when to worry?

[mexilady]

Dh and I will be starting cycle#6 of ttc this month. I am wondering when we should be concerned about not concieving. I am 29, dh is 32 we are healthy with no known issues. It has been about 4 years since I have been on the BCP, I have been charting dilligently and we have time intercourse very well. I know the standard answer is 1 year, but in Taking Charge of Your Fertility the author says 4-6 months. What do you guys think?

[Jaimee]

Welcome to MDC!! 

For your age group, I believe the average time to conceive is actually a bit longer than 6 months. More like 5-8 months.  Human conception is surprisingly inefficient!  I recall reading in The Mother of All Pregnancy Books 6-8 months and the source below says 5-7 months.  So you're still within the average window of time.  I know it's frustrating!

Odds of getting pregnant in a given month, by age:
* early 20s: up to 25 percent
* late 20s and early 30s: up to 15 percent
* late 30s: up to 10 percent
* over 40: less than 5%

Number of women who achieve pregnancy within the first year of trying, by age:

* early 20s: 94 percent
* late 20s and early 30s: 70-85 percent
* late 30s: 65-70 percent

Average number of months to conception, by age:

* early 20s: 4-5 months
* late 20s: 5-7 months
* early 30s: 7-10 months
* late 30s: 10-12 months

Source

Can you post your charts so we can see if anything of concern pops out?  If you're using a free site like www.fertilityfriend.com you can hit the share button and copy and paste the url.  You could also include the url in your signature. 

Please join some of the other TTC threads here in this forum.  There are several, some all inclusive, some age based and others based on where you are in your cycle (waiting to O, the 2ww, etc.).  Check them out and jump in!