Trying to conceive # 1 with male fertility issues

[CathiiNoo]

Hi everyone,

I know my ticker says I've got 5 months to go until we TTC but we decided to move things forward.

I'm 22 and OH is 32. I went off the pill about two months ago and we decided to just let things happen.

He and his ex wife didn't exactly try for a kid but used no protection for 3 years and she didn't become pregnant but has two kids now with another man. We assume he is the one with the issues as I've noticed his sperm is low volume and watery.

We took the first steps seeing a natural fertility specialist over the weekend. He said my cycles seem to be normal and I ovulate every month etc so for now we're going to work on him. He was ordered to do a sperm analysis but we have to abstain for a few days then hopefully Friday he can take his sample in. However, he did give me folic acid and premular( vitex) just to help my body produce healthy hormones during my period as I get extreme anxiety around that time.

Feel free to follow or share your experiences.

Xxx

 

[Mrshopful]

Hi cathiinoo, good luck with your ttc journey I hope it's a short one.
My husband and I are also trying for number 1 with male fertility issues but currently at the end of cycle 13 unfortunately. We need to wait till the end of August till my husband can give another sample as the first was a very bad result.

I take the seven seas vitamins which I think are quite good and get OH to take Wellman conception ones in the hope they might help his count, but we will wait and see ��

Good luck with your upcoming tests X

 

[CathiiNoo]

Hi cathiinoo, good luck with your ttc journey I hope it's a short one.
My husband and I are also trying for number 1 with male fertility issues but currently at the end of cycle 13 unfortunately. We need to wait till the end of August till my husband can give another sample as the first was a very bad result.

I take the seven seas vitamins which I think are quite good and get OH to take Wellman conception ones in the hope they might help his count, but we will wait and see ��

Good luck with your upcoming tests X

Hi Mrshopful.

Nice to meet you!

I'm sorry to hear that it's taking you so long to get pregnant. I can imagine how heart breaking it can be as time passes.

I have OH on vital A-Z vitamins which I'm hoping will help too. Very nervous about the results though. How many tests has your hubby gone for?

I'm waiting for AF to arrive this cycle then will start with the ovulation tests, temping etc. My fertility specialist seems positive to help with whatever the sperm issue may be so I'm holding thumbs that it's something that can be sorted in the long run.

You're welcome to private message me if you want to talk. I know we just started TTC but it looks like it's going to be a longer adventure for OH and I. It's nice to have some company xxx

 

[swimmyj1]

Hey male infertility can be frustrating, my DH is 32 and im 24, he was with his first wife for 9 years and no baby. she's now had a child so we got him tested. results weren't great.

Our doctor recommended taking fertilaid for men for a few months and then retesting him. he's been on it for 2 months so far and I can already start to see a difference. I'm going in for testing tomorrow morning so fingers crossed I check out ok lol.

Its great to have a thread to talk about this thank you!

 

[CathiiNoo]

Hey male infertility can be frustrating, my DH is 32 and im 24, he was with his first wife for 9 years and no baby. she's now had a child so we got him tested. results weren't great.

Our doctor recommended taking fertilaid for men for a few months and then retesting him. he's been on it for 2 months so far and I can already start to see a difference. I'm going in for testing tomorrow morning so fingers crossed I check out ok lol.

Its great to have a thread to talk about this thank you!

Hi there!

I know the frustration of not knowing so we decided to skip the whole 1 year TTC before seeing a doctor and get the problem resolved as soon as possible.

We won't know what to put OH on until we get the sperm analysis back but I think on top of what the doctor gives him, I'm going to put him on fertilaid especially if you see great results wih your DH. How long did you abstain before the test? My dr recommends 6 days but we can only manage 4 as hey only take samples during the week.

Feel free to vent and celebrate here. X

 

[swimmyj1]

our doctor recommended 2-4 he said after 6 count starts going down. I believe he waited 2 days before testing lol.

I'm so confused tonight though. I started feeling really off today, noticed ewcm tonight and took an opk it turned + within 15 seconds. I temp and know that I'm already 5dpo so confusing this TTC is stressful lol.

 

[Mrshopful]

This is a good thread, it's good to be able to talk to people in the same situation.

That is confusing swimmyj1 did you dtd just incase?

