Did a first response today just because I couldn't wait a couple more days for my period. Within a few seconds the second line showed up! (11dpo) Albeit faint - but certainly not a squinter! Pinching myself. Gave Hubby an early Christmas present all wrapped up with the test inside and a baby grow saying ' I love my Daddy- he's funny!' (I'd bought it a few months ago waiting to be able to give it to him). Wrote a tag inside saying 'Mummy is looking after me for a while and keeping me safe on her tummy but I can't wait to meet you!'

To be honest it really just felt like my period was coming. It still does!

1-6 dpo - 1dpo a little spotting- probably from ovulation. Then nothing- but bbt temps went down after the ovulation spike. Right up til 6dpo.

6-7 dpo- spike again - to over 36.9.

7-10 dpo- spotting- I'm a regular spotter and this month has been particularly crazy with the spotting!! All over the shop. When I say spotting I do mean brown CM. other months it progressed to dark blood and then red then period. Not this time. Also other months only started spotting from 10dpo. Not 7dpo.

Also ever so slight soreness in breasts- but honestly- the same as every other month- so just thought it was my period.

Only other symptom that was worth noting was a ridiculously slight ache in my actual belly button a couple of times. Saw others had said similar too on here, which is really odd. But I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't have been sitting down quietly at work.

11dpo- less spotting. Slight brown when wiped once. Took first response for the hell of it as I'm impatient and within 10 seconds the second line came up!!

And here we are. Still don't quite believe it. hubby wants precisely 5 more tests before he's fully convinced ha ha.

FYI- hope for all those regular spotters- this cycle I had the most spotting I've ever had!! It was crazy throughout! But I do mean spotting- as in brown. I think my body was clearing itself out. Anyway- don't let anyone tell you it will make it harder to conceive. This is only cycle 4 since coming off the pill. And I've been on it for years!!!! And I'm 29. So don't be disheartened if you body likes to spot.

Also- be confident that you know your own body. I never listened to this 'first morning wee' for opk's nonsense. It's technically supposed to be the highest concentration. But afternoon urine was always better for me! Always. My body was changing quickly too during ovulation from high fertility to peak- a morning test would be flashing smiley and by the afternoon it was static (clear blue highest levels of LH). Test more if you have the money but equallydon't drive yourself crazy if it stressses you.

I just personally found I felt way more in control and it made me more confident in knowing my body.

This was also the very first month using preseed. That stuff is a bloody miracle worker! Now I know it probably wasn't all down to this but I'm damn sure it helped as I have quite sparse CM. put it this way- it can't hurt!!!

Please feel welcome to ask questions. I stalked this board for months and felt it only right to add to it.

I've posted my bbt chart here. Am stopping taking temps from now on as I don't want to freak myself if they fluctuate.

Baby dust to all!!!!!

Xxxx

I am sharing my story here, hoping it will help the women with irregular and anovulatory cycles.
I have always had irregular cycles, ranging from 29 to 61 days. When we started TTC 8 months ago, I had little hope that getting pregnant would be easy. I had two very long (61 and 54 days) anovulatory cycles right when we started. Four months passed with no hope of me getting pregnant.
Then I started taking Agnus Castus (Vitex) daily.
Finally I started ovulating again, if very late (CD22 to CD26)! We timed BD perfectly, but 3 more months passed with no results. Then, this month, I started using Preseed and taking Antenatal pills (Biocare), and boom, pregnant!
Not sure if it's thanks to Preseed or the antenatal pills, but they surely didn't hurt. However, I would recommend to anyone who has very irregular cycles and is not sure they're ovulating Agnus Castus. I am sure it did kickstart my body into ovulating again.

In terms of symptoms, I had almost zero. In fact I was convinced I wasn't pregnant!

1DPO - Sore breasts, but this is completely normal for me post-ovulation, so not a symptom really
2DPO to 8DPO - Nothing, except my breasts being very tender
9 DPO - Sore breasts, watery CM, very light cramps, barely noticeable. BFN
10DPO - More sore breasts. BFN
11DPO - Very faint line on internet cheapie, but it didn't look like an evap. I bought a FRER to double check and voila, BFP!

To everyone who is worrying because they ovulate late, don't worry, you can still get pregnant!
This is my first, hope everything goes well!

Hello Ladies!
I have survived on these BFP stories while I was TTC. Keeping the promise I made to myself that I will post mine, when I get my BFP, Here Goes:

I have a 28 days very predictable cycle.
1-10 DPO: nothing.
11DPO: Very Very tiny spot of blood. It was the size of the poppy seed literally.
12DPO: Again a spot of blood. This time bigger. It looked like a small thin string around an inch long. I was obviously shattered!
13DPO: Surprisingly Nothing. AF arrives the very next day after spotting.
14DPO: convinced myself to Test using FMU. Instant BFP on Clearblue :D
Tested again in the afternoon. BFP again! :)

I have Symptom spotted for the last few months like crazy but when I got my BFP I had none! When I say none, I mean that the symptoms were the same as when I get my AF. So around 12DPO-14DPO every month I start getting Slightly sore boobs, watery CM, Yellowish CM, Milky white CM and EWCM - all one after other. My tummy makes loud rumbling sounds and I get itchy down there. I had exactly these symptoms on the exact same DPOs like every month. This month was no different in Symptoms but this month I am Pregnant! :D :D

I hope my Story gives you some hope, Ladies! All the best and fingers crossed for all of you!

-Jugadu!

