How long did you take to concieve number 2?

Sorry just manage to get back on.

The first time i had blood test which showed a hormone inbalance, and were waiting to see the consultant when i found i was pregnant with dd1 i hadn't had AF for 6 months and was shocked to find out i was pg (only tested because my mum insisted) and was about 10 weeks.

With the second one although we would have liked a second child, because we already had dd it didn't seem as inportant. As in if it happen good and if it didn't then so be it IYKWIM.

Also because i was over 35 i'm not sure what if any treatment would have been offered as react quite badly to extra hormones.

I would go back to your GP and insist on some tests just to put your mind at rest.

2 years to conceive DS, had already had the usual blood and sperm tests and had a consultants appointment booked when I found out I was pregnant.

Currently 20 weeks pregnant with my second, and no one was more amazed than me when I got pregnant 2nd month of trying!

DS took us several years to conceive (in fact we'd given up and accepted we'd be childless).

DS is now nearly 2, I fell pg literally the only time we weren't careful in (but had an MC), tried again immediately and fell pg 1st time again!

Which goes to show that just because 1 baby takes ages to conceive doesn't mean the others will. Oh - and I'm 38!

DD1 took 2years was due to see consultant the week after i found out.

Because it took so long to fall for her we start ttc when she was 10 months, she will be 3yrs 10 month this month and dd2 is 8weeks today.

I have to say that i have a very iregular cycle (can go months without af) so i knew i would take a while but didn't think it would be quite as long.

8 years to conceive ds1. He was eventually conceived naturally just as we were about to have IUI.

Ds2 was conceived the first month of trying. .

We got on with it once we knew we wanted a second, fearing it might not be possible and to avoid a big age gap.

First one took nearly 14 months, then got pregnant while breastfeeding last month when she was 11 months old (while still breastfeeding.) Miscarried that one but had a scan last week which showed two eggs so my body is clearly hopeful.

It's really an unanswerable question though isn't it. My mum conceived and was pregnant with me at her six week checkup

ooh yes, another vote for Toni Weschler here, that's how I initially discovered my problems were cycle-related ... and my plan was to chart my cycles this time in the hope of either conceiving or identifying any problems more quickly 2nd time round. But got pg before cycles came back

Hi I have been in exactly your situation. Ds 1 took 2 years ttc, eventually needed treatment to regulate cycle at fertility clinic. Found infertility v. hard to handle. Felt very aggrieved throughout the whole process that sex ed is all about stopping getting pregnant, but no-one tells you it can be really difficult to conceive.

Knew we wanted another one and hopefully not too huge a gap, but I was dreading going through all that again and worrying how we could possibly fit in the treatment with a toddler around ...

So we didn't worry about contraception, although a less than 2 year gap wasn't in the plan ... and am now 10 weeks pg, ds is 14 mo. It happened at the very 1st possibility which neither of us were expecting! (Dp when I told him: 'But I don't understand - you let me to believe this would be a long and complicated process!') Don't know if I was hyper-fertile after stopping breastfeeding, or having ds1 had regulated my cycle, or just chance.

Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled this has happened and can now just see lots of advantages of having them close together - just wanted to say, make sure you would be happy with such an outcome when you make your decisions!

First one instantly and 2nd one instantly! I have a 5yr age gap-one off to school, feet up for a bit then had the other one. Age gap doesn't make any difference to me/us.

1st time 2 months, 2nd time still trying after 11 months.

DH and I were together for 4 months when DD was conceived. I fell pg again when DD was 8 months but miscarried. It has since taken 3 years to conceive this one (I'm 10 weeks pg)

Instantly with both, which was a bit of a shock, fertile myrtle meets super sperm

Ds1... 2 goes (one day!)
Ds2... 24 goes (about 3 months)

Yes as others have said there is absolutely no way to tell for sure.
People who struggle to conceive no.1 on average will struggle more with no.2 but that's on average. Some couples have sub-fertility which means they can get pregnant without intervention but it might take longer and luck plays quite a big part in this. Imagine a scenario where someone could only get pregnant in 1 in 15 cycles - that 1 cycle could be the first or the last out of the fifteen if you see my point.

Number one 10 years, number 2 ten seconds

You just never know cmoc. We took over 4 years to conceive dd (with a m/c which took 3.5yrs of that to conceive), and have been trying to conceive number 2 for a year so far.

A friend (who is an MNer so may post this herself) took 7 years to conceive her ds, but then conceived number 2 on her first attempt!

The only way to find out is to try, so you need to decide whether you would prefer to risk them being closer than you ideally want, or further apart than you really want, and then trying accordingly.

Wow egg!!

Bet that was a shock!!

Love your name!

Hello DS took 18 months to conceive and we also had a date in for tests but I fell pregnant on hols a month before the tests were due. In same situation as you, didn't want a huge gap, but not a teeny one either. Decided to start trying when, if it did by some miracle happen first time, there would be a two-year gap. It did happen first time, and am expecting twins three weeks before DS turns two . Would have probably preferred a bit of a bigger gap, but am just so relieved we didn't have the worry of trying and trying and waiting like with DS.

Good luck!

2 cycles!

But the first cycle was 91 days long as I just came off the pill.

bump, as I am in the same boat.
I found out i was pg the night before dh was going in for tests...