Thank you to all the lovely woman who posted their journey's, especially the BFP with spotting forum :) Your stories helped me deal with spotting a week before AF was due.

I have a 10yr old DS who was a surprise when I was 23yrs old, so this was my first time TTC and it was more stressful than I had imagined it would be. My copper IUD was removed 26.11.13 and I began tapering off my class D medication straight away even though the doc said I could take 6wks to do it I was off and in severe withdrawls from 2.12.13. Of course I was sick and with coming off pschyotropic medication my hormones were all over the place, when my period was two days late I thought we'd done it first month, looking back on some notes I made in my calender I was soo sick I was actually disinterested in DP during O & I think we missed the mark, and I'm glad we did as now my meds are completely out of my system.

My first period after copper IUD removal 17.12.13 was shorter and bright red, I considered it was possibly an implantation spotting at first as it was soo different from how my AF had been with copper IUD for five years, but after three days of more than spotting more like some gushing I realised it was AF and I'd just been overly hopeful.

So month two was ahead of us and I began to worry that the PID I suffered from being raped nearly four years ago could have made me infertile and these thoughts were particularly distressing. Having downloaded an app called Get Pregnant we BD through my fertile period and I kept calm by choosing to test on the date the app suggested 15.01.14 and it helped me relax for the wait.

My current employment is rather full on, it's a physical job that can have some long shifts, I've clocked 52 hours in five days both these last two work weeks!! On 6.01.14 my Friday shift had gone beyond 8 hours and was looking like being a 12hr day and I went loo and CD was discoloured and at first I thought a fart had caused a lite release LOL but I could smell blood so I wanted to cry it was exactly 7 days a week before AF was due and I thought maybe these work days were going to cause an early mc, I did cry within an hour tho as my supervisor ordered me to go back and re-do work I'd already done, when her standards arn't good and I'd spent two hours fixing her muck ups on a 12 & half hour shift two days prior. I will now lose my job as it's not going to be possible to do my job through pregnancy, not bothered though as I have qualifications and opportunities that would be better for me physically and emotionally.

The spotting never revved up it was super super lite and in no way did I need a panty liner for it, it was lite brown and only appeared in my nickers if I got up and moved around alot or small discolouration on wiping, it never gushed. It did appear for five days which was not fun as the anxiety of not really knowing if this is stress spotting (I have anxiety disorder, PTSD & depression) or mc or pregnancy was doing my head in + long work hours meant moving which meant one more spot per day which left me feeling more and more worried. Once the spotting stopped though, two days before AF was due, after reading tww BFP with spotting stories that said they got BFP's at 10DPO & 13DPO so I caved and tested 13DPO the night before AF was due after holding on for three hours lol I got a very quick and dark BFP :)

CD1 - For the first time if five years AF starts bright red and dripping straight away
CD2 - Light but it's AF
CD3 - Wow finishing AF early (last five years with copperIUD AF long slow and tedious)
CD12 - BD
CD13 - BD
CD14 - BD
CD15 & O day - felt my left ovary what I believe was Mittelschmerz Ovulation pain late morning on new years eve, was too tired to BD that night and fell asleep on couch before new year clock over.
CD16 & 1DPO - BD'd early that morning hoping that we were not too late.
CD20 & 6DPO - Felt sharpish shooting pains across Uterus in the evening - ? something happening I wonder not too painful tho.
CD21 & 7DPO - CM faint light brown and smells like blood on wiping, two tiny tiny brown spots on nickers. Slight Cramps that evening but not painful enough to warrant pain relief.
CD22 & 8DPO - CM faint light brownish on wiping and two very small spots. Sharp pains across Uterus causing me discomfort walking at work uncomfortable but not constant.
CD23 & 9DPO - CM faint light brownish on wiping just one faint spot.
CD24 & 10DPO - CM still faint light brownish on wiping and after 12 hour 40min shift two larger brown spots than last two days :( maybe cause of moving around more. Feel crampy and distended like AF on the way.
CD25 & 11DPO - Two tiny brown spots & light brown creamy discharge on wiping.
CD26 & 12DPO - YAY no brown CM discharge & BB are tender.
CD27 & 13DPO - Spotting def stopped for last two days, BB tender, Decide to test in evening after three hour pee hold even tho AF not due till tomorrow. BFP!!!!!!!