After ttc for months, my husband and I started a Whole30 Jan 1st. There were several people on my whole30 blog who had been ttc unsuccessfully (many with PCOS) and became pregnant after doing one or more Whole30s. We gave it a try and conceived during week 2 of the 30 days.
0- cd 14 O day BD
1 dpo- tired- had to take a nap
2 dpo- nothing
3 dpo- long string of ewcm when wiped
4 dpo- smelled grapefruit right when I walked into the grocery store and had to buy one. I never eat grapefruit unless I am pregnant... trying not to get hopes up. Feel car sick when I turn around to help my kids in the back seat.
5 dpo- Nauseous, gassy, car sick, diarrhea
6 dpo- Nauseous, vivid dreams, "burning cramps" then AF cramps then stopped
7 dpo- Nauseous on and off, bad indigestion, searching for Tums... haven't taken any since last pregnancy (trying not to get my hopes up), ready to go to bed at 7:30 pm
8 dpo- cramping, no appetite for lunch or supper, gassy, can barely stay awake at 10 am, tried to nap but baby woke up, backache, ready for bed at 8 pm, bfn $ store
9 dpo- feel wet down there, cramping, runny nose, cramping during exercise (big sign for me!), backache, can feel "heartbeat" in my ears when I am lying down, bfn $ store
10 dpo- burning cramps, runny nose, smelled cigarette smoke on someone and felt nauseous, exhausted, cramps, pulling behind bellybutton. Faint bfp fmu frer!! Tested again that night and faint bfp on $ store. This is early for me to get bfp.
11 dpo- bfp faint but darker fmu frer. Cramps, sore bbs, pulling behind bellybutton
12 dpo- hot sweats all night, pulling behind bellybutton. Bfp fmu frer

These symptoms are very early for me compared to my previous pregnancies. I kept telling my husband "I shouldn't be this nauseous yet" etc. Had beta blood work and my HCG is high given the day it was taken. I think that may have to do with my exaggerated symptoms. I know I O'd on cd 14 and we only dtd one time all month so I know exactly when I conceived.
Good luck and baby dust to all!!

We were so excited to get a BFP today at 10 dpo! Before I list symptoms, this will be our third child conceived ion a very similar pattern- with all three we have tried for one month without PreSeed, then used PreSeed the second month. With all three, we have gotten pregnant right away with PreSeed. I also used CBFM for the first two and CB Advanced OPKs for this one. On to the symptoms because this website has gotten me through the two week wait each time I've been TTC.

1 dpo- spotting (assume from ovulation)
2 dpo- began getting cold symptoms
3-4 dpo- cold symptoms persisted but never got bad, just a nagging stuffy nose and cough
5 dpo- cold continued, sharp cramps in the morning, EWCM tinged with stringy red blood late morning
6 dpo- felt good, few symptoms if any, some pulling cramps at night before bed
7 dpo- mild cramping on and off, brown cm on underwear midday, super bloated
8 dpo- BFN with FMU, boobs began being sore to touch late morning and continued through the day, brown stringy cm in the afternoon, super bloated still, freezing at night before bed
9 dpo- boobs sore to touch off and on all day- I swear this would happen for an hour or two then they'd feel fine for a while then it would come back. Talk about second guessing! Occasional cramping off and on, small amount of the same stringy brown discharge as day before in the evening, very cold again at night- slept in a sweatshirt which I never do
10 dpo- BFP with FMU!

Hi Everyone! I have been obsessed with this site since I found it about 2 months ago! A little about me...I am 27 and DH is 28 and we started TTC our first child in November. We had two BFN months and then were told to try PreSeed and see if that would help. I typically have about a 27 day cycle and each time we BD'd I would lay with my legs elevated for a few minutes. During the past two months, I really watched my CM and cycle 2 I used the Clear Blue Advanced Ovulation Tracker and told myself if it wasn't that month, then I would just relax and BD every other day in the fertile time my Ovia app said , and it worked! So here are my symptoms :)
CD 1-Period
CD2-Period
CD3-Period
CD8-BD
CD10-BD
CD12-BD
CD14-BD
My Ovia App says I O'd on the CD 14
1DPO-I got a sore throat, runny nose and cough. Also had a little nipple soreness, but that is normal
2DPO-4DPO-Slight nipple soreness and creamy white CM. Sore throat went away
5DPO-11DPO-Cough and runny nose have been hanging on. I've been really tired after work and only wanting to lay down. I got really irritable
at work a few times, which I thought was my PMSing. One thing I did notice was that I didn't get super emotional leading up to my period. I
am a cryer when I PMS and I noticed that while watching movies/tv shows that typically make me cry, I really didn't feel much. Kinda strange for me. I also had some tiny twinges in my right ovary a few times. I thought it might be AF coming, but it didn't feel the same.
12DPO-More creamy CM when I went to the restroom. Feeling the need to go way more than usual at work. I debated with myself if I wanted to take a test, but I think God was telling me to wait, since I left my debit card at home. BD this night
13DPO-AF is supposed to come tomorrow, but not really feeling crampy like normal and I usually have brown discharge about 24 hours before AF, but I still had creamy CM. Checked my CP and it was low and firm, so I thought maybe I was out again this month. While sitting at work, I felt a couple twinges again and told myself I was going to get a test after work and see what happens. Got my beautiful BFP that night and going to the doctor today for a blood test! DH and I are over the moon and so blessed with this little miracle!

