After stalking this site for months I pledged that if circumstances permit I'd write my own story. After 8 months of TTC #3 with me 35 and DH 38 I am very relieved that I can at least say things are still working in there as I got my BFP this morning (from the Easter Bunny:>).

The emotional toll of TTC was starting to show, I was struggling to bounce back month after month. I even have a laproscopy booked for 10 days time - which I am happy to say I will cancel if my bhcg is ok.

I was doing temping previously but this cycle just used it to confirm o as I was finding the temping process was creating anxiety. We also used Pre-Seed (2nd cycle)

My DPO are based on my o day being day 13 - I can have up to a 32 day cycle but I think this one was probably shorter (but don't know for sure as obviously AF didn't show)

CD 12 BD (with Pre-Seed)
CD 13 BD (with Pre-Seed
CD 14/DPO 1 Temp goes up .2 degrees
DPO 1-3 EWCM after ovulation - weird
DPO 3-9 Not much to report, normal breast twinges and mild pelvic pain.
DPO 10 Bought a coffee on my way to work fri) - made me very shaky and jittery
DPO 11-12 EXHAUSTED - body felt like concrete, had to have a sleep sat arvo as I was soo tired, loss of appetite/dizzy
DPO 12-15 Same loss of appetite, just felt a bit off, one day my urine smelt very strong, intermit pelvic cramping from CD 28-33
Felt eactly life AF coming - bloating, back ache etc, found of i got up quickly was very lightheaded. Coffee did same.
DPO 15 Easter long weekend - felt a bit off driving, crampy and generally tired, even packed supplies for AF was due (CD32)
Got home late easter sat - still no AF (but had AF like pains) - googled symptoms and convinced myself I had a persistant corpus luteal cyst and resigned myself to the laproscopy.

DPO 16 Woke at 6:30am - still no AF?? CD 33! - decided to put myself out of my misery and use FMU and do HPT. Did test and left it in ensuite bathroom and set timer on phone for 5 mins and walked away. Went to kitchen to prepare breakfast for DS x2 and heard phone alarm go off - walked back to find two VERY DARK lines!!!!!!!!! OMG!!! I started crying and DH gave me a hug!

I am relieved and feel very blessed - at a time when it has been feeling like nothing has been going right for quite some time I am happy to see those two lines - and super clear! I am praying that my bhcg is good and will take great pleasure cancelling my laproscopy. Everything is crossed xx

Today I am 4wks 3days pregnant so still very optimistically cautious.
I wanted to share my story to give hope to all the ladies on the clomid journey with all the progesterone tests and timed bd!

Quick facts:

DH: 32yrs (healthy)
Me: 24yrs (pcos but still had periods)
TTC: 13mths

2/12: Began TTC. Stopped using contraception.
12/12: Clomid #1 5-9d 50mg. CD21 progesterone level= 0.4!! no ov
2/13: Clomid #2 5-9d 100mg. CD21 progesterone level =5 (might have ovulated..needs to be 10+ when medicated)
3/13:Clomid #3 5-9d 150mg. CD21 progesterone level = 8.9 (getting better!)
3/26/13: BFN accuclear
3/31/13: BFP!! with morning pee. Did 2 accuclear tests but bought a digitial EPT test to make sure!

Currently I only have tender breasts and occasional fatigue with on and off cramps.
The first two clomid cycles showed more symptoms of ovulation but BFN.
This month we thought we were out because I had no symptoms at all. No cramping. No implantation bleeding. NADA.
I had been feeling really negative and angry at God last week but prayed for His will to be done. It is only through Him that I found peace during TTC.
My DH and I actually helped someone move-in this past weekend, and thinking I was not pregnant, I carried LOTS of boxes!
I had a doctors appt. on Monday so decided to take a final pregnancy test on Sunday morning. Surprise BFP on Easter morning!! Glory to God!! I woke up DH and asked him to make sure I was seeing a +. I did another test but still doubtful because they were blue-dye tests and I had heard some of these were unreliable. Later that day, after church we did a digital test and PREGNANT popped up! I finally started crying and my DH literally jumped up for joy.

Things that we did:
Took my clomid w/o food.
BD with Pre-Seed
Exercising at least 3X a week
I started eating breakfast everyday. all-bran cereal with almonds, banana and apple.
Enjoyed eachother's company a lot more this month! went to the zoo, weekend trip to NC, Friday night dates, exercised together.

This is my first BFP so i am so happy but so worried at the same time. I pray that God will keep my womb and baby safe.
I wish you all luck with TTC and i hope all the ladies on clomid will find hope through my story!

I came off the pill in January and while we did try a little in Feb, I knew I was having a wonky cycle and I didn't temp or anything. So March was our first proper month trying and I got my BFP. CD1 was Feb 25 and my period lasted far longer than normal. Usually I bleed for 5 days or less; this time I bled heavily for a week and then had a week of light bleed/heavy spotting. So all in all 2 weeks of AF. I had an *almost* positive OPK late on CD18 and all negs after that, so I'm not entirely sure when I ovulated. Going by cramps and cm, I'm saying I ovulated on CD21. I got my BFP on CD36, 15DPO.

1-10DPO: Nothing much of note other than exhaustion and some cramping.
8DPO: BFN frer
9DPO: BFN frer
10DPO: BFN IC (X4)
11DPO: BFN IC (X3)
11-12DPO: Yellowish cm, exhaustion, major acne breakout on my chest (not on my face).
12-14DPO: Very, very tired. Creamy cm. Heavy AF-type cramps which had me convinced I was out.
15DPO: Very crampy, wet cm, headache, sour tummy, gas. Tesco hpt mid-afternoon - faint but clear BFP! Second Tesco test in the evening -- BFP!
16DPO: Clear BFP on frer and Clearblue digital. Sour stomach, tired, gas, pain on left side.

