FJL

Thankyou so much everyone, for your kind words and well wishes and for reassuring me that i'm not the only one (though it feels like it sometimes!)

Hypnorm, i've been on a pre-conception folic acid pill 2 months before we were TTC, so that would make it since September 06. I have been drinking de-caf coffee since that time too - but I do love my chocolate so I guess i'd be getting a fair whack of caffeine from that alone LOL.

I eat fairly healthy - yes, I love junk food, but i'm eating 3 good meals a day, maybe some fast food once a week or something. I'm very active. I have horses, so I ride at least once a day and do lots of walking around our farm - at least a few kms a day.

Dr said my check-up was fine when I went in October. Blood tests were all good, blood pressure, weight, pap smear, heart etc.

I don't know what is wrong if there is something wrong???

Is it true that a Dr won't see you until you've been trying for 12 months?

Helen

At least I'm afraid. Some even want you to go 18 months which they may do as you are younger. Unfortunately, doctors seem to focus on the medical side and don't really give much thought to the psychological side of TTC.

I always thought that part of the problem was the way contraception is emphasised as you are growing up, they lead you to believe that one slip and you'll be PG. Yes, that can happen, but mostly it doesn't.

The good news is that TTC for 5 months without a result doesn't mean anything is wrong at all. It could just be you are unlucky with your timing. My advice is get to know your body and work out when you are ovulating. There's a book called "Taking charge of your fertility" by Toni Weschler which I found helpful and is worth a read if you can get hold of a copy.

FJL

Thankyou Helen - you've been a great help

hypnorm

my doctor said that he wouldn't consider getting me checked over untill we had been trying for 2 yrs! 5 months isn't long. so i hope you get your bfp soon!

FJL

Oh my god hypnorm - 2 years???

Did you find another doctor?!?

Old Hayley

It'll happen when your not expecting it which sounds like another load of stupid advice... I was using the OPK's every month and getting disapointed when i got my period each time... then it happened and i was in total shock because it was the one month i thought we hadn't tried hard enough. I was trying the middle of each cycle and i actually concieved in the first week of my cycle - which totally threw me. It will happen and as you say your young, healthy and active. It does seem that EVERYONE IN THE WORLD is pregnant when your trying... so annoying! BUt believe everyone when they say IT WILL HAPPEN.

H x

hypnorm

Just been to toddlers with Ewan and suddendly realised that about 5 of the mums there are pregnant... never even noticed in previous weeks.
and our neighbour had a baby boy at the weekend, and my SIL is expecting in November.. you can't get away from it!

Arcanegirl

I must be one of the lucky ones that got put through testing at 11 months trying.

We will all get there

Layla

me too, i for refered after 8 months from Feb, but really it was after my misscarriage in July so only 3 months.

x

Wobbles

Sometimes I can understand doctors wanting to wait until x many months trying but 2 years I think takes the **** & when it's loooking like there could very well be a problem like PCOS etc not ovulating ... thats when it annoys me.

Its stupid. I'm really not prepared to be messed aound much more when I move.