How long will it take to get pregnant - get-pregnant

How long will it take?

Even if everything is working well, you have only a one in four or five chance of getting pregnant in each cycle.

So, on an average it will take a couple in their early twenties about five cycles or months. Women in their early thirties will get pregnant, on average, after nine months.

One in 10 couples without any problems will take more than a year to conceive; one in 20 (5%) will take more than two years. Some couples will be lucky and get pregnant straight away, others will still be trying a year later and it still doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong.

Top conception tips

Here are five things to focus on in your quest to conceive:

Eat well
Cut back on caffeine
Don’t use recreational drugs, including tobacco
Avoid alcohol
Have sex often!

Comments

Submitted by moodycow2010 on Mon, 05/07/2010 - 19:16.

sorry if this is the wrong palce to put this but i going to but here anyhow lol i am new to this site .. anyway i trying for another 2 and i did have sex over weeknd and i due on in next 5 days what is the chance be getting preagnt before my monthy thing

Submitted by shazfulfiord on Thu, 01/07/2010 - 06:41.

we have bein ttc for 6 months now i already have a 2 n half yr old, we spoke bout tryin 4 another 1 n im doin everything possible 2 conceive but im not gettin anywhere

Submitted by Bullard18 on Mon, 26/04/2010 - 09:03.

Me and my partner have been ttc for 4 months now and still no luck. We are both young and i already have a 22 month old girly so i think im just being impatient. It doesnt stop me thinking its never going to happen though. We are having sex often and just have our fingers crossed the luck will come our way very soon!! I dont know if my periods being irregular are a big problem?

Submitted by sheriebabes on Thu, 08/04/2010 - 16:06.

Hi there, im new to this website and just working my way round it!! I found out in 2007 that i have polycystic Ovaries and ive been trying since 2006 and still have had no luck :( Ive been for loads of different tests and all say im ovulating normally and my periods were not a usual cycle but recently past 3months they are regular which is good, but me and my partner have been doing all the myths and different things people tell you to do and still no luck. I am now wearing a fertility ring which a friend passed on to me, can only wear it and see if it will help! Has anyone got any ideas for me please!!?? Thank You for listening Sherrie

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