I don't know if it does or not. Part of me thinks, yeah probably doesn't help obsessing about ttc but the other part thinks there is a greater reason above (although those thoughts waiver too!)

We tried for 12 months (on & off) for DD and then booked in to see the OBS/GYNO and fell pg then next month, so 13 months for the first bubs. This was after two m/c. The first m/c I went off the pill and were dtd all the time as we were overseas and just wanted to in different countries ;P Obviously after the m/c we really wanted a baby and were really trying and that resulted in another m/c.

This time we were not trying not preventing (NTNP) since DD turned 1 (June 2008) and ramped up things in October of the same year. Since that time and until now I had three m/c. I took 5 months off work to concentrate on ttc plus getting fit & healthy. We have also had a lap (resulted in a pg) done six months of Clomid, 3 failed rounds of IUI and have been referred to do IVF now and no further luck (DH has no sperm issues and I have not been diagnosed with anything other than 'secondary infertility / annovulatory cycles)

So, in the first circumstance I would have originally said 'yeah, the pressure off probably helped' but looking at this time around and in hindsight- we have had numerous breaks from TTC, I have taken time off work, NTNP etc... and it hasn't helped.

I have heard it all from 'relax', 'take a break', 'it's psychological' etc... and whilst probably meant from a kind and supportive place doesn't help (well not me anyway). Looking for MY queue how I want to deal with it helps. You'll know if I want to talk about it, cry about it, not talk about it if you know ME. And also, unless I ask don't tell me what works for you....

Interestingly, somewhere in the LTTTC threads there is a post about how stress DOES NOT affect the outcome of IVF, so I would think all things being equal that stress would not impact on falling pg naturally or assisted.