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I think it depends on a lot of different things, whether or not you will. But my mom tried for FIVE years before having me naturally. In fact, she had the prescription for her first fertility medicine when she found out! But if I were you, I would begin the process of seeing a specialist. It can take a little while.
I know the feeling of trying for a year. My husband and I have been trying since last Febuary. It is so difficult month after month.
Have you seen the fertility medicine board? Come check us out. That way if you do decide to see a specialist, we can all give advice along the way!
http://boards.weddingbee.com/topic/how-many-of-us-are-using-fertility-medications
Well, there can always be a lot of factors at play. Are you charting and are you reading your charts correctly? Are you using lube (that can interfere with the swimmers :)? Where you coming off BC? etc...
Keep strong though and try not to stress.
In the end, I suggest St. Lucia. Every couple I've known who has gone to St. Lucia came back with a souvenir. In fact, friends of ours went there needing a break from a miscarriage and ttc and didn't believe us... their baby is about 4 months old now :)
Last spring my good friend told me they hadn't been preventing for a year and her doctor was going to start her on Clomid the next month. I sent her a copy of TCOYF, she cancelled the appointment and ended up pregnant within a couple months! We have no idea if it was coincidence or if the book helped her line things up but either way, good things happened! Baby's due in March! ;-)
I'm definitely not saying it will be this easy for anyone else, but it's my only experience so far. Although personally, I like @KLP2010:'s suggestion the best!
Hmmm, an Rx for vacation would be awesome! And I've never been to the Carribean.... :) That would certainly be a more enjoyable investment of funds than fertility drugs!
I know it's such an individual thing that it's hard to know what to do. My mom recently told me that it took over a year for my folks to conceive me, so that's making me inclined to wait a little longer. But my sis has pcos and endo, so even though I don't have symptoms, it makes me a little paranoid.
I read TCOYF very early on, and have been charting since day 1, used opks on and off. I think my cycles did get wonky (late O) after coming off the pill, so I've been doing acupuncture and chinese herbs for fertility for the last few months. The acu and herbs seem to have helped move my O date up, and make my chart transitions stronger. So I'm thinking I'll get basic testing done with my OBGYN, and go from there.
Thanks for the feedback :)
We started in December 2009 and in December 2010, I got pregnant. I charted and used OPKs, but I got pregnant on the cycle where we avoided. We had sex 4 days before O(FF said my chances were low), I was on top and I didn't lay down for the sperm to "swim" up. I laugh because my Dr. wanted to do a SA on my SO and do a HSG on me in June, but I chose to just ride it out and see what happens. Good thing we didn't waste that money!
Thanks MamaBear, that gives me hope! We'd be paying for all the tests or procedures on our own, so I'm tempted to wait a few more months before doing anything too expensive.
My aunt tried for 3 years before concieving my cousin. All her kids were born naturally with no prevention in between and she ended up with four children, but it took her 2-4 years between each pregnancy.
Mrs. Kiwi tried for a full year before she got pregnant with her daughter (http://intoourlife.blogspot.com/)
And while I wouldn't wish this on you- my in-laws tried for 7 YEARS before having my husband!
Wow, I don't think I'm patient enough to wait 7 years! Right now, even 3 seems like forever. I think I would have an easier time waiting in between children, but waiting for the first is hard.
My family fostered babies when I was younger, and I would love to do that too. So if it takes a long time trying, we'll start the process before kids, rather than after :)
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We're now in cycle 12 of TTC, so if this month doesn't work, we've hit the ominous "1 year" mark of infertility. Hubs SA was normal, and I ovulate regularly. So we're trying to decide what our next steps are - give it a few more months, proceed with basic fertility testing, or pursue more aggresive fertility testing and treatment. I'm trying to remain hopeful, but don't want to delay things unnecessarily.
So my question is, has anyone conceived naturally around or after 1 year of trying? Or did you need medical intervention to get pregnant after that point?
Thanks bees. Good luck to all who are trying!