Please tell me your positive TTC stories

[BiscuitLover3678]

If it took you over 4 months, please tell me your positive stories - did you do anything different when it finally worked? How did you get through those months before?

About to start month 5 and so fed up.

#1 took 11months #2 took 9months. Feels like it's never going to happen and your whole life is on hold, then when it does you wonder why you got so stressed about it. Up to a year is totally normal.

@fighoney

#1 took 11months #2 took 9months. Feels like it's never going to happen and your whole life is on hold, then when it does you wonder why you got so stressed about it. Up to a year is totally normal.

What did you do the month it worked?

How did you find out - did you wait for missed period or early rest?

It took 9 months to conceive our daughter. I had severe anxiety at the time and my husband gradually developed depression as it went on. During the 8th month of trying, we both had a complete mental breakdown. After that we had a very big talk and decided to take up loads of separate exercise classes to give us another focus and have some time away from each other. We were doing body pump and spin and yoga and all sorts, I remember we had very bad DOMs the week we conceived! I remember that month feeling more relaxed in general. Probably all a coincidence? But I dunno, a lot of people say they conceive once the focus is on something else don't they.

I will follow this thread as desperate to hear success stories too. We are on cycle 5, expecting AF any day now. With doing the best we can at the right time for 5 cycles now, it is getting hard to believe that anything will change in next 5 cycles 😪😪

We used pre seed! Took 6 months + to conceive and the month it worked we had used that. I also used ovulation tests so knew when my window was. Good luck!

It has taken 16 months but we finally conceived last cycle! Hoping for a sticky bean. The only difference for us this time round was that we did the SMEP. As pp says up to a year is normal (but doesn't help the stress/disappointment).

It took 4 years to conceive my second with 4 miscarriages between. One of the pregnancies took 2 years and another 1 year. I didn't change anything when I conceived my son but I did have treatment for the recurrent miscarriages when I found out was pregnant. I know it's hard when you are TTC but taking up to 1 year is completely normal and 2 isn't unusual.

Took us 11 months to conceive our DD. Each month was hell seeing those negative tests.. the month before i conceived we had a very cruel evap line on the easy@home tests. Decided we were giving up 'trying' and just DTD as & when we wanted to.. i was also under pressure with work.. I ended up off sick and the month after we finally conceived.. didnt no when ovulation was or anything. No tests the whole month - I just waited until i was 1 day late.. you always hear people say 'relax and it will happen' i honestly hated people saying this to me but looking back.. that's when we conceived. When i was calmer & not obsessing over it. DH hated the whole thing.. stressed him so much too. Its so so hard & deflating😔 Hoping other peoples positive stories help you.. Sending you soo much baby dust❤️💙 xx

Not over 4 months, but what I will say is both times I fell pregnant, I laid on my back straight after doing the deed. Legs up, pillow under bum to tilt pelvis and didn’t move for about 25 minutes.

Just saying, only times I did that I got pregnant.

It will happen for you x

Nearly 3 years in to trying for our first (and now about to try ivf with donor eggs). I don't think this is what you're asking for but I can honestly say the best advice I've had is to not define yourself by ttc and to do things for yourself. It'll make you happier. As long as you're having sex at the right time of the month there's really not much else you can proactively do.
Good luck op, I'm sure it'll work out for you

Took 6 months, with one CP from the first cycle. Was feeling bleak by cycle 5 for sure. I used the Clearblue Fertility Monitor and I'm pretty sure that is what finally helped me. It is expensive but gives you reassurance and it appeals to my control freak side.
Also used pre-seed although I'm fairly sure we didn't the cycle I did concieve!

I had some underlying health issues that started as soon as we started trying (coincidence/CP stress? I don't know) that I got a handle on by month 5 and as soon as I did that, I fell pregnant.

It will happen OP, there are so many things that have to happen at exactly the right time and it is a game of chance. Stay positive and take good care of yourself.

@BiscuitLover3678 We had sex every day from end of period for 2 weeks both months we conceived. I always waited until my period was due to test.