trying for a baby

I’ve seen a few people comment on here that they have friends / know of people who got pregnant accidentally / weren’t even trying. And I’ve read how hurtful that is to hear. It is honestly one of the hardest things for me to hear, too. But I wanted to offer a little perspective on that comment...

38y/o F, husband 38y/o M ttc 3 years. Unexplained infertility and low amh and “age factor” go straight to IVF recommendation from reproductive endocrinologist. My husband has lower sperm and morphology volume 1.5ml, motility 57%, morphology 3%, abnormal 97% but Urologist and Repro endocrinology...

Hi everyone! We’re in our ttw, at 4pdo. We used Gonal F 100ml for 6 days and then the trigger shot and I’ve been having the weirdest symptoms: - intense smell of the smallest things (I guess from the HcG) - a lot of bloating (normal) - cramping (normal) - crazy vivid dreams like finding out my...

As everyone knows it’s a long road before you even get to IUI. But finally, in late October, we got the go ahead to start with the process. I was nervous because timing is literally everything and my cycle was scheduled right around thanksgiving. But, the stars aligned! I got my period the...

TW: mention of living child. Hi all, I’m TTC#2 and on cycle 5. I’ve been having LP spotting from about 7DPO and then AF finally comes around 13-14 DPO. I conceived #1 relatively fast and didn’t have this spotting. I’ve stopped nursing my toddler, I’ve started taking vit C, B and prenatal to try...

I saw my OB last week and she recommended the Clearblue Advanced Digital tests. Previously, I had been using the easy@home LH strips for my last two cycles and usually saw a peak at around CD12-13 on those. I am expecting it to be the same with the CB test but who knows 🤷🏽‍♀️ I was curious how...

Ughhhh I knew this whole TTC thing was going to be tough but man this is TOUGH. I have irregular cycles about half the time, which can range anywhere from 35 to 55 days so I’ve got that going for me which is great. The 55 day-ers I’m pretty sure are totally anovulatory. Eye roll. When I’m...

Hi all! I got the result from my bloodwork for AMH, and I am meant to go in after my period starts to have an antral follicle count (AFC) and a hysteroscopy. I am just wondering/curious if anyone knows from their own treatment — are AMH and AFC correlated? Would a “good” AMH for one’s age be...

So today is CD17, and I thought I ovulated at some point on CD16 because on CD15 morning I got a positive OPK (although barely, premom put it at 1.00). CD14 and CD16 were both negative. Also, this morning I recorded a 36.66 BBT when CD1-16 were all in the 35.9-36.4 range. I know you need 3 temps...

So yesterday was my friend’s baby shower for her fourth baby. Another friend of ours thought because it was her last baby we should do a little get together. It was a surprise tea party with just 8 of us there. I had mentally braced myself because I knew the majority of the ladies had little...

Hello r/TryingForABaby, I'm (36/f) hoping someone can shed some light on a situation I'm going through. I've searched through the subreddit and read everyone's thoughtful and sometimes painful posts. I couldn't find something that matched pretty closely to my situation and would love to access...

Sorry to be a bother!! I’m just trying to understand some of these posts and I can’t wrap my head around something... When someone says that they are (let’s just say) 9 days DPO... does that mean : A. 9 days ago was The beginning of their fertile window a.k.a. three days prior to when they...

Hi everyone. Hubbie's sperm analysis results got in this morning. I can't really understand them. Morphology seems off but can anyone help me interpret them? Volume: 4,2 ml N.º of sperm: 13,300 million/ml N.º ejaculated: 55,9 million pH: 7,7 Viscosity: normal Color: normal Liquidification at 60...

Just got my surgery date, Feb 14. How romantic! It would have been a great Valentine's day otherwise, being CD14... The doc only does surgery in my city once a month, and I’m a regular 30-31 day-er, so this timing would be an issue every cycle if I tried to postpone. It occurred to me that I...

We’ve been trying to conceive for about a year now with 4 early losses between 4-7 weeks. My husband (34M) has gotten his SA results (other than morphology) and it is quite bad. His sperm concentration (15 mil/ml) and motility (40%) are both low and rapid progressive motility is extremely low...

I’ve just got my period again and have now been trying for 8 months. And while I didn’t expect it to be quick, I wasn’t really expecting it to take this long either. And apparently 8 months is my limit of being able to just brush it off - this is the first time I’ve really cried over my period...

Hi everyone. My partner and I have been ttc for almost a year. Im a 30(F) and he’s a 38(M). The ob I’ve been seeing allowed for us to undergo fertility work up, given his age and family hx of fertility issues (took his mom and dad 6 years to get pregnant with him.) thus far in the work up, I’ve...

Been trying for a baby for just over a year and is my second SA test. I am 29m and partner is 26f. Regular exercise and try to minimise processed foods. I know my morphology is low but doctor said my sperm count was good. Any advice will be appreciated. Semen volume 5.2 mL Semen pH level 8.0...

29, TTC for 8 cycles with 2 missed cycles in there (partner was unavailable to BD). BFN every time. No known health issues. No alcohol/ caffeine/ smoking at all, but I did consume 300MG of caffeine for 10+ years ,daily, until 5 months ago. Not sure if this matters. Also used to smoke weed...

I am officially in awe of the couples who manage to complete SMEP! This is our first time trying it (first cycle after MC; SMEP originally was designed for post-MC cycles), and I really thought we could do it without too much trouble. Husband has a pretty good libido, and what I lack for in...