We used Pre-Seed and I can't recommend it enough. We also DTD every day during the ovulation week, and not before.

Hello, everyone-

For 14 months, I read ths site every day for encouragement and with the hope that someone "like me" would post a BFP story. I am humbled to be posting here and promise to post an update. Sorry for the length. I didn't think I'd ever see this day.

My husband (32) and I (30) began trying for our first baby in February 2012. We have no medical conditions, eat well, are healthy weights, do not smoke. Everyone in our families is beyond fertile, and like so many others, we assumed TTC would be a breeze. I had been on the pill for 7 years prior with perfect 30-day cycles. After coming off the pill, my cycles were anovulatory and ranged from 33-60+ days. My RE was puzzled as to why I wasn't ovulating and sent me for head-to-toe medical tests including an HSG, bloodwork, and a brain MRI. My husband also submitted a semen analysis where we learned he had a very low count and very low motility. We were crushed. Days later, my test results came back. My HSG was clear, and I did not have PCOS. But my brain MRI results revealed a pituitary microadenoma, a tumor on my pituitary gland. I was told that further tests and an endocrinologist referral were needed. Not only was I infertile, my husband was also a factor, and I had a tumor in my head. These were some of the worst days of my life. After many stressful weeks and more tests, the tumor was deemed benign and not contributing to my infertility. My RE consulted and endocrinologist cleared me to start infertility treatments. I moved straight to IUI with injectables and underwent a total of 4 cycles, 3 of which resulted in an insemination procedure. My husband started taking FertiliAid and has been for about 7 months now.

Protocol: Menopur, Ovidrel trigger, single IUI 36 hours post-trigger, Endometrin progesterone suppositories (100mg 2x/day). I tested out the trigger at about day 10 each cycle.
IUI #1: 75IU Menopur, 1 follicle, ~18mm at trigger -> BFN. Ovarian cysts found, BC for week to shrink
IUI #2: Used anywhere from 75-150IU, 3 possibly 4 follicles, largest ~20mm at trigger -> chemical pregnancy at 4 weeks. Cysts & BC again
Cycle #3: RE concerned about OHSS, adjusted dosage, sometimes as low as 37.5IU. Follicles did not respond -> cycle cancelled
IUI #3: Alternated every other day between 75 and 112.5IU. This was the magical dosage. 2 lead follicles were 20+ at trigger, 3rd smaller follicle that may have been viable.

Symptoms:
1-6dpo/IUI: very hungry & bloated, but I knew from prior cycles that this was the trigger shot
7-8dpo/IUI: a few simples on my chin. Odd as my skin is usually clear
9dpo/IUI: mildly sore throat and very stuffy nose. This was my first hint that something was up since the same thing happened the cycle where I had a chemical pregnancy
10dpo/IUI: no appetite, felt a "pulling" sensation in lower-right side of stomach while walking on treadmill; felt like I was pulling a muscle, chills/felt very cold although it has been 80 degrees where I live, continued sore throat and stuffy nose
11DPO/IUI: no appetite, chills, sore throat, stuffy nose, couldn't wait- test at 9p.m.- BFP! So shocked I couldn't speak and simply handed the HPT to my husband.
I did not have sore breasts, cramping, spotting, fatigue, or any nausea- none of that! I thought for sure I was out and even cried on the drive home from the drug store to buy some HPTs.

Beta bloodwork results so far:
13dpo/IUI: 98
Today 15dpo/IUI: 192. Aside from ever-so-slight bloating, I still have no symptoms.

Things we did differently this cycle:
- Tried to relax, which didn't work. My RE's office is over an hour each way from my house, so 2-3x/week RE appts. for month and months were starting to take their toll. I also work full-time so leaving work was becoming more & more difficult.
- Booked a vacation. My husband and I pretty much had to schedule our life around fertility treatments, which meant that we essentially put our lives on hold. Plus, I kept reading stories about people conceiving on vacation or as soon as they booked one- ha!
- BD 2 days pre-IUI + day of IUI. Day of IUI, went to bed after BD, did not get up
- Gym 3x/week
- Religious about suppositories, like taking them down to the minute every 12 hours

Things I did every cycle:
- No caffeine
- No alcohol (this IUI was done the day after my 30th birthday, which was St. Patrick's Day. This was tough!)
- Ate healthy
- Used Pre-Seed internally
- Pillow under bum for at least 15 minutes post-BD

Infertility is the worst thing I have experienced in my entire life, and I have so much respect for those who endure it and for much longer than 14 months. Thank you for allowing me to post. I wish you all the best of luck TTC!

Sorry this is so long! I didn't intend it to be!
**My husband and I (both 33) were high school sweethearts and took a long time to decide on whether we wanted children. About 6 months ago, we decided to see if it was going to happen for us. We began with very little knowledge about fertility and thought we hit the jackpot the first month because I was 6 days late, and I am normally a very regular 30 day cycle - it turned out to be a fluke - BFN and AF came instead.
Switching tactics, I scoured the Internet for info and came across using BBT charting. Wow! I really learned A LOT about myself and discovered how my cycle has really been affecting my moods throughout the 30 days (12 days are luteal phase) - a lot of things clicked into place. After a couple more months, I began to use Pre-Seed as well as regular drug store brand ovulation predictor kits. I could never get a clear positive on the ovulation predictor kit though. We also just began to use the Pre-Seed as a lubricant. I started taking 100 mg B-6 for a few months to see if that did anything. I think it helped with my PMS.

