When we first started trying to get pregnant, I searched for research on how long I should expect it to take. The numbers vary by age, but a study published in the journal, Human Reproduction, followed women who were trying to get pregnant by having sex at the time in their monthly cycle when they were believed to be most fertile.
"Of the 346 women in the study, 310 conceived in the first year. 38 percent were pregnant after 1 month. 68 percent were pregnant after 3 months. 81 percent were pregnant after 6 months. 92 percent were pregnant after 12 months."
We were with the 8% anomalies, still trying after 12 months. And 24 months. And 36 months...