Feeling a bit low...Baby #1 conceived first month of trying...now on attempt month 5 for #2...is it because of C-Section?

Honey, it took me no time to conceive number one - she wasn't planned - and six months for number two. IMO the only thing that's likely to have changed is the opportunity for sex - don't forget that!

Corrin, I was in a similar situation. Conceived in 3 mths the first time and it took 16 months the second time. I know so many couples that it is taking a year or more for their second or third. I agree you should think how lucky you were the first time. I would recommend temping for a few mnths (you can buy the temping kit in boots) and you will soon see if you are ovulating or not. Also check out the fertilityfriend website and you can download a handbook from there which gives you a good rundown of things you can do. Finally - join the ttc6 thread...there is great support there and lots of women in similar situations to you.
Good luck and hope it happens soon for you.

Fertility Friend has lots of (complicated) info on how to tell if you're ovulating.

Basically:

• you can use ovulation predictor kits that will tell you that you are about to ovulate (and probably will but its not 100% certain)

• you can take your temperature every morning - after you ovulate it goes up by 0.2 or a degree, or so, until your AF comes

• you can start examining your cervical mucus

• your doctor can do endless blood tests.

If your cycle is regular then you probably are ovulating. Have you been on the pill? Sometimes takes a while to start ovulating again afterwards.

I conceived at the first go with ds1, but took 9 months of trying to become pregnant second time. I didn't have a c/s first time, but after a while became convinced there was something up and went out and bought an opk to check if I was ovulating. Funnily enough, that was the month ds2 was conceived, but I don't think it was the opk, as it had me ovulating on the very day I would have expected to anyway.
I think it's just one of those things and usually takes the average couple anything up to a year, we were just very lucky first time.

Corrin ... I was in the same boat. I got pregnant twice in the first month of trying (the second time I had an M/C) and then it took me 6 months to get pregnant with DD. It was very disheartening. I went to the doctor and asked about the c/section a) causing my M/C and b) stopping me from conceiving. My doctor said it was highly unlikely.
But she did say that we go through cycles of ovulating regularly and not ... and we wouldn't know it unless we were trying for a baby ... she thought that my cycle was a bit up the spout and it would come right. She suggested I took a break for 3 months and then try again ... and guess what? 2 weeks later after talking to the doctor I did a test and I was pregnant!
Hang in there ....
Hugs xx

I'm the opposite - it took seven months to conceive ds1. Emergency C-Section for ds1. Fell pregnant with ds2 in the first month of trying for #2 (which incidentally was seven months after ds1 born!). In my case a C-section seems to have improved things!!

If you have a reasonably regular cycle, you could try persona. Quite pricey but it tells you exactly when you will ovulate, if you will ovulate and when af is due etc. Worked for me!!!

I am in the same boat..got preg first time trying with DS and now been trying 6 months..I also had a C-Section. I asked doctor and he said it makes no difference. My cycles are different though to how they used to be so I put that down to having child or maybe just the reaction to coming off the pill. I know how you feel though

Getting pg is really a matter of luck and timing. Five months is no time at all really. How old are you? Instead of thinking, 'what's wrong with me this time' you could think, "I was incredibly lucky first time". I think it is extremely unlikely it is anything to do with your body, but just one of those thing.

I had two c sections so, for me, it certainly didn't alter anything and was never mentioned as a potential problem. Although I had miscarriages before my dds I didn't have a problem conceiving after first child - I was very lucky. However, have many friends who were less fortunate and had to wait quite a while before second conception. Don't they say wait a year and then consult GP/if you're really worried talk to your GP. Lots of luck.