Baby dust to everyone and I hope this shows that there isn't always implantation bleeding or crazy symptoms. I really didn't feel too much and tried super hard not to over think each little thing that happened! I also highly recommend PreSeed! I've heard many success stories with it and I am living proof :)

I can't believe I'm actually posting this on here!!! I just posted a few days ago asking if I was pregnant according to my symptoms! I have pcos,insulin resistance and endometriosis. I've been ttc for 10 months. I've done 5 cycles of Femara,and used preseed this ONE time. The FIRST cycle I've used it!!! That stuff is AMAZING. So here are my symptoms:
+opk 1/21/17
BD 15,17,19-22

2dpo-severe lower back pain,headache
3dpo-severe lower back pain,mild cramps,headache
4dpo-mild cramps on left lower abdomen,tired,stuffy/runny nose,sore nipple
5dpo-mild cramps,gassy,emotional
6dpo-back pain,headache,acne on chest & forehead,runny/stuffy nose,tired,occasional mild cramps,emotional- took a test knowing it's too early BFN
7dpo-back pain,sneezing,emotional
8dpo-back pain,headache,gassy,starring
9dpo-starrrrving,back pain,mild cramps,gassy,emotional and I cried. BFN
10-back pain,mild cramps,headache,TIRED-BFN
11dpo-mild cramps,stuffy nose,sore BOOBS-BFN
12dpo-sore boobs,cramps-faint BFP that am. And that afternoon showed pregnant on a digital!

I had NO implantation bleeding and still have had no cm. I had a exploratory lap done Feb 2016 to remove cysts and some endo. Started Femara 2.5 MG in Oct 2016. Was planning to schedule a HSG next month!!!!

After trying for 8 months after being on BC finally got my BFP!!! Just wanted to share my story as I loved this page during the TWW.

Me and DH thought we wouldn't be able to concieve naturally as his ex thought she couldn't have kids and got pregnant twice after they split.
Everything happens for a reason. <3

Things that helped:
We both took maca for about 2 months and it was our first month using preseed around ovulation. I also tracked ovulation with cb digital ov tests.

Everyone said not too think about getting pregnant so much but it's almost impossible when you want it so bad. I just tried not to talk about it so much and stayed postive and didn't make my life revolve around it. Even told DH if we didn't get pregnant this month we were going to hold off and go on a trip!

0dpo - Got solid smiley with ov test. BD In the morning with preseed. Felt strong cramp a few hours later for about a minute in left side. Thought maybe it was gas.

1dpo - BD with preseed again. No symptoms.

2dpo - Slight Cramps. Wave of nausea. Usually get it after OV.

3dpo - Shooting pains in breasts. Slight Cramps. Normal after ov after checking symptoms last month.

4dpo - Nothing really

5dpo - Cramps in lower left side again. Went to movie and someone a few seats down was wearing strong perfume and it made me feel sick. Almost had to leave. Thought that was weird. Hemmeroids(sorry if tmi) which I've never had before. Starting thinking maybe this was a sign but figured it was still too early.

6dpo - Nothing really. Felt a bit tired.

7dpo - A bit dizzy in the morning. Felt pretty nauseas and bloated. Went away around noon. Breasts weren't sore at all which I thought was weird as they always get tender about a week before af.

8dpo - Felt really dizzy in the shower in the morning. Told DH something is up.. kept burping in the morning like I ate a huge meal. Tiny cramps mostly on left side. Felt bloated again through out the day. Nauseas.

9dpo - Dizzy again in the morning. Pizza day at work and I love BBQ chicken and I couldn't even eat it. Felt like I was gonna get sick. Knew it right then. Helping a customer in the afternoon and felt like I lost my balance for a brief second. Pinching and pulling type cramps. Went home and took a frer test. Faint BFP!!! Me and DH were skeptical.. didn't want to get too excited.

10dpo - Frer again with fmu and got another darker faint positive!! Still skeptical. Burping again. Pinching cramps mostly on left side again. Super bloated and waves of nausea. Went and got a cb digital cause I had to know and within a minute came up pregnant with 1 - 2 weeks!!! Couldn't believe it!!! Hot flashes at night.

11dpo - Nausea after eating anything. Then hungry right away. Alot of cramps going on mostly on left side. Bloated and gassy. Hot flashes at night. Took cb test just to be sure and got 2 dark lines. Still in shock. :)

Still need to see doctor to get blood work done so hopefully it sticks!! :)

Good luck to all you ladies out there!!!

Me and the hubby have been together for 9 years this year and have been trying to conceive off and on for about 4 years with no success. We literally tried everything you could think of or read of online... I decided to go see an infertility specialist in January of this year and we did a bunch of testing from blood work to HSG, everything came back normal. My doctor was talking about doing an IUI for my first cycle with them but it wouldn't be until march that we would do that due to the time it would take to do the testing. I asked if I could try clomid this first cycle and it worked! 50 mg days 3-7, I ovulated 4 days after my HSG test which may have helped! I got my positive ovulation test on CD 16, we inserted the swimmers using a softcup CD 14,15 and 16... sounds crazy but after so long of trying sometimes your just tired... which I was lol. Anyways he would go in the cup and I would insert and leave in for about 30 minutes on CD 14,15 however on CD 16 he has a little bit more volume so I decided to put some I. A syringe and slower release it in me then put the remaining that was in the softcup inside of me. I honestly had no real symptoms that were different from every other month, I felt dull pains on 6 dpo that I thought might just be in my head because I was symptom spotting, I was tired but just thought it was from work and eating bad, nipples were sore starting 8dpo but this always happens after o until af. 9 dpo I felt nauseous at night but attributed it to me eating 3 ice creams (whoops!) then 11 dpo I decided to test using target brand blue dye with second day urine at 12pm and got a very faint line which you can see in the picture... I still wasn't convinced so I bought cvs brand digital with now 3rd day urine that I basically pushed out 30 minutes after the 1st test and it came up pregnant! I'm shocked!! Going to blood work tomorrow wish me luck! Good luck ladies!!

