Just curious. How long did you try before becoming pregnant?

karenoc · January 2015

I am new to this post and was going to give an emotional reply last night but glad that I slept on it. For whoever started this post...every single person is different. Stayistically for normal healthy couples 60% will be pregnant in 3 cycles and up to 85% within 1 year. My twin sister for example fell pregnant 5 times within 2 cycles each time whereas my hubby and I are hoping for a safe delivery and hold our little girl in July after 10 years of trying. 2 miscarriages and 1 stillbirth at 39 weeks in between those very long 10 years so anyone who has fallen pregnant easily, please do not dispense the advice of 'just relax' and it will happen. If you have been on the infertility road for long enough, just relaxing is not possible. Think how obsessed you felt in those 2-3 months of trying and times that by a million... That's how we feel. To all of those pregnant, I wish you a safe pregnancy and to all of those trying... Don't give up x

nimble33 · January 2015

After our loss in April we just used condoms, after one time trying I got pregnant

pretty lucky I think.

bookworm7495 · January 2015

6 months with 4 rounds of Clomid. Clomid is terrible, but I know we are very lucky!

sschwege · January 2015

I charted with all 3.

#1 was 7 months
#2 was 4 months
#3 was 2 months

mrspark812 · January 2015

This thread is making me super sad. I kind of hate this thread. This is kind of a thread that makes those of us who had lots of difficultly getting pregnant feel like crap.

This is exactly why I avoid threads like this. I am so sorry for your struggle. I have friends who have struggled/are struggling for a long time to get pregnant so I know the pain they feel hearing about how easy it is for others. It is almost a slap in the face to them. This is why I keep my personal experience to myself. My mother actually struggled conceiving...it took my parents 7 years to get pregnant. Then their miracle baby came along... ME!

I wish the best of luck to you! I pray that you have a healthy and happy rest of your pregnancy!

mhuang1 · January 2015

I haven't been on bc for over two years due to a slew of money, insurance, and family related issues and I was actually going to make an appointment to go back on bc since I have about 6 years left of college when I felt different about mid October. Took 2 clear blue tests both tested negative, then starting taking them weekly (because I just knew I was) and lo and behold by the end of October I was about 3 weeks pregnant. I am so thankful for my LO, I definitely don't mind them being a few years earlier than expected and I feel for those ladies who have had difficulty in their journey to motherhood.

ConlinToGillmore9909 · January 2015

I had been on birth control for the 5 years we were together, took the last active pill on the day of our wedding 10.18.14 (ironic much?) and had my period the following week the 21st. We left for our Honeymoon the 24th-31st of October and came back pregnant! We were shocked at how quickly it happend, but our plan worked perfectly!

charmon816 · January 2015

I was on bc for 9 years. Went off it it Sept, had one cycle and then got pregnant!

Soon2BKimbrough · January 2015

We found out I was pregnant three years to the day. After three long fertility medicated years and three loses, we are so blessed to be expecting twins and for being into the second trimester!