Six months TTC, now what?

[Corporatepreggolady]

Hi everyone,

The advice on the internet is overwhelming, so I thought I'd ask here. I conceived quickly with my daughter, the first month of trying. Now I am 34 and it has been six months. I know trying for a year is within the normal scope, but I am mindful of our preferred age gap and that time is ticking.

Have had negatives for six cycles... What now? I am already doing ovulation sticks and apparently tracking. Should I be doing anything else?

Thank you in advance

Just kept waiting. Our second took a year to conceive

You wait and you keep busy. Might be worth laying off the sticks for a few months and just have sex every 1-2 days around middle of your cycles. “Preferred age gap” is wildly privileged to say. Blows my mind anyone plans these things

You wait and you keep busy. Might be worth laying off the sticks for a few months and just have sex every 1-2 days around middle of your cycles. “Preferred age gap” is wildly privileged to say. Blows my mind anyone plans these things

I think it depends how desperate you are to get pregnant at this stage. If it’s a ‘nice to have’ then keep trying for another 6/12 and if no luck then see your GP about a potentially referral onto NHS fertility services if you meet local criteria (and then there will be a wait).

The other option is seeking a private assessment of your/DP fertility status, either now or in the future.

If you have money you could look into private fertility tests and IVF if you’re desperate for a possibly quicker result. The chances that you’ll be approved for NHS IVF is slim considering you already have a child. But if money isn’t an issue then look into privately. Personally, at 34, I’d just wait at least another 6 months before considering that but it’s up to you.