Like everybody else, I obsessively stalked this website for the 4 months we tried. Even this cycle, when I was determined not to test until 14 DPO and not to obsess over my symptoms. I even had DH hide my pregnancy tests so I wasn't tempted. Every other cycle this time, my "typical" pregnancy symptoms were much stronger. I had worse breast pain, cramps, spotting, exhaustion, etc. The thing we did differently this month was I bought a Diva cup and 2 out of my 5 fertile days (I use ovulation tests) I had DH deposit his *ahem* specimen into it and laid on my back for an hour. I love DH, but 5 BD days in a row is exhausting. We used preseed only the days we used the cup, I don't tend to have a problem in the CM department. So on to the symptoms:
DPO 1-3: nothing
DPO 4: slight breast pain and creamy CM
DPO 5-6: slight cramping and breast pain, no CM
DPO 7: same cramping/breast pain, add back pain (common symptoms before AF, but seemed a little early)
DPO 8: Started having horrible anxiety, DH thinks I was having panic attacks. Same symptoms as before
DPO 9: More horrible anxiety, less cramping still breast pain, but not as bad as it should have been
DPO 10: Same, but anxiety seemed to stop mid afternoon. (at this point I'm sure I'm out, I had implantation spotting with both other pregnancies and so far absolutely nothing)
DPO 11: A little breast pain and light cramping, but what hit me today was nausea. I'm really prone to motion sickness and that's what it felt like all day. Started getting this weird sour/bitter taste in the back of my mouth. Most people think it tastes like metal, mine tasted like when you've eaten too many sour patch kids and the taste is in your mouth for hours afterwards.
DPO 12: More weird taste, but not much nausea in the morning (thinking I made it all up) but the nausea hit hard at lunch time. Just slight breast twinges and hardly anything in the cramping department. I did check my CP (I only occasionally do this) but it was definitely not as long as it usually is. Still high and medium firm. Convinced by the evening that I was pregnant. DH didn't want to let me test until 14 DPO, like I said I wanted but he gave me a test for the next morning.
DPO 13: BFP :) More nausea, can smell everything, same weird taste.

I have been convinced every other month that I was pregnant. The things different this month was no spotting, less painful breast pain, that weird taste at 11 DPO and the motion sickness. Good luck to all, hope this helped someone!

DPO 1: bloating, 3 bouts of very strong hiccuping, felt very run down

DPO 2: nothing

DPO 3: mild bloating, tired went to bed early

DPO 4: stuffed nose upon awakening, very tired. Had to drink coffee to make it out to dinner.

DPO 5: stuffy nose upon awakening

DPO 6:shooting pain boobs infrequently, implantation spotting (sm tan in creamy cm), bloating cramps, mostly right side abd pinching

DPO 7:shooting pain boobs infrequently, lots of creamy cm, bloating, right side abd pinching

DPO 8: bloating, pinching type pains on left or right abdomen

DPO 9: nausea at work twice (work nights) tingling in boobs, bloating, pinching in abdomen

DPO 10: Cramping, back pain, metallic taste, frequent urination, super full after eating my normal meals, feels like getting uti but not burning when peeing, super tired at work, skin dry when it is usually super oily week before period, negative amazon cheapie in am. Positive pregnancy amazon cheapie at night! Very faint line! We used preseed and ovulation predictor tests this month. 3rd month trying with our first! Good luck ladies!! :)

After 15 long months, we are finally pregnant! I wanted to submit my story because I really benefited from reading these stories throughout my time TTC. A quick back story is that my husband and I were trying to conceive for our first as soon as we were married. Me (31) and my husband (30) want 4 children and we figured we'd better get on it. I had heard from my co-workers and friends how challenging TTC can be, so we thought we try. We found out the hard way that trying to have a baby isn't so easy.

I tried everything under the sun during these 15 months including tracking basal body temperature, opks-both cheap and expensive, preseed, coq10, cod liver oil, fertiliaid, vitex, prenatals, Femara, progesterone, municex, eating pineapple, consuming high fat dairy products during ovulation, waiting 15 minutes after sex with legs up on the headboard, softcups, sperm-meets-egg-plan, daily sex during fertile window, sex every other day, cutting caffeine and alcohol, detoxing, yoga to stimulate fertility, exercise, decreasing exercise, and husband taking supplements including fish oil, coq10, and men's daily vitamin. I tried everything I read within reason.

After about 6 months of TTC I went for a preconception appointment. Within a couple months of that I was having inconsistent results on OPKs and I was prescribed Femara to promote ovulation and progesterone to encourage implantation. My husband had a semen analysis that came back all good as well. I stopped using digital OPKs because I didn't feel as though I was getting an accurate reading.

12 months into TTC I got an HSG test done that came back normal. I also have had bloodwork done on my thyroid, FSH levels, AMH levels, progesterone levels, and probably others that all came back normal and healthy. There appeared to be no reason why I wasn't getting pregnant, but I wasn't. My husband and I are healthy adults who exercise regularly and eats healthy (to a degree- I love sweets :) and my husband loves beer).

15 months TTC I met with the RE who said I would likely be diagnosed with unexplained infertility. She explained there was a couple more tests she could do, but that IUI with Clomid would likely be our best option, but we only had a 10% chance of that working. We could later consider IVF which has a 70% chance of working.

