the doctor about Clomid (a pill you take for 5 days after your period). It helps women ovulate when they are serious about becoming pregnant--it makes an egg drop. It also helps to regulate cycles so that women know when they will ovulate when trying to conceive. I was not ovulating for 9 months. I took clomid 3 times and got pregnant on the third try. It has worked for many of my friend as well. There is a risk of twins (but the risk is very small).
2007-03-19 13:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by SS04 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is easy for others to tell you to chill out and not worry about it, but it does't help does it?
Don't know what OPK you are using, but personally I find them useless and rather use a Maybe Baby which is one of those saliva tests that tells you when you are ovulating. I used the pee ones and never ever got a positive result?
I have one child, and we got pregnant with him the very first month we tried. Now we have been trying for 12 months. I have had one 'un-viable' pregnancy and have watched everyone I know around me get pregnant and 'have accidents'. It is nearly breaking me. I have taken the attitude that it is time to get on with my life and not act like I am going to be pregnant next month or by christmas etc. I know in my heart that I am supposed to have another child but like you are a bit older (35) and I do not want to be having a baby after 36. So basically, what I am trying to say is that we have got on with life. We just bought a new car and are spending the rest of our savings on getting out garden landscaped. I just think it is important to keep getting on with your life.
Try and shelter yourself if you are emotional, right now I politely decline visits from pregnant friends or people with newborns. I don't want to offend anyone but need to shield myself from more heartache.
But, you also need to know that it has only been two months! If you want to see a specialist simply tell the doctor you have been trying for a year, then they will begin some simple testing to make sure everything is ok with both you and your hubby.
Good luck - I am sure you will be fine.
2007-03-19 21:28:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kylie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your best best would be to see a fertility doctor. if you are worried about your age, don't be. if you go to a fertility doctor, they can do tests on you to see what's going on and to pinpoint what the problem is. Good luck!
2007-03-19 20:20:07 · answer #3 · answered by techgirl2007a 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