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I am 25 and my DH is 31, both healthy and in shape, and we are entering cycle 6 unfortunately. Honestly, you will not know until you start trying. some couples concieve in the first try while others take longer. I thought I would be pregnany by now, but obviously that isnt the case...how long have you been off Birth control? in the beginning, i would just be aware of your cycles and take note of any ovulation signs and just have fun! good luck!
I have been off Birth Control for 1.5 years and have a pretty normal 29 day cycle
We are in our third month of trying. I got off BC the last week of October. My cycles are still confusing though.
We got pregnant on our first try and then miscarried. Then another 3 months and miscarried. Then it took 7 months to get pregnant again and I'm 18wks pregnant now :) So it took us 11 months to get something to stick. (I also had an oopsie pregnancy and miscarriage while I was on bc)
Came off the Pill in February 2011, first cycle of active TTC April 2011 and we're now onto cycle ten. I have regular 33 day cycles, an 11-12 day luteal phase and we have no know fertility issues.
Good luck :-)
It took us 13 months to concieve. Turns out I have PCOS, and was annovulatory until I started on Metformin.
I'm fairly certain the average time it takes is 7 or 8 months for a healthy woman with no related health issues? So really, your poll should go a bit higher I think ;) Good luck TTC!
We've been trying for eleven cycles now. We're both young and healthy, with no known problems at all. I'm ovulating properly and on time, so there's no real explanation yet. The majority of doctors won't even talk to you about fertility issues until you've been trying for 12 months (unless there are other circumstances). So that's our story!
I agree with @galloway111 - on average, it takes over 6 months for the average person to conceive, usually longer than that (but lots take less time too).
Ok, I just voted and I think the poll results are giving a very skewed perception of how it really can be. I am extremely, extremely fortunate and it happened for us on the first try, but that is definitely not the norm. Based on the poll results though, it looks as though that is by far the majority - hopefully more people weigh in.
6 months is considered completely normal for someone with no known problems in their 20s. Once you get into your 30s, I think it goes up to 9 or 12 months. You just never know. I went into this with the mindset that we would be prepared for it to happen on month one, but we fully expected it to take up to 12 months. Be prepared for anything as best you can be. Good luck!
I have had 2 NTNT, but now we have been trying for 6 month with a miscarriage in late November/early December. I am not sure why this time around it is so hard:(
We've been TTC since December 2010 - but because of my long and annovulatory cycles, we've only actually haaaad *checks* 9 cycles in that time. As for ovulating, I'm guessing {and not certain} that TWO of those 9 actually worked. *head desk*
We've been trying since June 2010. Both DH and I passed our tests with flying colors (nothing wrong with me, his numbers were so good that he put the results up on the bulliten board at home), but still no dice. However, I'm going in for my IVF egg transfer on Monday, so hopefully that will do the trick.
It took us two months to conceive and I am now almost 24 wks. For the second (and successful) month of ttc, I used the Clearblue Ovulation Monitor.
We have been trying for 5 months. Nothing yet but I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
We are on month 7. We have had all of the fertility testing required, including a sperm analysis, and we are both totally healthy. I didn't stop BC until the month we started trying though (June), and DH thinks that has something to do with the delay here. I don't know. I started ovulating immediately and have done so ever since, confirmed by ultrasounds and bloodwork. So maybe since you've been off the pill so long, it will be easier for you! Good luck:)
@jholler25: Thank you I hope so. I don't think I am mentally prepared for it to take any longer then 6 months :/. If it does my OBGYN said she would order for my DH's sperm to be tested since he is over 30. I have had a succesful pregnancy with my now 3 year old son but he was an opps and from a previous relationship.
Four months for us with regular cycles and generally healthy. I'm a little over 7 weeks right now with m/s picking up. I haven't had anything to drink since the day after implantation, but feel constantly hungover and nauseous.
Yeah I think the poll is a little short on options! We are currently in month 18. We also have no major issues, but most likely low hormones.
@Mrs Green Grass: I guess I didn't realize it could take so long. Good luck I hope you concieve soon! I'm sending baby dust your way I can't even imagine how you are feeling.
We were so lucky to concieve on the 1st try (well 1st attempt without protection) so I guess we were NTNT......we were actually shocked with our BFP!