2 weeks later, I got a faint positive at 9 dpo. I am in shocked and cried tears of joy! I just fall to my knees and praise the Lord for this blessing! I had a feeling this might be our month!

Here's my breakdown:
Month 15

What I did differently:
Much more apathetic about trying as I knew we were meeting with the RE.
Stopped using Femara (I had been using for past 5 cycles or more)
Didn't obsess as much over timing, OPK testing, and HPTs
First month using Fertiliaid. I do not think this is the only reason I got pregnant, but I may have helped

What I used:
Preseed- great lube regardless of TTC
Tracking BBT to confirm Ovulation
OPK- cheap online strips with afternoon urine
Prenatal, CodLiver Oil, Vitex, Fertiliaid

We BD: CD 5, 10,12, 15, and 17. I think I ovulated CD 14 per OPK and BBT.

DPO: 1-5 No Symptoms. I noticed absolutely nothing which was different in other cycles. I perhaps had some fatigue, but that's also normal for me.
6-7 DPO: Spotting. I am a chronic spotter, but not this early. It was a watery brown on my underwear and when I wiped. It seemed to stop 8 dpo, but I noticed more the morning of 9 DPO.
9 DPO- brownish spotting when I wiped, but I noticed a faint line on the Wondfo brand. After 15 months- I've learned if that if you really want to see a line, you'll see a line, but I took a first response 6 days soon and saw a faint, but clear line. My first ever BFP!!! I cried and cried and praised God.

I was told I needed IUI or IVF to have a baby, but we did it all naturale! I was prepared to do whatever it took to have a baby, but God had a plan for us already.

In my 15 months TTC, 30+ women I knew personally announced their pregnancy. Please know that through this journey TTC you are not alone. Don't give up hope! Allow yourself to feel whatever you feel! For me it was sadness, anger, jealousy, resentment, hopelessness, fear, but I tried to hold on to hope, love, joy, passion, and appreciation for my marriage and life without children yet.

Don't give up hope! Continue to pray and seek support from women in your life who understand the difficulties of TTC. Good luck to all!

Hi Ladies

Ive just got my BFP after 5 months of trying after losing a baby late on last year (the baby was fine, i had an infection). It took us a while to conceive the baby we lost so I was worried about now being a year older. I did a lot of research into supplements that improve egg quality and fertility and I thought I would post here incase it helps others. I had my AMH tested recently and it came back low - 4.3 p/mol. This worried me a lot. After that i had my antral follicles counted and this was fine (17). I'm really not convinced on the value of AMH personally after doing a lot of reading about it. I wish i had never bothered having the test. I also have a retroverted uterus which probably makes things a bit harder for us but i've conceived 5 times in total (2 children).

Supplements I took:

For egg quality:
DHEA (do you own research on this). Its supposed to take 3-4 months to work and i conceived after 3 months. I played around the with dose, starting on 25mg for 10 days, then 50 for 10 more days then 75mg. After 8 weeks i dropped back to 25mg as i had my DHEA levels tested (saliva test - £40) and they were the upper end of normal. I didn't want them higher than this. DHEA i supposed to increase antral follicle count, AMH and egg quality. I would definitely consider it if you are over 35 and have trouble conceiving. There is also evidence that DHEA reduces miscarriage by 50-80% which the impact being most dramatic in older ladies. The side effects i had was slightly greasy hair at first but nothing major, little spots but again nothing major, it made my hair go a bit limp but it didn't get thinner or fall out.

Ubiquinol - 300mg per day
Alpha lipoid acid - 600mg
PQQ - 100mg
N-Acetyl-Cystenine - 600mg
DHA

For general fertility:
Pregnacare multi vit
Vitamin D
B6
Vitamin E

I read the book "it starts with the egg" - i would highly recommend this. After reading it i stopped taking L-Argnine and Royal Jelly. Theres no evidence either way on Royal Jelly but there is evidence L Arginine can be harmful to egg quality and implantation.

After 3 months of taking the above i conceived, although i had only just started vitamin E, not sure if that made a difference.

I've had 2 chemical pregnancies (in the past, not recently) so I have waited to write this until i'm sure this is not a chemical. My tests are getting darker and darker and i'm currently 17dpo. I know there are no guarantees but so far its going ok.

Other things i did:
Gave up caffeine and only drank alcohol if i was out - maybe twice a month
drank wheatgrass powder
Started acupuncture in November - this helped me greatly with stress and anxiety after my loss. I would highly recommend trying acupuncture.
drank lemon water all day - helps make the body alkaline and detoxes the liver
soft cups
Ovulation tests
lay on tummy afterwards (supposed to be good for retroverted uterus)
pre-seed

Symptoms

I ovulated a little late CD 17 or 18.

4dpo - mild sore boobs, tired, a little thirsty
6dpo - night sweats - this is normal for me and i thought i was definitely out - its usually a sign AF is coming, mild headache on and off
7dpo mild cramps like period pain
8dpo - much stronger cramps in the evening, just like period pain
9dpo - night sweats again - expect to start AF very soon as i have a short luteal phase since taking DHEA (9 or 10 days)
10 dpo -mild hot flashes - usually a bad sign for me so was sure my period was coming. Some mild heart palpitations
11dpo - convinced my period is coming although its a little late now. I had period paid exactly like when AF comes. I went out and got drunk that night i was so sure i was out.
12 dpo - Couldn't sleep last. Nothing all day then hot flashes in the evening, gassy, a little reflux at the back of throat.
13 dpo - took a test and got a BFP pretty quickly. Then had some brown discharge and thought it was another chemical. Lower back ache, still feel like period is coming
14dpo - pink discharge when wiping - sure this is not going to last. Cramps, backache, slightly queasy in the morning. woke early again
15dpo - darker HGC test. woke early again, still got lower backache, slight queasiness. No discharge/spotting
16dpo - Struggled to sleep last night, aching legs and couldn't drop off. darker HGC test, mild night sweats, sore boobs, mild back ache. tired in the afternoon.