So... that brings me to mid-March. I finally got a strong positive line on the Ovulation Predictor stick and BD'd that morning. I just tested yesterday morning and BFP! Each month, I thought I had various pregnancy symptoms, but there were a few that REALLY stood out to me this time around:

6 days ahead of O: BD evening
2 days ahead of O: BD evening, creamy, eggwhite CM
O-day: + Ovulation on predictor stick - a LOT of eggwhite CM - BD morning
1-6dpo: Nothing
7-13dpo: BBs began to hurt and are really swollen (they normally hurt a little bit on the sides before AF, and only when I push in on them) - This is NOT normal for me before AF, especially this early.
13dpo: Expecting AF - doesn't come - but I don't get my hopes up because I was so late that first time. Family fills my house for Easter weekend. I had pressure in my uterine area but I don't know if it's from all the food I've eaten over the weekend! lol! BBT temp is still up instead of going down like usual.
15dpo (Easter): BBT temp is still up :-) I get slight cramping unlike what I'm used to - a sort of localized cramping/pressure. Not too far off from normal cramping, but at this point, I don't know. I start believing that I am PG, especially because of my BBT temp. - I even start to research foods to eat/avoid while in early pregnancy. But my parents are still in my house and I didn't want to test just yet until I was alone. My bbs feel a little bit better today.
16dpo: BBT temp dropped a little bit....hmmmm...bbs still felt a little better, but when I got out of the shower, I noticed that my nipples had all these bumps on them. I mean, more than normal. They were like... sharper or exaggerated bumps. They are still swollen.
17dpo: BBT temp went back up :-) bbs still hurt, slight cramping in the morning, parents went home in the afternoon and I had dinner plans with friends. I was so exhausted today that I went home afterwards and crashed on the bed.
18dpo: BBT temp still up! Woke up with my bbs EXTREMELY sore that they hurt to shift around in bed. POAS - BFP after only 10 seconds!

I am of the mindset that whatever makes you feel comfortable to get your BFP - that's what you should do! I feel that knowledge is power. The BBT charting really helped me figure out when I ovulate as well as if and when AF arrived - I use the Kindara app on my iPod. The eggwhite CM seemed to be dead-on for me around ovulation. I was dry the rest of the two weeks. I hope all you ladies get your BFP soon!!!!

Our History:
me: 24-PCOS, Hypothyroidism
DH: 26-a little low count (but not much)
Ok so here's how this cycle went, we went in to our fertility specialist and he put me on letrozole (2.5mcg-10 pills over the course of 4 days) I'm also on Meformin (PCOS) and levothyroxine (thyroid), fish oil, folic acid, and prenatals. We went in to see how my follicles were growing so we would know when to schedule our IUI. Well he gave me an HCG shot to take home and give to myself. While at our appointment the Dr. told us he would be out of town that week but would still like us to give timed intercourse a try (needless to say I was MAD). We gave it a shot anyway and IT WORKED!! Things I did different this time: I ate a ton of pineapple-I heard it's supposed to help with the lining of your uterus- and we used Pre-Seed:)
CD5-Light cramps
CD6-Light cramps-semen analysis 19 million little guys!
CD7-10-Nothing
CD11-Pinching in ovary area
CD12-Nothing
CD 13- Pinching in ovary areas
CD14-Nothing
CD15-Pinching in ovaries U/S 15mm follicle and one smaller (I don't know the size) BD
CD 16 bd
CD 17 Nothing
CD 18-HCG trigger shot at 5:30pm- pain in ovary areas, gassy, tired, sore BB's
I could have O'd one of the next two days but I think it was CD 20
CD 19-Ovulation? BDx2 dry nipples (weird), 6pmish slight twinge followed by af type cramps
O day- BD, sharp pains in both ovaries, minor achy cramps, tired, backache, VERY gassy
1DPObd-Cramps, pinching pains in ovaries, VERY gassy
2DPO-Mild AF cramps, sharp twinges on right and left ovaries, sharp stabbing pains on sides of BB's, scant, dry, tacky CM, VERY gassy, heartburn (could have been what I ate though!) mild nausea when hungry
3DPO-BD AF cramps,BB's sore
4DPO-Heavy AF cramps, bright red and brown streaks in CM (implantation??:)), sore weird activity in BB's, burning sensation in uterus
5DPO and on-Light AF cramps, very sensitive nips, random pains in BB's, nausea, tired.
Well I was testing out the HCG shot and the line got light and then got darker so I knew I was PG at 9DPO:) still very skeptical at this point though!
I went in for blood test 17DPO and my beta came back at 1525! Woo hoo! We are finally Pregnant!
Went back for blood test and U/S at 21DPO beta was 7859! It is TWINS!!! We are so very excited and blessed beyond belief!

I know many of you are still waiting on your BFP, it will happen! Trust in God! I prayed and prayed this cycle (and had my family and church praying too!)

Please send stick vibes my way and Baby Dust to all TTC!!!

0dpo: sharp ovulation pain (have had once or twice before, not typical).
1dpo: pink-tinged CM (also not typical, only noticed when I removed the softcup used overnight to hold DS in place).
2dpo - 8dpo: no clear symptoms (but I got tired of spotting them and being disappointed, so wasn't looking very hard). Was unusually tired and had ZERO libido. Maybe negative- numbers in the sex-drive department.
9dpo: started noticing sore/tender breasts, normal for a couple days before AF so did my best to ignore. Also increased CM, which is typical before a period, so figured AF was coming.
10dpo: VERY noticeable coppery odor to CM - I wasn't symptom-spotting, couldn't help but notice when I used bathroom. My guess: tiny bit of implantation bleeding that wasn't visible in CM, but iron from blood still smelled metallic?
11dpo: Partner reported that I smelled like metal, all day.
12dpo: Nosebleeds (one large, two trickles later in the day).
13dpo: 14dpo: Still lots of CM, like before period, except more yellow/creamy/thick.
15dpo: Suddenly no CM (this never happens before period for me). Breasts still very sore (hurts when anyone even looks at them).
16dpo: Cramps first thing in the morning - not period cramps, more pinching and pulling. Plus one tiny, tiny pinprick of bright red blood in the am. We got impatient and tested: BFP!

