To ask how much did you ‘try’ to conceive

stopped taking pill - first 3 months just had sex whenever, then when it got to month 4 and 5 I started buying ovulation kits to check it was the right time and then made sure we were getting the action in at the right time, month 6 we managed to catch. I guess we were lucky looking at some of the replies on here

First time I came off pill at 34-ish, but wasn't trying/tracking as planned to move from flat to house first, but if it happened early it would be OK. We conceived 8 months after I stopped the pill and the week we moved into new home.

Second, just never happened, but we didnt do tracking of anything.

6 years of trying every single month. That is 72 cycles.
Also 6 rounds of IVF.

Sat here nursing my nearly 8 month old. Didn't think it would happen. Wouldn't wish infertility on anyone.

Those who don't want to be pregnant are the flip side to those who desperately do. Both should be treated with equal care and importance.

Both scenarios are nightmarish. I really think more should be done to help prevent unwanted babies and more to help people become parents.

Stopped using condoms, DTD at least every second day throughout my cycle. Got pregnant first month of trying each time (3DC). Vaguely shocked that I never had an accidental pregnancy in the 20 years of sexual activity before I had DD1 because I was clearly very fertile.

Unplanned DC1 and DC2 was month one,

Appreciate how lucky we are.

I never did it. I've always been aware of my cycle length and used an app to track periods . We had sex every other day after my period and fell pregnant within a month with dd1 and dd2. I wasn't trying for ds and was on the mini pill.

We tried twice. I tracked my cycle and we had sex twice over the appropriate 3 days both times. Fell first month both times. I couldn't believe how lucky we were.

A few months without tracking and then first month using OPKs got a positive! But I didn’t go on about the testing to DH, I did tell him there was only a short window - wanted to keep some romance.

DC1 - had implanon removed, conceived two weeks later. Did OPKs, temp tracking etc so knew early on I was pregnant.

DC2 - did OPKs and daily temperatures again, conceived first month again.

Dc1 we did it "properly" with the OPK's, temp taking etc. Dc2 we were vaguely trying, as in we'd stopped using condoms but we thought it would take ages like it did with dc1 so we started trying before we were ready to get pregnant and decided we would start with the obsessive charting after a year or so. I got pregnant on month 1. Dc3 we started casually ttc in the january, chemical pregnancy in April and pregnant with dc3 in the May. Dc4 I was on the pill, dc5 I was on the pill, using condoms and dh had an appointment to have a vasectomy!

Didn't "try" for either but realise very lucky for that to happen

First time, didn't do OPKs but could make a rough guess at when I would ovulate based on period and other symptoms, second time fully tracked from the get go. Got pregnant quite quickly both times, so I know I'm lucky. I think we found it reasonably fun rather than a chore but that is probably because it only took a few months. I can imagine some people (men and women) are quite surprised to realise it's quite a brief window when at school you are basically told you'll get pregnant if you do as much as look at a penis.

i have irregular periods so we were about 11 months trying so we dtd daily and it worked & next thing I knew I was pregnant straight away again with dc2 a few months after dc1 (like 22 weeks)

We tried for 18 months before switching to IVF. I tracked & OH knew. He was interested in that side of things but I wouldn’t say IT’S TONIGHT to keep romance alive & pressure on him as low as possible!

Took about 4 months both times - no planning around cycles but a lot of enjoyable sex

Twice for both of my dc's. My 1st dc was timed to be around 14th day of my cycle. Dc2 was random

First month of trying for both of my pregnancies - but had been off the pill and taking folic acid/vitamins for about 3 months before stopping using protection

With my ex there was tests, opks etc and it never happened.

With my now dh it happened the 1st month he moved in with me, with my miscarriage it was just if it happens it happens. Then my 2nd it happened quickly 2 months after the miscarriage.

DC1, came off the pill and got pregnant straight away. Had bought an ovulation kit but didn't use it. DC2 took a year, I used ovulation sticks from about month 4, cut out caffeine and alcohol, got to month 12 (December) and thought sod it, I'm going to eat and drink what I want, not track anything and I'll make a doctor's appointment after Christmas to see if there's any problem. Then got a positive test on the morning I was going to ring the doctors.

With accidental child, we had sex once that month

Previous kids around 2-4 months. Got my tubes tied after the accidental one.

Came off the pill and pregnant 1st go with dc1.
Dc2 I used opk and temp tracking and it took about 4 joyless months. I was kind of playing at wanting a baby first time round, but second time it was all consuming and gave me the tiniest inkling of what so many other women must have to go through.

We were quite structured once we decided we wanted a baby but luckily got pregnant quickly (DC1 on honeymoon, DC2 was still breastfeeding, DC3 three months).

2nd cycle for my first and 1st cycle for my second. But generally we just aimed for every other day from my period finishing until a few days after ovulation.

I tracked when I ovulated so I'd know when to do a pregnancy test. But didn't use it to schedule DTD.

*threw

When we started TTC we only did all the planning for 3 months and then through it out the window as it was too stressful. Failed IVF and 8 years without a baby we decided to try naturally again when I was 38, 2 months later I was pregnant (we used the opks etc but I'm pretty sure when I ovulate so we didn't really need them). DD is 19 months now and decided to try for another it took 2 months again, we didn't use OPKs but we did have sex on my most fertile days.