hubby and i are both 21 and we have been ttc since we were 20, the first 3 months that we were unsuccessful i freaked out and thought we were infertile somehow..i never knew getting pregnant was so difficult becuase of all the unplanned teenage pregnancies you hear about you know? well i became obsessed with pregnancy and read a lot about it. the first 3 months we were trying i was clueless about pregnancy and conceiving.. all i knew was SEX SEX SEX and i thought it was enough.. however.. you can have sex everyday for the entire month and be unsuccessful if you (the woman) is not even ovulating.. you have to become very intune with your body and hormones. you need to learn to track your ovulation days so you know when you are most fertile and able to conceive. see, if you can do that..you only need to have sex at most one week out of the month during your fertile days.. have you tried ovulation preditor strips? cervical mucous and cervical position throughout your cycle? and bbt charting? you should figure this things out before going to a fertility doctor to avoid unnecessary medications.. stress and many other factors could influence non-ovulation and such.. it doesnt mean you are infertile.. just means you have a hormone imbalance which is very easy to treat. read up on some of the things i mentioned..oh, do you get your period every month?? if you do, then you are definitely ovulating which is a good thing, now all you have to do is track your fertile days. if all is normal with you..maybe go get your hubby tested for sperm count. 8 months is long enough for you to consult professional help. good luck!
You can see a dr after 1 yr of trying with no results. Are you overweight? Stress can suppress ovulation, so take a vacation. Try envisioning how wonderful your life could be if you did NOT have kids. I say this because studies show that once people accept the fact that they will never have children, they suddenly become pregnant. Like when they adopt, then end up preggers the next month. 2nd thing: Have sex LESS often. Sperm count decreases with each ejaculation, so give it a few days to build up.
Keep trying for another 4-6 months before jumping on the infertile thinking train. If you are trying to get pregnant, why don’t both of you go to your OB/Gyn (yes, they do things for males, too) for a family planning visit? There, they can do your check up and run preliminary tests to see if there are any obvious problems. You should wait on going to an infertility specialist until your OB/Gyn says it’s time to try one.
Infertility is not very common among couples in their 20’s unless there is an environmental or past abuse factor. Usually, if the factor is environmental or abuse, both must be for a prolonged period. If your husband or you have served in the military, that may be something that your doctor needs to look into. There does seem to be higher numbers of infertility among servicemen/women, and it can be from a young age.
I personally think that when it is meant to happen it will. No matter if we are TTC or not. I am 24 and I have been TTC for over a year. I had a m/c and it’s been 8 months since that. I think you should wait a year before seeing a specialist. Tons of sticky baby dust to us!!
September 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
hubby and i are both 21 and we have been ttc since we were 20, the first 3 months that we were unsuccessful i freaked out and thought we were infertile somehow..i never knew getting pregnant was so difficult becuase of all the unplanned teenage pregnancies you hear about you know? well i became obsessed with pregnancy and read a lot about it. the first 3 months we were trying i was clueless about pregnancy and conceiving.. all i knew was SEX SEX SEX and i thought it was enough.. however.. you can have sex everyday for the entire month and be unsuccessful if you (the woman) is not even ovulating.. you have to become very intune with your body and hormones. you need to learn to track your ovulation days so you know when you are most fertile and able to conceive. see, if you can do that..you only need to have sex at most one week out of the month during your fertile days.. have you tried ovulation preditor strips? cervical mucous and cervical position throughout your cycle? and bbt charting? you should figure this things out before going to a fertility doctor to avoid unnecessary medications.. stress and many other factors could influence non-ovulation and such.. it doesnt mean you are infertile.. just means you have a hormone imbalance which is very easy to treat. read up on some of the things i mentioned..oh, do you get your period every month?? if you do, then you are definitely ovulating which is a good thing, now all you have to do is track your fertile days. if all is normal with you..maybe go get your hubby tested for sperm count. 8 months is long enough for you to consult professional help. good luck!
September 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
You can see a dr after 1 yr of trying with no results. Are you overweight? Stress can suppress ovulation, so take a vacation. Try envisioning how wonderful your life could be if you did NOT have kids. I say this because studies show that once people accept the fact that they will never have children, they suddenly become pregnant. Like when they adopt, then end up preggers the next month. 2nd thing: Have sex LESS often. Sperm count decreases with each ejaculation, so give it a few days to build up.
September 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Keep trying for another 4-6 months before jumping on the infertile thinking train. If you are trying to get pregnant, why don’t both of you go to your OB/Gyn (yes, they do things for males, too) for a family planning visit? There, they can do your check up and run preliminary tests to see if there are any obvious problems. You should wait on going to an infertility specialist until your OB/Gyn says it’s time to try one.
Infertility is not very common among couples in their 20’s unless there is an environmental or past abuse factor. Usually, if the factor is environmental or abuse, both must be for a prolonged period. If your husband or you have served in the military, that may be something that your doctor needs to look into. There does seem to be higher numbers of infertility among servicemen/women, and it can be from a young age.
September 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I personally think that when it is meant to happen it will. No matter if we are TTC or not. I am 24 and I have been TTC for over a year. I had a m/c and it’s been 8 months since that. I think you should wait a year before seeing a specialist. Tons of sticky baby dust to us!!