A couple other things I'm not sure are related: constant irritating sinus pressure (but it's allergy season). And, immediately after ovulation our dog started following me around and staring at me (still is now). People say that's a folk-tale, but lots of things are 'folk tales' til they're not. =)

Cycle details: after 4 IUI cycles using frozen DS and clomid/HCG (BFN), we hit the jackpot on our very next (unmedicated) cycle with fresh DS (AI at home with Pre-Seed, Softcups, 3 back-to-back insems around +OPK).

Me: 31
DH: 37
No known issues

We've been TTC since Jan so this was our third cycle. I was really in complete shock that it worked this time as I really had very little symptoms, as opposed to the last month when I swear I had every symptom under the sun (nausea, constipation, extreme hunger, pulling sensation down there). But nope, wasn't preggers. I do think something was trying to happen due to the pulling/pressure feeling about a week after ovulation (a feeling I've never experienced before). This month I actually said to DH multiple times that I didn't that this was our month. Boy was I wrong!

Anyway, back to this cycle that worked. We used OPK and timed BD every month but this was the first month we tried Pre-Seed. I never had any CM issue but thought it couldn't hurt! I also have been seeing an acupuncturist for the past year due to migraines and the last few months she's been adding in some fertility treatments as well as giving me herbs to take.

My cycle is between 25 and 32 days and my luteal phase is between 12 and 14 days.

CD12 - negative OPK, EWCM, tightness in uterus - BD w/ Preseed
CD13 - positive OPK, lots of EWCM, dull pain right side on/off - BD w/ Preseed
CD14 / O day - another positive OPK in AM, cramps - BD w/ Preseed
O day / 1 DPO - EWCM, slight cramps, tightness on/off
1-2 DPO - tightness, EWCM, went on vacation
2-3 DPO - mild cramps, tightness at night
3-4 DPO - nothing noticeable, vivid dream
4-5 DPO - slight tightness/cramps, another vivid dream, very emotional (burst into tears when fighting with family member, very rare for me)
5-6 DPO - very light cramps
6-7 DPO - vivid dream again
7-8 DPO - cramps light in morning then again at night with tightness, vivid dream yet again!
8-9 DPO - light cramps at night, test with IC at night when returned from vacation and thought that MAYBE I saw quite possibly the faintest line on the planet. Thought I was probably just being crazy and ignored.
9-10 DPO - gas, test with IC again in AM and again MAYBE saw the most ridiculous faintest line ever - ignored again, weird slight pain on left side of uterus in afternoon for about 15 seconds, tightness at night again, tested again at night and was sure I saw a faint line this time on IC pulled out a CB and it said PREGNANT!!!!! very thirsty in middle of night with cramps, barely slept!
10-11 DPO - BFP again in morning on both CB and IC (line still faint but slightly darker)
11/12 - 13/14 DPO - AF like cramps all that weekend, test again each day and kept getting BFPs! wohoo!
13/14 - 17/18 DPO - cramps slow down but are replaced by very light brown spotting, get worried and call doctor, go in for beta testing, went very well and more than doubled in 48 hours! they said it's just old blood making it's way out and not to worry.
last couple of days / today (4w4d) - spotting now gone and only symptoms are extreme thirst, light cramps, more hungry, and sleepiness yet insomnia

Praying for a sticking bean! GOOD LUCK to everyone!!!

What we did [a formula we came up with after a LONG time of ttc taking all the advice and old wives tales and voodoo, we were open to ANYTHING]
on my fertile days
instead of recreational BD we did this:
insert some Pre-Seed lubricant
DH fills an instead soft cup with his semen [in bed next to me]
I insert the soft cup
He very gently massages my clitoris until I orgasm [only external stim so as not to disturb the cup!]
I sleep with the cup inside and take it out in the morning
We have our recreational BD [traditional lol] any other time we feel like.

cd 1-5 bleed
cd 6-7 spotting, dry cm [reg BD!]
cd 8 wet/creamy cm, faint test line on opk
cd 9 wet/creamy cm, faint test line on opk
cd 10 wet/ewcm, almost pos opk! [special above procedure!]
cd 11 ewcm pos opk! [special above procedure!] O day!
1 dpo wet cm, almost pos opk [special above procedure!]
2-4 dpo wet/very watery cm, feel normal
5 dpo got out of shower and had tons of fluffy pure white cm!
6 dpo white/dry cm, cramps!
7 dpo test fmu bfn [lol, I love those cheap internet tests!] creamy dry cm, hungry, cry a lot
8 dpo test fmu bfn [reg BD, cramps after I came!][saw mornings test later think I 'saw' some kinda ghost test line?! but took another test bfn] dry cm, no cramps
at this point in my reg cycles I am always CRAZY, every symptom, nausea, breast pain, cravings lol! but I feel fine. weird.
9 dpo test faint faint faint fmu bfp [internet cheapie and answer early], I know only I can see it, so I don't tell anyone. dry cm, no symptoms, boobs kinda itchy
10 dpo light but visible fmu bfp [internet cheapie], dry cm, itchy boobs!
11 dpo light but definitely visible to everyone BFP on fmu frer! tell DH he still doesn't believe it is real! took a bunch more tests and and all BFPs!

