When did you start trying for number 2?

km0426 · September 2012

Hi ladies. It seems crazy that this is even a question I can ask since its still so surreal that I have number 1! But when did you ladies start trying for number 2? DH and I are 35 and dont want to wait since we have no idea how long it might take us to conceive again...if we are so blessed that is. We talked to our OB about trying again when DS turns 6 months which unbelievably is less than 3 months away! Also did you try on your own for a while our did you go straight into fertility treatments?

Worcbride · September 2012

We restarted fertility treatment a year after DD was born (I was 39). We didnt actively try on our own. It took a year of treatment to get DD but it only took one round (injections + IUI) to get DS :-)

lovebug33 · September 2012

We are going to start trying in May on our own, which would put DD at 9 months, I think. Then, we will call RE in July to start the process for a new FET with one of our frosties.

RoseHQ12 · September 2012

We tried ourselves for a couple of months & started a fresh IVF cycle when LO's were about 10 months, they will be just over a year when we do our FET. We would have waited longer if time were on our side.

Imanurse03 · September 2012

DS will be 1 in January and we will head back to the RE at that time. We had to use DE to conceive DS and we have 16 frosties waiting for us. Wasn't able to get pg on my own or with ART with my eggs.

queenbone · September 2012

My ideal spacing between children is 3yrs (I'd be no good with 2U2) but since it took me so long to get #1 I started ttc#2 when DS1 turned 1. I tried on my own for about 6-8 months before going back for treatments (with an different OB than the one who got me pg the first time, which ended up being a complete waste of my time.) I ended up with a different diagnosis that time so it still took a long to get pg again.

In ttc#3 I waited until DS2 was 18 months to start treatments with my RE. I weaned him at 15/16 months. I figured if we were lucky and it worked the first time then I would have at minimum 2.25 yrs between children. I was comfortable with that, age isn't on my side now (36 yrs old) so I figure I need to compromise with my ideal spacing. At this rate though I still might get it.

ChattyCathy81 · September 2012

Hi there. We started again in the beginning of this month, when DD was about 16 months old. I wanted there to be at least 2 years between DD and (hopefully) our next LO.

prazenjc · September 2012

we had other situations going on in our lives after our DS was born, so even though we were older (i was 38 when DS was born), it wasn't until this year, Sept. that we started trying again. we did redo all of our pre-treatment testing (CD 3 internal u/s & bloodwork, CD 5 hsg). DS is 2.5 yo.

Dragonfly1226 · September 2012

We started working with our RE again right after P turned one. (I BF for the first year.) We did not try on our own at all since we have frozen embryos we want to use. We have had some delays (see siggy) but we are currently 5dp3dt. DH and I are both 35. GL!

steveandkim2 · September 2012

I just started Provera for our next FET (which should hopefully be in Nov). DS will be just turning one. I really wanted to BF for a year, which is what really controlled our timeline. We stopped a little earlier than I wanted b/c I had a good freezer stash and we wanted to make sure to get one cycle in this year to use up our FSA Embarrassed

km0426 · September 2012

Thanks for all your responses. I am also breastfeeding so that is weighing on my mind as well since if fertility issues weren't a factor I would have ideally wanted to breastfeed for a year... I'm going to discuss this more with DH.

byrne15 · September 2012

We started trying when ds was 19 months old... (it took us 34 cycles after that)

mel72 · September 2012

6 wks pp! And the first month or two were anything but enjoyable, GL!

austenreader85 · September 2012

I had wanted to TTC when DS was 1. I wanted them closer together and figured it would take at least a few months again. We experienced a big economic upset last year so we had to put that on hold. DH just started a new job that gave us more financial security and he really wanted to try on our own for a few months. The plan was to call the RE in January because that would have been more ideal timing wise for us to afford treatments, though neither of us were very hopeful. I just got a bfp on Friday and am still in shock that it happened on our own and on the first cycle. If you are certain that 3 months from now works just as well as 6 months from now then I'd go straight to treatments again (they will probably do testing first).

Good luck!!

kbeach82 · September 2012

We never TTA after I gave birth to DS, but we always intended to go back to the RE so we could start cycling shortly after he turned 1. Given our dx, we were told we have <1% chance of ever conceiving on our own. We officially started our first IVF cycle when DS was about 15 months old.

km0426 · September 2012

austenreader85:
I had wanted to TTC when DS was 1. I wanted them closer together and figured it would take at least a few months again. We experienced a big economic upset last year so we had to put that on hold. DH just started a new job that gave us more financial security and he really wanted to try on our own for a few months. The plan was to call the RE in January because that would have been more ideal timing wise for us to afford treatments, though neither of us were very hopeful. I just got a bfp on Friday and am still in shock that it happened on our own and on the first cycle. If you are certain that 3 months from now works just as well as 6 months from now then I'd go straight to treatments again (they will probably do testing first).
Good luck!!

Congrats on your bfp!

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