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Has anyone conceived naturally after 1 year?

36 replies

Bubblegum89 · 19/01/2018 18:23

I’m on cycle 15 of ttc (no pregnancies in that time) and feel like it’s never going to happen. I’ve started having pink spotting tonight so af is on her way AGAIN. The fertility doctor said that it’s perfectly normal to take up to two years to conceive even though I always thought it was a year. Is there anyone on here who had been ttc for over a year and managed to get pregnant naturally before the two year mark?

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ThisBabyIsAnOctopus · 19/01/2018 18:47

Both my babies took 2years ttc - first I was 35, second I was 39. Totally normally but very difficult at the time.

lifechangesforeverinjuly · 19/01/2018 18:45

It took us almost 4 years to conceive. We weren't actively trying but we DTD regularly and used absolutely no contraception.

We were just starting to think about getting a doctor's opinion after our big holiday in November, when it just happened out of the blue!

Owlpatrol · 19/01/2018 18:44

@Bubblegum89 I'm so glad you asked this question as you know I'm in the same boat as you....i was reluctant to open this but glad I did as given me some hope! Fx for us both xx

restbiterepeat · 19/01/2018 18:38

Fwiw, I was a little under weight when we first started ttc and I don't think that helped. It certainly wasn't a factor in the making of ds2 and ds3 Blush

NickMarlow · 19/01/2018 18:37

Yes. 9 months (11 cycles) with dc1.

Went to the gp after 1 year ttc2. Had the first round if fertility tests, all came back clear. We were 2 weeks off our first appointment at the infertility clinic when I got a positive test. 15 months (18 cycles) of ttc. Had my 12 week scan last week.

It's so hard waiting. Would your gp do some tests? Mine said there was nothing to indicate a problem and her best advice was to keep trying and not get too stressed but that was much easier to do when we had some clear test results.

clarkeologist · 19/01/2018 18:33

Took us 3 years for DS1 (were just about to have ivf and then it happened magically), then a further 2 years for DS2.

Bellamuerte · 19/01/2018 18:33

Depends on your age. By mid-30s your chance of conceiving in one year is only 50/50.

AppleAndBlackberry · 19/01/2018 18:31

Yes, 20 cycles for me which was 18 months.

Autumn0909 · 19/01/2018 18:30

Yes! 18 long months of TTC were very hard and involved a PCOS diagnosis for me. I was overweight with a BMI of 28. I lost two stone and my 12 week scan is on Friday.
Good luck!

restbiterepeat · 19/01/2018 18:30

Yes, it took about 16 months to conceive ds1 (and then less than two months for ds2 and ds3).

ocelot41 · 19/01/2018 18:26

Hi. Yup! Took us 1 year and 2 months. I had very irregular cycles and a short luteal phase that I managed to lengthen to juuuust enough using vitamins and changing what I ate. DS is now 7. The waiting really gets to you after a while doesn't it? UnMumsnetty hug coming your way