Also took prenatels, ate pineapple core days 1-5 dpo, took baby aspirin everyday [still do!]

Still taking my pregnancy tests for fun [it was A LOT of negs before I got to see ANY second line!!]
Good luck and baby dust to everyone! would be ttc for 9 years this year. Anyone can get their wish keep trying!!

I posted my my pre bfp symptoms on "Am I Pregnant?"... I noticed at 13 dpo I was exhausted. Then my nipples were so sensitive hurt, 16 dpo my food wasn't digesting well and 17 dpo I woke up feeling like my intestines were in a knot.... of course no period. My cm was nothing like the beginning. My son in law and daughter insisted that I get a test. I said no... he came back with one (btw). I am in Canada. My husband is back home in Tenn.... going home this weekend..... I had a tubal reversal last July and have been ttc since. In Feb my dr said I had cervical stenosis and I would prob need to do IUI for success... well we did an HSG test then IUI in Feb. It failed but we tracked my ovulation using cb opk test... here is what I did different..... 1 81 mg baby asprin a day, pomegranate juice, Pre-Seed, basal temp and mainly prayers! We got our positive opk on a Fri night, couldn't do IUI so we prayed and gave it to God and did our BD.... Praise God He worked a miracle for us! I am still in shock. Did 2 cb test and were positve :)

Hi all! So excited about my bfp! My wonderful DH doesn't have any children, so I had a a tubal reversal in October of 2012 after 3 years of marriage. I am 38 and he is 36. My first cycle was natural and the last four cycles I have taken Clomid days 3-7. I had 1 million symptoms every month except this month. This month the only symptoms I had were sore boobs and noticeable fatigue. I didn't even cramp as I have done monthly during ovulation. We BD on cd 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18. I O'd cd 17. I used softcups and added Pre-Seed to the softcup before I inserted it after each time we BD and left it in for 8-10 hours.

1-3 DPO - Not much going on. Sore nipples, but that is normal for me with Clomid.
4-6 DPO - Sides of breasts are sore, but I thought I was having delusional symptoms. I was extremely tired, so chalked it up to needing rest (even though I had a full nights rest). Temperature spiked.
7 DPO - Sides of breast are very very sore when I woke up, so I decided to take a test. Everyone thought I was crazy, but I promise I saw a line. Continued to test throughout the day (why of course....I'm a POAS addict). By that evening the lines were noticeable and darker on my internet cheapies.
8 DPO - Took a FRER and a nice bright pink line appeared! Woohoo!!!!

Good luck to all of you! Especially all of you tubal reversal ladies!!!

Ok, words can't describe how good it feels to be posting here! DH and I have been actively trying for approx 6 months but not been careful for over 2 years.

This month, unbelievably, I had little to no symptoms, nothing screaming out "you're pregnant woman"!! And had certainly counted ourselves out for the month.

I woke up at 14dpo with mild cramps that made me think, great AF is coming but for some reason I had an overwhelming feeling that I needed to POAS, I had no Preg tests and refused to let myself take one until 17DPO (usually AF arrives) so to kill my curiosity I took an OPK test at 2pm, it was POSITIVE. Frantically searching google I learned it can sometimes pick up high levels of HCG. I ran down town and brought a 3pk of first response tests. Dipped it in (thinking no way and especially not at 2pm on 14dpo) but within a minute I had 2 beautiful lines. I still can't believe it's happened!

For my DPO symptoms search "SO.. I tried to relax this month" but as for symptoms I would have to say my only obvious weird symptoms were back pain (sharp painful mid back pain constantly), uti symptoms quiet early, weird vivid dreams every night (that I thought nothing of) and sensitive teeth, which I have never had before. Also I believe I felt my implantation at 9DPO and at 8 DPO I was absolutely utterly cranky at DH for no reason at all followed by crying and going to bed (apparently a peak of moodiness is 8dpo).

Also, for everyone TTC, this is what I did this month- DH and I both took zinc (50mg daily), I continued taking my I-folic, tried to walk everyday, I cut out alcohol (but hubby drinks a beer every night), tried to completely forget about it (yeah... it's not easy!) and we also used "maybe baby sperm friendly gel" for the first time followed by the legs in the air trick for 20 minutes! And ... A lot of praying.

I hope this helps any TTC's out there, it's not easy but when it happens you won't stop smiling, it really is a miracle. Baby dust :)

Hi all! After obsessing over this website during our TTC journey, it's finally my turn to share our story! August 2012 my hubby and I started TTC. We were shocked to learn we had gotten pregnant right away! However, we suffered a mmc in October 2012 at 11 weeks. We were devastated and I had to undergo two D&C procedures (first in Oct and second in Dec). After giving my body 3 cycles to recover, we were cleared to start TTC again this February 2013. After two months, we got our BFP!!

Even after the mmc I continued to take my prenatal vitamin, Omega 3 DHA/EPA supplement, iron supplement (diagnosed low iron post mmc), drank an EmergenC packet daily, no caffeine and we used PreSeed the month of conception (highly recommend it).

The last two months I have had regular 31 day cycles. I did not temp, use an ovulation kit or anything. I did pay attention to my cervical mucous, but my hubby and I just decided to do it a lot! If we weren't successful these first two months of TTC, we had agreed to do an ovulation predictor kit (that I had already ordered from Amazon of course!) beginning our third month of TTC. This cycle we had sex on CD10, CD11, CD13, CD14, CD15, CD17, CD18 and CD21. I think I ovulated around CD17, but again, I am not really sure. For the sake of my two week wait symptoms, lets assume I ovulated CD17.

