So I’ve “always” known I have PCOS and did all of the testing when I was in my early 20. I basically lied to all of my medical professionals and said I wanted to start a family because otherwise they wouldn’t do the tests. when it turned out I needed help in the reproductive health department and they wanted to send me to a clinic I said my circumstances had changed and so had my plans.

when I met my husband ten years later and we were on the same page about wanting children, I told my OBGYN that we had been trying for over a year and they send me to the clinic right away. so even with all of that fasttracking it took us 11 medicated months, ~3 chemicals, one miscarriage to have our daughter.

the thing about infertility is, that it doesnt leave you just because you had your baby.

I was just back from the hospital when I started calculating… so it took us 11 months… next time could be longer.. It could happen right away… what is the age gap if it happens right away… too small!… but what if it takes us again 11 months just to conceive.… it could take even longer..

can anyone relate? How did you solve this for you? I’m 8 months postpartum and we already had an appointment at our clinic. I’m just so unsure when to actively start trying.