Mattlizr:

my wife was on the pill for almost 12 years primarily because she had an irregular period (her cycle goes almost every three months but is not consistent). The pill helped to regulate her cycle.

When we decided to try to have children. Her irregular cycle made it difficult to try to have children. Two years later we had a baby boy.

You still ovulate but not as frequently as normal women.

It is good for you to track your temperature. We are trying to have a second child and my wife has been doing this. She still is trying to understand her body.

We try to have sex every other day. Sperm may last several days and waiting every other day allows for a greater secretion especially if your husband is in his thirties. If he is in his twenties, I am sure you can do more.

My wife is on the heavy set side, when she decided to run a half a marathon, she lost about 25 lbs. I believe the loss of weight and benefits of exercise helped her cycle. I think her cycle was every other month as she continued to train. She started running in february. We ran the half marathon in sept. We found out she was pregnant two days before christmas. What a christmas present, that's when she decided to tell me.

I am not sure how long you have been trying, but if it has been a while, have you husband tested for his sperm count. Just to take out this doubt. You can do all the tests you can on you, but if he is shooting blanks, there is little chance for you to get pregnant. If you have been trying for over a year, many health plans will cover part of the cost.

I hope this helps you.

Tomz

Thanks for the support and suggestions.
We've been trying for just about a year now. We've read that it's best to have sex every other day, but it's really difficult to it that infrequently and on a schedule. :(
we're both 24, so age isn't an issue, and both of us exercise regularly (but i'm careful not to overdo it). As far as I can tell we're doing everything we can do ourselves.
I have an appointment next week with a doctor to talk about it and to see if we should go ahead with the fertility tests. Everybody keeps saying that my husband should be tested first since it's an easier test, but I want to get us both done at the same time since a third of the time both people have a problem.