CD 17: A ton of EWCM
1-6 DPO: Really thirsty- couldn't satisfy my thirst at all
7 DPO: Felt fatigued, low back ache, decreased appetite
8 DPO: Cramping sensations throughout the day, low back ache, knew it was too early for my period and started to hope it was implantation cramps, decreased appetite
9 DPO: More mild cramping, low back ache, felt bloated after eating, had the feeling I was pregnant, POAS and got a BFN (Duh! I knew it was too early), decreased appetite, swollen lymph nodes in neck
10 DPO: More mild cramping, low back ache, single glob of milky cervical mucous upon wiping (sorry TMI), felt bloated after eating, felt fatigued and went to bed super early
11 DPO: Less cramping, felt bloated after eating, my cervical position was super high and relatively soft (normally before my period it's low and firm), increasing fatigue, again went to bed super early
12 DPO: BFP this morning on a Clear Blue digital and non digital test!

My hubby and I are super excited!! Fingers crossed for a healthy baby as a result of this pregnancy! Some of the best advice we have ever been given is to relax and enjoy the journey because ultimately it's out of your control. Wishing you all great happiness and BFP's soon!

xo

It still seems so surreal that I got my BFP today and I am posting on this board! I truly thought I was out this month because I had zero symptoms! The only thing that was a bit funny was my temp as it was unusually high for me. Here is my day by day for the past two weeks:

Cycle Day 15- + OPK BD w/ Pre-Seed in the evening. Stayed in bed after, no hip elevation.
O Day- + OPK in the AM. BD in AM with Pre-Seed. Kept bottom up on all fours afterwards for maybe 10 mins.
1-7 DPO- Nothing out of the ordinary.
8-10 DPO- Persistant headache, not thinking it was a symptom.
11 DPO- AF type cramps and headache. Temp still higher than normal. Took IC in the afternoon, not expecting anything. Think I got an evap because I looked at it after 10 mins. Took a FRER just to make sure and BFN.
12 DPO- AF cramps and headache. Feel like AF is imminent.
13 DPO- AF due today. Still cramping and headache. Took another IC and got an evap? Exhausted by 9pm.
14 DPO- Expected to wake up to my monthly visit, but nothing. Took another IC and got a very faint pink line within 5 mins! Ran out to show DH who said "go get a digital". Took a CBE digi in the early afternoon, and lo and behold, it said "Pregnant"!

I'm wondering if the "bottoms up" position is what worked for me, as I hadn't done that before!
I hope this one sticks! Good Luck to everyone!

Sooo excited!! Finally studied enough to pass the test!! Lol. Here's how my month went:

3/16 AF normal 28 days cycle
3/20 BD
3/22 BD Pre-Seed (first month using it)
3/23 BD Pre-Seed
3/24 BD Pre-Seed
3/27 BD Pre-Seed
3/28 BD Pre-Seed
3/30 Ovulation cramps
3/31 BD Pre-Seed

1dpo headache
2dpo random dream
3dpo heartburn, lower left side twinges
4dpo light cramps, lower left side twinges, can smell my perfume all day which is weird, Must have DF!!, random dream
5dpo light cramps, can smell a co workers lunch from the next room, super bad cramps!! Random dream
6dpo few pinches on left side, my dogs are hanging around me, random dream
7dpo tested BFN. Duhhh lol, feel slightly sick, some twinges, headache, random dream
8dpo headache, light cramps, breakouts, tugging feeling below my tummy, random dream
9dpo headache (this is getting old lol) pink spot on once when I wiped, implantation maybe!? Slight cramps, dizzy, light sleep
10dpo BFN light spotting once when I wipe, lower back is sore, dream that I had a BFP and it lit up with flashing lights!! Humm that would be a great idea! Lol
11dpo BFN headache, dizzy, random dream
12dpo slight cramps, slight headache, heartburn, random dream
13dpo AF due no sign! Lower back aches, anther headache yay! And constipated! Yuck
14dpo at 2 am had to pee thought ok here we go BFP!!! Sooo excited!! Woke up DF to look he was trying to focus after I threw the light on!! Lol we are sooo happy and believe it was the preseed. Also layed doen for 20 mins with my feet up and pillows under my butt after we BD!! Good luck ladies!! Baby dust for all!!!

Hi! So I got my bfp this morning, which puts due date December 23, so we will see if it is a Christmas Baby! We have been trying since October, shortly after we had our DD. Since then, cycles have been irregular and Pms symptoms all over the place. I used to be a 28 dayer like clockwork. Since October, my cycles were 54 days, 32 days, 31 days, 26 days, and now bfp! So in the past we were timing things, and had no luck. With dd it was first cycle success. So this month I got serious, I cut out ALL coffee, and all alcohol. From cycle day 1 to about day 14 I drank 2 cups of red raspberry leaf tea every day, at least. I also quit taking all supplements this cycle, like iron, folic acid, baby aspirin, and evening primrose oil. Just took prenatal vitamin. And prayed for it. I also used zestica, which is like Pre-Seed here in Canada, I made sure to be very excited before each BD. and I layed with legs up for 30 minutes each time. May all seem like overkill, but it worked first cycle trying it all. Here are my symptoms
CD 10- BD.
CD 13 - BD
CD 14 - BD. sex was super easy today, very excited, have a very hopeful feeling. EW Cm
CD 15- BD. sex was uncomfortable today, felt dry. Crampy. Sticky cm
CD 17 -BD. twice. Used zestica. EW cm
CD 18 - Went on vacation with dd to go see my parents, dh had to stay home. Figured I would take this opportunity to relax and try not to think about any of it. EW cm
CD 22- Creamy cm, tired, vivid dreams. Very stuffed up with clear mucous in nose. This was tell tale for me with dd, and as soon as this happened I had a hunch cause I had no other cold symptoms at all. Creamy cm
CD 23- Vivid dreams about being pregnant, felt a baby kick in the dream, just the same as with dd, tired, very stuffy. Thinking I'm preggo. Creamy cm
CD 26- Slight spotting. Think for sure I'm out cause I have been spotting before AF the last few cycles.
CD 27- Spotting continued, but still light. Supposed to have a doctors appointment tomorrow so figure I should test just in case. Faintest line ever on dollar store test. Use another, faintest of faint lines.
CD 28. - Today. Got up, and right when I was about to test I got a nosebleed. Probably haven't had one since the first couple weeks of my last pregnancy. Tested with fmu. Darker lines, on both dollar store and Internet cheapie. Still very very light spotting, assuming it was implantation, which I never had with dd. Hoping that it sticks, praying hard! Going to tell dh. Haha I put a dinner bun in the oven and I'm going to tell him I'm making him something special and to check the oven.

