From hyperfertile to infertile?

[deliwoman1]

Hi everyone,

I'm just wondering whether anyone suspected themselves of having hyper-fertility on their first time ttc (or was diagnosed with it), and that changed while ttc a second child?

I'm 41 in Feb and DP (39) and I have been trying for 6 months for baby no.2. Our first baby is 17 months now. With her we tried for five consecutive cycles, and I fell pregnant on cycles 1, 2, 3, and 5. I'm convinced I would've also caught on cycle 4 were it not for a burst ovarian cyst. I had two early losses, and one self-resolving ectopic in that time (cycle 2). I feel like that rate of consecutive bfp 'success' is unusual, and my body was giving it everything to (literally) see what stuck, implanting un-viable pregnancies that other wombs wouldn't. 😢

I was the wrong side of 38 then, 39 when DD was born. I had a textbook pregnancy then ELCS due to breech. Now, just over 2 years later, I have regular periods/seem to ovulate regularly but I can't seem to conceive at all. My age probably does have a LOT to do with it, but it seems so crazy to me to go from one extreme to another in such a short space of time. Maybe it's not!

I know there's so much that can affect whether someone is able to conceive, but I'm just so confused by the shift in my ability. Would love to hear others' experiences.

Hi, i feel the same way, just over a year ago i wasn't trying, had sex just the once and ended up pregnant the same cycle, have been trying for four months now with no luck
It sucks 😭
I know i have no advice but hopefully it's consolation that you are not alone and a lot of women are also going through the same

I may be talking nonsense, but I seem to remember hearing something about women having a surge in fertility before they go through the menopause? As if your body is trying to grab its last chance to conceive.

Your partner is a factor in whether you conceive, as well, remember.

I conceived first time - as in, decided to ttc and got pregnant with dc1 that cycle - then with dc2 (ttc about 18 months later) had male factor issues so didn't conceive naturally. Who knows what happened first time round?

Same as @IxyOn here, conceived first time with first child. Been trying for almost 2yrs for second with zero BFP in that time, more than likely due to male factor issues. Things can change, and it might not be you.

Thanks, everyone. I hope those of you still trying have success soon!

I'm not talking about simply conceiving first time though, which might be just a lucky one-off. I'm talking about conceiving repeatedly over consecutive months, which is the definition of hyper-fertility (not a good thing), and then being unable to just a couple of years later. It was literally a sure thing that I'd get pregnant back then, and I also had a couple of accidents in my youth, including getting pregnant while taking the pill correctly. But now, nowt!

@LimeOrangeLemon yeah I've heard that too. It's what I'm afraid of, though at 38 I feel it would've been a little early? It would be terrible luck if that's what I'm dealing with, but I am so grateful we didn't wait any longer to try for our DD.

We're off to the GP next week. Definitely planning to have DPs sperm analysed first. For some reason it seems easier to tackle male factor than anything related to me - I guess I'm nervous that it's unfixable. I have no obvious symptoms of peri-menopause yet, but I guess tests will tell.

PP raised a good point that your DP partner is also a factor. May be worth reviewing your lifestyle changes.

Additionally, if you're still breastfeeding DD, may want to stop.

I was just wondering if there was any update from the OP. Hopefully good news. I also became pregnant in months 1,2,3 and 5 of trying but had multiple early losses before having a baby. Hyperfertility seems not be to be very well known about so really interesting to see someone else with the same history.