TTC for 6 months and still BFN. Tips??

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Hi ladies! Looking for some tips and encouragement. My husband and I have been ttc for 6 months and still nothing. I’m 31 and he’s 33. No luck yet! 
We’ve been trying everything! 
- bbt charting 
- lube safe for conceiving 
- OPKs
- less caffeine 
- less stress / more fun (we even took a relaxing and romantic trip during the fertile week!) 
- he even read that icing his testicles helps so he’s been doing that too!! 
I was so disappointed this morning when I started spotting today (which I always do 1-2 days before AF). 🥺😔 
Is there anything you can suggest to do differently?? We were told to try for a year before getting checked for fertility issues. Here’s my chart in case you can spot any kind of tips! 
Thank you all! 💗

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I’m with you sister! 6 months TTC. We are both turning 33 this year and trying for our first. I would love to hear some more tips or success stories! I was feeling really good this month but AF came last Friday. Still so hopeful and praying for next month!! Baby dust to you!!

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This might be TMI, but I was just talking to my fertility doctor about my “timed intercourse” schedule. She mentioned that sperm tends to be at its strongest after 2-7 days of abstinence. For some couples, it helps to try every other day instead of 3 days in a row. It’s so hard to know though! Good luck!

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Read Taking Charge of your Fertility, get on a prenatal with methylated folate (instead of folic acid), get your thyroid checked - tsh should be ideally close to 1.0 for conceiving, though they’ll say under 2.5 is good. Sperm analysis ASAP as well. If you have normal cycles, tracking your cm is the most accurate way. Speaking from experience after 2 years of infertility and now I have a 13 month old!

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The only time I got pregnant I checked my cervical mucus. I realized I got a positive opk the exact same day. That was the month we conceived. So for me if I don’t do it before the positive opk then I can’t be successful. Also my cm makes a huge difference for me.

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I would say do sperm count and mobility analysis right away (there are at home kits too but they will give you only count confidence). Also there is a kit called PDG test, I got the Proov brand but Easy@Home has it too apparently with OPK package. That will help you confirm ovulation has actually happened to make sure you also ovulate and no issues there. I myself have been trying for #2 for a while now so thanks for this post and good luck🥰🤗

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I've also read that even if you get your LH surge you may be a late ovulator.  Try having sex again even a day or two after you think you've ovulated, and do it every other day in your fertile window if doing it 5 or 6 times in a row seems to much.. . Bc it definitely can become too much 😅

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Fun fact - you can actually go get your husbands sperm checked before the one year mark. It’s one thing you can check off your list and not worry about.

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Ladies!! Had to update you! After sharing how bummed I was about my BFN last cycle (original post above), you all came through with helpful tips and encouragement! 💖 Just 1 cycle later and I got my BFP on 10 DPO (a couple of days ago)!! Thank you for being so helpful! I’ll do another post about everything I did this past cycle that I think helped. Baby dust to everyone!! ✨

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Hi, your temps are still high you never know could be this month!! 🤞🤞

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Try putting a menstrual disc or menstrual cup after sex, it may help.

TTC for 6 months and still BFN. Tips??

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