https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 22:36:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601925 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 14:25:27 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2601925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: I think that @Foodnerd81 is spot on. The only people I know who have ever mentioned how long it took them to conceive are people who got pregnant on the first or second cycle. So I think that it skews people's perceptions because we don't hear about it from anyone else.... </p> <p>In my case, the couples who brought it up all did it in a really bragging way, which was super uncomfortable and unnecessary. (Also, I totally don't get why it would be something to brag about at ALL...) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601885 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:32:39 +0000 Umbreon 2601885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: I know the feeling. It's so hard to hear about pregnancy announcements. For me, AF seems to be timed to holidays. I get all excited thinking if it's this cycle I can surprise DH for Halloween, Christmas, anniversary, etc. This month, AF is conveniently due on DH's birthday.</p> <p>We were also super careful about when to start TTC, and I wish I could go back in time and start trying sooner. I also wish that I could have been prepared for how hard this could be. There are so many accidental pregnancies that happen, why should it be so hard to purposely get pregnant?</p> <p>No worries on the rant, I also have no one to talk to about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601842 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:02:12 +0000 Tionn3 2601842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Shizaz: I'm so sorry! I also have a relative that just announced her pregnancy literally right after I got my period last month and she is the same age as me! I felt like I was punched in the stomach.</p> <p>I am also 26, and I totally agree with you about thinking it was going to be easy peasy. I've had lots of people tell me I will have no problems getting pregnant, and before we started trying it was cute and encouraging, but now after we have been trying, I just hate hearing it along with, " just relax" as if it is my fault that it is not happening because I'm not relaxing. </p> <p>Before my husband and I started ttc we would agonize over if we were ready or not financially or emotionally. When we finally decided to dive in, we laughed about it and said " well maybe it won't even happen right away who knows", now it's not happening, and I'm not laughing anymore =[. Funny how Ironic it is, agonizing over if you will be ready and then when you decide to just do it, it doesn't happen. Sorry for the rant. I don't want to be negative, I just don't have anyone to talk to about it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601830 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 12:52:10 +0000 Umbreon 2601830@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are on our 12th month and still no luck. We did have some bad timing a couple months in there though and we skipped trying one month because I had applied for a new job. It's very discouraging and I know how you feel. I have three relatives who are pregnant right now. I have a baby shower next week. It's really really hard. </p> <p>I hate answering the "When are you planning to have kids?" I want to answer "We've been trying for months!!!" but I know that will just encourage the follow up questions like "Are you pregnant yet?". So I just brush people off and say maybe soon, we want to travel first. </p> <p>We started TTC when we were 26. I seriously thought at this age, it would be easy peasy for us. I keep trying to convince myself that there's a reason it's taking so long. It's just not meant to be yet. I do plan to go see my doctor if it doesn't happen soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601777 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:42:24 +0000 Tionn3 2601777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MenagerieMama: It is so hard not to compare! My SIL got pregnant on accident while on vacation, and my husband keeps trying to convince me they had been living "dangerously" for a while. I just don't believe it, mostly because I had talked to her about it. It is also hard to hear other peoples' pregnancy announcements and not think about how long it actually took them , it is also inappropriate to ask, and so I always just assume it was so easy for them, even if that might not be true. We're on month 4 right now , and in the 2WW, and I just don't see it happening for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601775 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:39:26 +0000 Tionn3 2601775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@JennRimbey: I'm so sorry for your miscarriages. That must be really hard =[. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601767 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 11:30:01 +0000 MenagerieMama 2601767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 cycles but then miscarried and then 5-6 cycles after than for LO. Now on cycle 6 for trying for LO2 and starting to get so discouraged. I too have a lot of first cycle pregnant friends! It's hard not to compare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601546 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:41:08 +0000 milano14 2601546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 months actively trying (tracking and using opks) for #1.<br /> 12 months for #2 (5 cycles, miscarriage, and then 6 cycles)<br /> Surprise pregnancy last year, but miscarried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601539 Wed, 10 Aug 2016 06:29:49 +0000 dc yoga bee 2601539@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnant the same month as fertility testing at the RE after a year. 72 hours after the HSG to be exact. I had just turned 27. Been loosely ntnp a few months so far for #2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2601492 Tue, 09 Aug 2016 22:28:53 +0000 JennRimbey 2601492@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got pregnantwith my only the same month I lost my virginity at 18 years old. Now 12 years later ttc #2 for 1 year and 4 months. 4 ealry miscarriages, 3 of them since April 2016. We are taking a break until probably January to work on our health (hopefully he will too). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595389 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 13:11:18 +0000 pachamama 2595389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: 13 cycles. But I "supposedly" have bad eggs. I was a complete mental case trying to get pregnant. