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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I thought I was absolutely done at two[/b], but when the youngest was 15 months, I started to feel like someone was "missing." Apparently the fates thought so too, as we got pregnant after one night of unprotected sex and I'm now 7.5 weeks with our third. I sobbed when I saw that I was pregnant so quickly--I wasn't mentally prepared to be pregnant again that fast. I'm one of three and remember it being a pain to go out to eat, go on vacations, etc, but now I think it's partly because my parents made it a pain. My siblings and I aren't close with each other and maybe see each other once a year, if that. DH was an only child and wanted a larger family. We're hoping that we can create the close, loving family we both always wanted--[/quote]

It's not "fate" to get pregnant after unprotected fertile sex... it's a fairly inevitable consequence. If you thought you were absolutely done at two but didn't ensure it via permanent birth control, part of you wanted it.[/quote]

Obviously, but the way I read the above is they got pregnant after the first attempt-and it may have been their experience that getting pregnant took longer the first two times.  I know several people who took more than 6 mo for a first pregnancy to occur, and started "trying" for the second thinking it would take that long again, just from personal experience.  Having it happen sooner, even though you know logically it is possible/probable, can still feel shocking.
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Yes, PP, that's exactly what happened. I assumed it would take several months, as we did lots of charting and planning to conceive our first two. I also conceived one week after the first day of my last period, and per my charting and other efforts with the first two, I thought I would ovulate at 14 days, which was always the consistent pattern with the many months of trying for the other kids. [/quote]

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