Women over 30 - how long did it take you to get pregnant?

[SC1989]

Hi all

31 and TTC for the first time. Just about to enter the 3rd cycle. Although I know all of our bodies work differently, I just wondered how long it took people to get pregnant?

Look forward to hearing from you

Age 39 - 1st cycle
Age 40 - 2nd cycle
Age 41 - 2nd cycle

I count my blessings and feel very lucky that I've managed to have even one child having begun so late!

First baby age age 35 it took 4 cycles. Second baby aged 38 it happened on our first cycle and our third baby was a total surprise baby at age 42.

36 - 38 conceived 4 times, 3 out of 4 were first cycle trying, the other was 2nd cycle.

Staying pregnant was my challenge, first 3 ended in miscarriage and this one seems to be going well so far x

Age 38 - took 5 cycles (39 when baby born)
Age 42 - took 18mths and currently 8wks pregnant

3 years

36 - first cycle. I was terrified, I had no idea it could happen so quickly.

Conceived at 30 after 9 cycles, 10 months of trying.

At 32, second month of trying. At 34, four months and at 39 six months.

31/32 with my eldest and it took nine months to conceive. 34 with my youngest and we caught on the first month.

With my first, we started trying as soon as I came off the pill. With my second I had stopped taking the pill about six months beforehand for other reasons. So it was all out of my system sooner. I was also a lot more relaxed today begin with with my first, so we probably didn't DTD enough to begin with.

Age 30 - pregnant by accident using withdrawal method

Age 31- conceived the weekend after coil removed (ended in miscarriage)

Age 31- conceived 2nd cycle.

Very very lucky,I'd assumed I'd have problems as always had dreadful periods.

Age 32 and 38 - straight away. Age 35 took 17 months.

DD1 - 31, first cycle
DD2 - 34, second cycle
No. 3 - 38, first cycle.

I know I am VERY lucky!

38 and had just had the contraceptive injection. It was a very big shock when I found out I was in fact pregnant.
Second at 40 again a shock, we were on holiday and had talked about trying for a second but I felt a bit funny and a did a test which was positive.
Third at 41. I went for blood tests three days after a horrific period which went on for a fortnight finally. The blood tests said I had raised hcg levels. I got a positive test result a couple of days later. Likely I had a failed multiple pregnancy but one foetus survived he’s now two and a half.

I had never been on the contraception pill at all until getting that injection, just relied on condoms before that. I had very heavy periods and suspected fibroids or endometriosis so I never thought at 38 that three unexpected but very loved babies would happen for me.

Hope things work out well for you

35, took 18 months. Referred for IVF and literally 13 days later conceived. I do wonder if it was partly our mental well-being and stress.

7 cycles age 33. TTC again now age 35 and on cycle 3 so far.

34, 10 months mc. Another 5 months after that to conceive again.

31 - First (chemical pregancy / early MC 5-6 weeks)
31 - Second (ended in MMC 10 weeks)
33 - First (healthy DD, now 18months)

My experience was that it wasn't too hard to fall pregnant but harder to stay that way. Since most miscarriages are caused by chromosomal problems, being over 30 may have played a role in that.

5 months. In my 20s I caught in the first cycle every time so it was a bit nerve wracking this time!

35 - 1 time
37 - 3 months of endless sex
40 - 1 mistake...

First month on all three dc, last one I was 31

First month for all DC, born when I was 37, 39 and 41.

4 cycles at 32 years old - currently 37 weeks with a foot wedged in my ribs 😖

I got pregnant first cycle at 27, but in my 30s:

30 - 2nd cycle (but had an early miscarriage)
30 - 2nd cycle (my DD!)
36 - accidental

Everyone is so different, though.

@SC1989 I think from this it shows that there's no real pattern, could work straight away or not, and can vary across pregnancies!

I'm 31, got pregnant without 'trying' as such, just not 'not trying' if that makes sense, the first time I'd had totally unprotected sex around ovulation (bit of a surprise). However, I'd been tracking my cycle as contraception using Natural Cycles for about 2 years, which I'm now using it to follow my pregnancy and will continue using it after I give birth, would also recommend it as a way to 'Plan' for pregnancy. I can see that we'd used the withdrawal method around my ovulation a few times and didn't get pregnant. So...I don't know what that tells you! I guess it depends on what you think of the withdrawal method as a way of not getting pregnant. Maybe that means in theory there were a few cycles I 'could've' got pregnant but didn't? Or maybe the withdrawal method actually works really well and the first time I didn't use it I got pregnant? Who knows!

32, 4th cycle