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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh, 10:22, I'm so sorry you're having such a hard time!  That sounds really frustrating and exhausting.  :(  I hope things start going better soon.

I think stress and exhaustion are an issue for me, so good point about acupuncture.  I've also been trying to get back into yoga, which helped a lot during my first pregnancy.  If I can do it before #2, that would be ideal.

Are there things I could tell if I start doing the ovulation kits and stuff?  This is totally new to me -- I didn't ever do this with #1 and wasn't in a big hurry.  I'm not trying to be in a hurry with #2 because I know it could take a while, but I'm also ready to get pregnant SOON.  The timing is going to be worse if we wait longer because of the gap between them and my own getting older.  So, what I'm asking is, would this tell me if there's any possible problem rather than just bad luck thus far, or is there no way to know without an appointment with a doc?

I was on anti-depressants after my first was born due to PPD and anxiety, and I took them up until about a year ago.  I was ready to start trying sooner to get pregnant but wanted to fully wean off the anti-depressants first.  Now I know I've only literally been trying to get pregnant for a couple of months, but it feels like forever because I started the weaning process with the anti-depressants so long ago, and that felt like part of the trying-to-get-pregnant process!  So it feels like it's taking forever.  :([/quote]

Thanks hon.  It totally does feel like it's been taking forever!  And it's hard with so many of my mom friends having their second already, and soon my DD will be old enough to ask for a sibling...  But I try to stay positive.  I've met several woman who had two MCs between their children-- it isn't that uncommon.

I recommend you read Taking Charge Of Your Fertility, if you haven't already.  This will help you to identify when you are ovulating, and if you don't see any ovulation signs then you know you have a problem.  With the ovulation kits, you just buy a big pack from Amazon, then pee on a strip and when they turn positive, you're about to ovulate.  This can help you make sure you're doing it at the right part of the month, and also tell you whether you're actually ovulating.  That's about all these methods can tell you, unfortunately.  For other problems you will need to go to a doctor and get an exam and blood test.   I would say just go to the doctor.  It isn't a big deal to get a pre-conception checkup.

For acupuncture, make sure you are seeing a fertility specialist.  There are lots of good recs on this board.[/quote]

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