Having trouble getting pregnant

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Permalink Reply by Erin Lynch on December 21, 2011 at 9:18pm

Well, I dont want to make any assumptions about your situation. So I hope these will work for you. If your not constrained by a job, you could try getting a hotel room with him around your most fertile days (generally around the last week before your period) you could also try to be artificially inseminated. I'm not sure about the costs of such a procedure, but hubby wont have to be around for that. There are also a lot of natural home remedies and herbs to try before you go getting poked and prodded. lol Temperature is apparently important. On your part as well as his. You could try getting him to have a colder shower than normal right before. As sperm are more active in a cooler environment. (this is why the testicles are outside the body) Unfortunately, that's as far as my knowledge base will take me. I hope my suggestions help you, and good luck.

 

 

 

Permalink Reply by Susan Rhyne on November 26, 2012 at 12:12pm

Its tough gling thru this. The ovulation cycles and their home shifts never seem to match up. We tried for two years.
you can talk with your doctor and see if you can work together thru using birth control for a few months then chlomid to alter your ovulatory cycle. It isnt a fun roller coaster ride, but ive done it.
an easier option is to do as Erin suggested and hijack him to a hotel room for an hour or however long it takes ; ) just remember that doing it more than once in a twelve hour period doesnt help your chances, his sperm count wont have recovered enough.
remember your most fertile days are 12-16 of your cycle, and you start counting on the first day of your period.
Artifical insemination is a possibility, and relativley inexpensive. He makes his "deposit" and they freeze it, and then when they predict you are at the most fertile, and you will be on hormones to increase this, they bring you in and transfer the goods.
only problem is insurances wont pay for this and so it can get expensive. My friend went thru it once and the dr bill was 1200. Which isnt bad cause invitro is usually close to ten thousand.
good luck!

Permalink Reply by Kat Wayne on November 26, 2012 at 3:07pm

I myself have never taken fertility drugs...and because of stress and such of having to get adjusted to him being on the rigs..we just took it easy..and then planned a vacation where we were having fun and relaxed and two years after trying finally came about it naturally...I did have two miscarriages that were hard to deal with but when you are stressed and not ready things like that will happen..I just say let your body know when you are ready..enjoy him while he is home..and dont stress the small stuff..How old are you? and How long have you been married?  I am now 32 years old and have a beautiful 6 year old son and a 5 year old daughter that came immediately after..lol...Good Luck..and hope all goes well..:)

Permalink Reply by tina on January 16, 2013 at 8:19pm

Well I have been an oildfield wife for 17 years 12 of them years have been with hubby oversea .our last 2 baby's were during the last 12 years . I know for me it took a bit longer to get pg.We got pg in 2003 and had miscarriage . Dr told us to wait 3 months before we tried again so we did and that 3 months ended up taking us another year to get pg because he is gone so much. Then with our last one to which the Lord planned wamo got pg right off the bat.So the best suggestion I could give ya is when he is home get busy lol and stay busy lol.If you know what I mean.It will happen I have 4 daughters 21,13,10,7 and one grand daughter.It will happen unless there is a underlinging problem I would not us the fetil. drugs like clomid ect. I knew 2 people who have and ended up having major female problems because of it Good luck hon wish you the best