However I just knew I was pregnant after about 1 week, I'm 31 & I came off BCP 5 years ago and am thus extremely intune with my body & it's cycles.
I also knew I was ovulating at the time (not with OPKs )
Now 16 weeks and counting :)
@cacamillis: I hope I have as good of luck as you have! I also know my body very well and know when I'm ovulating I have very obvious signs sore boobs, cramps, and discharge.
@MarryMeTiffany: I was off of BC for three months prior, so 7 months total off BC.
I too had been off BC for about a year and a half before we started TTC. I'm just about 38 and DH is 36 so I was mentally prepared for it to take 6 months to a year. We tried like heck my first two cycles and then backed off a bit and BD'd just once in my third cycle and that's when we got our BFP. We were a bit shocked! While there we three cycles it was just two months almost to the day from our wedding, which is when we officially started TTC.
It took us 12 cycles to get a bfp. I found out I wasn't ovulating so I was put on clomid on our 10th cycle.
We're in mont 7 right now. I've had 2 MCs during that time though.
I hope you don't have to try for more than 6 months but you definitely can be stronger than you think if that's what you have to do!
@Running Elley: I really hope I don't have any MC I don't know if I'm strong enough for that. I can't even express how much sympothy I have for you that's really tough and I wish you all the best you are one strong woman that's for sure.
We also got pregnant the first time trying. I know how lucky we are and I know that is not the norm. I had been off the BC pill for a year. I didn't chart or anything, however, I have something called Mittleshirmks (sp?) that supposedly only 20% of women have, and they are basically period like cramps that happen when you are ovulating. I knew exactly when I was ovulating and the first time it stuck. I don't know if that makes my odds any better or we just got lucky. Not sure if genetics play a role, but they always called my mom 'fertile myrtle' because of how easy she got pregnant. Best of luck!
@MacFaniam24: Thank you and I didn't know that the cramping was so uncommon I have the same thing. I always know when I'm ovulating the cramps are my first sign. I did start charting and it is right on with when I cramp. My Mom is also called a fertile myrtle so hopefully I share those genes. My Grandma also had 3 children with no problems and so did my Mom.
@MarryMeTiffany: Well hopefully that will mean good things for you! Also, they say you should do the BD a couple days before you ovulate because the semen can stay inside of you for up to 5 days I think. I got the cramps on a Friday and we had bd the tues., wed. and that fri. of that week. 3 tries and one of them took:) Not sure which one though..haha.
We got pregnant on Cycle #6. My last month on the pill was May 2011. We were "safe" during the month of June, then gave NTNT for the month of July. (At the time, I was convinced that would do the trick.) When it didn't, we started charting/timing and got pregnant 4 cycles later (November 2011).
I'm currently about 9 weeks along. I think everyone's journey is different...as frustrating as it is, I just TRIED to remain optimistic and believe that it will happen for us when it's supposed to happen. (easier said than done!)
I took us 10 months to conceive, then we miscarried. We conceived again at 13 months, and this one seems like it's going to stick (we've seen the heartbeat).
I went off BC 5 or so months before we started TTC, and used charting and ovulation predictor kits to track my cycles, optimize our chances each month, and confirm ovulation. As far as we know there were no medical problems, although I suspect it may have had something to do with my thyroid.
Good luck!
We went of birth control and played it fast and loose (NTNT) starting May 2010. We started TTC Jan 2011, so we've been officially TTC for a year now. I have PCOS and don't usually ovulate without meds. We did three rounds of Clomid in the fall and are about to start our first round of Femara.
We're both young (me-25; DH-29) and healthy with no known issues. We are currently on Cycle #8. I have never been on BC and I have been charting since July 2011, so I know that I'm ovulating and have very regular cycles. No dice so far.
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We have finally set a definate time to start TTC February! Ahhhhh I can't even tell you how excited I am. We were going to wait till October but do to DH's age we have decided to just go for it. He is 38 I am in my early 20's. I am so terried we will take awhile to concieve and I really would love to get a BFP on our first try but I know that is probably not likely. So my question to you is how long have you been trying? Or how long did you try (assuming you are pregnant)?
Edit: I have been off birth control for 1.5 years now. We use the pull out method not in a irresponsible way it is very controled never any almost opps.