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I never woke up one morning thinking that I suddenly wanted to have kids, it was always a possibility and DH and I had discussed it several times over the years but we had gotten so used to our 'selfish' lifestyle that it was put on the backburner. I think the deciding factor was my mum saying that it would be such a shame if we decided we actually did want kids but had left it too late. And mum and i have a great relationship and the thought of me growing old without having the same thing was something that I didn't want to live without. My age was a factor as well, I'm 32 and although not over the hill I thought now was the right time especially as we want more than one.

Like Bel we were exceptionally lucky and it took only one month (actually, only one time!) for our BFP. I was expecting it to take a lot longer and at the time it all seemed to be happening too quickly and though I was stoked it was also very scary as I felt like we'd rushed into things. I'm so looking forward to having our little one now though

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We are (maybe) about to TTC. DH thinks it will happen straight away. I'm not so sure. I have had cervical issues, am over 30 and slightly overweight...
BUT - I think you have to plan like it 'will' happen, rather than 'mess around' thinking it won't. I'll let you know in a month or so if we're one of the lucky ones!
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That's similar to us surfergirl - after the last two absolutely disgusting periods (think in tears because of pain and beware if you even remotely stepped in my path) this issue has come up again (at the doctor's suggestion)....we're just working on the 'what if it happens straight away" possibilities. I think everything else has been worked out. It's just whether we would be prepared enough if it happened straight away. I'm not over 30, but am slightly overweight, and had cervical issues plus endo, plus of course previous miscarriages.
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I had no idea I had endo until after we started ttc our first baby. Realistically we made the decision to try when we were in a position to afford it. DH was studying prior to that, otherwise we'd have happily started earlier.

But yes, knowing that I had endo and that it took 18 months to conceive Lucy did affect our decision when it came to ttc number. We decided we'd start ttc as soon as AF returned. I expected we might need to see a specialist so we wanted to clock up the 12 months as early as possible. It still took longer than the 'average' couple but only 8 months and we did it on our own. And to be honest the timing was perfect in the end.

I think the important thing as far as ttc is concerned, is whether you would be happy/upset if you got pregnant straight away. There is no guarantee that endo will cause infertility. I think someone here quoted that it affected fertility in about 20% of cases of endo. That's 80% of women with endo who have normal fertility.
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