To think it won’t be hard to conceive?

My GP said exactly the same to me (and I hadn't even spoken about conceiving again, wasn't on my radar at that point anyway), I was just mentioning that my cycle hadn't returned regularly after my child was born. I was 33 with a toddler that had been conceived while I was on the pill so presumably I'd been pretty fertile at that point, and as it turned out Iwell in peri menopause, periods completely stopped by age 36ish.
Not trying to scare you, but there is just no way to know, if you want a baby start trying

I really can’t see what you’re so upset about. Unless you’re coming at this from a more sensitive position?

@Wedonttalkaboutprunesno I get what you're saying. It's heartbreaking trying and it not working, and just because you already have children doesn't mean it's any easier.

Ultimately you just don't know what will happen and tests won't help either. You can get unexplained infertility or can end up getting pregnant against the odds. I think you need to decide if it's worth trying with the potential for it to not happen or decide to not try and be happy with what you have. Trying sooner rather than later is probably better if you want to go down that route as it can be so frustrating being older and wishing you had started earlier as the odds get stacked against you.

I conceived after two cycles but miscarried. I naively assumed it would be easy to conceive again but it took over two years. Very depressing time. I'd like another, but no luck after three years.

I know several other people who conceived easily the first time and took years the second time. I also know people who couldn't conceive for years and went through ivf to have their first, only to then have a surprise second baby naturally very soon after.

So basically I don't think you can tell or assume.

Dc1 conceived at 26. No trying!
Dc2 conceived at 28, first month of trying.
Dc3 conceived at 39, after 4 years of trying.
Same husband.

It is not just about conceiving but also about whether your pregnancy is successful. There is a higher rate of miscarriage as you get older.

If you want a third child it may be best to just get on and try. I’m not sure that having tests is going to give you a definitive answer.

You could have an AMH test but it won't give you the answer.

Plenty of people have absolutely fine AMH levels but struggle with primary or secondary unexplained infertility.

There is really no way to know, you just need to crack on if you're ready

If you wish to have tests done privately then why not contact a fertility clinic and enquire about the tests and procedures they do? It's not something I've had experience of but I'd assume they'd be interested in how long you have been ttc?

I conceived dd1 and dd2 within a month of trying at 29 and 34 respectively. Ds was conceived after I missed the mini pill once at age 30. With dd2 I had no reason to believe that conceiving would be difficult or take longer other than increasing age but I'm a glass half full person and would have preferred to have dealt with any issues had they arisen. They didn't.

If you feel it would help you mentally to enquire then do so. Personally I'd just crack on with ttc.

I fell pregnant at 32 immediately, but ended in MC. Since then, and that was 9 years ago I haven't managed to get pregnant again. I have done all the tests and treatments (including ivfs) under the sun and still nothing. So no, there are no tests to guarantee your success. Btw, my tests and my husband's are perfect.

@Wedonttalkaboutprunesno thank you. It was so hard but we've come through it and are past that stage now.

Just wanted to highlight that age does start to come into it eventually! Good luck with your ttc.

Nothing is certain. But at your age it is reasonable to assume it will be ok.

Things are finite, though. From my experience DC1 was easy (I was on the pill), DC2 was easy (first month trying), then we had 4 losses before giving up on TTC DC3. That was age 39-40 however.

Been trying for number 3 since last spring. First was first month, second was within 6 months. I am mid thirties 🤷‍♀️

Read a book “it starts with an egg”
it explains what tests you need to do and diet/supplements suggestions.

I really don't understand what you're looking to get out of this thread, OP. No one on here can magically predict your fertility and you must realise that. Age is a factor, but not the only factor in TTC.

I got pregnant the first month we tried with DC1. It took us over two years to convince DC2 and I was still well under 35. I doubt any randoms on MN could have accurately predicted that happening. Asking people online to guess whether you'll have trouble TTC or not is completely illogical.

That’s fair although the test won’t mitigate if there are any problems, it will just tell you for certain.

Took me 4 cycles to conceive at 34. I would be thinking about risk of miscarriage and genetic abnormalities which also increase with age. When I had the 12 week screening tests my age was a factor in increasing the risk of problems.

First took 8 months at age 27
Second took 1 month and I was EBF and hadn't had a period.
3rd was a one time Woopsie not planned at 31

I conceived my first, first cycle trying and 8 months into trying for my second. It's hard because I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

How old are you OP?

I'm about to turn 33

Not sure if anyone else has mentioned this but you can try Hertility for tests and/or have a fertility mot done privately which will give you some clue with what you are working with. Good luck @Wedonttalkaboutprunesno

What a pointless thread.