Does anyone else get pregnant SO easily?

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A strange one but looking to hear similar experiences. Has anyone else have kids already yet then go on to get pregnant so so easily despite contraception? I don’t mean to offend anyone that may feel this is the complete opposite of those who have issues falling pregnant but I am just wondering if anyone has experiences of just falling pregnant whilst on birth control, safe sex, etc. I know you’re most fertile after a pregnancy/birth. I just can’t understand at times why birth control doesn’t seem to work for me. I love my babies, my kids are everything and in no way is this a complaint. I just sometimes feel that I am beyond fertile but I’m not ready to make somewhat an irreversible choice that will mean I cannot have anymore kids. Despite the surprises of being pregnant what feels like every year…

again, not a complaint! Pregnancy is a gift and I’m super grateful everything works for me but I am just wondering if my super power is being able to conceive so well or if this is normal for a lot?

My previous partner was convinced we didn't need to worry about contraception as we were both in our mid 50s. Stuff that. Amazes me how naive some people can be. He had been tricked before,I was determined it would not happen again. When I.ecpldined how many children my siblings had,he soon changed his tune🤣

Sorry to hear this. Exactly the same for me too. Tried on 6 attempts to get pregnant. Got pregnant all 6 times, even when only DTD once in my fertile window on one occasion. Only 1 DC. Drs said I had hyper fertility.

I got pregnant whilst using two forms of contraception. Chances were beyond slim.

@itendswithus hugs to you, it is such a shit place to be in.

We are lucky that we do have 2 DC. Born 6 years apart due to losses. Boils my piss when people make comments about the age gap and wish people wouldn't ask about trying for a first / for a sibling / age gaps etc as they have know idea what people have gone through.

We would have loved a third but I honestly don't think I'd cope with any more losses.

@AnneLovesGilbert I have 3 kids, this will be my 4th. I’ve had a baby every year since 2020, first 2 were lockdown babies.

Yes. Conceived DC2 the one time I had sex in 3 years.

@QueenCamilla the hormonal implant made me so ill and got pregnant on it when it should have still been effective.

DD1 had the implant the first one was great the 2nd one wore off after 36 months, 3rd one didn't last 2 years before full PMT and periods were back and the Drs were like erm "doesn't suit you, don't rely on it"

Problem with all reliability claims is you don't know whether someone would have got pregnant anyway.

I don't know enough about the contraceptive implants to know how long they should last but they're meant to wear off at some point.

I was just trying to illustrate that as soon as the human error is removed (the implant), the hormonal contraception is incredibly effective.
Yep, not suitable for everyone but I'm so, so glad that my combined pill keeps me pregnancy free reliably so.
It does seem to work better for women who really, truly do not desire (any more) children 😉Don't jump on me, I don't claim it to be a fact!

I'm so intent on not having any more children that I'd double up on contraception if I felt that risk present.
And I would have had an accident with just a condom for sure. Hence I've never chosen that as an only option (apart from early student days and that was as stressful as having sex on a box of TNT)😁

Conceiving a child the first month of not using contraception or when a condom breaks or when you’ve ‘only’ missed a couple of pills doesn’t mean you are ‘super fertile’. 🤣

DH and I have conceived in the first month of trying four times. I was in my mid 30s to early 40s. 2 pregnancies ended in miscarriage.

If you're using contraception properly, you won't conceive. As a PP said, this is why the implant is so effective. It removes human error. If you've used contraception incorrectly and conceived, that's not evidence of being extra-fertile.

My sister has 5 kids. First conceived on the pill, second on the injection, 3rd on implant, 4th on coil, 5th on coil and pill combined. And yet they won't sterilise her on the grounds that she's "too young"

After almost 20 years on birth control, got married and decided to start trying. Spoke to my doctor who said come off the pill and give it 6-12 months. If nothing within 12 months come and see me.

3 weeks later I couldn't keep my cornflakes down. We are due 1 week before our first wedding anniversary. The midwife said it was just meant to be!

Not to do with contraception as we were trying but yea, fell pregnant the first time we had sex without contraception with DD1. Then with DD2 fell pregnant first time again then miscarried, then fell pregnant first time we tried again, then miscarried again. Then fell pregnant second time (but first go I know I’d missed my ‘window’) and that one stuck. I’ve read there is a condition called hyper fertility or something where you get pregnant easily but even with unviable foetuses - I always wonder if I have it as I get pregnant sooobeasily but also have had a few early miscarriages.

Sorry embryo’s not foetuses!

Can you be 'super fertile' ? Or is it just luck or failure to take proper precautions?

I've been pregnant 3 times (unfortunately only one baby as a result), but all three times was first time trying. I was aware I was in my fertile window though as I've vaguely tracked for the past 10 years or so due to not using any other birth control.

If you use condoms it doesn't matter how super fertile you are , the sperm won't suddenly gain the strength to penetrate through latex.

Use multiple methods , track your cycles to avoid the most fertile days, use some form of birth control, use condoms, have an emergency morning after pill as backup.

I've had completely unprotected sex once in my life and have been pregnant 3 times, once with a coil inserted, so you can do the maths with that one! DH has the snip now, although part of me is expecting the results to come back as still fertile 🙈

Yes. Dh used to joke about how potent he was. I fall pregnant immediately every time, despite contraception. 2 terminations that GP suggested because not enough diabetic planning has been done. Miscarriage between dc1 and dc2. Finally sterilised.

Yep. Every time. Slightly frightening. Made me quite averse to having sex as even using birth control I got pregnant. 3 times.

I've got four kids, 1 was conceived on a one night stand and one within early days of a relationship. No contraception though. I've been sterilised the last 5 years and not fell pregnant so far and very unlikely I will.

Yeah, me. If I have unprotected sex during the right time, I will get pregnant. I've never miscarried either despite half expecting it. My body seems desperate to have babies. Probably in for a horrific menopause or something. I feel like I probably deserve that.

Fertility is dependent on so many variables and people's bodies react differently to hormones and medication so it makes perfect sense that hormonal contraceptives will have different rates of success for individual women. But the biggest impact is going to be whether the contraception is actually taken properly, which is probably why the implant is more effective than the pill.

So yes you may be more fertile than the average woman, but if you're missing some pills, not taking them at the right time etc then that's likely to be the biggest factor in why you're getting pregnant so often.

I think it's vanishingly unlikely that someone taking the pill properly and doubling up with condoms (again, used correctly) is going to be experiencing unwanted pregnancies.

I've been pregnant 7 times with 3 living DC. I've never had to 'try' for more than 1 cycle & fell pregnant on the pill twice