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When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

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How long did it take you to conceive?

141 replies

Greggers2017 · 25/09/2017 07:46

Just that really.
Me and my partner are trying to conceive our first child together.
I have two children aged 10 and 8 and he has a daughter who is 9. We all live together and are very happy so this would be the perfect thing to complete our family.
We have been trying since May.

OP posts:
HannahLily2014 · 25/09/2017 19:01

Dd1 - not planned (aged18)
Dd2 -cycle 2 (aged 23)
DS1 - cycle 1 (aged 28)

Rainbowblume · 25/09/2017 18:48

3 years, but then I miscarried so just over 5 years to get to a healthy baby.

Tilapia · 25/09/2017 18:47

DC1 - 3rd cycle
DC2 and DC3 - 1st cycle

I was aged 30-34. I realise I was v lucky.

Mumof3cheeky · 25/09/2017 18:41

Sorry it was very clear so what I mean to explain by that was that perhaps not viable eggs or embrio still gets through fertilised but doesn't survive hence the mc
If that makes sense?!

strangestdirection · 25/09/2017 18:40

Baby 1: 8 months (aged 27)
Baby 2: 1st month of trying (aged 30)

Mumof3cheeky · 25/09/2017 18:39

I read somewhere that the statistic shows that those who get or got pregnant very quickly have higher rate of mc. Not sure if it's linked to the fact that the bit in the human body that responsible of selecting what egg is viable or not doesn't work that well. Not sure if any of this is accurate at all tho

IWouldLikeToKnow · 25/09/2017 18:30

Both times it took about 6 months...at age 38 ( ended in MC) and then again at 39

Mumof3cheeky · 25/09/2017 18:24

Ds1 6 month
Ds2 6 month
Dc3 1st month ended up being mmc then conceived the following month with ds3

tried20names · 25/09/2017 18:10

DS - 1st cycle age 31
Now 20 weeks pregnant after 12 cycles at 34.
I naively thought 2nd time would be as easy as the first so was in for a shock when it took so much longer!

cakesandphotos · 25/09/2017 18:08

18 cycles Sad started at 26 and I’m now 19 weeks pregnant at 28 Smile Dr said some people just take longer for no apparent reason

2good · 25/09/2017 18:06

Age 36:
First preg, 7 cycles, then lost to mc
Second preg, 4 cycles.. just found out recently

Keepingupwiththejonesys · 25/09/2017 18:00

Dd1- cycle 1 (age 20)
Dd2-cycle 1 (age 22)
Ds-cycle 1 (age 25)

I'm very grateful that we've conceived our children so quickly but don't think that's the norm for everyone. I think the average is 6 months, though not entirely sure but I think its not until 12 months in that its classed as a 'long' wait. Wish you all the luck in the world, I know each week can feel like a month when TTC

Lilypad15 · 25/09/2017 16:59

DD- 2 months from previous relationship
DC- 3 months with current partner (had to terminate though sadly)
Currently on month 11 of ttc now. Starting to get real bored now

JustSaying99 · 25/09/2017 16:51

DC1 - 1st cycle (and 26)

CaptainsCat · 25/09/2017 16:45

First pregnancy - unplanned

Second pregnancy - cycle 2

ForeverHopeful21 · 25/09/2017 16:04

Pregnancy number 1 took us 2.5 years. Ended in MC.
Pregnancy number 2 took us 1 month!

Malapropist · 25/09/2017 16:04

DC 1 cycle 3 (age 28)
DC 2 cycle 1 (age 31)
DC 3 hopefully not very long...

WhyTheHeckMe · 25/09/2017 13:15

Pregnancy 1 - (age 27) cycle 1

Pregnancy 2 - (age 29) cycle 1 but ended in mc

Pregnancy 3 - (age 29) cycle 1

I have been extremely lucky but more so because when I was 27 I was told I would never naturally conceive. I was put on my first lot of fertility treatment and after 1 week of starting it found out I was already 7 weeks pregnant! And zero issues since!

thedinosaur · 25/09/2017 10:42

DC1 probably about 3-4months .

DC2 2 weeks from starting TTC .

BillBrysonsBeard · 25/09/2017 10:39

First time was an accident with a condom (age 28)
Second time was the first time we had sex after deciding to try (I didn't have a sex drive so only did it once that month) age 31
Possible third time... period is late, condom came off right at the end but I've been stressed so it could just be really late (age 32)

sooperdooper · 25/09/2017 10:25

Three years and counting, starting IVF next month

NimbleKnitter · 25/09/2017 10:25

Yeah, you basically need to allow 6 months just to get anything like decent odds.

Which is what I keep telling myself two cycles in

Mayhemmumma · 25/09/2017 10:22

1st baby 11 months (age 26)
2nd was 3rd month
3rd?!? Have now not been using contraception for over a year but nothing....

MelvinThePenguin · 25/09/2017 10:21

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NimbleKnitter · 25/09/2017 10:19

@MelvinThePenguin same here! The odds of getting pregnant each month stay the same - but the cumulative effect of trying again means it gets more likely each time.

For example - you’re 85% likely to be not pregnant in cycle 1, but 85% x 85% likely to be not pregnant in cycle 2