How many tries?

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Strange question but how many, um "tries" did it take you to fall pregnant? Eg was it first time, third time, 1 month in, 3 months in etc?

What is considered "normal" and when does it become a "problem" that you should see someone about?

LP x

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Dc1 1st month properly trying, although we had been careless for a few months before that.

Dc2 a year exactly. Got bfp the week that I was about to book appt with gp.

Dc3 is funny really, we tried for 12 months again (although not actively this time, no opk's etc) and nothing happened. We sort of changed our minds and were happy with 2. Then over Christmas we didn't use condoms and boom! Pregnant. I was shocked but delighted.

I don't think there will be a 4th but if we did want another baby, I wouldn't wait around. It takes most people up to a year, IME (speaking to friends and sisters)

12 months for my first, got pregnant accidentally second time, so no 'tries'.

I'm 37, first time was literally first try, but unfortunately I miscarried. Second time took two months.

Age late 20s.
1st: 2 months
2nd: 1st month (mc @11 weeks)
3rd: 4 months (currently 13 weeks)

We tried for a month, didn't have chance to try in the second month as I was away visiting family during fertile time, didn't really try third month just had it when we felt like it and we got pregnant ??... Everyone is different but not trying worked for is!

First time I stopped using contraception in the January and was pregnant in the August. But didn't start thinking about when I might be fertile and taking a more active approach til the June.

This time it was a case of 'we'll try this month and (due to a number of reasons) if it doesn't happen we'll wait another 8 months or so before trying again'.

First month.

20 loooooooong months. Age 30/31. Physically healthy. No fertility issues just took a while

4 months first time at age 36, 3 months this time at age 39. Had just gone off the Pill both times. No fertility treatments or testing for ovulation, though I've always been obsessed (either with not getting pregnant or with getting pregnant), so I've always known when my next period was due.

32 isn't older, at least not in the US. Here, "older" for pregnancy is 35 or older. I don't know if there are different standards where you are.

I'm 32. Conceived DD first go, pregnancy 2 second month (ended in miscarriage at 5 weeks), now 5 weeks again having conceived 2 weeks after miscarriage. But we'll see how it goes.

1st: 1 month
2nd: didn't try ;)
3rd: 2 years!
4th: had an ectopic pregnancy in May, started not using contraception in July and left it to fate - took 1 month!

I really believe things happen when they are supposed to, especially after trying so long for number 3. We had all the fertility tests and they could find nothing wrong?!

4th cycle at 23, 6th cycle at 30. It as also depends on rhw contraception you were using beforehand. I don't think I ovulated the first 3 months after coming off pill despite having period.
Anything under 2 years is considered normal.

Hi :) we came off my pill in February as it had stopped working correctly after 5 years. Me and OH agreed to be careful and if it happens then we'd both be over the moon, me thinking it would take a good year for my body to adjust to find out we're pregnant after 2 periods off of the pill.
If you have any concerns about conceiving or infertility make an appointment with your doctor, there be more than happy to help :) hope that helps

So it took 3 months not intentionally trying and im 21 btw x

I was very quick with both of mine - 2nd try for both I think.
I was 29 and 32
But then my cycle is like clockwork and I know I ovulate really early. So it was wait for af to finish and dtd every day for three days.

I was 31, and it took 8 months after I stopped taking the pill.

2 tries with one and one try with 2...I did the egg white mucus thing. If you want to know more it's where you watch out for this thing called "Egg white mucus" or ewm.

It's a clear, very stretchy fluid which women emit as they ovulate. I watched and waited for that...as soon as I saw it we did the deed and bingo.

Should say...I was 31 with number 1 and 35 with number 2.

DC1 - 16 months (started trying age 27)
DC2 - 1 month (age 30)
DC3 - 3 months (age 32)

No rhyme or reason really!