How old and how long did you ttc for your first?

[Whisky2014]

How old were you when you first started ttc and how long did it take?

32, one time! Due in March 2018

1st 26 happened straight away
2nd 28 straight away too

34 yrs old- first cycle, had sex once that month- we were v v lucky. Had withdrawal bleed after finishing pill pack and period never arrived.

Also, so v lucky that pregnancy was uncomplicated, healthy DC born at 39 weeks.

I was 31, DS1 was an unknown one hit wonder.
DS2 was 2nd month.

LisaSimpson I think an interesting question is - is it just that people are more likely to post on the thread if they fall into one of two camps (v quick or had trouble conceiving), with fewer ‘middling’ experiences, or is that an accurate reflection of reality? Because I would say that the pattern you’ve observed on this thread is also true of my RL friends.

Agreed Lisa. I am glad that most people seem to appreciate that they have been 'lucky' - but that does imply that there are those of us that are 'unlucky' where it doesn't happen quickly. Perhaps some sort of 'karmic' association?? I don't know what to call it besides luck, but it makes me feel very upset that I am not one of the 'lucky'...

This whole thread makes me feel like shit... first cycle of clomid has not resulted in pregnancy. I've discovered that today. I'm in pity party mode.

You fill me with hope x

DC1 I was 28 took 11 months
DC2 I was 30 took 1 month
DC3 I was 32 took 4 months

I appreciate how fortunate I was.

I'm so sorry, physicskate - that's shit news, and I completely understand why you're devastated. I completely agree with you that I hate the lucky/unlucky language - it's what the doctor told me when all my recurrent miscarriage tests came back fine ('basically you've just been a bit unlucky') and that felt like a knife to the heart - it feels like such trivialising language about such a serious thing. I felt 'unlucky' the other day when I got a parking ticket three minutes after my time expired. I didn't feel 'unlucky' when I had a third miscarriage; I felt like my world was falling apart.

29, first time (miscarried), next month aged 30, first time, 2nd dc, first time. Accident, 3rd time. Extremely fortunate.

32 and still trying - up to 13 cycles which includes two cycles of DIUI.

1st time 31 (nearly 32) within one month.
2nd time 36 - within one month.

I'm 28, still trying for #1, 5 months into TTC.

36 and 6 months

36 and 6 months

35 and it took 20 months
38 and it took 2 months

I was 19. We weren't TTC, conceived accidentally.

I'm now 23 and TTC, on Cycle 5 atm.

Mixed bag here!

1st baby, aged 41 took 13 cycles so just over a year.
2nd baby, a complete surprise aged 43.

It's very interesting, one of my friends would say it took her 9m which it did but she also was very relaxed about dtd & assumed any unprotected sex would result in pregnancy. Due to her work schedule she actually was dtd more often then not just before her period which meant she missed her window. She only worked this out when actively tracking it in an app.

It was ultimately 8 months for me, but I had 3 miscarriages in that time (2 early and one missed), each conceived immediately. I had testing for recurrent mc privately and was on treatment for my 4th pregnancy this year which has stuck - I'm 17 weeks. I was 29 when I started trying and 30 now. Definitely feel extremely lucky!

Of my friends with kids, it did seem that most have either conceived fairly quickly (1-3 cycles) or have had an underlying problem, though i know it's perfectly normal to try for up to a year.

Hi Harriet just wanted to say how thrilled I am to hear that you're now 17 weeks! What wonderful news - and some hope for me, too!

I was 29 for dc1 and got pregnant the first month.

I was 34 for dc2 and got pregnant the first month...with twins!

First child 1st cycle.
Second child 12th cycle.
Third child 14th cycle.
Fourth child 1st cycle.