Not Pregnant.... - Chicago,IL

I feel your pain. It took us 4 years to conceive our son (I had been on the pill for 3 years), and we have been trying again for a few months now (no pill at all after he was born), and still not pregnant. I'm hoping it doesn't take another 4 years. We did see a reproductive endocrinologist after a year of trying, and some people only wait 6 months before they see the doctor. The ovulation sticks never worked for us, possibly because I wasn't ovulating. The website listed in the other response is a good one; I just started checking it out. Good luck!

Try not to get too discouraged. I was on the pill for 8 years before I got pregnant with my daughter. I went off in January and by June of that year I was pregnant. My doctor said I needed to relax and not be so rigid. The stress can make it more difficult to conceive. She also told me I had to try for a year before they looked into anything else. So IMO you should keep trying and not worry right now.

If you have not read it or checked it out before, check out Taking Charge of your fertility by Toni Weschler. Takes the mystery out of our bodies and helps you learn how to read your fertility signals. Not every woman ovulates at the same time.

A few things to consider:

-How old are you? The older you get, the harder (for some) it gets.

-How often are you trying to conceive? If you wait until 'ovulation day', that's too late. You need to start a few days before your ovulation day and try every other day.

-Are you also taking into consideration factors such as basal body temperature and cervical mucus? Both of those can be great indicators of ovulation as well. If you're not familiar with this, check out fertilityfriend.com.

One of my friends was on the birth control pill from age 20 until she wanted to get pregnant (at the age of 28). She stopped taking the pill and got pregnant the very next cycle. She went back on the pill after delivering for another 3 years and went off when they wanted to conceive. Wouldn't you know it, she got pregnant AGAIN the very next cycle.