What else should I be doing?

[susanitaq8]

Bit of background myself (33F) and partner (35M) have been trying to conceive for the last 9 months.

Other than low AMH (4pmol / 0.55ng) everything else has come back normal, including partners sperm. AFC = 9 and FSH 8.

I’ve been charting & using LH strips. My charts are perfect. 14-15 day LP.

I take a high quality prenatal, 300mg ubiquinol, EPA/DHA, vit D, C & E as well as baby aspirin.

We had a chemical in September last year, nothing since.

I’ve been doing weekly fertility Accupuncture, limiting caffeine & alcohol. Normal BMI and exercise most days.

Had a scan last month - nice dominant follicle (23mm) and trilaminar lining.

I know we are still within the ‘12 months’ range but every month just feels like we are never going to get there.

Anything else I should be doing? Thanks

 

[katrina2017]

@susanitaq8 Are you temping BBT and cervical mucus?

 

[susanitaq8]

@katrina2017 Yep both. Everything lines up perfectly. Almost frustratingly perfect

 

[katrina2017]

@susanitaq8 That is super frustrating! What’s your diet like? I’ve had two miscarriages and have yet to make it past 8 weeks…changing my diet to more protein/red meat and cutting down on carbs and sugar seemed to make a difference for me. Look into Lily Nichols’s book, Real Food for Fertility. She’s a little too crunchy for me in some areas, but generally she has really great nutritional advice

 

[susanitaq8]

@katrina2017 I’ve definitely been trying to get more fresh fruit & veggies in. Less takeaway and unhealthy food but always room for improvement!

 

[gagthegoose]

@susanitaq8 You can add 600mg CoQ10. Keep in mind, it generally takes 90 days for supplements to take full effect.

Good luck

 

[susanitaq8]

@gagthegoose Thank you - I’m taking Ubiquinol 300 (active ingredient in CoQ10)

 

[elladig46]

@susanitaq8 Has his sperm dna fragmentation been tested?

 

[susanitaq8]

@elladig46 I don’t think so just a normal sperm test for number & morphology. I’ll ask about this!

Both our karotyping was normal, waiting on the carrier screening to come back (it’s been 10weeks)

 

[jimntrisha]

@elladig46 My husbands sperm results were relatively Normal but his dna frag was 32% we have been ttc 8 months and we’ve had to take a break now to try reduce his dna frag, our specialist thinks this is why we have not conceived as I am the same as yourself I ovulating every month with size 23mm egg and good lining thickness. I think if you can get it tested just to make sure best of luck

 

[thesweetthings1]

@susanitaq8 I just started reading about taking mucinex during your fertile window. I’m gonna try it this cycle

 

[wort01]

@thesweetthings1 Yes! I just tried that this cycle also!

 

[luke_1989]

@susanitaq8 When are you doing the BD? You could try every other day for the longer period/outside of your fertile period, just in case you are ovulating outside of the window your charting suggests.

There’s also preseed which you might want to try if you haven’t already, and some people suggest cough medicine as it effects mucus everywhere in the body, which I believe the theory behind this is it might make CM more fluid and assist with travel of sperm, but that’s just my understanding!

 

[shadowgun1104]

@luke_1989 Preseed won’t hurt, like many lubes would, but it doesn’t have any actual fertility-increasing affects.

 

[susanitaq8]

@luke_1989 Pretty much every second day from when period ends, once I get EWCM it’s every day until day after ovulation.

I wonder if it’s too much? Is that even a thing

I’ve also used the Aus version of mucinex as well for last 6 cycles - worked the first cycle I used it but unfortunately that pregnancy didn’t make it to 5 weeks.

 

[luke_1989]

@susanitaq8 I don’t think there’s ever a thing as too much BD when trying

 

[susanitaq8]

@luke_1989 Didn’t think so

 

[nevertheless]

@susanitaq8 We are the same age and same 9months ttc. We have not done any real testing other than ovulation test and I took a couple sperm tests. One of them came back questionable but the other one was positive. She Ovulates regularly. I guess I’m just wondering what our next step should be.

 

[susanitaq8]

@nevertheless Sorry I missed this.

I’m not sure where you live but probably worth sorting a referral to a fertility specialist. It took me about 3-4 months to get an appointment!