I had other early symptoms like going toilet alot (much to my workmates annoyance and boy did they give me shit but can't anymore), smells at work getting super strong and causing me to gag dangerously close to vomiting, feeling emotional and crying easily (tho with med bounce back effect that wasn't a clear symptom for me) Thirsty for water more than usual, didn't really care for coffee like usual, falling asleep on the couch (yeah long hours probably don't help), gums bleeding easier on flossing, dizzy espcially if not enough water.

I'm praying this is a healthy pregnancy that goes full term, it's early days yet but feeling happy and less stressed now I have a BFP :)

**BABY DUST TO ALL YOU LOVELY WOMAN TTC**

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited to share my BFP story after 5 months TTC! I'm currently breastfeeding my 21 month old and didn't actually get my first post-partum period until my LO was 16 months old. Before my period came back, I decided to start Vitex because I had heard that it can kickstart your period by lowering blood prolactin levels and increasing your progesterone, and my DH and I REALLY wanted to start TTC Baby #2. I also night weaned him the same month. After THREE WEEKS ONLY on Vitex (and one week of night-weaning), my period came back!! I was overjoyed, and immediately started tracking temperatures and doing OPKs religiously. My first few cycles were pretty normal, but with short LPs. The last few months things seemed to have gone back to normal, with O day gradually getting earlier. I don't have too much CM, so I used ROBITUSSIN 6 days before O day and one day after, and I also used PRE-SEED and SOFTCUPS every time we BD. FYI my normal cycles are 30-31 days and I always have a very short LH surge, lasting <24 hours based on clearblue digital opks (smiley). This cycle I decided not to test until 14 dpo because I was sick of seeing BFNs every month! Here is the super detailed breakdown of my cycle and BFP!

We BD on CD 9, 10, 12, 14, 16 x 2, 17.

CD 14: BD
CD 15: POSITIVE OPK 2pm
CD 16 (Ovulation day): TEMP DIP (35.5), POSITIVE OPK 8am, BD TWICE at 7am and 12am (late that night), opk negative by 2pm.
CD 17 (1dpo): TEMP SPIKE (36.3), BD 1pm
CD 18-20: Some left side ovary stabs throughout day
CD 21 (5dpo): Wave of nausea, bad migraine, hot flash around lunch
CD 22 (6dpo): Some nausea in am, EXTREMELY tired, some mild backache, possible heartburn, copious wet cm, repeated muscle spasms in right hip
CD 23 (7dpo): Full feeling in abdomen, some left boob stabs, gagging when changing poopy diaper (rarely happens anymore)
CD 24 (8dpo): Felt nausea upon waking, horrid migraine all day and night, some random uterus stabs throughout day, seemed to be more on left side
CD 25 (9dpo): BROWN SPOTTING (three streaks on undies), very strong smelling urine- almost sweet, could smell immediately midstream, at night water tasted like sour milk to me (had hubby taste it and fine to him)
CD 26 (10dpo): BROWN SPOTTING (brown tinged CM on toilet paper), back and leg ache, feel like period is coming, very strong smelling urine again, tender nipples after nursing
CD 27 (11dpo): LIGHT YELLOW-BROWN SPOTTING on toilet paper, woke up in the night to REALLY sharp left side stabs followed by repeated pounding in that same area (implantation?), some heart burn, dull back pain all day, some nausea at night, strong urine
CD 28 (12dpo): Heartburn/nausea, extremely emotional, argued for no reason with my mom, read a parenting article and was BAWLING (the kind of thing where you look back hours later and wonder why the hell you cried so hard lol), very sore muscle-like cramping in left side groin area when walking most of the day, felt like I pulled my groin, almost limping
CD 29 (13dpo): big muscle cramps on both sides of uterus, especially on left side when I walk, some boob soreness, nausea after eating, out of breath really fast when carrying my LO up stairs (do it a million times per day, but particularly noticed how breathless I was this time)
CD 30 (14dpo): Test with Clearblue Digital with FMU and got BFP!!!! Conception indicator says 1-2 weeks. Also get lines on an IC and dollar store test. Small amount of brown tinged cm on underwear, cramping on left and right side of uterus, headache on and off, couple dizzy spells.

