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My husband and I have been trying to get pregnant the past few months and so far no luck. Its just weird cuz you hear about all the people getting pregant right off the bat and its taking us a forever it seems. Could there be something wrong or does it sometimes take a while? And is there anything I could do to better my chances?

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EliseW

replied on December 16th, 2005

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Re: Getting Pregnant

lauren1416 wrote:

my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant the past few months and so far no luck. Its just weird cuz you hear about all the people getting pregant right off the bat and its taking us a forever it seems. Could there be something wrong or does it sometimes take a while? And is there anything I could do to better my chances?

i know! Doesn't it seem like some people just think about it and get pregnant? People who don't even care or want to get pregnant seem to be the ones who have no trouble! My husband and I have been trying for 6 months now. I have read so much about what increases your chances. These are the highlights: 1) track you basal body temperature. Buy a special bbt thermometer and then there is this website called fertilityfriend.Com that I find so helpful for helping figure out your ovulation day and target when to try and/or figure out if you have an abnormal cycle. 2) stay away from lubricants and using saliva for lubrication. They can kill and/or block the sperm from getting where they need to go. There are only 3 lubricants I have found online that sperm can travel safely through. I haven't tried any of them yet. 3) lay with a pillow under your behind for approx 30 minutes after trying (gravity supposedly helps). 4) I also heard having an orgasm helps. 5) if your cervical mucus is too thick, try taking robitussin 5 days prior to when you get your eggwhite cm. An ingredient called gualferexin thins out the mucus and then the sperm can travel through more easily. Generally, they say you ovulate the last day you see the eggwhite cm. Supposedly, it takes most couples 6 months to have success and 12 months if over a certain age. Hopefully some of these tricks will help us soon!! Let me know how it goes!

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