Muay thai sparring help?

I have been training in muay thai for about a month and i have just started sparring. I am 6'2 and i weigh about 170-180. My kicks are pretty strong but for some reason i can't ever land them in sparring. everybody waits for me to swing then they counter. i have gotten good at dodging and deflecting blows myself but i feel i always have to initiate the attack for anything to even happen. P.S. the guys I spar with mostly know TKD and we only go for the chest(we wear the protective vest). Maybe it would be much easier to setup a kick if i could punch in the face as a distraction then throw a kick? I really don't know. Any help is appreciated.