Currently 17dpo and praying this pregnancy is ok.

Hope this helps someone out there. Best of luck to you all.
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Hi All!

I can't believe I am finally writing this. My husband and I have been TTC for over a year. My periods were pretty much non-existent other than occasional spotting, so I knew my chances were pretty much 0. 6 months ago, I was diagnosed with PCOS. I am 5,4", 135 pounds, no insulin resistance, so not your typical PCOS. I was shocked. I was put on Progesterone cycle days 14-28 to induce periods, and she said it may throw me into a cycle. Several months ago I got a positive OPK and was so excited but my progesterone came back at 5 and I was told I did not ovulate. Last month, after TTC 1 year, I was put on clomid 50 my. I got a positive OPK on day 18 and my progesterone came back at 17.5! We BD'd almost every day the week and a half before I ended up ovulating and the day I ovulated. We also used pre-seed because I don't have a lot of CM.

I was sure I wouldn't get pregnant the first month, although it was hard not to symptom spot. I also temped. My bbt dropped on day 18 and spiked after that. I had a dip in my bbt around 5 dpo and got my faint but positive BFP on first response on 9 dpo (on our first day of vacation with my family).

My symptoms:
-DPO 1-8: sore nipples from the time I ovulated, but this was most likely from ovulation because it faded away when I got my BFP.
-9 DPO morning: told my sister I thought I was out this month. Very little symptoms and didn't "feel" pregnant.
-9 DPO afternoon: weird twinges/cramping in my uterus. Wanted to drink a beer on the beach but had this feeling I should test first. Tested in the middle of the day with only a 1 hour hold and got my BFP! I was in shock!
10 DPO - now: AF-like cramping comes and goes. My OB says it's totally normal.
13 DPO: some light pink/red spotting when I wiped but it went away the next day. Could have been do to intercourse.
17 DPO: BETA 378 :)
5 weeks pregnant: my breasts became very full and super tender. It hurts to even walk down the stairs.

I am now 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Still crampy occasionally and sharp jolts to my pubis. I am so happy. Hang in there ladies. I know it feels like it will never happen, and my heart goes out to everyone who struggles with infertility. I know many have a harder road than myself. Baby dust to all. Fingers crossed that I will have an uneventful 9 months!

I have been visiting this web site since few months and It helped me a lot with my two week wait and with all my crazy questions. Finally got my BFP on March 2nd on a dollar tree HPT. Blood test same day and again after a week, both came positive and normal. Having my 7 weeks ultrasound this March 23rd. hoping to hear the heartbeats.

My journey:
I have PCOS and my cycles were really long. Metformin, yoga and PCOS diet (low carbs) helped with my cycles and I lost over 25 pounds since last year. My cycles started getting regular and shorter, between 32 to 37 for last four months which is great for a PCOS patient. I started ovulating on my own and exactly cycle date 17-18. Before I was not sure if I was ovulating since my cycles were very unpredictable. This was my 4th round of clomid 50 mg and got my BFP at 12 DPO.

Things we tried this cycle:
Clomid (day 5-9)
Preseed
soft cups (highly recommend)
Ovasitol
metformin

My symptoms:

Sore and tender breasts
frequent trips to bathroom
strong smell
very light on and of cramps
light spotting

Do not loose hope or stress yourself. God has better plans for us. I thank god every single day now:))

My husband and I have had a tough 2 years. In May 2015 our international adoption of 18 months fell through. In November 2015- I miscarried our first child. We spent the next 18 months exhausting sources with donors. (My husband is transgender- female to male- so we need to use a sperm donor.) Some donors were unreliable. Other sources (from sperm banks like our last pregnancy) too expensive since we had exhausted all of our financial resources between the last pregnancy and adoption. We finally found a donor who was an amazing fit (a family friend actually) and got our BFP the first month with him!

I’m only a few days out of the whole 2 year nightmare- but I am praying this baby sticks- because for the first time in years I feel true joy and hope again. I don’t think I realized how much of my joy was stolen through this whole journey until I got my most recent BFP.

Here’s my symptoms- with a bit of humor because I truly feel you have to have some levity to survive TTC and the TWW!

1dpo-5dpo:

These days were relatively uneventful. I would alternate every other day. One day I would say to my husband, “I just know it. This is our month. Do you think it is?? Am I being crazy or do you think it could be?” The next day I would adamantly say, “I just know it’s not our month. Why does this keep happening to us? I just don’t get it.”

He really loved these conversations.

My symptoms were my usual post-OV symptoms- which are all probably just from progesterone. This includes: cramping, slightly sore nipples, being able to smell things more (for good and for bad), and an usual one for me- cramps in my thighs. My temps jumped a little higher than usual- which is odd for me.

6dpo:

This is when things got a little weird. Around 3pm I felt myself get very warm and noticed that from about 3pm to about 5pm that day- I had a fever of about 99.6 or so. It went away around 5pm though and I felt fine.

I have done some googling and have found casual info about fevers sometimes associated with fertilized eggs- and that causing a fever (like the body thinks it’s an intruder or something)- but who really knows how scientific that is.

