Although infertility has been described as an experience with long-term implications for the well-being of couples affected by it, few studies have examined any part of the aftermath of infertility. This article describes the ways in which infertility shapes the pregnancy course in couples who have struggled to conceive. The findings are drawn from 162 interviews conducted with 60 couples (41 infertile and a comparison group of 19 fertile) expecting a child, who were participants in a longitudinal field study involving both childbearing and adopting couples. During the course of the study, 63 pregnancies were observed. The core variable distinguishing the infertile from the fertile couples' pregnancies was relinquishing infertility. Beyond this variable, infertility emerged as important, but only one of a number of factors altering the experience of contemporary childbearing.