Trying to conceive naturally at 39. what has helped you?

i mean this in the least insensitive way, you are 39 years old. your chances of having a child now are genuinely very slim. there isn’t anything you can do holistically that is going to change the fact you’re 20+ years past your peak of fertility. you have a baby which i assume was born around age 37 which in itself is very far past fertility so i would think of the positives to your situation rather than the negatives.

I wouldnt say youre 20 years past your peak fertility as fertility rates in women do not start to decline until mid to late 30s meaning until that point you were still at your peak. I fell pregnant without actually actively trying at 38. The lucky egg is a helpful read I believe I listened to a talk by the author which was very good. I think the issue is if you've had unexplained infertility then your chances of conceiving naturally are very low for that reason not your age (i mean that'll be a factor sure but if all tests and eggs came back normal then there will be a reason you probably just need more of an expert than the nhs has) with that being said the older you get the less supportive your body will be if a pregnancy so its really up to you...try for 6 months and if nothing then do IVF again or just bite the bullet and try with your embryos. Im sure people will recommend supplements and im all for that but if that had been the fix im sure you wouldn't have had to go down the ivf route. B

Hey really sorry this is happening, I feel your disappointment as an older mum! Things that may or may not helped me was cutting perfume deodorants and cosmetics with potential hormone disruptors like phalates, reduce microplastics, more balanced diet and exercise and acupuncture! Not sure if they actually did something but I managed to get pregnant! All the best of luck, it is such a difficult journey! And congratulations on your little one as well!

I definitely agree with Imogen about that it could be less likely your age but more the reasons for unexplained fertility. Also I hear so many stories about women stopping trying or thinking about it and bam. Also happened to me. I took prenatal vitamins when trying to convince to help ensure my egg quality was good anything with coq10 and ubitiqol and the month before/when I conceived I drank a shot of pomegranate juice every morning. I can't know for sure if it was all of that but I followed a YouTube video of people swearing by these things and all commenting about getting pregnant within 1-3 months and that's what happened to me I started that in November 24 and by Jan 25 I was pregnant. Ultimately I was stressed and went out to a work do around the time we would have conceived got really drunk(which I rarely do nowadays) and then bam. I know it's hard when you are in it because I remember but like everyone says try to find a way to take the pressure off. Wishing you all the baby dust in the earth x