Trust your intuition, I knew with the stuffy nose and no cold that I had to be pregnant but talked myself out of it to not get my hopes up. If your gut tells you you are pregnant, you probably are.

I am so excited to post my BFP story because while I know 4 months is NOTHING compared to how long some of you have been trying, those first three months of negatives were so discouraging. I found this site during my first 2WW and I love coming on regularly to read all the stories. DH and I have been married for 4 months. Since we are both in our mid-thirties, we knew early on that we wanted to start trying right away. I have never tried to get pregnant before and have never been on birth control. DH was in a previous relationship where they were trying to have a baby, but it never happened. Because of this, I have always been concerned about his sperm. We decided to follow what everyone says and try on our own for 6 months and then go in and get tested if it wasn't happening.

Cycle #1 Besides starting on prenatal vitamins before the wedding, I didn't change ANYTHING. It was on our honeymoon and we had a lot of fun and got a lot of sperm up there. I thought for sure I was pregnant and that it would be super easy for me. Nothing.

Cycle #2 I decreased my caffeine consumption from 2 full strength coffees a day to two 1/2 cafs a day. I added in probiotics. We used preseed. We BD 6 times leading up to ovulation and day of. I lay on my back for an hour after each. Nothing

Cycle #3 I started DH on Fertilaid vitamins and he cut down on his coffee. Otherwise did everything else the same as cycle #2. Nothing.

Cycle #4 Same amount of coffee and supplements for me and DH. I have an anteverted uterus, so we read you should do it doggie style and then lay on your stomach since that is the way your uterus is tipped. We did this two days before I ovulated. The day of ovulation, we BD missionary and then I put in a softcup overnight and started out sleeping mostly on my stomach. My friend made me dried pineapple core which I ate DPO 1, 3 and 5. I knew I wouldn't be able to eat it fresh and I barely choked down the dry stuff. I started charting my bbt using the Kindara app. I didn't start until CD 12, but I could clearly see that I ovulated on CD 14. So, what I did different this month was the BD position, the softcup, the pineapple core, and charting bbt.

DPO 1-5: Nothing out of the ordinary. I was freezing cold after work on DPO 5, and came home and took a nice hot bath. I got really upset after because I totally forgot there might be a little someone in there trying to implant and I thought I killed it because the water was too hot. :/

DPO 6: Lower back ache, but this is normal the week before AF.

DPO 7: Loose stool in the am, lower back ache.

DPO 8-14: Very gassy. I had a temp drop on DPO 5, and another one on DPO 11, so I don't know which, if either, of these days I implanted.

DPO 10: Get AF cramps. My AF is like clockwork, every 28 days. I even told my mom it was coming and how frustrated I was.

DPO 12: Get one smallish glob of yellow CM on tp, like a little bit of snot. But it was the only time that happened and it was a really small glob.

DPO 13: AF cramps all day at work, feel like it's gonna start any minute. I even had the cervical pain I usually get right before it starts, and that one smelly loose BM that I get right before, too. It was EXACTLY like AF. (It's true when people tell you that!)

DPO 14: At work, expecting AF any second. Feel wet down there, keep thinking it's AF, but everytime I check it's not. There is not a lot of CM when I wipe or any at all coming out to my underwear. It is just a weird feeling of warmth and wetness, like you are holding a warm wet washcloth on your vulva. My temp was 98.4 DPO 12 and 13, and this morning was 98.6. I didn't think anything of it in the morning because I read so many people whose temp didn't drop until after AF started. Later in the afternoon, though, when AF didn't come all day....I grabbed a pregnany test out of the supply closet and excused myself to the bathroom at work. I just stared at it while it processed and in the dim lights of the hospital bathroom, I was sure I was seeing things! I stepped out to one of my older close coworkers who knows we've been trying and showed it to her, and she said "That's definitely a pink line!!" It wasn't even a squinter. It was lighter than the control line but definitely there. I was shaking and all of a sudden very nervous. I was so excited to tell my MOM. haha

I bought a digital test on the way home for DH and I to take together in the morning.

DPO 15: Digital test popped up pregnant right away, after about 20 seconds. We were so happy and excited. It will be the first child for both of us.

After being on here reading every story for the last few months, I easily counted myself out this month because I didn't have any of the little symptoms that the other ladies seem to have. So don't count yourself out if you don't either! I did NOT have bleeding or sore gums, increase sense of smell, painful side boobs, tingly nipples, nausea, exhaustion, did not feel implantation or have any spotting whatsoever during the 2ww, no globs and globs of CM, no different or weird smell down there, no noticeable difference to the size of my boobs or darkening of the veins, no frequent urination or getting up in the night to pee, no night sweats...hmmm, I'm trying to think of what other people get, but whatever else is a common early pregnancy symptom, I didn't have it. Honestly, I felt exactly like I do before every cycle AF is on the way: slightly irritable, gassy, crampy and slightly sore, full boobs. That's it!

