Trying to Conceive
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Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding
Asked by J.P. from Greensboro
on October 4, 2010
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I am currently breastfeeding my two month old and have not started my cycles yet. I would love to conceive again soon but I do not want to quit breastfeeding. Any sugg...
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- While breastfeeding does delay the return of fertility, it doesn't stop it. I nursed each of my 7 kids for 3 yrs, and had them approx. 2 yrs apart. This is a naturally...
- My cycles came back fairly quickly even though I was nursing exclusively but do know that if you get pregnant the taste of your milk may change and baby could reject t...
- My suggestion is "Don't." Your body is wonderfully designed with a built-in feature that keeps you from being over-taxed by growing children (either inside you with pr...
Advice on How to Cope with Trying to Get Pregnant!
Asked by M.L. from Spartanburg
on October 16, 2007
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Me & my husband just got married almost two months ago.We are ready to start a family asap.I am 34 & he is 39.Neither of us has any kids & I want nothing more than to ...
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- Quit trying for awhile and just enjoyed being married. Do not think about children when you are together and that is when it will happen. I would give it some time a...
- We tried for 5 years before seeing a doctor, got answers and help and now have 4+ kids. I think when it's in your heart to have children, you will. How you get those...
- My advice would be to go online to www.justmommies.com and join the TTC board (trying to conceive.) It helped me immensely to have that support and advice available w...
Trying to Get Pregnant for #2 for over a Year
Asked by R.W. from Denver
on February 10, 2008
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I have never made a request, but thought I would give this a try. My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant with a 2nd Child and it has been 13 months now. I...
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- Hi R., I have never used Clomid or really have any advice on that matter. I do however want to wish you a lot of fertility luck! I know how hard it is to want to conce...
- The first time I was on Clomid, I had hot flashes - just like menopause I imagine. I'd be sitting at my desk and break out into a hot sweat. It did help me to get pr...
- Hi, WOW! We sound so much alike...I am a SAHM and have a 2/12 yr old Daughter. My husband and I just got PG after 20 mos of trying. Unfortunately, I just had a mi...
Please Advise: Trying to Get Pregnant After the Pill
Asked by L.P. from Houston
on April 4, 2008
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I know that this has been discussed before, but I'm really worried. I started taking the pill about 3 months before my husband and I got married and stopped taking it ...
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- Before calling the doc, I would go to the store and get an ovulation predictor tests. There are many out there and they are all pretty reliable. It might just take you...
- Hi L., I had a friend who was in your situation. She got pregnant right away with the first child, but it took her a few months to get pregnant for her second one....
- The average time it takes couples to conceive is 6-12 months depending on your age. I'd say don't sweat it until you go past the year mark, then go see your doc. The...
Trying to Conceive
Asked by L.C. from San Francisco
on April 28, 2008
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I am a 36 year old mom of two boys 13 and 3 I am ready for another baby but cant get pregnant what should I do I know I can have kids and my boyfriend can to is there ...
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- Take prenatal vitamins and an extra folic acid (extra important for women over 35). Track your cervical mucus(CM) to find out when your ovulating and drink green tea....
- Hi L., my advise is to relax, and don't worry about it it will come if God so desires it. Put your trust on the Lord and see what happends. With all do respect to your...
- We're just about to start trying again and 36 yr old. I have 1 son... and for the first round - I was going to an acupuncturist (and taking herb teas), which got my bo...
Trying to Get Pregnant with Thyroid Issues...
Asked by M.P. from Reno
on October 5, 2008
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Has anyone who has a thyroid problem had success in getting pregnant? I didn't have thyroid problems until after my first child. Trying for my second, but doctor sai...
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- Two of my sister-in-laws had a hard time getting pregnant. Drs said it was almost impossible. Not sure what the problem was, but I know one was suspected as having a t...
- I've been having thyroid problems since i was in my early twenties. Nobody told me that this would be a problem in a pregnancy. We tried for 10 years to conceive befor...
- I had/have low thyroid issues. In fact, about 4 years ago I couldn't crawl out of bed it was so bad. I also had "unexplained infertility", endo, fibroids, polyps, et...
Hormonal Imblance and Trying to Get Pregnant
Asked by D. from Detroit
on April 8, 2009
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Hi All,
So i have been trying to get pregnant for about 8 months. In that 8 months though, I have had about 12 cycles. My whole life I have been irregular and so ...
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- I would suggest a homeopath, because taking drugs/hormones, as you say, could drastically affect the entire situation. My progesterone was low, so I'm supposed to u...
- Hi D. - I think your course of action will depend on what you feel comfortable doing and which road you feel is more appropriate. I say that because I know convent...
- Google the Creighton Model, it's an amazing formm of Natural Family Planning that works with your body. You can get pregnant even with an irregular cycle, and if you c...
Embarassing Trying to Conceive Question
Asked by K.Y. from Providence
on September 15, 2006
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I'm trying to get pregnant with our third child but have a tilted uterus, so it is difficult. Books say to lay still with your hips elevated for about 20 minutes. Do...
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- I have a tilted uterus also. My third child we tried for 3 years. Eventually I went on fertility pills. Well we decided to give up and that month I got pregnant. I...
- Hi K.. I too have a tilted uterus and it really wasn't a problem. Our problem was not getting the right timing. My doctor said the way to figure out when you are ovu...
- thhis is embarassing but i also have a tilted uterus and i got pregnant twice we were trying for months than we started just doing it doggie style and it worked...lol ...
Fertility Issues/questions While Trying to Get Pregnant Again - Please!!
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on October 5, 2007
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I had one my first of several fertility doc visits today and wondering if any mom's out there can respond with some of my questions and concerns I have.
In my cas...
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- Hi K.! I had the hysterosalpingrography procedure done and it wasn't as bad as I feared. Is your Dr. a reproductive endocrinologist? After dealing with infertilit...
- Estrogen dominance: http://sharedjourney.com/infertility_estrogen.html You may cramp excessively from the hysterosalpingogram. I would suggest taking a cramp and p...
- I also had an ectopic pg on my first pregnancy and lost one of my tubes in the process. After two years of trying, I had the procedure to check my other tube and make...
Trying to Conceive While Breastfeeding and No Return of Period
Asked by M.S. from New York
on February 10, 2011
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Hi ladies. I am breastfeeding and have not gotten my perioid yet. Our child is almost 1 year. (She both breastfeeds and eats solids.) We are trying for another baby...
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- I never got my period before 14 months postpartum at the earliest. I imagine you are similar to me in that. My advice is to enjoy the breastfeeding of this child, don'...
- I became prego with my second without having a period in between and breastfeeding. I think it just depends on the person. Keep breastfeeding and go as long as you c...
- Unless you take an ovulation kit test EVERYDAY while you breastfeed, you won't know you ovulated until your first period back. The reason people get pregnant while bre...