My OH waits 2 days and does the sample on the 3rd day, we was told they start to die after that x

 

[swimmyj1]

oh yeah definatly dtd going to again tonight just incase. I tested like 2-3 hours after the + and it wasn't + anymore but still very dark compared to my usual baseline. Can't wait to see what my labs say today (hopefully I get the results back asap) and that can tell me what's going on lol. Trying not to get my hopes up but 2 of my friends who got bfp this cycle got +opk's before hand.

Do any of your guys give you a hard time about life style changes??

 

[Mrshopful]

Ah fingers crossed it's a good sign then!

No, my guy doesn't give me a hard time. Iv been a bit more hard on him since getting his results but nothing major. Do you get a hard time then? X

 

[CathiiNoo]

I think I give OH more of a hard time with life style changes. More so now that we TTC. He does whatever to make me happy though hehe.

Swimmy the positive opk is a strange one! Are you normally regular and ovulate every month?

 

[swimmyj1]

My DH is definatly digging his heels in with life style changes. He has no problem taking the fertilaid but does not want to give up going to the bar and drinking with his friends ugh well one step at a time.

I just started temping last month is looks like I ovulated cd15, this month same thing got a temp spike cd15 that stayed up confirming ovulation. But these opks turned + on 5dpo idk why. They were very negative after ovulation. I attacted a picture maybe u guys can tell me I'm crazy and they arnt really + lol

Top one is last night, middle is one hour later (that ones negative but my urine was like water lol tmi sorry) bottom one was this morning but I took the picture only 1 minute after I took it (I was impatient)

Sorry I'm just weirded out over here gonna definatly dtd tonight just incase hope his swimmers arnt too down from yesterday

 

[CathiiNoo]

Looks negative to me hun. Needs to be as dark or darker than control line. Opks can also turn positive or close near AF.

I'm sorry about the drinking with your hunny. Alcohol doesn't do much good with increasing sperm count so can only imagine your frustration haha

We looking at buying a house. The bank pre approved our bond then decided my OH hasn't owned his own business long enough. So frustrated grrr. Renting in South Africa costs almost the same as paying a bond.

 

[Mrshopful]

Yea, I'd say dtd tonight just to make sure as its a bit weird there's two lines especially 5dpo.
I'm sorry About the drinking thing, how offten does he go drinking? My OH never really drinks because of his bodybuilding. It's good he's taking the vitamins though.

That really sucks about your house,is there anything you can do? me and OH are in the process of buying our house as well, it is a stressful process so many documents to provide and forms to fill out. X

 

[CathiiNoo]

We're going to try get a bond through another bank. Our estate agent has sent the documents to all of them hoping one will accept. We found out dream home for such a bargain. Needs fixing up but I like that because I can then make it my own home not what someone else has crafted.

 

[Mrshopful]

Hopefully you will hear something soon. We had quite a bit to do on our house, it's nice once you've made it your own x

 

[swimmyj1]

When we bought our house it was a little crazy. I ended up not even putting my DH on the loan because they gave me too much hassle about needing more documents from him all the time lol

I really hope you get it! Ive been to Africa once it's really beautiful do you like living there?

 

[CathiiNoo]

OH doesn't want to put me on the bond until we're married. Maybe he thinks I want to murder him and take all his money haha

I live in South Africa. Each part of Africa is different. It's a beautiful country but wow, there is so much corruption. Our president is so messed up that he uses our tax money for his mansion and 6 wives. There's so many people in the rural areas without running water, food etc and roaming the streets. At one point we had a thing called Xenophobia where the Africans were killing foreigners and torturing them. I was so ashamed to be called south African at that point. Vent over lol but yeah I wouldn't mind living elsewhere unless someone with an education actually wins the next elections. Where about do you ladies live?

 

[Mrshopful]

Aw lol, when are you getting married?

Wow that is quite shocking I didn't realise it was like that.
I live in the UK about a hour from London. X

 

[swimmyj1]

Political corruption is horrible, im sorry your country (and yourself) have to deal with that.
I'm orginally from new castle, but my family moved to the states when I was in high school, now very happy in michgian

 

[CathiiNoo]

I have no clue when I'm getting married. He has hinted a few times but no engagement ring. My birthday is coming up on the 20th and I've told him not the propose then cause I kind of expect it. I prefer surprises.