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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 many cycles did it take for you to conceive?

142 replies

FlyOnTheWall89 · 23/11/2021 09:59

There seems to be so many people who become pregnant in the first 3 months of trying.... or it takes much longer. Intrigued by actual statistics from you ladies on here.

How many cycles did it take you?

(I am trying for baby number 1 and moving into the 8th cycle of TTC)

OP posts:
amter · 23/11/2021 15:59

1st, 1 cycle
2nd, 2 cycles
3rd. I stopped counting but probably around 20 of trying.

sunsshineshowerss · 23/11/2021 15:57

I've got pregnant 4 times on the first cycle. Miscarried one of those pregnancy's.

Hopefullywaiting01234 · 23/11/2021 15:48

Thought about trying had sex twice and conceived first time round.

Now on cycle 12 ttc no2. Only thing that is different is age, not been on the pill for a few years and I feel very stressed out this time around 🤷🏼‍♀️

Emmab321 · 23/11/2021 15:40

6 for me :)

greenmacaron · 23/11/2021 15:31

One cycle first time round. One cycle second time round.

🤷‍♀️ Who knows, it could easily be pure chance that it’s happened quickly for us. It seems that not much is known about fertility, really.

Cop26CopOut · 23/11/2021 15:06

Then 3 IVF cycles.

Guess my story is more of an exception though.

Good luck Flowers.

babyboybluex · 23/11/2021 15:04

Unplanned with our first, therefore, I have no idea.

Second, we conceived on the first cycle, however, it sadly ended up as a chemical. Had a period and now 15 weeks pregnant with baby two x

Shortmamashortcycles · 23/11/2021 14:59

DD: 10 cycles. Felt like an aeon. Getting my thyroid levels adjusted and taking vitex, and potentially coincidentally moving to a less stressful job seemed to do the trick.

MMC: 2 cycles, was amazed it was so fast. Sadly ended in mc at 13 weeks.

Now: 2 cycles and counting but haven't been able to DTD at the right time yet.

If you need to vent or obsess, feel free to DM me - honestly I felt like my mental health really suffered trying to conceive my daughter.

In terms of stats, this might not be right but iirc... 60% in the first 6 months, 30% in the next 6 months and 10% take longer than a year / need a bit of help. You're not wrong that many people catch in the first 3 months, based on that.

Unarosaes · 23/11/2021 14:07

First pregnancy was on the first cycle trying. Unfortunately this ended in a MMC a few weeks later. I fell pregnant again 4 months after the loss.

Drbrowns · 23/11/2021 10:12

1st: 14cycles, where starting investigations when I got pregnant.
2nd: 6cycles
3rd: 1st cycle

ButFirstTea · 23/11/2021 10:11

Currently pregnant with first baby, it took us 7 cycles, just over 6 months. At the time this felt like absolutely ages and I was so upset, now I realise that we were very lucky and relatively quick compared to many people.

Its very very normal to take a year to conceive and it doesn't necessarily indicate any fertility issues if you can't. If you're under 35 you can speak to a doctor after 12 months, if you're over you can talk to them after 6 months of trying. Good luck!

DragonMamma · 23/11/2021 10:10

*my FIRST DC

DragonMamma · 23/11/2021 10:10

I came off the Pill and had my BFP 2 weeks later. I realise we were fortunate.

My DC was conceived whilst on the Pill so I suspected it wouldn’t take long.

I know I’m fortunate.

romanroy · 23/11/2021 10:09

Ttc 1: 1st cycle

Ttc2: 15 cycles then 1 failed IUI, 1 successful IVF cycle ending in miscarriage, then another successful IVF cycle.

Life is pretty odd like this

Turniptracker · 23/11/2021 10:07

2 cycles of actually properly trying and following my body's signs for ovulation (changes in discharge were a key signifier for me). We were surprised it was so quick tbh!

Stressymcstress · 23/11/2021 10:07

6 months after coming off the pill. I think I had 5 cycles in that time, I was a bit irregular.

I agree with PP about tracking ovulation properly. I fell pregnant the first month I used the tests.

sausagechops66 · 23/11/2021 10:03

4 cycles after coming off the pill. And I realise that makes us very lucky as it can take much longer for some. I tracked my ovulation as we didn't actually dtd that much - it's all about the timing in my experience!