How long did it take you to conceive your babies? Was it longer or shorter than you thought? Was the journey better or worse than you expected?
Please share your experience which could benefits the other TTCians like me.

Since every one is different, the best is dont think about it. it could be as short as 12 hours..or even 6 for some (?).

why worry about something that you arent sure yet. because no matter how much you think ahead and try to prepare yourself mentally, when labour pain kicks in, everything goes out the window.

get ready things necessary in a bag, and just wait.

for my wife though, it lasted around 10 hours..by by the 8th hour, epidural was injected so she claimed she's not in that much pain after that.

Each person's journey is different. I got pregnant into my 5 years of marriage. I shall believe that each person have a timing for it. Just don't rush it and enjoy the process. Do not push yourself so hard at it.

very hard to determine time frame for ttc, each individual are different. Just make sure u n your spouse are in tip top healthy conditions,

will be faster n your bb will be healthier. Try to adjust you and your spouse lifestyle to a much more healthier lifestyle, eat healthier food,

light exercise, minimise or change job to a lesser stress environment (very hard i know its boiled down to how badly u want a child)

and like acsl_jc mentioned, enjoy the process and journey....


all the best n best of luck

Sorry what's a TTC?

Trying To Conceive

Never a good idea to compare.

If it is taking a long time, use an ovulation calculator app, if you or your partner are overweight get on with the exercise and oh yeah watch your stress levels.

Also to note, some couples take a long time at the TTC stage but once conceive it is fairly smooth flowing from there on. Some on the other hand don't even need to try but could have trouble keeping the baby due to miscarriages.

6 years, with endometriosis stage 3, fibroid, obesity and diabetes type 2. Married late (at 34). Tried iui once and nothing happened. Doctor recommended ivf due to advanced age and recurrent endometriosis but the cost is too high for the low success rate (in our opinion) so we decided to let nature takes it course and probably give up at 40.
2 months after hitting 39, I got pregnant naturally (was a very high risk pregnancy due to age and health) but managed to carry the baby as smoothly as I can till 38 weeks and gave birth to a beautiful baby girl last August.
I'm just thankful to experience a pregnancy and birthing for the first and last time. Just relax, pray and be cool about it I guess.. 🤔😊

Thank you for sharing your experience

Two months after marriage for me, I have tried ovulation kits during the first month but it did not work because it added pressure to my husband apparently. So for the second month we did not use anything kit or count any dates but surprisingly we conceived in the second month. So I think the best is go with the flow and don't give any pressure to your partner.

almost a year. about 10 months.

39 is not that late, my wife deliver our boy at the age 40, we will try another mid (for few months) of this year at the age of 43, if successful, btt delivery around 44.

5 years and still waiting and trying....
iui 3 times..failed
check several specialist all say nothing wrong

Have you done with your HSG test before?
Did you take Clomid? If yes, how was the response during the IUI?

This post has been edited by pingu56: Apr 5 2019, 02:23 PM

Indeed true. Thank you for sharing your experience

Tried naturally for 1.5 years but nothing happened. Went to a fertility centre (super ex in DC Mall) and upon checking I have PCOS and 2 large cysts (1 even took over my left ovary) did the surgery in end 2017 and let it heal. Hubs had low motility sperm which can be rectified with supplements and quitting smoking/vaping.

Surgeon said nothing wrong so we continued trying naturally but still after half a year nothing happened. In 2018, though didn't think much as we were trying to get healthier and lose weight so that we're both fitter when the kid comes.

Fast forward to 2019, his cousin recommended another fertility specialist which is so much more informative and also very confident of his solutions. In the 1.5 months we've been with him, we've already done our first IUI and will be waiting for 3 weeks for the results. *fingers crossed*

If not, Dr's plan B is to do 2 more IUI's then IVF to save time. Also approaching 35 soon (the dreaded fertility drop).


My 2 cents, we all should check with a reputable fertility specialist (that doesn't push IVF all the way like our Dr and tries different solutions) as you never know, there might be some minor issues that can be solved if detected earlier. It's worth the effort in checking first before putting in the years of trying without a direction.

This post has been edited by amphe: Apr 5 2019, 06:47 PM

yup done HSG and result was good, nothing wrong
take clomid but response not that good
and switch to injection, which i forgot the name..response better but still


in DC Mall is KL fertility centre right? i went there before, indeed felt a bit rushed...but at least place are organized

name and place of the specialist u went now?

