To be honest, Im not 100% sure. My doctor just said that she has done everything she can for me now and since I have been trying for 9 months, time to see a FS. Im happy about it though. My Doc isnt 100% confident that Im ovulating and a FS can give me something to help that process again. She also said that they want to do a full work up of both me and husband. I have already had them with her, but she said they like to do certain tests on certain days etc.....apart from that, not much more I can talk you until after 8th August.
Oh ok. I am only in my 5th month of actively ttc so I have another 2 cycles to chart before I will see Dr. This is where I have no knowledge...
I have learnt all I can about conceiving but the afterwards (pregnancy) and the fertility specialists is totally outside my experience and research thus far.
My mother died when I was 21yrs so I don't have the mother daughter talks that many do and have had. I regret now not paying attention to things she told me as a teenager. I wish I knew her fertility history. Even so, she had all her pregnancies in her 20's so it is a different kettle of fish. (What an odd saying - glad you are an Aussie)
My mother-in-law is a midwife (you would think that would make it easy for me to talk with her) but something within me resists talking to her about this. She knows we are trying to have a baby but not from me.
I think one of the things which holds me back in researching further is that I still don't know if I can get pregnant. I don't read/buy baby books, I have purchased no nursery furniture or clothing, I avoid pregnancy sites. It must be a self-defence to protect myself from future pain and disappointment if I can't conceive.
We are so complex!!!!!!