TTC for 6 months and still no baby?

[Shadowsmum1]

Hi there,

I am 23 been TTC seriously with my partner for 6 months now however, I am starting to get worried and think there could be something wrong with me.

The backstory is that I haven't been on contraception for about 2 years now as we said we will see if it happens naturally. Once we got to the 1-year mark we started to consider trying a little bit harder... so I have been tracking my periods and ovulation dates taking OPK tests to make sure we BD on the right days but still nothing.

I have gone to the doctors and nothing is wrong with me, I don't have any hormonal issues it is pretty much unexplained.

This month I had a positive OPK on cycle day 15 and made sure we BD cycle day 13 twice (TMI) then cycle day 15 with the positive of the OPK

but now I am on cycle day 21 and I can honestly feel as though my period is coming AGAIN! I just don't understand why it is taking so long to get a BFP but hope AF doesn't come in the next 7 days but I have a strong feel AF is on the way.

please, any advice would help.

If you've been off contraception for two years and haven't conceived, I think you need to ask your GP to refer you to a fertility clinic for further investigations.

Has your partner had his sperm tested yet?

No he hasn’t but has got a previous partner pregnant so I assume nothing is wrong in that department

Don't assume anything. Things can change over time, especially if he's had any lifestyle changes.

Learn about the testing process. You said you've had tests? Where they on the right cycle day? What were they testing? Gps aren't always clues up on infertility...

Most fertility books etc say you need to have much more sex than that, like every few days all month long. Have you tried looking at Zita West books on fertility? You can probably improve things naturally whilst also pursuing more testing through the gp

How often do you have sex? It sounded like very little in your first post - apologies if I misunderstood.

You should have sex every other day all month to be certain they are sperm available when you ovulate. Hope this may help!

yes, I had a vaginal scan to check that I didn't have any fibroids or abnormalities within my womb
I had blood tests done taken on the first day of my period and 21st day of my period to check LH levels and hormone levels were fine
I have had blood tests to check my thyroid function
GP hasn't really said much after getting my results back other than keep trying for 6 more months
however, I still feel that there may be something wrong with me and I will get my partner to go to the GP for a semen test

thank you will look into that x

hiya
so we have had sex every other day sometimes every day throughout this month, I just referenced the times we had sex during my fertile window because I try not to be too mechanical about it as my partner always says it will happen when the time is right, however, we both have a lot of sex so I would assume I would be [pregnant by now

A lot of clinics that offer private pregnancy scans also do well woman checks so it may be worth speaking with them about whether any other checks are included that you haven't had already.

It's worth getting your partner checked. The fact he got someone pregnant before doesn't mean by his sperm are fine now.

Best of luck!