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595312 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:54:01 +0000 babycanuck 2595312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2.5 years (regular cycles every 28 days) until m/c then sticky baby the following cycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595308 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:49:08 +0000 Tionn3 2595308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MaryM: That is a really good response your husband came up with. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595175 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 08:55:39 +0000 Anya 2595175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 cycles to conceive the first time, but it I lost that pregnancy and conceived again the next cycle. So either 6 or 1 month for my first child, depending on how you look at it. I had been charting for over a year prior to TTC, and every cycle was well timed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595111 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:57:20 +0000 MaryM 2595111@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: After a while when people (especially strangers) started giving us advice on why we should have kids, DH started answering with "It's not always that easy"</p> <p>Sometimes people got the point...sometimes jerks would keep going. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595092 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 07:40:52 +0000 Bibliolove 2595092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Still trying here, been off my IUD since late August. New thyroid med on board, and starting to chart again...eternally hopeful. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2595069 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 06:42:41 +0000 ms.line 2595069@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: It took us 6 months, and the cycle we conceived I had finally gotten on thyroid meds and had an HSG, which may have contributed to our success. We also found out about 4 months in that my husband has a low sperm count, so if we TTC #2 we are prepared for it to take a while again. I am usually pretty open with people about it taking longer than "normal" because I do think many women readily share when it happened right away, and not so much when it took longer, and that continues to skew the perspective. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594986 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:47:23 +0000 Winterbee15 2594986@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 months of actively TTC; using OPKs and temping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594982 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:46:20 +0000 sapphire 2594982@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9 months for first. Two months in trying for #2 currently... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594981 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:46:19 +0000 cascademom 2594981@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>4-5 cycles with our first. The month after seeing my OB for my yearly, we conceived. 2 cycles with our second. I confirmed my pregnancy the day we ran into friends who announced theirs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594969 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 21:26:39 +0000 yellowbird 2594969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were ntnp and it took 5 months for our first </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594945 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:41:35 +0000 IRunForFun 2594945@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm currently pregnant with our first and we got lucky and conceived our first month trying. But I had never been on BC and was extremely familiar with my cycle, plus I used OPKs, so I think we were both lucky and got the timing just right. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594941 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:36:02 +0000 Tionn3 2594941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@wrkbrk: I know I noticed that too, but apparently 30% of couples conceive the first month so the poll is actually pretty representative of what studies say. Kind of interesting. <a href="http://www.babycenter.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-pregnant" rel="nofollow">http://www.babycenter.com/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-pregnant</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594928 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:23:39 +0000 Mrs. PBJ 2594928@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We tried for 8 months before I got pregnant! It was literally the longest 8 months of my life! I was getting so discouraged and frustrated! The cycle we got pregnant on was our first trying the SMEP so I'm not sure if that was the key or not...guess we'll see when it comes time for number 2! :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594918 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:08:39 +0000 wrkbrk 2594918@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Tionn3: Wow! A lot of one month votes on here! It took DW and me 2 tries but we were doing IUI so ... odds in our favor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594910 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:06:15 +0000 stiletto_mom 2594910@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When we had no idea why we weren't concieving, 15 months.</p> <p>When I figured out that it was because I was working out, I stopped and got pregnant the next cycle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594907 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 20:05:47 +0000 Crystal 2594907@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've been trying for 37 months and counting. </p> <p>We conceived after 6 months of trying, and lost that baby at 6 weeks. We conceived again using Clomid 18 months later (at the two year mark) which we lost at 12 weeks. We're still trying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594891 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:50:12 +0000 MrsADS 2594891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>10 months after IUI and Clomid </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594867 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:36:42 +0000 delight 2594867@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>5 months. We had an early loss from our second cycle TTC and then got pregnant with DD 3 cycles later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-long-did-it-take-for-you-to-conceive-your-first/page/2#post-2594865 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 19:35:09 +0000 Trailmix 2594865@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted 6 months but it was 9 cycles and with assistance (injections plus IUI). We opted for treatment fairly early on in TTC because it was very obvious something was off on my end! </p>