My dog sniffs my crotch super weird on this day and I am super tempted to google, “Dog sniffed crotch 6dpo” on google. Kid. You. Not. I admittedly held back.

7po:

This is the day I started to think I was pregnant. Some of the symptoms reminded me of last pregnancy- and then also I just had that “I think I’m pregnant” feeling.

The cramps were super specific on this day. More intense than usual and like a sharp shooting feeling. I was also getting zaps in the sides of my breasts. Super bloated and boobs feel huge. I kept feeling very hungry but NOTHING sounded good to me. That is kind of a common “my period is coming” symptom for me though.

On this day I cried to both my mom and husband something along these lines: “I really really think I am pregnant this time. I honestly think I am just getting my hopes up though. There is no way we could have been successful our first month with a new donor. No way. We are not that lucky. Good things don’t happen to us. *Crying.* I really do think I am pregnant though! But what if I am not!? What if I am just going to be devastated!?”

I did this my last pregnancy too. I get weepy and crazy before a BFP- so it had me pretty curious.

I took my first test on this day (sadly this is late for me- I usually start at some ridiculous day like 5dpo despite fully knowing the science behind everything). It was negative on an internet cheapie- although I was convinced I saw a second line and my husband and I spent a good 45 minutes photographing the test at various different angles and using all sorts of instagram filters on it- trying to see if we could see a second line in photos. I ended up crying before bed assuming I was probably not pregnant (but secretly thinking I really might be- but not wanting to let myself think that too much).

8dpo:

The bloating stayed and I was still getting pretty insane cramping. I just knew this time I had to be pregnant. The cramping felt too different. I was super frustrated though because I had no way to prove this- and I was fighting with my husband at this point- and paranoid that if I was not pregnant I would have to totally just own my own exaggerated emotions vs. being able to blame hormones. Please be pregnant to save face, I was praying.

I took a FRER this day and when I thought I saw a line again, of course proceeded to pry it apart and hold it up to various light sources (which for the record- I am pretty sure will guarantee you to see a line every single time if you do that).

I could barely sleep this night because I was reading stories on this website and so excited to wake up and take my temperature.

9dpo:

I started the morning off with two internet cheapies. I was convinced I saw a line on one- and this time like really convinced. Different than the other times I convinced myself it was there. My husband saw it too when he got home. I rushed out to get a FRER and there was nothing on it! But the lines on the internet cheapies were getting darker as they dry- and even though they say they are invalid then- every pregnant woman I know says that was their first sign they were pregnant. None of the internet cheapies I had the previous days had faint lines like that.

Still cramping and big boobs. Almost no CM so far- other than very occasional EWCM- but that is sparse.

I was pretty sure I was pregnant- but too scared to truly celebrate yet… so I did the “keep calm” thing and started to put a Pinterest board together for a gender reveal in July.

10dpo:

Positives on two different brands of digitals. It is official! December 2nd rainbow baby- please, please stick! We both have a really strong, positive feeling about this little soul. Positive thoughts!

To all of you longing, aching, groveling to God, crying at Facebook announcements, avoiding baby showers, and then on top of all that- feeling like you hate yourself because you don’t even recognize this you- you are not alone. You are so so not alone. It is truly SO hard. The time will come though. You will see a BFP. You get to a point where you genuinely think you will never see a BFP ever- but you will. And it will be worth the pain. Lots of hugs and baby dust to you all!

Hi ladies,

I wanted to share my BFP story to give some hope as so many of these stories helped me during our journey to conception.

Background: me 29 lean PCOS with anovulatory/irregular cycles, DH 33 all normal. TTC for 3 months but I've been preparing my body for pregnancy for about 6 months thinking we would have a long journey ahead of us. I've been off BC for almost 2 years and was diagnosed with lean PCOS in October of 2016. Fertility testing revealed I had an AMH level of 11.6 in December, that same month I was put on Provera to bring on my period as I hadn't had it in almost 3 months. My next cycle was 56 days long (I did finally ovulate on my own!) and in January I started round 1 of Femara at 2.5 mg. I ovulated on CD 18 and had every pregnancy symptom in the book but it was all just PMS; after not ovulating for a few months I had forgotten how awful the luteal phase (a record 15 days long) could be.

In February I started my second round of Femara, 2.5 mg, and decided to really relax, pray and trust my body and The Lord to make things happen. I temp every morning, use OPKS during my expected fertile time, drink raspberry leaf tea and take CoQ10, magnesium, B complex, a prenatal and Zinc with chelated copper. I've cut out all gluten, most cow dairy, all caffeine, all soy and curbed my sugar and alcohol intake since September 2016. I read Taking Charge of your Fertility and WomanCode and exercised frequently. As far as BD goes, we used Preseed, Soft Cups (when they didn't totally hurt me!) and lying with hips elevated for an hour or so after each time.

