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I'm a little different since I know I'll always need intervention (PGD due to a chromosome issue).
But when we were ready we went straight to my RE. We didn't have anything frozen from the first time so after 2 months of the initial set up and monitoring, we started our first round. It ended up taking almost a year and 3 rounds to get pregnant (which I know is nothing compared to many, but it was a lot longer than our first which I naively wasn't prepared for).
So, if it were me knowing what I know now, I would go to my RE as soon as I was considering TTC and ask for a consult. I would be drawn to just scheduling a transfer because if that didn't work I'd want to get started on additional treatments asap. It can take longer the 2nd time.

@SweetiePie: we conc eived on our first cycle so I'm definitely nervous it's going to take way longer next time.

@MrsKRB: Yeah, everyone is different, so you may have an easy go the 2nd time too. I also got very lucky the first round with my son (one round, 13 retrieved, 8 PGD tested and ONE normal, my now 3 year old). I naively thought we'd likely do it in one round again and Boy was I wrong. Tanked AMH, Poor response, nearly cancelled cycles, all abnormal when we did get a couple to test, etc, my RE strongly encouraged donor eggs after my 2nd round. I decided to do one more round and miraculously we ended up with 2 normals. 10.5 weeks Pregnant with one and another frozen. But that all took way more time and effort and emotion than last time. I was really surprised! 32 vs 35 made a huge difference.

We needed interventions with our first (IUI was successful) so when we were ready for our second I went right back to the RE (just a different office since I changed jobs). Because it had been almost 4 years we did have to repeat all of our testing but it wasn't too bad. Everything was done quickly.

We also had 3 failed IUIs and success with first IVF cycle for our first. I have PCOS. We decided to NTNP after I got my period (10m pp), and then we really tried (with OPKs) from when LO1 was 20mo. Our plan was Togo back to the RE for our frozen embryos when LO1 is 2.5, and we found out that I was pregnant two weeks before our first consultation. I'm still in shock.

But on the RE side of things, (and I think this is what you're asking), the process to begin the FET cycle seems pretty straightforward from my talk with the nurses. They do some blood work, check on the health of your uterus and time the transfer. Seems like it can all be done within a two-month period.

@agold: yes, just to sleep and once or twice in the middle of the night, depending on how she sleeps. I will probably be one of those women who doesn't get af back until full weaned.