DPO 15 was the first day I felt anything different. I don't know if it was because I now knew I was pregnant, but at work in the am, I suddenly had this "surge" feeling, not exactly nausea but something like it. My head got warm and my throat got tight, I felt a little shaky, and about 30 seconds later I had to poop urgently. haha. That happened 3 times yesterday while I was at work.

DPO 16: Today, I am feeling great. No nausea. I got a great sleep last night and I don't feel tired at all today. Still have cramps and a lower back ache but that is all. I have empathy for all of you out there TTC and I wish you babydust and my prayers are with you. Now I am praying for my own little bean that he/she is sticky and stays put. xoxo

I'm 24 ttc #3. My only symptoms this cycle was mucus at the end of my cycle, darker areolas and my cervix stayed high 6 days before af was due... I got my bfp 2 days before af even though at 6 days before af I had a negative blood test, so just goes to show even if the test is negative it might just mean baby hasn't implanted yet :)

We have officially been TTC for about 6 months. I've been off BC for 3+ years, and we used condoms prior, but weren't always consistent. I started having a number of strange symptoms that coincided with when we first started trying. I had horrible night sweats, spotting for 5-7 days prior to my period, and my period length went from 3-4 days to 1-2 days. Also, (this one is really random) I started getting itchy painful bumps on my elbow joints about 5-7 days before my period started, and then they'd go away a few days after menstruation stopped. All really random I know. But I couldn't help but wonder if it was all related hormonally somehow. I had lots of blood tests, and everything came back normal. I ended up finding out that I inherited psoriasis (skin condition that starts as mosquito like bumps on joints) from my mom, and happened to learn at the same time that my mom also had pretty bad endometriosis. I was terrified that I also may have endo, so I had a long meeting with my doctor, and he suggested we start with the HSG test to see if he could tell if anything was blocked. That appt. was scheduled for tomorrow, but it is since canceled because I found out last Monday that I am PREGNANT! Absolutely THRILLED!!

What was different this cycle: I bought progesterone cream several months ago, but had been too afraid to use it. I decided this was the month to start trying it out. I bought pro-gest, pre-measured packets. I used one packet every night before bed. DH and I BD'd almost every day for the entire week of my fertile window, and we used Pre-Seed. We normally BD at night, but we switched it up this cycle and BD'd in the am. Lastly, I prayed. A lot. There wasn't a day that went by that I didn't pray that this would be our month.

My first symptoms were pretty a-typical. The night before I got my BFP, I was super thirsty. I must have drank 5 glasses of water before bed, which is really unusual for me. The next morning, Monday, I was on my way to work and read on facebook that my cousin who isn't married, not trying and randomly is pregnant. I was really irritated by this, but realized that morning that my period was 3 days away and there was no spotting in sight, and the bumps on my elbows were no where to be found. Strange, I thought. (I later learned that psoriasis goes away completely during pregnancy). I decided I'd buy a test on my lunch break. To my surprise, it was POSITIVE!!!

I will be 5 weeks tomorrow, and so far I've had very tender breasts, nagging headaches that will not go away, and period like cramping. My sense of smell has also been magnified. I've also had a bit a nausea, but it's off and on and is usually short lived. My blood test is tomorrow to confirm the pregnancy.

Good luck to you all!! I know how nerve racking it is, and this website really helped me out!

I am so incredibly grateful. We have a 12 year old and a 14 year old and haven't used any protection for the past 13 years. I had about given up on my chances but still held out a glimmer of hope. My dr. diagnosed me with insulin resistance and put me on metformin a year and a half ago. Finally found some exercise that worked for me and the pounds began to come off. I'm down about 20 pounds from our beginning.

This month, dh was mentally prepared to try (he said he's always had mental blocks in the past around conception) and we BD's on O day and the day after and used Pre-Seed.

2 dpo: The symptoms began. I immediately had sore nipples which made me think of what it felt like when I had been breastfeeding years ago. I also had a couple of dizzy spells and felt some pulling in my lower abdomen.

3 dpo: Slightly nauseous. Really sore nipples. Some pulling in lower abdomen.

4 dpo: Still really painful nipples; tired but really busy too; light cramps; light nausea and some dizziness.

5 dpo: Still those crazy painful nipples! Moods are pretty stable. Hot flashes are becoming my "norm."

6 dpo: Nipples feel like they have daggers in them; flushing hot a lot; nausea in the AM

7 dpo: Still hot but not as hot; nipples still have a pinch-like pain; some cramps and light waves of nausea

8 dpo: Nipple pain continues but now full breast soreness; the hot flashes are back; troublesome sleep; stomach cramps (from the metformin?)

9 dpo: Nipples still sore but maybe a little less? Nausea waves when hungry. Pulling in lower abdomen; I can smell water and it smells awful! Almost a metallic smell?

10 dpo: Breasts are definitely bigger. Nipple pain continues. Stretching in lower abdomen. Tired. DH says areolas are bigger, but I don't see it. But perhaps the biggest thing for me was a premonition. All of the sudden I just knew that not only was I pg, I was going to have a musician. Can't really explain that one!

11 dpo: Upper Respiratory tickle and cough; very sore breasts and nipples; Tired by 4 PM. Nausea this morning but not terrible. Abdominal stretching feeling.

12 dpo: BFP! Faint line on a generic POAS with FMU. I am so incredibly grateful!!! Breasts are huge. Still have this cold. Smells are really starting to bother me! Of course, I'm also starting to question it because I went back to the stick an hour later and the line had diminished to so faint I had to squint to see it. Will test again tomorrow.