If it took you longer than 8 months to conceive, when did it actually happen? losing hope.

[OhTheJoys1]

Hi all,

suppose i'm just feeling very deflated lately. It's my 8th cycle trying to conceive.

I've tried having sex everyday, every other day, every 2 days, temping, Opks and nothing is working. I did have my progesterone and thyroid checked and they were fine. Progesterone was 44 on day 21.

I'm 29 years old and beginning to lose hope.

I suppose I am just looking for a little hope. If it took longer than 8 months for you to get pregnant, when did it happen and what helped you?

sincerely, losing hope.

Three years and counting for me, sadly.

But OP I wanted to say please don't put anything on hold. I did, and I bitterly regret it.

Keep living your life, booking things, going forward, it made it much worse for me as I put LOTS on hold and 3 years later it's looking unlikely.

I feel better now I've stopped holding and have life going on and things to look forward to.

My DD took two and a half years no reason found, my DS I wasn't trying and he was born 18 months after my DD, my Third now I'm 17 weeks with I tried for nearly a year had a Mc in September and a chemical in October then fell pregnant this April
I hate so much when people say oh just relax it'll happen but both times I said fuck this I'm not doing it anymore and just started to have sex normally without pressure it happened.
I also tried Seven seas trying for a baby did nothing, Pre seed, taking more vitamins, nothing worked at all.

4 years. Hardest 4 years ever. Not being dismissive but 8 months really isn’t long. I think the whole ‘average is 6 months’ causes a lot of unnecessary worry when it takes longer.
It happened for me when I gave up. We moved house (taking in a mortgage that was a stretch with me on mat leave) and we booked a skiing holiday. I ended up skiing whilst pregnant (which really means drinking hot chocolate) and am now living in a house that we bought as a distraction to do up to take the focus off ttc. We now haven’t done the work we planned to do.
What I’m trying to say is, get on with life and it will prob ably happen when it’s least convenient

15 months here. I wasn't ovulating and one cycle was over 100 days. Tamoxifen gave my ovaries a kick and we were very lucky and conceived that cycle. Good luck! I hope you get your BFP soon!

Two years, was told I don’t ovulate and then actively stopped trying. Then I fell pregnant naturally. I’m 38 weeks now with my first.

23 months I was 33 sadly ended in a missed miscarriage then 2 months after I fell pregnant with dd1. Then 8 months trying for dd2 I was 37.

Conceived the first month and lost it at 9 weeks. Conceived my son at 13 months trying and now on month 6 of trying for my second. It's hard but I just have to remind myself that some people have much harder journeys and I'm so grateful to have my son. I'm 29 now and I was 27 when I had my son if that's of any interest lol

14 months with No 2, conceived first month using preseed.

#1 aged 25 took 4 months since coming off the pill but not really monitoring ovulation etc
#2 aged 28 took 15 months, used ovulation strips, temping etc.

Same weight/lifestyle both times. Think sometimes it’s just luck of the draw! Hang in there it will happen

Hello just wanted to drop in and say thank you for this thread. It’s also given me a little hope. I am 33 and came off the pill 15 months ago and this is my 11th cycle (AF just showed). It really is head work and nothing seems to work. The anxiety that ttc causes just doesn’t help and I was also slowly losing hope. But this thread has given me the little pick me up that I needed. Thank you ladies.