what do you do when...

[alaskaberry]

You've missed 2 periods, have 4 negative hpts, but have no signs of anything else wrong with you (thryroid nope, no ab pain or symptoms of pcos or cysts)? I have no preggo symptoms either, and i haven't been unduly stressed lately.

why oh why can't i be pregnant? grrr.:

sorry if this is in the wrong place. i had it in health but no one answered.

[rainymorning]

have you talked to your ob/midwife about it?

[mom3b1?]

Welcome to my world!

From the age of 18 or so, up until the age of about 41 that's what was happening to me. I don't think I ovulated more than 10 times during those years. Nevertheless I did manage to have three babies, with the help of an RE, and Clomid.

See your OB, but if they tell you to take birth control pills to "regulate your cycle" DON'T. You can do permanent damage to your fertility with those. If you take them when you are not having cycles the risks are MUCH higher. See a Reproductive Endocrinologist for treatment. My RE says she gets a lot of patients who've been messed up by OBs prescribing bcp for this kind of thing, and can't always help them. It was one of the first questions she asked me when I told her I wasn't cycling, because it's so extremely common for OBs to do that.

Good Luck!

Kiley

[alaskaberry]

Originally Posted by mom3b1?

Welcome to my world!

From the age of 18 or so, up until the age of about 41 that's what was happening to me. I don't think I ovulated more than 10 times during those years. Nevertheless I did manage to have three babies, with the help of an RE, and Clomid.

See your OB, but if they tell you to take birth control pills to "regulate your cycle" DON'T. You can do permanent damage to your fertility with those. If you take them when you are not having cycles the risks are MUCH higher. See a Reproductive Endocrinologist for treatment. My RE says she gets a lot of patients who've been messed up by OBs prescribing bcp for this kind of thing, and can't always help them. It was one of the first questions she asked me when I told her I wasn't cycling, because it's so extremely common for OBs to do that.

Good Luck!

Kiley

Well, I had a Mirena in for almost a year(til April). The dr told me that it would take some time for my cycle to go back to normal but I didn't realize that it would go away completely.

[mom3b1?]

If your baby is only one year old you are probably still breastfeeding? Some women are a lot more sensitive to that. Some will begin to ovulate as soon as that baby has their first sample of solid foods, or sleeps more than a few hours. Others won't ovulate at all until the baby stops breastfeeding for several months. You can ovulate on and off when breastfeeding too. You might not necessarily begin straight off with 28 day ovulatory cycles.

Kiley

[poetgirl]

Just wondering--how's your body fat? is it naturally low? are you underweight? do you exercise a lot? because some/all of those things can put off AF. Also, have you had other times of amenorrhea before?

The OB/RE suggestion is a good one no matter what.
Good Luck!
p.s. love your baby's name!

[alaskaberry]

Talked to my mother--she's a nurse. She thought it was probably because my son is nursing a lot more. But--thanks for all the advice, ladies!!