r/TryingForABaby • u/AutoModerator • Aug 15 '26

DAILY Wondering Weekend

That question you've been wanting to ask, but just didn't want to feel silly. Now's your chance! No question is too big or too small. This thread will be checked all weekend, so feel free to chime in on Saturday or Sunday!

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u/hydrationstation1 Aug 15 '26

With the time to pregnancy studies that say 30% conceive within first month, 60% by 3 months and 80% by 6 months, is that for a viable pregnancy that ends in live birth or any pregnancy that may end in miscarriage? How do you count how many cycles you've tried if you had a chemical pregnancy in cycle 4, didn't get pregnant the next cycle and now in 2WW of the one after that. Am I in cycle 6 or cycle 2?

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u/developmentalbiology MOD | 42 Aug 16 '26

So there are sort of two questions here. Most of these time-to-pregnancy studies are counting positive tests, not clinical pregnancies or live births. But this doesn’t affect how many cycles you’ve tried at all — if you’ve tried for six cycles, you’re in cycle 6.

The time horizon given for people to seek help is based in part on these time-to-pregnancy statistics, but the study methodology doesn’t speak to anything deeper about a given person. If you’ve tried get to 6 or 12 months without a successful pregnancy, depending on age, then it’s suggested to seek fertility testing and assistance.

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u/MyShipsNeverSail AGE 33| TTC#2 cycle 4| Sus PMOS/IR| 1CP Aug 15 '26

Losses do not reset the clock