Does the pull out really work ?

Question

My hunny and I have been together for a little over 6years now . Not married, no kids. 
We’ve had one legitimate pregnancy scare our entire relationship back about 3years ago and I was probably about 50lbs lighter. 
Now fast forward to last year, we decided to try for a baby. Actively tried 3-4 months then stopped , nothing happened. Now he’s starting to question if he can even have kids... 
reason being that when we first got together I was on BC but then a year into it I got off . We then did condoms for a bit but both didn’t like it and have been doing the pull out method for years now. So, he thinks “we’ll how affective has it really been or is it because I can’t give you kids?” 
So my question is .. being that we’re both overweight (roughly 300+ each) 
Is our weight definitely a factor ? If I lost weight would that make it easier ? Also how long did you guys actively try before you finally succeeded in pregnancy?

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You could benefit from losing Weight, it MAY help you conceive and have a healthier pregnancy: However trying for 4 months with no success doesn’t mean your guys have fertility issues. :)

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My husband and I used the pull out method for 6 years ( only because if we got pregnant we were ok with it) and never got pregnant. Once we stopped we were pregnant within 3 months. Weight can definitely play a huge part in getting pregnant.

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Being overweight is often combined with a still sitting life style and those two thing can have a huge impact on fertility. For both of you.

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Your weight may definitely be a factor but we used the pull out method for many years (like 8 lol) I also tracked my ovulation. Sometimes we wouldn’t even pull out, my cycle is like clockwork and like I said I track my ovulation times. When we finally conceived it was during my peak time and I knew I was gonna be pregnant. So the pull or method and tracking ovulation could be very effective so I wouldn’t worry about not being able to conceive unless you guys have been trying for a year or more. Try 3 days before peak ovulation and on the day before. Good luck!

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Weight is definitely a factor. The pull out game has worked for years for me and I got pregnant on my 4th month of trying (also first pregnancy ever), which is actually pretty damn early. A lot of people try for a while. Weight or not, I would definitely say that 4 months isn't long enough to give up or lose faith. If you can't have a baby by a year, then get a doctor involved. It could be a reasonably easy fix, like a medication/some lubricants to help, or it could be a little harder but fully possible thing like losing weight, or it could be hard as in other and more expensive options you need to look into. But even throughout all this its still very likely you can have a baby. 😊

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For us it does :) over 3 years

Does the pull out really work ?

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