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Having Trouble Getting Pregnant Second Time...

...we have a son who is two and would like another...problem is, we don't seem to be able to get pregnant! My husband is 36 and I am 28. It doesn't appear to be an issue on my end. Is it possible for a man to go "sterile" within only two years? Could it be him? He hasn't been exercising much lately, but he is a pretty slender guy and in decent shape. He eats ok, but as a general rule is stressed all the time about something...but that is HIM and it didn't seem to be a problem before? Any thoughts? Thanks in advance for your help!

**Just to add a few things based on responses so far: we have not been using protection since shortly after we had our first...two years! He does drink quite a bit...not an all out drunk, but from a family that likes to drink. I would say he has a few beers every evening and then two-ish nights out a week where I am sure it is much more...before I approach this from a medical standpoint, I want to know what I am talking about to him: he won't be talked into the dr. easily. This is why I am trying to find out if a guy can go "sterile" in only a few years? This might be something I could tell him to go get check out...

What can I do next?

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how long have you been trying? Even at 28 it takes an AVERAGE of 9 months or cycles to get pg. I would look inot you and his diets and the yeast issues and no gluten or wheat etc and if youa re concerned you should be seeing an RE (reporductive endocrynologist) not your regular ob.
good luck
J.

I too had trouble getting pregnant the second time
i tried for a whole year with no success
i found out it was my thyroid. I started taking medicine and was pregnant immediately. Go have a blood test done cant hurt.
It worked for me.
Good luck

Hi M......To answer you question about men going "sterile". With my 1st marriage we where married for 3 years and never used protection. Well my husband at the time drank a couple beers a day, which I found out could make him become sterile. well we did divorce. And he remarry. His new wife made him stop drinking and after a year of not drinking they did have a baby. My point behind this is that men can become sterile because of reasons like this, but without a reason I dont think they just dont become sterile just because of stress and such...Good Luck

You could go get acupuncture. Chinese medicine specializes in this, and is a relatively cheap first step to checking your health. The Pacific College of Oriental medicine is on Broadway and near Grace in Chicago, and has a supervised student clinic that I've been to for other things.

I used the clear blue easy fertility monitor. IT IS VERY PRICEY!!!!! But, it totally works. I found out that I don't ovulate on the 14th day or there abouts like most. I ovulate on day 9. My husband and I were trying at all the wrong times of the month. (That's okay it was practice.) So, our first go around we started to see a specialist and had found out that there was nothing wrong with either of us. We used the monitor and got pregnant. Now the second go round was just recent. I started the monitor in August and we just confirmed that we are pregnant. I think we just got lucky this time but knowing when you are ovulating helps. Good Luck.

I am a mom of 2, a 10 year old and a 5 year old. The age difference was not planned. I had my first when I was 20. When she was 22 mos. We decided to start trying for another. After a year of trying everything(useing all different techniques that are suppose to tell you when you're ovulating and such)we both got tested. There was nothing really wrong with either of us. I didn't ovulate as frequent as most women but nothing to hinder concieving. So after about 2 years we went on fertility pills. Another 9 mos. went by with nothing. During this time I watched both of my sister-in-laws have babies. I was devastated. Eventually, I gave up! I figured at least I was blessed with one baby. I enrolled back into a junior college and we bought a 2 car. I found out I was 7 weeks pregnant only 4 weeks later. My advice is TRY not to stress yourself. Make sure everything medically is fine, if it is then it will happen if it's ment to be! It happened once - it can happen again! I know your heart aches when you see a baby but just remember what you already have. Also, secondary fertility is actually a very common problem. It happens to more of us than we know. Good luck and I hope the best for you and your family.

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