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his_baby_44
Dec 29, 2007, 06:59 PM
Me and my boyfriend have been trying to concive he bought me an ovulation kit I found out my days and we had made love before, during and after those days but, I still got my period, I took a test and it said negative, does this mean there might be something wrong with one of us or does it just take time even if you know your ovulation days?
mjl
Dec 29, 2007, 07:27 PM
It takes most couples a year or longer to conceive, and by the sounds of it, you probably haven't been trying that long. But if you have, and you are concerned about it go see your doctor. Also, make sure you are taking prenatal vitamins, they are an essential for spinal development.
macksmom
Dec 29, 2007, 10:33 PM
It doesn't help to post multiple threads asking the same question... I as well as others gave you some advice on this same question in your last post.
his_baby_44
Dec 30, 2007, 09:30 AM
yeah well I didn't understand your advice and you didn't really answer my ?
macksmom
Dec 30, 2007, 09:36 PM
Ovulation predictor kits detect the LH surge your body releases right before you ovulate. The test only "predicts" ovulation, they don't tell you that you did in fact ovulate. If you coupled the tests with taking your basal body temp you would be able to tell if you did in fact ovulate.
Getting pregnant is not a easy as it seems. There are many many factors that have to be just right in the body in order to get pregnant. So you may have ovulated, but something may have been off that caused you not to get pregnant this month. It can take most healthy couples up to a year to conceive.
You also may not have ovulate this month at all... there are many things that can cause a delay in ovulation or cause you not to ovulate during a given month.
Or you could be like me... I get positive ovulation tests every month, but in actuality I don't ovulate every month. So while I get the LH surge, I don't release an egg.
Have you been to your doctor yet and told them you are trying to get pregnant? If not, you should. They will do a pre-pregnancy workup and should include bloodwork to make sure all your hormones are at the right levels to achieve pregnancy.
You should also start on a prenatal vitamin.
This was my post to your previous thread... what is it that you didn't understand?
Your question was
"does this mean there might be something wrong with one of us or does it just take time even when you know your ovulation day?"
I believed I answered that... no, it doesn't mean there is something wrong with either of you... ovulation predictor kits only PREDICT when you should ovulate, they don't tell you that you actually did... and yes getting pregnant takes time, it can take up to a year for most healthy couples to conceive.
his_baby_44
Jan 2, 2008, 11:27 PM
well thank you I just wanted to know if something could possibly be wrong I don't understand all that "doctor" talk I just needed a straight up answer but, thanks.