S/o tttc

karen2508

Carlinlp's post got me wondering, how long did you wait before talking to your doctor about TTTC? I know it can take a year under age 35 and be perfectly normal, but I wonder if some talked to their doc before the 6 month over 35/12 month under 35 window?

MrsNole

I waited a little over a year (about 14 months).  But I wish I would have gone sooner since I was charting and knew that I wasn't ovulating.

ssinca

I think I waited 3 months - I've never had regular periods so I knew something was up, plus I was due for my annual so it just worked out to talk about options then.

I'm under 35 but over 30 so I knew I didn't want to wait a year.

flymansWife

we're not TTC yet but my doc told me to call if we've been trying for 6 months and haven't gotten PG....

kiarox2002

I went off the pill in December and didn't get a period until March.  Then it wouldn't stop.  After about 3 weeks of very heavy flow I called my OB.  They had to give me meds to stop my period.  They gave me an ultrasound and told me that I probably had PCOS (I do) and started doing testing.  

If it hadn't been very obvious that something was wrong, I probably would have waited at least 6 months which is when my annual would have been.  IF treatment/ testing was very expensive and hard on me physically and emotionally.  I know it is hard to wait, but I would give it at least 6 months unless you have reason to suspect that something is going on.  I was 26 when we started TTC.

nanann

I had set up an appointment after 7 months/cycles of trying with Elena even though I was under 35.

I ended up pregnant on month/cycle 8.

Since it took 8 cycles with Elena, I didn't worry - even think about it -  when it took 8 cycles again with Julia.  Probably would have started getting concerned if still no success after a year.

m_and_m

I waited just shy of a year to call, and it was at about a year that I saw Dr Seeker. I was charting the entire time and knew I was O'ing, also that I had some other issues (LP defect, hostile CM, non-PCOS cysts, potential endometriosis) but we moved from Dallas to Austin after about 6 mos of TTC so I couldn't have done much before that anyway. FWIW, I was 24 when we started TTC.

PrincessBrideSarah

I had an appointment to discuss TTTC right around the time that we had been trying for 12 months (I am under 35). DH and I wanted to give all the lesser interventions opportunities to work, which is why we ended up doing so many cycles of Femara, injectables, and IUIs before moving on to IVF (which worked on the first try). We ultimately did fertility interventions for 1 year and 9 months--which means we were TTC for just under three years. I did get pregnant but miscarried just after the two year mark.

Had I known what a long road we faced, I probably would have talked to a doctor sooner. I do not regret taking our time working through the interventions, though.

BTW, I had very regular periods and ovulated on my own, so there was no obvious problem prior to our seeking treatment.

Kim777

My cycles had never been regular, but I didn't realize it might cause problems ttc until I miscarried. My screwy cycles pointed to lpd in part and some research showed that it could possibly have had something to do with the miscarriage so I took my charts in to my doctor after 3 months because I was terrified it would happen again. He had no freaking clue what he was talking about and said my cycles were normal. I waited 3 more months and took him my charts again. He still thought nothing was wrong, but he ordered the progesterone test I wanted. I'm really still not sure why but he ordered an SA for DH at that time, which showed lots of problems. He told us we probably wouldn't get pg on our own and we started treatments. I got  pg exactly a year after we started ttc. We were both 30 at the time.

Mainer-in-Texas

I am under 35 and was told to see an RE anytime between months 6 and 12 of TTC because there was a 50/50ish chance my CF would cause problems. We saw an RE after 7 months/cycles and started treatments after 8 months/cycles on our own. It took another 7 cycles to get our sticky baby, so I'm glad we didn't wait. I think, if a person isn't ovulating, they don't have to wait a year to talk to a doctor - obviously something is wrong! The year is a rule of thumb because a much of the time nothing is wrong and it just takes time to get PG.

BubbleToes

I had beautiful charts for about 6 months then had 3 months in a row without O'ing.  I saw my OB/GYN after the 3rd annovulatory cycle and she referred me to an RE shortly after.

JenniferL923

I think I was just at 12 cycles when I went to ask for a referral from my OB.  I had also been spotting or bleeding continuously for about most of the last 3 cycles at that time, so obviously something wasn't right.

FeistyFille

ssinca:

I think I waited 3 months - I've never had regular periods so I knew something was up, plus I was due for my annual so it just worked out to talk about options then.

I'm under 35 but over 30 so I knew I didn't want to wait a year.

Ditto.  

I was charting so I also knew I wasn't ovulating.  There's not much sense in not talking to the doc if you know there's zero possibility of getting PG on your own.