Conceiving after birth (post infertility)

Hi, I’m just looking for some advice, I’m only 20 weeks pregnant atm with my first but we’ve had so many issues conceiving in the first place, it’s taken 6 constant years of trying with not even one positive test until this baby! (No losses thank god)

After a few years of trying with no success we did find out I have an under active thyroid and PCOS and got diagnosed as infertile but now I can’t be happier!

Everything said I know I haven’t gone through the birth yet and I do want to give my body the time to heal but honestly we’ve always wanted a big family and there’s so much anxiety about being able to conceive again.

I know after you give birth you’re most fertile which is great but I just don’t know how long that lasts. I obviously don’t want to get pregnant 6 weeks after I’ve given birth but if that’s the only choice so it doesn’t take 6 years again I would do it :/

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I think they say 3 months after you’re most fertile x

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I don't know the general number but I think your window is not small after you give birth. I am not infertile but it took me over 5 months of active trying before conceiving with my first and I had never been on any contraception before that so it was just my body not having it. After I gave birth I was on the pill for 5 months and the moment I stopped it I fell pregnant even while breastfeeding and no period yet and then after my second we were tracking my cycle very carefully for 18 months and one month we were just a little less careful, I immediately fell pregnant and that with a thrown off cycle that month. That being said, I don't know if there is a difference of people who struggled with infertility and people for who it has been easier but I personally found that my overall fertility stayed high after birth so far

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Personally we found i seem to have become more fertile as times gone on. I also have PCOS and told I couldn't have kids. It took us 5 years to conceive our first (no losses either) I then went on the pill, come off to try get pregnant and fell pregnant within 2 months, our first was 16 months at the time. After the birth of our second, I went back on the same pill and again we came off to try and get pregnant and fell pregnant that first month, our second was 2 years 6 months at the time. Im due to give birth to our 3rd in 4 weeks

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