My boyfriend and I have been trying to have a baby for over a year now. I haven't been on birth control in over a year and he never wears a condom but still, nothing! I'm just wondering for all you mothers out there, is there something we are doing wrong? I've heard you can only get pregnant when an egg releases and that they only release on your period. Does that mean that if we have sex on my period, I'll get pregnant? I don't smoke or drink or anything harmful. I've talked to doctors, but they just gave me vitamins to take. I'm not sure what we're doing wrong =/ Any help please! Thanks in advance.
Ignatz answered Thursday September 25 2008, 4:59 pm: First thing to consider are your cycles. Are you menstruating regularly? If you are, then you're ovulating regularly. The egg is released anywhere from 10-14 days before your period starts, and is viable for about five or six days. The trick is finding out when you're ovulating.
When my wife and I were trying for our first baby, she started tracking her basal temperature. She took her temperature first thing in the morning, before she got up and moved around. She did this for a couple of months. When her basal temperature dropped a degree or two, she was ovulating. This is commonly known as the rhythym method; there are plenty of articles on the subject. Have sex every night for at least a week when you find out that you're ovulating, and that should work.
amber_x answered Sunday July 20 2008, 10:58 pm: Keep trying & praying, Eventually it'll all work out.
Stress could be the main problem, like everyone is saying.
Don't get to stressed about it, It'll happen when the time is
right.
=)
Hope I helped.
I'm five months pregnant by the way. [ amber_x's advice column | Ask amber_x A Question ]
Annerszz_101 answered Sunday July 20 2008, 1:23 pm: you should try having sex at least every other day and pray you get lucky if another 6 months passes with no baby try a fertility doctor.
but i agree with the person below me.
if you're stressed, you're less likely to get pregnant. so i would try not rushing it and not feeling angry or upset when you're having sex.
iwantthetruth answered Sunday July 20 2008, 1:44 am: One of the main problems I've heard of is stress. When you are stressed out sometimes you don't ovulate because your reproductive system gets messed up due to the stress. I'm not sure what might be causing you stress but if its work, family or maybe just the fact that you can't get pregnant then you should try and relax as much as possible. I don't know if this is the problem for you or not but maybe if you just try to take your mind off of things then you will get pregnant when you least expect it! I wish you the best of luck in getting pregnant because you seem like you will be a great mom! =] [ iwantthetruth's advice column | Ask iwantthetruth A Question ]
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