Some fertility facts for National Infertility Awareness Week. Many of us believe that as soon as we ditch the birth control we will get pregnant on the first try, but the truth is that it can take much longer for even the healthiest of couples to conceive... and for some couples the path to conception can be long and arduous. It's frustrating to be TTC (trying to conceive) month after month, doing everything "right," but not hitting the baby jackpot.