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Ready for Baby # 2, but no luck so far.

My son is almost 16 months old, and my husband and I are ready for Baby # 2.  We stopped using any protection back in May, but weren't actively trying to get pregnant.  After seeing my OBGYN for my annual appt, in July, I obtained some of the ovulation predictor kits...at her suggestion.  I have now ovulated in August and September and have had intercourse accordingly, but nothing yet.  We literally got pregnant with our son the first month that we stopped using protection, and I wasn't even paying attention to my ovulating.  I know that it often takes several months to get pregnant, but i am getting discouraged and need some reassurance from other moms that have been in similar situations.  Thanks for any information or ideas that you may have.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda, Our365Host on September 14, 2011 at 7:05am

I remember when trying to conceive my first thinking that the window of opportunity was so small, it was amazing people even got pregnant at all!

 

I know it's frustrating to be trying with no results. :(You're right though that it is normal for things to take up to 6 months even for young, healthy couples though. Are you also charting your cycles using a basal body temperature thermometer? I used the site Fertility Friend when we were TTC my first, and found it amazingly helpful. They will also confirm your ovulation, which the predictor kits can't actually do (they tell you when you are having an LH surge, but now when you actually ovulate, or even that ovulation happens).

 

Good luck! Please check in and let us know if you try anything else. I hope you see that BFP soon!

Permalink Reply by Dami Dayton on September 16, 2011 at 11:54am
Taking Charge of your Fertility, a book, is great at getting you in tune with your body so conception is easier :)
Permalink Reply by Tamara Schrag on September 17, 2011 at 9:16am
Just thought that you would like to know that I have just been in your shoes.  For our first child, within a month we were expecting.  We just recently decided to try for child number two and it became very frustrating when it didn't happen right away.  We tried about four months before we just found out we were expecting again.  For us, I think it may have had to do with our stress level.  My husband had started a new job right around the same time, but I just thought you would like to know that there are other people out there who have been in your shoes and a second pregnancy can still happen!!!  :-)
Permalink Reply by Andy&MattzMom on September 17, 2011 at 10:29am
Not to be offensive, but how is your weight? If you are overweight, that has a lot to do with difficulty in conception. I had trouble getting pregnant with baby 1 10 years ago and it took me 10 years to conceive baby 2 and I know that a large part of that was because I was overweight. I went on Weight Watchers and lost 55lbs and discovered I was pregnant before I hit my goal. Make sure you are getting plenty of exercise, you are at a healthy weight, and you are eating properly. That has a big hand in conception. Good luck and keep your chin up! :)
Permalink Reply by Lexie&JustinsMom on January 25, 2012 at 1:44pm

I completely agree with you.  We were trying for baby #2 for 2 years.  I finally got on track with eating healthy and losing weight.  In a month I had gotten pregnant. 

Permalink Reply by owen's mommy on September 20, 2011 at 10:46am

hi there...

i SOOOO know your frustration and have been in your exact shoes. with our first, we got pregnant the very first time/month that we stopped using protection. we didn't worry about my ovulation schedule and it just happened. well, that gave us this false sense of how things really worked! so when we started ''trying'' for number 2, we thought it would happen like it did with the first...uuuuhhh, no! :( like you, i had my annual appt, and talked to the doctor about it. they recommended trying the ovulation kits as well. so, i tried them for a couple months with no results. we tried for 8 months before it happened again for us...so it took us a long time, or, maybe it's just a ''normal'' amount of time and last time was abnormal?! but i will say this...it happened the month that we finally just didn't think about it or talk about it AT ALL...

i know it will happen for you guys again, just like it did for us. try not to stress about it (i didn't realize that i was thinking/stressing out about it as much as i was) or make it your focus, and just enjoy and appreciate your time as a family of 3. for me, that is when it all fell into place.

good luck!

~melissa

Permalink Reply by Mom034 on January 17, 2012 at 2:11pm
My first two were easy , then we wanted another it took us two yrs and finally got pregnant. I don't know why it was harder! We just kind of gave up and started to not think so much about it. Sometimes when you are thinking so much and stressing so much about another it's harder. Good luck it will happen when it is supposed to
Permalink Reply by Elizabeth Smith on January 25, 2012 at 3:53pm
I want to thank you all so much for your input and kind words. I did decide to try to lose a few pounds as well as look in to some of your suggestions. I was able to lose several pounds and did start exercising more frequently. I also found that the book "Taking charge of your Fertility" made a lot if sense to me. I was able to borrow it from a friend, and I am thrilled to say that we got pregnant the very first month I used the ideas in the book!! I am actually almost 16 weeks along now. I can't tell you all how much it meant to know that other people have been in my situation and I know that helped me stay positive. So far, I feel great and we are very excited for our Baby #2!!. Thanks again.
Permalink Reply by Lexie&JustinsMom on January 26, 2012 at 12:47pm

Congrats!  I am so happy for you! 

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