TTC - how long did it take for you to get pregnant

Don't worry until you've been trying for a year. Only then would you be considered "infertile".

I'm in the same place you are. We went to a gynecologist appointment together back in October, just for a general health check up and to get the okay, for whenever we were ready to start TTC.

I went again April 1st for bloodwork & tests. Routine things.

I suggest using an app to track your cycles. If you're trying to pinpoint your ovulation specifically, charting would be the way to go. Statistically, it takes on average about 1 year to get pregnant the first time. Join a TTC group on FB (that's what I did!) for support and information!

But honestly, sex every other day and stay as stress free as possible! Good luck!

The Bump might have some alternate answers.

Thank you all

My doctor said if you try for a year and are unsuccessful thats when you need to come in to see whats up.

In my family cheating on your spouse has resulted in a quick pregnancy. However I don't recommend this.

It took my eldest sister 3 years and my other sister once! Just one time and she's now pregnant. You never can tell I guess.

Best advice . Stop Trying ! relax it will happen naturally

I agree with all of this information. I will say that knowing your body helps tremendously. The book "Taking Charge of Your Fertility" is amazing. I learned the hard way. 5 1\2 years of trying and $10,000 in fertility treatments, two surgeries. I did get my son so it was worth every tear and heartache I felt but I do not wish that heartache on anyone.

I wasn't TTC, I was on BC and we were using condoms. But it took 3 months after we got married. Don't stress about making it happen, enjoy being married!

The one time I tried for a year I didn't get pregnant. I got back on BC and got pregnant lol. All four of my pregnancies happened when I wasn't trying. Three of them were on birth control. It's different for everybody. I got pregnant with this one (I'm 27 weeks) on the mini pill while I was nursing my 10 month old and without having had a period yet. Easier said then done but try not to stress or "try". Just have fun, know your cycle and it'll happen when it's meant.

I can't decide when we should start TTC. We would love to have a baby straight away, but finances may be a problem while we pay off some debts. But then if it's going to take a while then we should get started and the finances will sort themselves out in the meantime.

Decisions decisions!

Good luck, and have fun in the process!

I got pregnant my 2nd month of trying. I used an ovulation testing kit the second month and it worked!

My friend had trouble getting pregnant. Her doctor wouldn't refer her to a fertility doc until she was trying for a year. In my family, they call us fertile myrtle. There's more effort not to get pregnant than anything.

Most of my friends who have TTC by charting their ovulation and stressing about it constantly had a hard time. Once they let it go and stopped worrying, a few of them were pregnant within a few months. Hell, I got pregnant from missing one day of my pill.

I went to my gynecologist yesterday and asked about this. I told her we'd like to TTC shortly after the wedding and she said a few months before we're ready I should get off the pill and let my body adjust while using alternate birth control (condoms). She said it'd be easier on me mentally if I know how my body acts while off the pill before TTC so I'm not "chasing my tail" wondering, is it my body adjusting or am I pregnant. She also said to start taking prenatal vitamins a few months before and that it can take a healthy couple anywhere from 8-12 months to get pregnant. She suggests relaxing and just have fun and not worry about scheduling sex or making it a chore.

Baby 1 - 1st try

Baby 2 - 10 years

Baby 3 - 4 years

Baby 4 - 1st try

Still have over a year but I am definitely glad this was posted! As soon as he has a ring on him we will be TTC! Can't wait and thanks for all the help ladies. And good luck to all of you who are trying

Some of these responses really want me to just bang my head on my desk. People are so mistaken about conception.

The average healthy couple has a 20% chance in conceiving each month. Period. No one conceives better than anyone else... it is the fact that some women don't ovulate each month. It is a myth that you ovulate every month, or that you ovulate on a certain day of your cycle. Every single woman is different.

Relaxing or stressing has almost no affect on conception. If that were so, you couldn't get pregnant if you were raped, etc. The advice to relax is maddening. There are women who have been TTC for years that are tired of hearing that advice.

OGJG makes some great points.

When it comes down to it, this isn't a question for random people on the Internet. It's something to discuss with a medical professional, who can patiently answer any questions and talk to you about options.

Now, there are some couples who conceive more easily than others. There's a lot of factors for that - age, for example (a woman's chance of conceiving at my age is about 10% per cycle, not 20%). Women who have shorter menstrual cycles - they have more chances at conception in any given year. General health. Frequency of sex. Sperm quality. And so forth and so on.

I think the advice to "relax" is fairly worthless, so here is my (hopefully slightly more worth-ful) advice: See your gyno, DH in tow, for a preconception workup and consultation. Follow the gyno's guidelines on timing intercourse, or just throw spaghetti against the wall to see if it sticks. Remember that conception is a random and unfair thing (seriously, those Duggar idiots have 19 kids and I don't even have one?). If nothing happens within the timeframe your gyno gave you, go back for a consultation and ask for a referral to a reproductive endocrinololigst.

Also, it's not always a year before you get a consultation for infertility. This is one of those reasons that a preconception workup is so helpful.

If you're under 35, yes, they'll tell you to try for a year. If you're 35 and up, they want you to consult regarding infertility after six months (because time is of the essence). If you're 40 and up, or have a fertility-compromising condition like PCOS or damaged fallopian tubes, they want you to see the fertility specialist right away.