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If you conceived after 35?

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Yumyumcakes · 10/07/2024 09:46

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How long did it take?

this will be my third, I’m out from my 2nd ttc cycle and I’m worried it might not happen.

i track my cycle, use opk and temp. Any other tips?
my first took close to 9 months which I know is normal (partner and I were late 20s) second complete surprise (early 30s). Dh had ‘variable sperm parameters’

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bellinisurge · 10/07/2024 09:58

2 cycles. Before we started I went on a massive health kick for about a year. No alcohol. Loads of fruit and veg. And randomly remember eating a lot of walnuts.
Large healthy baby (my first and only) born when I was 41.

Afterwards my health absolutely nosedived but that was due mostly to horrendously poor maternity and postpartum care. Would have been better off cared for in a ditch by wolves.

bunnypenny · 10/07/2024 09:58

Conceived at 39 (first month), 41 (first month) and 42 (unexpected as had sex once that month). I did no temping or charting for any of them.

They’re now 5,4 and 2.

BlackeyedSusan · 10/07/2024 09:56

First time three times. Two viable pregnancies.

Wrapunzel · 10/07/2024 09:56

Second month age 37 and first month age 38.5

WiseBiscuit · 10/07/2024 09:55

First and only conceived at 40, about 9 months of very infrequent sex. No temp/charting/ovulation testing. I think it would‘ve been less if we’d been able to have more sex (we weren’t in the same place much that year due to a house build).

Darkdiamond · 10/07/2024 09:54

Conceived third baby at 38, 2nd month of trying. My first baby (age 32) took a year, second baby 1 month. I didn't know what to expect. I took Co-enzyme Q10 as I thought my cycles were a bit off but don't think it was necessary.

Softycatchymonkeys · 10/07/2024 09:51

Conceived at 38 (3rd month) 39 (1st month) and 41 (1st month)

AnneLovesGilbert · 10/07/2024 09:51

Took one cycle at 39, I was temping and using preseed and dtd most days.

Hereforthesandwiches · 10/07/2024 09:50

First baby delivered at 34. Second took 7 years - had her at 42. No explanation for this particularly, although I know I had some adenomyosis. All other tests normal. Just advancing age.

AngeloMysterioso · 10/07/2024 09:49

DC1 conceived when I was 33, took 5 months. Conceived DC2 when I was 35, took 8 months of properly trying. DC3 was conceived when I was 37- total fluke, we weren’t trying at all and in fact only DTD once that month, a week before I was due to ovulate!

ShikShakShok · 10/07/2024 09:49

33 when I conceived my first and 35 when I conceived my second.

First happened first cycle. Second took 6 months but really for 4 months of those we didn’t have sex when I was ovulating.

motheroreily · 10/07/2024 09:49

I was 40 when we started and 41 when we conceived. It took 7 cycles.

Cluborange666 · 10/07/2024 09:49

9 months for me to conceive at 38. I remember crying because I wasn’t pregnant then the finding out that the extreme crying was because I was actually pregnant! Good luck 🤞

Subfusc · 10/07/2024 09:48

I had just turned 39 and I conceived the first month. In which we only had sex twice because I was working in another country. Was very taken aback.

Bells3032 · 10/07/2024 09:47

was 35. First month didn't take. Second month chemical. third month success (currently 36 weeks). however, this was also with severe male factor infertility

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