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Are your periods regular?  If they are, you're likely ovulating.  Have you ever felt "wet" down there or noticed any mucous in the toilet when you go to flush after you urinate?  That's another sign, that's eggwhite cervical mucous.  I honestly don't think you'll have a problem if your periods are regular.

@luli29:  Well timing intercourse is the big thing.  You should have sex when you have that wet feeling/see mucous on the tissue b/c that's when you're ovulating.

If you want to get scientific or particular, you can start charting your basal body temperature every morning before you get out of bed at the same time everyday.  Then plot it on a graph, you'll see your temperature jump at minimum 0.4 degrees at ovulation and then stay high, and drop 2 weeks later at menstruation.  Cervical fluid also becomes copious and very stretchy around ovulation.

EDIT: If you're interested in charting, look into Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler.

There's no concrete answer to this as everyone is different. And no disrespect to PP but regular periods and ewcm doesn't mean you will have no issues. Not being a downer but I had very regular periods, ewcm, etc but still had issues. It's one of those things that you'll find out when start trying.

@luli29:  Miscarriages occur mostly in the first trimester.  I think if you're of average weight, younger than 35, have regular periods, etc you'll likely not have problems.  However, there are people with low ovarian reserve, endometriosis, and PCOS but they usually have other indications that somethings off -- lack of periods, very painful periods, irregular periods, weight gain, etc.

I wouldn't worry just yet.

the BEST indicator of what your experience will be is to ask your mom and any grandmothers/aunts you may have. Tendencies for miscarriage and conception issues tend to be very very genetic.  If most of the women in your family have not had problems, you shouldn't worry until you have a good specific reason to.  :)

(also, the more stressed you are, the less likely you are to ovulate normally... so... just take it easy and enjoy doing your hubby...hehehe)

@luli29:

Believe me I think everyone should and would hope for the best and I would want that for everyone. I just wanted to give an honest answer since your title eluded to that. @Beekiss: Just an FYI yes I have endometriosis and low ovarian reserve but had no prior indicators to my problems. Weight is very healthy, I'm 31, regular periods etc. So it is always possible. TTC is just something you go into with all hopes and should something come up, cross that bridge when you get there.

@luli29:

hahaha WOW.  Sounds like fertility is not an issue in your gene pool.   Like others have said, don't stress over it now... and when you're ready for your mom to have a nutty (my mom AND future mom in law will too, so I hear ya) ... ask her how it was for her.

From what you've said, it sounds like you should schedule a pre-conception visit the next time you go to the OB.  Mine was willing to do it the same time as my annual but not all will.  It seems like the odds of you having problems are low, but it is of course possible.

Start taking pre-natal vitamins & possibly DHA now.  I think reading TCOYF is a great recommendation.

I am not sure that having problems or not all that genetic, though.  I mean, if it was, those genes would die of for lack of reproducing (at least prior to all the technology).

I will say that I had been off BCP for a few months, taking PNV for 4 months, tracking cycles on FertilityFriend.com (just menstruation, not temps per OB's recs.).  I had already had a bunch of bloodwork, etc. done.  I was 30 and only slightly overweight and got pregnant my first cycle TTC.  Oh, and I also gave up alcohol 100% once TTC.  The book I found helpful, in addition to TCOYF is a book about what to do for the 3 months prior to TTC...unfortunately I cannot find the name of it and have loaned it to a friend.

@cvbee:

1,000% agreed.

Every body is different and you really never know until you start trying. There are girls on here who got lucky the first cycle after going off Birth Control. And there are girls on here who have been trying for over a year.

I have all the things that a poster stated as a "regular" and it took my husband and I 9 cycles to conceive.

I think if you hope to be pregnant by the end of this year the best thing you can do is to start at the very least keeping a track of your periods and knowing how long your cycles are. Better yet start charting to know when you ovulate. It only helps your chances.

Best of luck!

@luli29:  Honest answer - a hell of a lot harder than I expected it to be.  (And I have a very regular cycle, ovulate, have CM, am healthy and at a healthy weight.  Blah, blah, blah.)

Honestly, it was very easy for me.  I am one of those women who is blessed enough to be super fertile and lucky.  Got pregnant on the 1st try with both of my pregnancies. 

I got my BFP with my son on the first cycle trying and we only had sex 2 days before O.

Right now, I am on cycle #2 for my second (DH's first.)   Still getting BFNs at 11dpo and hope this doesn't take us long.  DH is 43 and doesn't want to be an old dad, so after a year he wants us to reassess.