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Hello ladies!
I made an appointment today to go talk to a doctor for the first time about my fertility. I'm nervous about it, and am not really sure what kinds of questions I need to ask the doctor, or what kinds of questions to expect to be asked. I know DH needs to come with me, both for emotional support and because they are likely to test him before they start testing me. I made the appointment for the first week in February, since that will be the start of a new cycle for me, and that seemed to make sense as a good time to go.
I am currently on my 12th cycle of actively TTC without success. I am still TTC my first, and I've never had a miscarriage or chemical pregnancy, so I don't even know if I can get pregnant right now. I have been off of BC for the past 18 months, and have tried everything from just going with it during the cycle to actively temping and taking OPKs and the whole nine yards. I'm nearly 30, and by all odds if we were going to get pregnant naturally, we should have by now.
My husband and I are officially tired of the platitudes and being told to wait and see. If I have to hear one more well meaning friend or relative ask me about "when we're going to start a family" or tell us "it will happen when it happens" or "stop stressing and just believe" I may scream. Nothing we can do on our own is working, and we are ready for real answers.
Any advice about what to expect now that we're taking this step would be much appreciated. Thank you!
I made an appointment today to go talk to a doctor for the first time about my fertility. I'm nervous about it, and am not really sure what kinds of questions I need to ask the doctor, or what kinds of questions to expect to be asked. I know DH needs to come with me, both for emotional support and because they are likely to test him before they start testing me. I made the appointment for the first week in February, since that will be the start of a new cycle for me, and that seemed to make sense as a good time to go.
I am currently on my 12th cycle of actively TTC without success. I am still TTC my first, and I've never had a miscarriage or chemical pregnancy, so I don't even know if I can get pregnant right now. I have been off of BC for the past 18 months, and have tried everything from just going with it during the cycle to actively temping and taking OPKs and the whole nine yards. I'm nearly 30, and by all odds if we were going to get pregnant naturally, we should have by now.
My husband and I are officially tired of the platitudes and being told to wait and see. If I have to hear one more well meaning friend or relative ask me about "when we're going to start a family" or tell us "it will happen when it happens" or "stop stressing and just believe" I may scream. Nothing we can do on our own is working, and we are ready for real answers.
Any advice about what to expect now that we're taking this step would be much appreciated. Thank you!