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My boyfriend just told me he has low sperm count like the bottom 2% but i am pregnant  20 weeks with a healthy pregnancy and its his. Im confused and kind of upset he waited so long to tell me. I would like to have more kids in the future. What does this mean because i got pregnant in the first month of trying??? How did i get pregnant so fast if he has low sperm count?
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Your right i am blessed! I cant wait to meet my little one! I know 20 weeks are gonna fly!
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Just consider yourself lucky you are pregnant eventho he said he's got low sperm counts. And dont worry too much about the second you're planning. You got pregnant once its possible you can get pregnant again:) congrats!
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Both me and my baby daddy smoked weed a lot while we were dating and here I am 26weeks pregnant!!!I heard weed lowers sperm count but from wat I've seen not really!
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Yes i believe you! He didnt tell me until after i fell pregnant. But it was weird how fast i got pregnant if he was telling the truth. Lol
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3605625 tn?1385017548
My partner had a low sperm count in the low 2% as well, and we were told ivf would be our only option.  He stopped smoking cigarettes for 2 weeks and I got pregnant naturally! We actually had to cancel our ivf appointment that was scheduled for the next month! Not sure if it was the cigarettes lowering his count, but because sperm replenishes itself on a daily basis any little change in lifestyle habits can help. Because everyone knew our situation too, I felt a bit funny announcing I was pregnant, and I too welcomed a DNA test, but my partner totally knows it's his, and his little boy looks just like him. So don't worry, even with low sperm count, pregnancy is still possible!
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My man never stopped. Even my mom was suprised when i told her i was pregnant. She said really and wanted to see the results, she couldnt believe it. She said "man, with the way ***** smokes i thought i was never gonna have grandchildren. I seriously thought he could have been sterile"

So, after my experience i feel like the weed and sperm topic is debatable and not sufficient proof.
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Well the guy I slept with told me he has a low sperm count as well and that theres no way he could be the father. Not the first time Ive heard this line, i think its total BS actually lmao cause im 7 mo.ths preggers and its def his baby. We hace had sooo much sex in the past, hes in me a whole lot of times and nothing happened and then one night on his bday we got drunk and well the rest is history. Can't wait for my baby girl to be born. 1.shes going to be so beautiful and 2. So i can prove him wrong lol
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Weed only affects the amount of a mans sperm count while hes smoking. Men constanf ly produce new sperm and it can change due to changes like starting or stopping weed, narcotics, heavy substances, etc.
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8401343 tn?1411882745
My fiance has had bad drug problems weed among other stuff for many years and I was told I couldn't get pregnant. Well he stopped all drugs and drinking in Dec 2013 and in April we got a positive test, his count built up after stopping the drugs and I was able to get pregnant, drs are stupid lol. But I'm 27 weeks strong
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My boy friend smokes weed all day long everyday . I swear, when i wasnt pregnant and he would do it around me i would start to feel suffercated. Like i never had no fresh air to breath lol he still smokes here and there, never around me and only one time when he gets home from work.

I got pregnant within the first month we went unptotected. I was shocked, we wanted a baby but . Seriously thought he was sterile or it would take a really long time because of how much he smoked and i was a big drinker lol
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Nonishy! Yeah thats just like my situation!  That makes me feel better you can relate.
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I also just read all the comments, and both him i were in the military. Where he was stationed he was exposed to radiation and some other stuff. All the men got tested when they came back. And that's how my husband found out he has low sperm count. So i told him to get a second opinion from a civilian dr.
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I know a guy who said he couldnt have kids and when he stopped smoking weed his girlfriend got pregnant. My friend also got pregnant from her bf who said he couldnt have kids and then had a miscarriage and got pregnant again a month later! Anything can happen!
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My mistake, i am 19wks today
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My husband also has low sperm count... and was told he most likely will never father a child... we been together for almost 2 yrs. And I'm now 18wks pregnant.  
I know that i have never cheated on him. And i have told him since the dr said he would most likely never father a child, that i wouldn't be upset if he asks for a dna test.
Well, he trusts me completely,  and I trust him too. So no need for the dna test. But i did tell him to go see a dr and get a second or even third opinion.  
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10185128 tn?1410802667
Well sperm banks only want the best sperm so maybe it just wasn't high enough for their standards
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8744108 tn?1411750437
supermom is also right! I don't know how many times I've had friends and family be told they would never have kids and they ALL have. every single one. that stuff is not always as reliable as people like to think!
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Me and my husband were both told at a young age we could not have children and we have 3 including the one we r carrying now so I say screw the drs they don't know jack god calls the shots
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So weird. Yeah seriously that makes me feel better that he doesnt deny our baby. Your right it probably had to do a lot with his life style at the time.
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8744108 tn?1411750437
Weed definitely helps lower it also! Even if he wasn't told he had low sperm count, I'd totally get why he'd think that himself. As long as he isn't saying he doesn't believe it's his!
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Well its not like hes shooting blanks! My bf said the same thing but here I am 7 weeks and we only started having sex 8 or 9 weeks ago. He thought pulling out would be enough...obviously not
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Lmfao he told me he went to try and sell his sperm and they wouldnt take it cause the count was to low.... Haha idk. He knows its his he got all spiritual and said god said its time. Idk i guess it just takes one sperm to get pregnant and i already know im fertile.
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I have only been with my boyfriend i would understand if i cheated! Wtf! But yeah i just asked him he said he used to smoke a lot of weed and doesnt do it anymore. And used to drink a lot of soda. Yeah that might be part huh? I hope thats the case. I know he is so excited for this baby.
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Yeah my bf said that too. Never was tested he just assumed since he had been having sex with condoms and never once had a scare that he couldn't have kids bc drs thought his dad was sterile lol. Guys dont know unless theyve been to a clinic and tested.
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