Is it easier to get pregnant second time round??

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The reason I ask is that I know of a number of people who struggled initially to get pregnant only to start knocking them out after the first.

It took me a while to get pregnant and I'm in my mid 30s so if I want another I assume I'll have to start trying soon after having the first...yikes.

I think it depends- I've heard a lot of people say that your body is actually more fertile in the year after the birth of your child than normal. I have some friends who struggled conceiving their first but fell pregnant very quickly (within that first year) with their second. I'm not sure if there's any actual evidence to back this up though

I fell pregnant month 2 of trying wits 1st but it took 8 months of trying for the 2nd. There was almost 3 years between though. x

Depends! I think your body resets after first DC and sometimes things completely change making it harder or easier to fall. The theory is that you are supposed to be more fertile but not sure if that is evidence based or anecdotal.

With my first it took first month of trying and two years later now pregnant with second after again the first month of trying. Surprised me I thought it would take longer second time due to what I've read but it's just one of those things I guess. I do feel very lucky if happened for us like that x

And I'm in mid thirties now x

First of all, don't start trying again until you are ready to have another baby - I am pregnant again with DC2 and there will be 2 years 4 months between them and my DS1. I'm not sure that I would have wanted to be pregnant again in that first year after having him, but everyone is different.

It took me over 3 years to get pregnant successfully and to have my little boy so I was also a bit worried about leaving it too late (I am 36). I got pregnant the second month of trying which was a big surprise, but a lovely one. Unfortunately there is just no way of knowing how long it will take for you, but if you are mid-30's, just remember that you are not medically too old and that IVF would still be available to you if it is difficult to get pregnant again. There are lots of options . Good luck!

Secondary infertility is amazingly (and frighteningly) common

Took me 10 months to get pregnant with DS. Tried for a second for 2 years and gave up, so it certainly wasn't easier second time round for me. I did leave it 3 years after DS to start TTC again though.

I took 8 years, several miscarriages and three rounds of IVF (ICSI) to get my first. She is now 17 months and I'm having her little sister (naturally conceived, also with a few chemical pregnancies that didn't stick in the first few months after i had number 1) next month, so I'd say the second is definitely easier! :)

I hear a lot about secondary infertility. My friend went through it (having conceived first child immediately) and after tests, discovered that her DH had low sperm count. They were told it could have been caused by a virus and he had been quite ill at one point. She was totally surprised and shocked. They did go on to conceive a child unexpectedly a year or two later (but sadly had to be TFMR).

I was really worried about secondary infertility too. I read the stats on baby centre...1 in 10 couples have problems conceiving 1st time, and 1 in 7 couples have trouble with the second! Because I was so worried I decided to try and pop them all out in my 20's so I tried for the second and it happened within a month so I felt very lucky.

i think it really just depends on the person. everyone is different! it was easy for me to get pregnant first try first time and so I thought second time might take longer (esp after reading about secondary infertility). I wanted my kids to be close in age, so thought try sooner then later and again, got pregnant first try. im really lucky, but not everyone has that. i think if you want more kids, better to try sooner then later in case it takes a while...unless you dont mind a big age gap. i want a third and my husband said for the third we are waiting at least 2 or 3 years before we try! however, i feel like....well because the first two were conceived easily, the third might take longer etc...so dont want to wait too long for third either!

Conceived second month with DD1, then took four months with the second pregnancy, however we dtd three times a month, so barely trying. My second pregancy wasnt succesful but I am confident that we will fall pregnant soon after deciding to try again.