I didn't record much day to day, I was trying to be really cool and relaxed about it all (cannot recommend enough), but here's what I noticed was different:

+ OPKs on CD 15 & 16
O on CD 17
BD on CD 13, CD 15, twice CD 16, CD 17

1-4 DPO: my boobs aren't the least bit sore, they always are right after O. Can't catch my breath sort of anxiety for no reason and major insomnia that hit right at 4 am each morning.
3 DPO: I had a fall back rise, a temp well below the coverline that I've never had before indicative of an estrogen surge
4 DPO: had a urine test done at GP and I had an elevated white blood cell count, perhaps a super early sign?
5 DPO: boobs start to hurt, awful "throwing up in my mouth a little bit" all day, thought it might have been from the wine I had at lunch (we were on a weekend getaway and I threw caution to the wind alcohol wise!)
My CM went from yellow-y EWCM 2-4 DPO to stiff creamy peaks, I had a ton of it everyday when I checked CP, to shiny lotion-y when I wiped.
Freezing all day and all night, I cannot warm up.
Lots of twinges and little cramps in ovaries.
Instead of my usual upset stomach and diarrhea during the TWW, I was a little bit constipated.
7 DPO I had a little bit of blood when I blew my nose.
10 DPO by boobs are canon balls, veins are all over them, my stomach and upper thighs.
I'm in the best mood ever compared to the deranged tyrant I usually am in the TWW.
No acne! Unheard of for me.
13 DPO I took two digital tests (all I had!) in the afternoon and both were BFP!
15 DPO & 17 DPO FRERs come up BFP right away!
Present symptoms: nausea waves, they're a real thing! Boobs are extra swollen and very tender. Some ovulation type cramping and lower back ache. Outrageous thirst and frequent urination. Napping and going to bed at 9:30 every night. I am not complaining about any of it!

I am praying for a healthy nine months and for each and every one of you to get your BFPs!

Hey ladies! I used to constantly stalk this site (lol) to see if I shared the same symptoms during my two week wait as other women. Now that I have gotten my BFP, I hope to share my experience with you guys in able to help you out! Good luck and sticky baby dust to all of you ladies in your TWW. Here are my symptoms

1-7 DPO- Nothing
8 DPO- Pink spotting, light cramping.
9 DPO- More pink spotting, cramping stopped
10 DPO- Pink spotting continues
11-DPO- BFN
12 DPO- SLIGHT Cramping
13 DPO- Cramping increases, I was sure AF was on her way.
14 DPO- BFP FRER & CB Digital

Had a blood test yesterday to confirm and HCG levels are at 68. I'll be going tomorrow to see if they doubled!

Hello All,
I've been stalking this website for months now.
Our ttc journey wasnt easy. DH and I had all our tests done and everything looked fantastic. Our first attempt of IUI was in August 2016 and we were positive that it would work. I had all sorts of pregnancy symptoms during that cycle. We were very positive .However that cycle failed and were told by our RE not to worry as very few ppl have first IUI successful.
Our second cycle on femara failed again. This time my RE wanted to a hysteroscopy to find if I had any scars or polyps. There was nothing abnormal after the test except a benign polyp.
We went with our third attempt of IUI in Oct 2016 and still nothing.
Our 4th IUI was more aggressive as I was put on follistim injections.These were very harsh on my body as I felt tired all the time. This cycle also failed. I started losing hope at this moment. Decided to take a break and visit my parents in India. Had good time with my family .

Decided to enjoy the holiday season in December and then continue with a natural IUI. However OPK's never showed positive so had to skip that cycle.In jan 2017 I came across lot of people talking about acupuncture and TCM for IVF(as this was our next route).I started accupuncture twice a week from a fertility specialised acupuncturist.
We decided to go for last round of IUI before moving to IVF. In begining of Feb 2017 we had our 5th IUI. However that failed too. i was broken to the core. I almost lost hope inspite of going for acupuncture sessions.
However my acupuncturist convinced me to try natural for few months before moving to IVF.
I decided to go for IVF by June 2017(had lost all the hopes).
My cycles were going well with acupuncture(more regulated). March 15th(CD 28) i have light spotting which is very normal before AF. I was convinced AF is on my way.CD 29 same spotting and on till CD32. I went for my accupunture session on CD32 and told her what was happening. She pursuaded me to take first response HPT.
I was not positive at all but decided to test and boom BFP.Woke DH at 4 am and he could not believe and asked me to make an appointment for beta. CD 35 and beta shows positive.We couldnt believe.
I dont know what worked. We were thrilled. I am 5w 3d pregnant and have no symptons aprt from spotting and slight cramping which I read is okay in the first trimester.

Advice: Lots and lots of prayers. I prayed every single time when I found my friend or a known person is pregnant.He only knows whats the best time. Its easy said than done but thats what has happened to us. Dont lose faith. Hold on to your faith.Miracles happen.

i told myself as soon as I got a BFP, I'd share, so here I am! My husband and I used an OPK, we did the deed every day of fertile period and used preseed. I also took B6 vitamins, but it was only for a month. Maybe that's what did it? I cut my dosage in half (200mg to 100mg) with doctor's approval after BFP.

7 DPO: no spotting despite the fact I usually do. Short LP. :( I wasn't sure if I it was a sign yet since I took the B6.
8 DPO: still not spotting (not other symptoms)
9 DPO: same as before, except I took a HPT because I couldn't help myself. Got a VERY faint positive and seriously thought I was seeing things. It was with afternoon urine!
10 DPO: started letting very light cramps and a tiny bit of brown discharge. Darker FRER but negative CB digital.
11 DPO: darker! Still light cramps.
12 DPO: cramps continue, a little more brown discharge, positive CB digital.
13 DPO: nipples are tingly. I think left breast has swollen a little. No pain.
15 DPO: blood test came back positive! Doctor said slight cramps and light brown discharge is normal!

Basically, I did not have crazy symptoms! Even with positive tests, I thought is was a chemical and AF was coming. I have not had tender breasts or nausea yet. But, it's been confirmed with good HCG levels and I go back next week to see if it's increased! Good luck to all of you, and remember, you're still in until AF shows. Also, don't disappoint yourself or waste money with digitals too early!