I’m not sure if I implanted the first day of the spotting (9dpo) or the day of sharp repeated stabs on the left side (11 dpo). 11 dpo is more likely as I got only 1-2 weeks on the conception indicator. Also, based on the timing of our positive opks, I believe that skipping BD the day before O and then the BD EARLY on O day (CD 16) was what did it for us, the spermies were able to build up for an extra day!)

Hey guys! So this was my second month TTC after a blighted ovum missed miscarriage in October.

1DPO - 9DPO - Nothing, NADA, ZIP

10DPO - Light pink spotting after BD. Thought this probably wasn't a good sign because I've had a lot of unusual spotting since my D&C.

11- DPO - Light pink spotting in the AM. Nothing in the PM.

12- DPO - Nada

13- DPO - Brown spotting in the AM, thought for sure this meant that AF was coming :( BUT I took a test in the afternoon just to be sure and to my surprise BFP!!!! It's faint, but definitely there. TIRED.

14- DPO - Spotting has basically totally stopped (I should mention that I had spotting right around this time with my DD, and everything was fine) Pregnancy test was slightly darker than yesterday, so fingers crossed!

I'd appreciate prayers and positive vibes that this is a sticky healthy bean! After my loss all I've wanted is a healthy baby/pregnancy. I hope this post gives hopes to those women who don't have many symptoms. I thought for sure I was out because I didn't feel any different. Baby Dust to ALL!! <3 <3 <3

I had just gotten of the pill and think I ovulated 18 days after taking the last one --- I did NOT expect to ovulate this soon after taking the pill, and wasn’t really trying to get pregnant …. But it’s a very welcome surprise! As many others, I have been testing like a maniac for months because I took all changes in bbs and being tired and stuff as pregnancy signs. So this time, I was convinced I was just imaging things!
Anyway, here’s my story (TMI warning!)
-1 DPO: BD :)
0 DPO: A tiny spot of blood in underwear. Probably conception day.
1 DPO: My skin is breaking out a little. Weird, this is usually a PMS symptom. And oh – BD 
2 DPO: PMS symptoms: Sore stomach and bloating. BFN.
3 DPO: Same as 1 and 2, but also slightly tender bbs. Find this weird, as this has never been a PMS symptom for me, and anyway it would be the wrong time to have PMS. Do not think I am pregnant, but test just to make sure. BFN.
4 DPO: Same as above + Hard to get out of bed. Constipated (lasts for about a week)
5 DPO: Same as above + Get really motion sick (don’t know if that’s really pregnancy related) + starting to feel really cold, especially on hands and feet (still there now)
6DPO: Same as above + Getting really thirsty and my hair is getting oily just after one day! Nipples getting hard. BFN.
7 DPO: Same as above. BFN.
8 DPO: Same as above + dizzy when I get up quickly.
9 DPO: Emotional and cry easily. BFN with FMU. Now certain I am not pregnant.
10 DPO: BFN with FMU. Some stings in lower abdominal area, like twinges. Feel hung over. Notice a tiny spot of brown CM in evening and am certain AF is coming (which would totally explain the crying yesterday!) (understood later this must have been implantation bleeding).
11 DPO: Same as yesterday: still hung over, tender bbs, bloated, tired, thirsty, dizzy. Wait for AF.
12 DPO: Same as yesterday: still hung over, tender bbs, bloated, tired, thirsty, dizzy. Get a weird cramp in my groin when getting up. Don’t even think of testing.
13 DPO: Oversleep and am late for work!! That NEVER happens to me! Bloated, can hardly get my ring on. Still waiting for AF, which I thought would come two days ago. Feel cold after eating, actually shivering at times! Test in the evening, just for the fun of it … REALLY didn’t think I was pregnant … but … BFP!!!! A little faint, but very much there :)
14 DPO until today (20 DPO): Test almost every day just to make sure, and the test line gets stronger day by day :) Bbs still sore and bigger than usual, and nipples also sore. Get twinges in lower abdomen now and then. A little tired and still oily hair :( Skin break outs are gone, though! Feel really cold a lot of the time, especially after eating. This goes away approximately 18 DPO, after which I feel normal (although my boyfriend tells me I’m really warm). Get dizzy when getting up quickly. Thirsty and peeing all the time. And very acute hunger! I have not gained any weight – rather, I’ve been having eating less than usual and have lost 2 kgs the past three weeks! Still no nausea – fortunately!
Feeling really lucky and happy and can't wait 'till we can tell everyone!

