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Both of my babies were conceived after 36. Just be prepared that it might take longer. But it is def possible. Good luck!

I conceived my 1st at 34 (after a miscarriage when I was 32) and my 2nd at 37. We had tried for 7 years before that with several rounds of clomid and 1 1/2 rounds of IVF and the fertility doctor had recommended donor eggs but we decided not to go that route. I don't remember much about the clomid cycles, its probably been 10 years. It was a complete surprise when I got pregnant because the statistics the doctor gave us were very low for a natural pregnancy. Good luck on your journey!!

Aw, your girl is so sweet! I wouldn't think of 35 as any type of cut off. It's a gradual decline and so many women get pregnant past 35 these days. I got pregnant at 35 with my 2nd and had no issues at all. I am almost 37 and have friends my age who either just had their first or who haven't even had kids yet (but still plan to). Best of luck!

No experience with clomid, but I conceived my 3 kids at 33, month before I turned 35, and the month before I turned 37. I had zero problems getting pregnant. Age doesn't always mean it will be hard.

While I get that most of the previous commenters are giving positive stories of their own as encouragement, it seems like many (not all) had zero issues with fertility at any point. For someone who’s never had fertility issues to say “that’s not a magic number” and “I had one at 35 and it was fine!”, it doesn’t mean much to someone who HAS had feritlty issues. And it sounds like you did. And, I’m sorry for that! It sucks and I’m SO happy that you were blessed with a healthy baby.
For the record this also isn’t meant as an attack and I’m not upset with any PP. I’m just adding the perspective that saying 35 doesn’t meant anything as a blanket statement isn’t always true

If you already have an underlying issue then yes, 35 can be a factor. BUT it doesn’t mean it’s not possible.

35 actually was a “magic number” for me. I did have to do IVF with my son 4 years ago when I was newly 32 and it worked the first time, also against the odds. I can get pregnant easily but due to a chromosomal issue I had to do IVF with PGD to have a healthy pregnancy.
The 2nd time I was newly 35 and boy was it a different experience. I assumed that since I got pregnant easily before I would get pregnant easily now, and that was not the case. Poor response to meds, set back after setback, all in all it took 3 rounds and almost a year to get pregnant again (and I know I’m STILL one of the lucky ones). Like @JMOM: I was also told that I should just stop and use donor eggs. I also wasn’t ready for that so they changed my protocol a third and final time and that’s what did it. I’m now 36yo and 20 weeks pregnant with my 2nd son.

I hope you know that I’m not saying that 35 can be a factor to discourage, on the contrary - I’m saying that if you go in with reasonable expectations since you already have underlying issues (may take a year or more, may need fertility treatment, etc), you’ll be a lot better off. It CAN happen but for many like us it does take a toll.
So I would talk to your doc and then think about what lengths you are willing to go to to have a 2nd baby. How many months or years are you willing to try (think about the oldest you’d want to be at delivery and how much emotional distress you can take)? What level of treatment are you willing to undergo (simply clomid and TI? IUI? IVF?)? How much are you willing to spend (my current pregnancy cost us about $80k all in, our insurance didn’t cover IVF)?
If you go in with reasonable expectations and set your own limits, I think it’s worth trying. That doesn’t mean that you won’t get pregnant quickly OR that once you hit that limit you’re not allowed to be sad for what didn’t happen. But I think that if you go in knowing FOR YOU what is reasonable you’ll be a lot better off. Good luck and keep us updated.
Your girl is adorable, BTW!

I am 38, we had our daughter when I was 32. We have tried to get pregnant for the last two years to complete our family. It finally happened, naturally, and baby is due in July!

@nugget16: thanks!