[1:11] Anon is currently trying for her third baby. She is 30 years old, with a regular cycle and knows she is ovulating but even though she has all her ‘ducks in a row’ she can’t help but feeling that she isn’t getting pregnant fast enough.

[3:37] Dr Pat talks about how sometimes a ‘perfect month’ of perfectly timed sex doesn’t result in a pregnancy.

[4:41] Brigid talks about the mental pressure we put on ourselves during the pregnancy process.

[5:47] Brigid reads a message from Hannah who wants to give her body the best chance to get ready for a pregnancy. She is wondering if she is still ovulating with her Mirena as she notes she still gets PMS. She asks if she should have her IUD removed to start monitoring her cycle.

[7:01] Dr Pat talks about how the Mirena IUD works.

[8:33] Dr Pat talks about whether being on contraception for a long time causes a problem with a return to fertility.

[9:51] If you want to remove your Mirena IUD to see if your fertility to return then Dr Pat talks about how to go about this.

[11:07] Anon talks about male fertility and if there are some actions the man can do to improve the quality of sperm.

[12:34] Dr Pat talks about when a male will be tested for sperm.

[13:30] Brigid reads Eva’s question. She has a long cycle 40-44 days long and she has epilepsy. She wonders what her next steps should be if she wants to get pregnant.

[14:21] Dr Pat talks about how everyone should have a pre-conception appointment to address any underlying issues.

[15:19] Dr Pat talks about Eva’s long cycle and if she wanted to have a progesterone blood test, she might need to have the test later in the cycle, around day 33.

[18:10] Katrina asks when you have a Caesarean, do they remove your stomach and intestines during the Caesarean?