This was only my second month off bcp and of trying so I didn't do much in the way of tracking cause I was still just figuring it out. I used an app to keep track of my cycle. I had decided not to temp or check cm or cp until I had been ttc for several months. I take a multivitamin every day.
Hubby and I DTD -5,-4,-3, O, and DPO 1&2. (I really thought I was out cause I missed those 2 days immediately before O)
If you want to know symptoms here they are:
I'm 14DPO, CD28, Af should have come tomorrow.
Symptoms:
1-7DPO - Nothing
8DPO - Headache, a little nausea, going to bed really early but waking up in the middle of the night.
9DPO - Burst into tears at the dinner table for literally no reason. Started getting tugging twinging pain in right ovary area that came and got stronger quickly and then disappeared. Happened several times throughout the day.
10DPO - One small streak of bright, red blood on tp. Still have twinges.
11DPO - Bloated, twinge still there, spotted light brown on tp...was so little that I almost didn't see it. Nipples itch!
12DPO - In the AM I had two more small light brown spots on tp. Bloated, constant dull pain in lower right abdomen (near pelvic area), Tired. Sharp, quick stabs of pain in lower pack 2-3 times. Nipples itch a little.
13DPO - No spotting, constant pain in lower abdomen still there. Nausea. Kept going back and forth all day from feeling super energized to being suddenly exhausted.
14DPO - No spotting, still constant "pain" in lower abdomen but very faint. Strong bouts of nausea for most of the day, and I got really lightheaded several times. Took FRER in the middle of the afternoon and I had gone to the bathroom only 2hrs prior (so wasn't very concentrated). Took another FRER tonight to confirm BFP!

This post is for all of you ladies who have been trying for a long time. It is one of the most emotional things I have gone through and I know what it's like to lose hope month after month. I'm 26 and DH is 29.. This is our first baby..We are both healthy and no known fertility issues.. God just decided to make us wait a bit! :) Gods timing is right and his plan is perfect!

This was my first BFP ever after trying for 14 months, which is way longer than I ever imagined it would take but DH and I learnt so much during our journey.. I wouldn't change a thing.. God knows what he's doing. Anyways enough blabbing.. Here are my symptoms..
AF was suppose to come on Jan 8th and I started spotting brown and cramping just like AF on Jan 3rd at about 8dpo.. This is how AF always starts for me so I assumed AF was early and I was out. Well fast forward to Jan 22nd and I was still spotting.. Mostly brown and fairly light.. But enough for a panty liner. My boobs were sore but I put the idea of being pregnant out of my mind because of the spotting.
I had a doctor's appointment on Jan 22nd to go over blood test and ultrasound results that my Dr had ordered to see if there was a reason why I wasn't getting pregnant. She asked me what my period was like this month since my prolactin levels were very high and my uterine lining was very thick (both signs of pregnancy) When I told her I had been spotting for 3 weeks but my period hadn't actually come, she had me do a urine pregnancy test.. And to my surprise it was positive! I was in shock. She said that spotting during pregnancy is common but told me to take it easy for a while.
DH and I are trying not to get too excited since we are a little worried about the spotting and cramping but I really hope this is a sticky bean!
I'm about six weeks right now and my only symptoms from 8dpo have been sore boobs, cramping, and spotting. I should also add we used preseed for the first time this cycle.
I hope my story encouraged some of you ladies.. Don't ever lose hope! Sometimes it just takes time, and it doesn't mean that something is wrong. I hope you all get your BFP's very soon!

