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How old were you when you started trying to conceive?

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KellyM1998 · 25/01/2023 14:37

Hi all, curious to know how old you were when you first started trying to conceive?
thanks

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Mothersruin123 · 25/01/2023 14:38
  1. Fell pregnant first month of trying.
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Glitterstars · 25/01/2023 14:40

32 for my first and 35 for my second both times got pregnant first month so very lucky for that to happen

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nurseynursery · 25/01/2023 14:40

I was 28. Conceived at 31. Second time 32 and conceived first month.

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CPHB2021 · 25/01/2023 14:49

19 🙈 fell pregnant first time. Tried again at 22 and took 8 months.

Though we did have a miscarriage in between and it was an 'accidental' pregnancy that resulted in loss.

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FT123456 · 25/01/2023 14:53

23-24 can't remember which one

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Lcb123 · 25/01/2023 14:56

recently started, age 31

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TinyTinyHamsterBalls · 25/01/2023 14:58

32, fell pregnant the first time.

If you're 25 I'm sure you've got lots of time!

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DramaAlpaca · 25/01/2023 15:03

I was 27 and it took 11 months.

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Itsvalentino · 25/01/2023 15:04

20 took 2 months, 23 took 4 months

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DorotheaHomeAlone · 25/01/2023 15:06

I was 31, had my dc1 9 months later. Two more dc, conceived when I was 33 and 36. Happened straight away each time. I’ve been very lucky.

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Hopingforno2in2023 · 25/01/2023 15:06

26 and it took 4 months

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FormerlySpeckledyHen · 25/01/2023 15:08

38 . Conceived second month. And again at 41, first month of trying.

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TrudyProud · 25/01/2023 15:11

34 and got pregnant with DD 1st month

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Starcircle · 25/01/2023 15:12

24, took 17 months.
28 took 8 months.
31 took 7 months.
33 took 1 month.

We are the Benjamin Button of fertility.

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crabette · 25/01/2023 15:13

33, fell pregnant 1st month of trying.

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eurochick · 25/01/2023 15:15
  1. Had baby at 38 after 4 rounds of ivf. We had no known issues - we weee unexplained.
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Bellesjp · 25/01/2023 15:17

28, conceived 7 months later but sadly lost our baby, conceived again just under a year later and now 39 weeks aged 30

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DonnatellaLyman · 25/01/2023 15:18

26
conceived after 4 years and 5 cycles of ICSI. Glad I started young!

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NoodletheSchnoodle · 25/01/2023 15:21

We'd both just turned 24, 2 months before we got married.
Finally admitted defeat age 28 and started IVF, which luckily was successful 1st time and gave us our DS when we were aged 29. Have been going through IVF since then to try for DC2 but several miscarriages and failed rounds later I'm about to start our final shot at it, we'll both be 38 this year (which is far older and much bigger a potential age gap than I ever wanted but don't feel 100% ready to throw in the towel on it yet)

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hallodarknessmyoldfriend · 25/01/2023 15:23

34 and took 4 months to conceive

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cptartapp · 25/01/2023 15:25

30-took 3 months
33 - took 1 month

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emz11 · 25/01/2023 15:26

28 and conceived 2nd month.
32 and conceived 2nd month.

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ArseInTheDogBowl · 25/01/2023 15:27

24 and 26. Fell pregnant in the first month of trying both times.

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Thedaysthatremain · 25/01/2023 15:27

19, took me 20 years.

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stopbeeping · 25/01/2023 15:29

23- first cycle

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