trying for a baby

Hey everyone: Ttc for last 9 years, I'm 30 and my husband is 31. We had unexplained infertility. Eventually found out my husband needed to have surgery (varicocele repair) due to having high white blood cells in his sperm. His samples are typically on the lower scale in all categories. My...

8 months in - you walk past your husband on his phone and notice he’s looking at a positive pregnancy test in a group chat. Overall feeling is excitement, maybe you’ll be pregnant at similar times? You find it a bit insensitive that the test was sent with the intention to confuse the boys group...

And the pix don't lie. BFP! I don't know what to do with myself. I'm somewhere in between of being really excited, to being 'nawwww SOMETHING IS WRONG, THIS IS TOO EARLY!!!" I'm only 8/9 DPO, can't be sure, because I missed my O date by accident!!! Here is the breakdown. I'm 31, my husband...

My husband (24M) and I (22F) have been trying for 18 months. My husband is due for his second sperm analysis on Wednesday, but the doctor didn’t seem concerned about his first analysis’ results. Can someone help me break down motility and SMORI? It just doesn’t seem right to me. Is this...

Hi everyone, I posted on TFAB last month that I got a positive. It was our very first month trying (although I've been lurking here obsessively for months), so in that sense it was really unexpected. I miscarried at 5w2d, which was devastating - it's amazing how attached you get to the idea...

So my brother and sister are trying for a baby, and they've been unlucky so far. She dealt with fibroids which needed removing and a follow up procedure to remove all scar tissue, and after trying for 6 months, nothing. My brother's sperm count is normal, but my S.I.L is 42. They just tried...

My husband and I have been ttc on and off for about two years now. I personally have gotten to the point where I am just irrationally angry all the time. I hate it. The problem is is im not necessarily mad at anything in particular. Im angry at the tests (like it’s their fault). im angry at...

My husband and I have been TTC for 8 months. We’ve tired/use preseed, OPKs, track BBT, both take vitamins, no & low drinking, healthy diet, workout regularly, “going on vacation and relaxing”, thinking minimally about TTC, and having positive attitude/manifestation- which lead to more...

So I've waited about a week to post because I'm still kind of in shock. I posted earlier this cycle about my confusion about my chart. I think I ended up missing my LH surge with OPKs. But I definitely ovulated, because I'm definitely pregnant! Some background info: 27, TTC #1. I took birth...

So, I feel like I’m going crazy. I feel like my providers are way too casual and it’s been all year long and I feel more confused than when I started. Was given diagnosis of stage 3 endo— only finding were small endo cysts 1/ ovary. Don’t cause me pain or anything.. didn’t even know they were...

I'm turning 35 in one week. Happens to be the same day AF is expected. Rude. Feeling a lot of emotions - a bit blue (because getting older is already hard, but that "advanced maternal age" is a mood killer), a dash of hope (what if I finally get that BFP on my birthday?! But no, due to recent...

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So my doctor had my husband do a semen analysis which makes sense because he only has one testicle. He had testicle torsion (I believe that’s what it’s called) and lost the other. But I’m not sure how to interpret the results, our fertility doctor is saying the only thing that’s wrong is that...

I recently had my Mirena removed (Sep, 1) after 5 years and we are now actively TTC. I spotted for a couple days after removal (but I also had a pap so was it uterus bleed or just a fun side effect of getting my cervix scraped? The world may never know). I have no idea when I ovulated this month...

Thought might be OK to post here, too as this seems to be more active all around. Can someone tell me what type of test it is that I should request if I want them to check the thickness of my blood? Last week the Dr said there is a chance that my blood may just be too thick and essentially...

I’m trying to understand my husbands semen analysis results. I’ve reached out to male infertility on Reddit about it and got mixed messages on if his results are ok for natural conception or not. We are ttc going on 5 years with the last 1.5 years being pretty regular menstrual cycles. I have...

I went in for a SA last Friday, and my results popped up in my email today. Appearance:abnormal Liquefaction:normal Volume (mL): 2.8 (normal) pH: 7.5 (normal) Sperm Concentration: 0 (WHAT!) % MOTILE a: motile: 0 b: immotile: 0 MODAL PROGRESSION: N/A Total Motile Count: 0 Additional...

I’m awaiting my first fertility doc appt next month and I’m on my last cycle of OB prescribed clomid (50 mg) on CD 3-7. OPKs and my regular periods have told me that I’m ovulating, so I’m only taking clomid to hyperovulate. Last 2 rounds of clomid were “successful” because of my pretty high...

So we figured out I'm probably allergic to my husband's body soap. Every time we BD'ed soon after a shower, I got v e r y dry and sore, to the point of worrying I had a very sudden UTI. If it's been longer since the shower or we ran out of Irish Spring and he used Dr. Bronners instead, no such...

We get a lot of questions about hot tubs and their safety while TTC. I am not a doctor, but I sure have read a bunch on the topic. We also get questions about saunas, jacuzzis, hot yoga, fevers, hot baths or showers, and I’m going to attempt to get to the nitty gritty so you can make the best...