I want to share a miracle story for everyone who is struggling to get pregnant, especially if you have been going through fertility treatments. DH and I had been trying to get pregnant for 3+ years with our first child. I'm 39, FSH 13, hypothyroidism. Over the last 3 years, we had countless IUIs and 4 IVFs with no success. We went to the best clinics in Los Angeles, and still, the results were not good. Most of my embryos didn't make it past 5 days, God bless them. It was a long, hard, emotional road, and we decided to take a break for a while because it was really dragging me down. We were supposed to do another IVF in early 2014, so in the interim, I'd been trying to eat healthy, do yoga, etc. I prayed to God a lot, asking for patience and trust in His will and plan for me. (And at 13dpo, I was actually on a consultation call with a doctor at CCRM, not aware that I was already pregnant-- because of my age and FSH, he was discussing the option of donor eggs with me...I wonder how he'd react if I called him now to tell him I'm pregnant...naturally...). Anyway, each morning I made a fruit-veggie shake and took my vitamins like a good girl. At 10dpo, I thought for sure my period was going to arrive, because I had light cramping and that familiar heavy feel in my uterus. There was only one pale streak of brownish-pinkish discharge right around 6-7dpo, but otherwise, absolutely no spotting. Which is odd because I always spot starting about 2-3 days before AF. I was afraid of seeing a negative result on an HPT for the millionth time, so I kept waiting to test myself. And then, because I couldn't stand it anymore, I took the HPT at 16dpo. It showed positive right away! I'm almost 6 weeks in, and I'm praying to God everyday for this miracle baby to be healthy. So I want to encourage everyone who's been struggling to take deep breaths and trust in your journey. There were times when I totally lost faith in the medical profession, when I felt like such a failure, when I thought I was completely barren and infertile. But I felt like there was a gentle voice telling me to have faith, know that you are loved by God, and that whatever happens, you are a beautiful and loving woman. So try to have fun, love the people who are already in your life and in this world, and pray for God's peace and love to fill your life and ease your mind.

My husband and I have a 4yr old son and we had tried for about 5 months a year ago for another with no luck. January was a new year, so we didn't try but didn't prevent. BFP last night!!!

I have a 27 day cycle and we did the deed about 2 days before ovulation, and I had some brown spotting which I wasn't sure was late ovulation spotting or early IB but we did the deed that day anyway.

2-3 days before AF due and I'd been having heartburn (atypical) fatigue and light cramping.

Took a test and bfp!!! Took another this morning bfp again :) online calculator says early October. Happy happy happy! X

Hi everyone... I wanted to share my bfp story as I had implantation bleeding which I know can make people worry and obsessed reading all types of info so here are my symptoms.. Btw this is the first month of ttc where we used an opk to pin point my ovulation as my cycle lengths vary. So this month I ovulated on cd18....

1-5 days po - No symptoms really only a few stabbing pains in my nipples. Increased hunger.

6 dpo - Clear discharge tinged with some pink blood.

7-9 dpo Dark brown mostly red tinged on one occasion light bleeding wore a liner no clots.. I get this type of bleeding before af however af never arrives before 14 dpo...experienced occasional nausea but thinking Its all in my head.. Strangest symptom is the continual light headache which went on for a few days.. I never get headaches. Body aches.
10 dpo- Lots of cramping bloated flatulence..tired by 8 pm ready to sleep. No more spotting nhpt..I did feel a couple of sharp stabs in my uterus in the early hours of the morning which I read about from other posts. Lower back ache.
11-14dpo Boobs are not sore but feel bigger and heavier sleeping by 8:30pm each night. Occasional nausea, thirsty and starting to pee more often. Ordered some tests online but they wont arrive soon enough no sign of af.
14 dpo - Cracked and went to buy a hpt....no af at all so feeling hopeful.. Did the test at midday so not first morning urine and got a nice dark positive line :)))
R
This is my 3rd pregnancy.. The first ended in m/c at 10wks... The second was with my beautiful now 2 year old which I also experienced the implantation bleeding.. I am hoping that this one sticks nicely. Thank you to all the ladies who post their experiences here as they really have helped me in my TWW and given lots of encouragement and hope. Wishing all of you LUCK and sending lots of hugs and baby dust your way :)

I'm 43 years old and husband and I have been trying for 26 months. I had tubal surgery Nov 2011. We tried a year on our own (2012). Then the next year we tried different things including gonal-f shots with IUI. Nothing worked, not one positive. Then 9/13 we stopped trying, I had gained 20lbs in the last 2 years and I decided I needed to lose the extra weight before we continued. I had what I thought was my cycle 1/17 but it was very light. Then 1/28 I spotted a little and I thought that odd because I never bleed outside of my cycle and my breast were sore. So just to be safe due to a higher chance of a tubal pregnancy, I took a HPT first thing this morning. The test line was dark before it even got to the control line. I was confused at first and had to say "ok, that's the test line....and it's still there..."'

