Trying to Conceive
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Trying to Get Pregnant After Being on the Depo Shot
Asked by J.G. from Detroit
on January 3, 2007
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I am currently on the depo shot and have been on it for about 5 years. This year I am planning on getting pregnant, and am worried about how long it may take. Has anyo...
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- Hi J.! It took me a year before I could get pregnant with child #2. Good luck on getting pregnant! If you do get pregnant, be careful going back on the shot too s...
- Good morning. Sorry to tell you but my friend was on the shot for 5 years too and it took her a LONG time to get pregnant..I hope you are luckier than her...She now i...
- Some women don't have a problem but the vast majority end up with long term infertility issues. For those women it can take anywhere from a year to 5yrs to conceive. ...
Trying to Find Other Moms That Are TTC
Asked by J.H. from Killeen
on October 11, 2006
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My husband and I have recently decided to start trying for another baby. We have all boys so far and only 2 out of 3 live with us. One is 16 and plans to move back to ...
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- I have been trying to concieve for about 8mts and my doctor put me on clomis 50mg. This is my third month on it and i still havent gotten pregnant. It is more stressfu...
- Yes it would make a difference. You need to find out the days that you are fertile and work around that. It might not happen quickly but you will know that you are t...
- this book helped me, and I do think trying does make a difference. The quickest way to get pregnant naturally is a book that explains everything in plain language so ...
Desperate to Conceive - but Full of Stress
Asked by J.V. from Washington DC
on August 23, 2010
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I have a trifecta of stress recently and thought I'd reach out for a little sanity relief. First: I was laid off and have been out of work since July 1st. I have bee...
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- You really need to work on your stress. I'm no doctor, but I find to fall asleep, I have some nice meditative music I like to listen to. It's very soothing. Meditate, ...
- RELAX! Whoa! I can relate to multiple stress sources- my stresses are different but there is a lot now. NO matter how much you stress about any of this- it will not...
- Ok, if your cycle isn't regular there is one way to know if you are getting close to ovulation. If this is TMI I apologize. All women who are fertile secrete cervica...
Extended Breastfeeding and Trying to Concieve
Asked by H.H. from Milwaukee
on May 29, 2010
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I've decided to be an 'extended breastfeeder', Not only is my toddler extremely attached, but when I made my first attempt at weaning, I became super depressed and fel...
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- My period returned when my son was 19 months old, and it took 6 months to conceive after that. He was nursing many times day and night at that time. It is possible. ...
- With all eight of my children, I got pregnant while breastfeeding. It was not while I was exclusively breastfeeding. It was after my babies started eating solids, w...
- I've been pg 5 times when extended nusing - one of those times when extend nusing two children! (3 ended in miscarriage but that's unrelated to nursing. I had 2 loss...
Trying for a Girl After 4 Boys
Asked by Z.Z. from Washington DC
on February 18, 2010
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When do you stop trying for a girl when you have 3 boys and another one on the way? We were lucky enough to get pregnant with girls twice, but sadly lost both of them ...
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- As crazy as this sounds, if you're serious about having a girl, first go to eBay and look up the seller "mia-angel." she specializes in fertility "spells" and has spec...
- I am so sorry for your losses. I can not imagine. I think as long as you and your husband want another baby, to go for it! I am one of 5 and loved growing up with ...
- If you still have the desire for a little girl in your heart after #4 arrives I think you should go for it. Over the long-term five is not any harder than four kids. ...
Trying After a Miscarriage.
Asked by M.S. from Wichita
on May 24, 2008
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Hello-
How long after you had a miscarriage did you try/get pregnant again?
I miscarried at 6 weeks. The doctor said we can try again right away. It's a little ...
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- My doctor wanted us to wait 3 or 4 months before trying again to give my body time to recover. I was a bit farther along, though. My miscarriages were between my fir...
- We had a miscarriage between our son and daughter, they told us when I had the miscarriage that there was no sign that I was even pregnant and that would could also tr...
- well, supposedly you are more fertile just after giving birth, so maybe it's the same after a miscarriage. just make sure you are emotionally ready.
Trying to Have a Baby Girl!
Asked by K.G. from Seattle
on January 25, 2008
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I have two boys, ages soon to be 6 and 4. I am thinking to have a third child and I would love for that to be a girl. I am checking out different websites based on t...
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- Hello K. - The relationship between the phase of the menstrual cycle and the likelihood of conceiving a child of a particular gender is associated with the acidity ...
- I completely understand (and it seems so do a LOT of others). I have 3 daughters from a previous marraige and desperately want a boy. My sister has 2 boys and desper...
- Try to get a book called Taking Charge of your Fertility, the definitive guide to natural birth control and pregnancy achievment by Toni Weschler, MPH. It is very har...
Advice About Trying for a Second Baby
Asked by M.L. from Burlington
on June 13, 2008
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Our son is 28 months old, and we have been trying to have a second baby for 20 months now. I have even been on Clomid for the full run that I should be able to use it...
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- M., You are still really young at 38 and you sound like you have a happy marriage and a great family... another baby would only add more joy to your life. You woul...
- I am an only child. I loved it and still do. When each of my parents died, it was a lot of work and stress and it was all up to me to take care of everything, but that...
- do what is right for you. I had my second (my boys are 5 3/4 years apart) when I was 37 . I understand exactly how you feel. We werent sure about having an second an...
Trying to Decide Whether to Have #2?
Asked by K.H. from Des Moines
on April 2, 2008
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My husband and I are trying to decide whether or not to have a second child. I've heard that two kids are three times as hard as one and that is what is holding me ba...
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- I completely understand your view on things. I am a mother of two currently with another one on the way this July. I thought the same thing when my son was younger a...
- You need to follow your heart. Two of my sisters had their children later in life. They both had hard labors. My twin (started at age 39)had to have both C-...
- Hi K., We had our son when we were 36. After he was 5 (job change and lack of insurance for a while, 4 year difference was more our choice) we tired again but not as...
Trying for a Boy
Asked by A.A. from Los Angeles
on August 16, 2009
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Hi,
Has anybody tried successfully to conceive a boy using Dr.Shettles method or any other?
I have 1 baby girl 2 years old and completely adore her and wouldn't gi...
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- I don't know about the method you're asking about but we used the Chinese calenar. Go to www.chinagold.com to get the idea. There was a three month window that suggest...
- having sex on the day OF ovulation and the day AFTER ovulation. (no sex 3 days or more BEFORE ovulation)
- I dont' know about the method you mentioned but I have read several women saying sex on day of ovulation or right after. Well, I had to use ovulation tests to know whe...
