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Conception

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?

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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.

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MelvinThePenguin · 25/09/2017 10:15

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NimbleKnitter · 25/09/2017 10:14

So you’ve only just entered the phase where you’re more likely to get pregnant than not.

Some people will be in the minority and get pregnant in the first few cycles. Most will not.

But most will be pregnant within a year x

DandySeaLioness · 25/09/2017 10:14

with DD3 - 8 cycles, aged 29
with DS0- second cycle using Clearblue Advanced Fertility Monitor

NimbleKnitter · 25/09/2017 10:12

Using the odds of a 15% success rate each month (which may not be accurate, but best I could find) your odds of conceiving each cycle (assuming regular sex and no fertility issues) are as follows:

Cycle 1 - 15%
2 - 28%
3 - 39%
4 - 48%
5 - 56%
6 - 62%

confused123456 · 25/09/2017 10:00

I was 22 at the time.

confused123456 · 25/09/2017 10:00

Dh and I have one child.
I came off the pill in July 2014, I got pregnant in November 2014, so 4 months.

Thataintnoetchasketch · 25/09/2017 09:57

1st time 2nd or 3rd month but I MC'd

2nd time took us over a year and in the end acupuncture made the difference

I then got pregnant when DS was 6 months & hadn't had a period yet as still breastfeeding. That ended in MC

Now pregnant again just over a year later.

SydChloeJ · 25/09/2017 09:54

DD- 4th cycle (I was 28)
DS- 8th cycle (I was 31)

Felt like forever with DS, I was tearing my hair out! We tried everything! In retrospect it wasn't that long at all but the rollercoaster of emotions every month is exhausting at the time.

MelvinThePenguin · 25/09/2017 09:50

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meltingmarshmallows · 25/09/2017 09:42

Third cycle, aged 28.

Winteriscomingneedmorewood · 25/09/2017 09:37

At 37 the first cycle. . At 42 the third cycle and 3 chemicals and a mc at 45. Given up now.

PJsAndProsecco · 25/09/2017 09:34

First baby: 2nd cycle off pill, age 25
This time: HOPING for the 2nd cycle again haha! Age 28. Fertile week here we come...

MaryShelley1818 · 25/09/2017 09:14

Currently 29wks pregnant with my first baby at the age of 39yrs old! Took us 5-6mths after coming off the pill x

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Greggers2017 · 25/09/2017 09:14

I've just bought some ovulation sticks so hopefully they will help.
I conceived first time with my older two but I was 23 and 24 then I am now 34.

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Waitingonasmile · 25/09/2017 08:41

Baby 1 surprise
Baby 2 8 months of ovulation sticks, sperm friendly lubricant and lots of dtd at right time

QueenAmongstMen · 25/09/2017 08:33

Pregnancy 1: first cycle (aged 29)

Pregnancy 2: first cycle (aged 32)
(ended in early miscarriage)

Pregnancy 3: 10th cycle (aged 33)

Good luck with TTC - it can feel like the journey takes forever Flowers