Right now we're with Dr Navdeep Singh Pannu at Thompson Hospital (formerly Tropicana Medical Centre). With our first visit, Dr mentioned that he has his own goal which is to have his patients pregnant within 6 months from the first date he sees them. He usually can, unless there are seriously serious issues going on. Though we took this with a pinch of salt as to not put in too much hope and see where it goes.

We're only on our 1.5 month going into 2 months. We also met acquaintances at the hospital that have successfully conceived after IUI & IVF after 3+ months with him.

This post has been edited by amphe: Apr 8 2019, 10:26 AM

Any updates with your IUI? Good News??

It really varies from person to person but really try only when u are really ready.
I thought it may take some time as my friends say better start trying coz not so easy to conceive n may need time. I tried first mth and conceived. To be frank i wasnt 100% ready coz iwe havent even have our honeymoon yet and have few upcoming travel plans but then now i feel i should have tried earlier coz its lesser risk when u are younger

However i did a checkup to see my ovaries health and also a thallasemia check for both of us before getting married just to check we have no issues when we start to try . Before i started trying i even talk to my husband about trying for IVF if we cant conceive within a period of time coz we aint young anymore . Friends told me to try naturally without any stress or timing of ovulation n etc as sometimes stress actually is the reason why its hard to conceive.

We got married 22 November 2008. 1st pregnancy only in August 2016 but my wife got severe pre-eclampsia and our boy died 26 weeks into gestation. 2nd pregnancy in June 2018 but miscarriage on 8th week. Now my wife is 32 week pregnant and we are SUPER anxious. Haven't even bought anything for the baby yet.

6 years. After done IUI & HCG still no result. Then doctor suggest minor operation to adjust the womb or something. After two months, my wife pregnant naturally.
Dr Hamid Arshad

Unfortunately, 1st IUI failed even though conditions were all good and the egg matured well, etc. So started the 2nd IUI and we decided to cancel it partway due to my eggs not maturing well even with a higher dosage of hormones. This is due to my PCOS and also my body is quite resistant to the hormones. It was crushing then, but Dr Navdeep was so kind and empathetic that he too felt the blow and remembered all our issues the next visit one month later without going through our file.

Due to the nature of how fast my body is resistant to the IUI (Folliculin 150ui - injections & Letrozole - pills), he recommended IVF to save time as my age is catching up. We too want to minimise the headache. It is expensive, but going through multiple rounds is equally as much, as one round of IUI goes up to 3-4k.

Now on this IVF, there's a promo Thompson's TMC is running which is only RM15k all in, this promo is until end Oct this year only. Which includes consultation, meds, the implantation procedure, nursing fees, storage, ICSI and etc.

As we've just started this IVF with a higher dosage (Puregon 300ui) every single day, though it's only my 3rd cycle day. There's still a few weeks to go before the retrieval and all.

Nearly two years

All the best and dont give up

All the best bro...... take it easy and enjoy the whole process....




All the best sis.... be optimistic


My opinion, before anyone want to conceive, try to eat healthy (reduce sugar, salt, processed food, fastfood, transfat), light exercise, drink alot of water, take supplements and optimistic mind state. For a few months then only try to conceive, will be much easier.

This post has been edited by kohchuup: Jun 22 2019, 08:39 AM

We were married for 5 years. Tried IUI but it doesn't work. First time IVF success. Sharing our journey here: husbanddiary.com. cheers, good luck!

How does doctor check for PCOS or endometriosis? Do you have any symptoms?

It was shorter than what we've thought. Me and wife were planning to enjoy the married life without kid for some time since both of us are still young. But my MIL was saying pig year is a good year to have baby. Our first try and it was a success.

Baby is 6 weeks old now

different people will have different timeframe, so dont compare

how many times you try in a month if I can ask lol.

5 months on and off so far and nothing. now have to travel for work so have to pause again. plus age catching up. I think universe is telling me boo no bb for you.

4 years

errr.... 1mth? been together for abt 13yrs, then married, then 2yrs after everythg is steady, then baru start trying to conceive (got eat folic 3mths prior to conceive). one hit kena i suppose?

at first thought wont be so fast because the age is there (i'm 33 at the time of conceiving).

so 1mth aft conceive, original plan to donate blood (regular donor) but then need to double confirm no pregnant before donate. so do simple test. hah! jackpot.

now my baby is going to be 2yo soon.