Tell Mommy: How Long Did It Take You to Get Pregnant?

November 23, 2008

Once a couple decides to make room for baby, they get to creating one. Some potential mamas toss their pill packs or have their partners forgo condoms. Other wanna be parents rely on science and ovulation calculators.

Fifty-three percent of lilsugar readers said they had sex and waited for the plus sign, while thirty-five percent confessed that they mapped their conception plan out. Whether you winged it or plotted, how long did it take you to get pregnant?

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LuvLeoDiCaprio 4 years 25 weeks

1st attempt, as folks would say fertile Myrtle.

SweetnLow 4 years 25 weeks

DD was a surprise. One month of no birth control and only natural family planning trying to avoid. This little one took 2 months of TTC. (Supplements, charting, etc.)

plus_2_kid 4 years 26 weeks

roxtarchic - I love you!! (I just turned 28 for the 7th time). People around me are starting to raise eyebrows b/c I'm so "old" to start trying but I'm very healthy and want to give my body a year to do it on it's own. I went off BC (ring) 2 months ago - thank you for reminding me that despite the cliff everyone tells me you fall off of once you turn 35, that most people are get lucky!!

plus_2_kid 4 years 26 weeks

CanadianInVA 4 years 26 weeks

First try for us. Good luck to all the ladies that are trying :-)

mstrauss 4 years 26 weeks

We got pregnant on the first try. I do really appreciate that, especially knowing so many people who have trouble getting pregnant. Both of my sisters had miscarriages and I thought about it every day of my first trimester, but thank goodness my baby made it all the way through. I have Type 1 diabetes and I like to say that things worked out so well with getting pregnant because the pregnancy itself would have alot of it's own challenges.

Isen 4 years 26 weeks

I took a month to get pregnant, too fast and easy!!!

LilaBo 4 years 26 weeks

the first time was a total surprise--- hubby and i were only engaged for a month and there was only one time we were'nt totally 'safe'. the second time we tried for 4 months. now have 2 beautiful daughters... 18 months apart!

LaurenG22 4 years 26 weeks

All you are so lucky! I have been of the BCP since January and STILL no cycles. Because I am only 25 they told me I have to wait a year before they do anything. Oh well.

mcpro26 4 years 26 weeks

I came off of my BC at the end of July and two weeks later we were pregnant! I thought since I was on BC for 8 years non stop it would take longer but it did not!

roxtarchic 4 years 26 weeks

i was surprised, we weren't trying, but we werent really being careful either... married in nov, went on our honeymoon w/out refilling my pill rx (i had so much other stuff on my mind) decided to go off to get my body regulated anyway... and three months later... i was knocked up. i'm convinced we conceived during the week i was on some cough syrup for a chest infection and have heard from other mothers that the robitussin theory is not just a myth, i also have heard that the first three months after going off the pill are fertile months for women as well. I dunno.... maybe the combo was the trick for us... who knows. everyone (especially me) thought it would takes us a very long time to conceive as we're no spring chickens (i will turn 28 for the 11th time this year) so... dont give up hope to those who are trying.... i'm also surprised taht noone here has mentioned acupuncture in their attempts. i have friedns who tried for 5 years... and beleive the acupuncture is what helped them most.

roxtarchic 4 years 26 weeks

katrynkat972 4 years 26 weeks

We have been trying for 1.5 year now and using Clomid for six cycles. We are probably moving to injectables soon. I suffer from PCOS so I'm also tackling my weight. Here's hoping.

Vaadsfweytes 4 years 26 weeks

I'm a miracle baby. My mother tried for 9 years. Don't give up!

Dana Ann 4 years 26 weeks

Took over a year of trying, 2 miscarriages, 3 cycles of Clomid and finally an IUI. I'm 5 weeks pregnant now, so hopefully this one will "stick". :) Hormone levels are good this time, which those of you who have been through this know is a BIG plus.

kmckay 4 years 26 weeks

been trying for 18 months...i have endometriosis and my hubby's got some mobility issues. I tried clomid for 1 month- got pregnant, miscarried at 6 weeks. We're thinking about trying IUI but i'm so not into going back on clomid... terrible side effects but would be worth it if it resulted in a baby.

snowysakurasky 4 years 26 weeks

whoops for me too.

snowysakurasky 4 years 26 weeks

whoops for me too.

momma tikita 4 years 26 weeks

first few tries!

momma tikita 4 years 26 weeks

first few tries!

iieee_grrl 4 years 26 weeks

Complicated question.. Diagnosed PCOS, lost 75 lbs, started trying in June and found out we were pregnant in August without any fertility aids (other than a few bottles of wine and some new undies!). Once my weight got to a level where my BMI was out of the overweight zone, I'm pretty fertile.

haydee 4 years 26 weeks

we conceived after 4 months of infertility treatments due to PCOS

luckychick 4 years 26 weeks

Hang in there, Cassie. And if you haven't already, definitely see a specialist if you can. After over 2 years of trying I started seeing one about 2 months ago, and it's amazing how much more knowledgeable and proactive he is than my ob-gyn was. I guess they're not called specialists for nothing :). I fall into the unexplained infertility category, which means that everything looks fine with me and my husband, but for some reason things still aren't working. Right now we're using a combination of Clomid and hcg injections to make sure I ovulate, and then intrauterine insemination. We just did our second try last weekend and I'm hoping and praying that it works this time. It really is such a hard thing to go through. Take good care of yourself...and good luck :)!

Mishell 4 years 26 weeks

We got married when we were living on different continents. But after I moved to be with him I was pregnant within 6 weeks! I couldn't believe it! I had been on the pill for so many years I really thought it would take a LOT longer. Our baby was born on our first anniversary.

SnickersBar 4 years 26 weeks

Cassie, I can relate! It took me about 2.5 years to get pregnant and it was so hard seeing EVERYONE getting pregnant. It was kind of at the beginning of the hollywood baby boom as well and I was so jealous every time I saw another pregnant celeb! Not really mean jealous, just sad jealous ..:) There was nothing wrong with us ... it just wasn't happening. I was getting pretty hopeless. Then it just happened. I still have no idea how you can try for so long with nothing, and then just like magic, there it is. My son is now 14 months old and I am well aware of how lucky we are, and that not everyone is. Don't give up!

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