trying to have another baby

This is all I have at TNH on the subject, but becoming aware of your cycles is a good first step if you haven't already done so. Be sure you've been checked out, both of you, for problems. Secondary infertility is not uncommon, but I will say that John and I had given up after Josie and now we have Louisa. It took 3 years for us too.

Lynn Siprelle, Editor

the only thing I can particularly remember hearing about infertility that is easily curable (and easily caused) is to do with male temperature. If your DH were a driver for example or sat at a desk for long periods of time, or if he wore tight underwear then it's possible that his sperm might get too warm and reduce his fertility.

I know there are plenty of other possibilities, but like I said, it's easily caused and easily fixed, so it's well worth mentioning!

good luck - maybe there's a good reason for the bigger gap between your first and second. Sometimes you can't see the big picture when you're stuck in the middle of it wishing things would work as you want them to!

Kerri.

But I had endometriosis and didn't know it. Once we got that figured out, I had a little surgery and poof! DD5. Have you been to a doctor?

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, if you haven't read it.

Yes, Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a wonderful book and is a great place to start. The stories are inspiring and there is a lot of practical info on problems or obstacles that are fairly easy to correct.

My sister-in-law had a problem (can't remember the name, but I'll describe it, so it can maybe help) where as her weight increased the hormones she needed to reproduce decreased. Each month that she had a neg. pregnancy test, she'd get depressed, eat, gain, and not realize that she was spiralling AWAY from being able to be pregnant. Once her doctor considered it, and helped her lose the weight and fix her hormone levels from the rapid weight gain, she was pregnant. Took a few years, but she just gave birth Thursday!!