TTC

jimmer9 · December 2012

My husband and I have been trying to have a baby for the last 6 months. I have Ovulation apps on my phone that I go by because they seem to be accurate, we are having sex probably 3 of the 5 window days and we have yet to get pregnant. Any help on what I can do to take the next step? maybe take some pre natal vitamins, or go to the doctor? I know your not supposed to go to the doctor unless its been a year though. My husband is in the Navy and trying to plan a baby when he is not away on deployment is hard, let alone trying to have a baby and it's not working. Is there any Ovulation Predictor Kits that might help me? I have never used one before so I don't know the good brands or the accurate ones. I know there is so many couples frustrated while TTC..and I'm just one of them!

BoopADoopBetty · December 2012

Are you charting? Those apps are useless unless it's based off you charting your temp every morning.

Pockety · December 2012

Definitely start charting your temperature daily, and use the Fertility Friend app and read their "lessons" on charting.. It's the only way to know when you ovulated. Use a basal thermometer. The one preferred by the TTC board is the Mabis. You can get it on Amazon for about 8 or so; I believe Walmart carries it too, and probably Walgreens, CVS, etc.

OPKs are good too. You can get a ton for cheap on Amazon, the Wondfo brand. Maybe 50 tests for 16. OPKs tell you when your body is gearing up to ovulate. It is possible that your body gets ready to ovulate and then doesn't, so you could have positive OPKs but you wouldn't know you didn't ovulate unless you were charting your temperature.

OPKs are positive when the test line is as dark or darker than the control line, and negative if the line is lighter. This is different from pregnancy tests, where any line is a positive.

Also sometimes OPKs are only positive for 12 hours or so, so it's best to do 2 a day.

Good luck!! With my first baby, I just had lots of sex during the "middle" of my cycle, and 3 cycles later, I was pregnant. Now we're trying for number 2, and it's been 5 months so I'm now starting to chart, temp, and use OPKs. Wish it was easy again!

thehunterswife · December 2012

I also reccommend charting your temp and most of the women on here use Fertility Friend!! Good luck!

LnR70707 · December 2012

You should have started prenatal vitamins before you even started trying. They won't help you get pregnant, but they'll help your baby more if you've taken them regularly beforehand, not after you find out.