Those who conceived naturally after a year?

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can I hear some stories please? Coming up to the year mark now and not keen to push on to IVF straight away really.

Got tested in February and all ok with me, husband having SA in September.

I just wanted some real experiences from people who took a bit longer but still managed it naturally

Thanks

After 2 years of trying with no success from age of about 30 (sometimes I'd be a few days late, so I wondered if very early miscarriages, but otherwise nothing), I went to the doctor's in order to start finding out what the problem was. DH and I had talked about giving IVF at least one try, as I was happier than him about adopting. First to be tested was DH as that's the easiest and least invasive, and all was fine with him. Next was a laparoscopy for me under a general anaesthetic, with no blockage found... but you know what?... I fell pregnant the following month! I've always wondered if there was some slight blockage and the camera basically cleared it even though nothing was then recorded. I'd also just changed job so perhaps that helped with the stress levels.

After the first baby I fell pregnant again as soon as I stopped breast feeding, so two babies in fairly close succession.

If you've been on the pill or similar contraceptive birth control, I'd say it needs a while to be out of your system completely.

First time took just over a year. It is so stressful. Was so upset about it. Probably more like 18 months but a year of seriously trying. Booked into a private clinic with 4 weeks notice for appointment. He said they might try Clomid or something on initial apt. So I know I had a month of fun before this treatment. I went mad on shorts parties and drank anything I could get my hands on only slightly joking. Fell pregnant.
But I sympathise greatly. I often think back to that time and it felt very lonely. Really wishing you the best with your journey

I had DS in autumn 2016.

Started TTC Mar 18 while breastfeeding

Stopped BF May 19 to see if it would help

Got to April this year and decided to stop as didn't want to be pregnant in a pandemic

Got BFP May 1st. Life is weird

2 years almost to the day to conceive #1.

2 weeks prior to BFP we were added to the IVF waiting list due to unexplained infertility. I'm now almost 8 weeks and hoping this one all works out. Oh, we're also only in our 20's so don't think age was a factor.

Wishing you lots of luck, its a really hard time but just because it hasn''t happened yet doesn't mean it won't.

It took me 7 years of trying to get pregnant for the first time. We lost that baby at 12 weeks, but then I got pregnant again about a year later with DS. Surprise pregnancy (not trying, not preventing) a year after he was born, which ended in another loss at 12 weeks. I became pregnant with DD about a year after that... and that was us done.

Hard, hard times, but it can and does happen xxx

It took us a year to conceive DC1 - in month 10 I had blood tests which showed underactive thyroid, I started thyroxine and boom 6 weeks later I was pregnant. DC2 took 3 months (of very infrequent sex due to DC1 sleeping habits).

I presume your thyroid has been checked OP?

It took us about 3 years to conceive DS. No treatment and only sometimes tracking cycles. I had some tests after a year which came back fine. We tried for no 2 but that never happened. It took my parents 14 years to conceive me. I am an only and by then my mum was 39.

Good luck.

I had a mmc and was desperate for another baby. I was really stressed about it and doing everything I could to increase my chances of conception. After a year of living like an angel I gave up feeling like it would never happen. I was a friends party the day I was ovulating. I decided to go home to dtd then went back to the party where for the first time in a very very long time I got drunk and stoned! And that is when dd was conceived.
I had also recently put my partner on zinc tablets.

Early 20s with my first. Took my 16 months. 2 years later with my second it took 4 months

We started ttc dc2 when I was 36. I was expecting it to take a bit longer than the first time because of my age, but as time went on it seemed hopeless.

There were all sorts of reasons that we didn't at any point seek medical help - there was a period where dh was unemployed and it didn't feel like any extra stress would be helpful, and then as time went on it felt like if we were going to need anything beyond clomid we'd have had to pay for it and it wasn't fair on dc1 to put ourselves under financial pressure for no guarantees - oh, and obviously massive head-in-the-sand.

Anyway, it was a horrible time, just month after month of disappointment. I tried losing weight, eating healthily, temperature tracking, symptom spotting etc etc etc.

We had decided that my 40th birthday was a natural place to just accept it and stop.

Ds2 was conceived that month. I got the bfp a week after I turned 40. Straightforward pregnancy and birth .

Why I couldn't conceive at 36, but could at 39 and 11 months is anyone's guess, but there you go

Many years trying and then natural conception. Completely altered diet to nearly eliminate added sugars, "healthy" BMI. This makes sense physiologically as insulin acts as an antagonist to many reproductive hormones.

First took about 18 months, we had had tests which showed some issues with DH, and were just waiting for an HSG for me before planning to do IVF, I had to cancel the scan a couple of days before after waiting ages for it!

Second time took 8 months. Both times DH had given up caffeine and alcohol a couple of months before though whether that made any difference or not I don’t know!

Third time was a complete surprise!

@yoyo1234 I've just started a weight loss plan as I am carrying an extra couple of stone. 12 pounds down so far! Hoping it helps but it is a good thing to do in any case

So many people falling pregnant just before they were supposed to undergo procedures or tests!maybe you subconsciously relax because you feel like you're getting somewhere

Took me over 2.5 years to conceive, but miscarried. Conceived DC1 a couple of months later, after 3 years of TTC (had an unsuccessful cycle of IUI in between as we were already on the list for IVF).
Conceived DC2 first try! So there is hope

Good luck. I had previously been diagnosed with PCOS via ultrasound. They checked my ovaries when I had ultrasound whilst pregnant and no cysts present. My cycle was very irregular and with the simple diet change ( cutting out sugar, to the best of my will power!) became regular. Simple but worked so well. NB also if IVF route is taken healthy BMI shown to factor in increased success rate- so win on all fronts.

[quote iswhois]@inthethickofit19 I've tried the cupping

Ended up in a bit of a mess unfortunately

Have also got the preseed but not used it yet- hard to ensure I've got it in before having sex and don't want to get it out spur of the moment as the packaging has a baby on it......[/quote]
Sorry it didn't help..

Not sure if this is reassuring or not but I ttc for 7yrs (including around 4yrs of treatment ovarian drilling/clomid and 2 rounds of ivf) I've now got 2 boys both conceived naturally and I was 40 and then 43 when they were born

Is cupping a form of therapy/an alternative to acupuncture??

Took us two years and ten months. We didn't do anything differently. In fact we'd sort of given up on TTC a few months previously and although we weren't being careful, we also weren't trying to have sex at the right times and were prob only having sex 2-3 times a month but somehow it happened. Can't explain how tho sorry!

We tried for a year. Found out that DH had reluctant sperm. Decided not to use any fertility options and adopted a 6 month old baby boy. We then came off contraception and I gave birth to a surprise nuts after our little boy turn 2. So don’t be too disheartened.

Just over a year with first... Had just decide to stop trying as busy with house
Second.. Coming off depo took nearly a year for period.. Then another 8 months.. Miscarriage... Had one period and decided we weren't going to try... Just wasn't going to use contraception... and see what happened as I didn't feel up to it.... Immediately pregnant 😁😜

Good luck!

First time was the first month my DP moved in.

2nd time I wasnt on anything and just taking it as if it happens it happens. The month I fell pregnant we had been very drunk and cant even remember having sex.

Unfortunately ended in miscarriage.

Took me 5mths age 38 to conceive DS. Now 42 and 14wks pregnant, took 18mths this time.

My DPs took a few years to conceive me (I’m the eldest) but did so without fertility treatment. They then had my DSis (naturally again) three years later.