Trying to Conceive

A.,

I have friends that got pregnant after trying for a long time.
They have taken the Mangosteen Juice. First it detoxifies the reproductive system. I know of women who got pregnant after 1 month, 3 months, 9 months depending on how much they drank per day.

Please research the following website:
www.marlenebalingit.com
www.mangosteenmd.com
www.pubmed.com type mangosteen in search area

Let me know if you want to try it.

M. B
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I have irregular periods too. It took me about 6 months to conceive the first time around, but that wasn't too concerning to me then. I read that regardless of how far apart your periods are, you almost always ovulate 14 days prior to the next one. Have you been marking the calendar with your start dates? If so, go back and count the days between and see if there's ANY kind of pattern (maybe it's going back and forth between 23 and 27 or maybe you've had a 27-day cycle for a couple of months in a row and then it switches). Then just make a best guess as to when you'll ovulate next time and give yourself a window! That's pretty much what I did, and I realized that I'd usually have the same kind of cycle a couple months in a row.

Of course, what I didn't know at the time is that they sell ovulation detection kits at the drugstore. ;) This might get a bit expensive but maybe you'll only have to do it once!

Have sex every other day!

Hi A., you can try fertility awareness by calculating your fertility period .If your cycles are between 23 to 27 days then your fertility period is from day 5 to day 16 of your cycles,The time in between these two days is considered your fertility window. Your ovulation is expected during this time frame. You cannot get pregnant everyday during this period, but it is sometime during this period that pregnancy can occur.you can also check your basal body temperature everyday starting with day one of your period. you will see that prior to ovulation your temperature is rather consistent. As you get closer to ovulation, you may have a slight decline, but it will be followed by a sharp increase after ovulation. The increase in temperature is the sign that ovulation has just occurred. Because the increase happens after you have ovulated, this method is best used by those who have time to track and study their charts for a couple months, to ensure the best chances of conception. Illness, lack of sleep, and alcohol or drug use can affect your temperature and make it difficult to establish an accurate reading.Another sign of ovulation for most women is the change in vaginal discharge to mucusy,clearest,slippery and most strechy looking like egg white.you may experience a dull lower abdominal pain around your ovulation.good luck....give us the good news soon and see your provider if no pregnancy in few months .

Hi
Have you tried using the basal body temperature to determine when you are ovulating: http://www.fertilityplus.org/faq/bbt/bbtfaq.html
Also, irregular periods might be a sign of a thyroid issue, you should get yours checked by your doctor
Good luck

There is a saying..if you struggled to get pregnant with the first, it'll be a breeze the next time...and if it wasn't hard the first time it will be the next. We tried for 4 years to get pregnant with our first child and all it took was 5 months to get pregnant with my second. 4-5 months is really not a long time, anything under a year is pretty normal. Even your period... it may be erratic by a few days but nothing of concern. I'd say try getting a Basal body thermometer and start charting your temp every morning at the same time. You'll see a spike in your temp within 72 hours of your ovulation. Write down your temps and you'll know for the next month when approximately you will ovulate. You've got a 72 hour window during ovulation to get pregnant..which is why, timing is everything. Or to make it a bit easier there are now Ovulation kits you can get at most stores like Walmart, they are in the pregnancy test section. We went in for infertility testing and ran the whole gammut of tests, and nothing was technically wrong..just timing.. as all the docs like to put it. We started natural family planning with the temperature taking and it worked pretty well. Thank goodness cause fertility drugs was our next option. So I'd say look into some easier way, and if you are concerned call your doc and have a chat about it. I wish you the best of luck and hopefully it wont be much longer.