I have landed on this site more times than I can count after frantically googling anything and everything that could possibly be an early pregnancy symptom, hoping that I really wasnt crazy and it was just a matter of time before my BFP. Month after month the sadness would set in once AF showed, making me feel just a little bit more crazy each time.

After about 8 months of trying now, I finally got that BFP! I havent even told the hubs yet as I didnt want him to fret at work today and will tell him tonight, but as soon as I saw that second pink line this morning, I couldnt help but come here and share my symptoms.

So you know, I am 26 and hubs is 31. This is our first time TTC and June of 2013 was our first month without birth control after having been on the pill for about 10 years prior.

This last cycle was an an odd one. Last AF started on 12/27/13 and had been a little lighter than normal; enough so that we were able to squeeze in some BDing on a couple of days. I have been using the My Calendar app for tracking and has been consistently spot on. I also started using OPKs the monh prior and although I tried to track temp, I got lazy and stopped shortly after around the time I most likely ovulated. Calendar showed my estimated ovulation date to be about 01/11/2014, but I never got a surge this cycle wih the OPK. I had really dark brown spotting starting 01/10/2014 and it lasted 5 days. I had never experienced spotting before, so I was a little thrown.

AF was due on 01/25/2014 and when I woke up, I noticed the same brown spotting. It was a small amount and I only had it on the TP in the mornings for about 2 days. I was still convinced AF would show, but she never did. Waited (hardest thing ever!) and picked up a test the other day, but wouldn't let myself take it until this morning and it was well worth the wait!

CD15 - brown spotting
CD16 - possible O day with brown spotting
CD19 - last day of spotting
CD27/11dpo - neon yellow urine, lots of bathroom trips and a weird twingy feeling
CD28/14dpo - extremely tired all day. Light cramps and brown spotting in AM
CD29/15dpo - was starving and eating all day and got really dizzy while running errands with hubs
CD30/16dpo - slight twinges again
CD34/20dpo - a little brown ewcm in AM. Frequent pee trips and then extreme nervous feeling in stomach
CD37/23dpo -nervous feeling still in stomach. Took HPT and BFP!!!!!!

I silently screwed through a lot of peoples big fat positive stories wondering when i will ever post one of my own, i came off mycrogynon in november last year and in december i was so certain i was pregnant and the ugly witch visited me on new years eve. i took unprescribed 100mg clomid 1 to 4 and ladies only four days because i was so scared as it was unprescribed, i bd on cylcle day 4,5,11 and 13. i have no idea when i ovulated as i was not using ovulation kits. on cycle day 25 i saw very faint pink on the white tissue when i wiped enough that you can not even notice if you are not checkig so little i had to put it up to the light just to se lol. i was convinced i was out this month i had no symptom at all i even developed a cold so bad i was sneezing all over. on cycle day 33 the day my period was due i woke up feeling so scared because i dint want to see the ugly witch and when going to bed that day i saw red blood when i wiped after using the tiolet i was so upset i cried and prayed to God i cried myself to sleep. i put a tampoon on. when i woke up in the morining the tampoon had nothing just brown discharge i thold my body is playing tricks on me so i put another on and left for work, after work when i checked i was clean no blood or discharge on tampoon. took a pregnancy test said negative and i forgt about it and counted that as my period but i started getting dizzy spells a couple of days after. today i got the courage to go to a clinic and take a pregnancy test not the one where they dip the strips the one where urine is mixed with something to tell if Gravindex is present TMI sorry lol and i had big big red POSITIVE word staring at me when i got the paper with results on it. ladies please dont give up baby dust to all of you and pray he always listens and he will give you the desires of your heart..................yay.......................

FINALLY, I get to post my story. YAY!

I feel like this has been a longer journey to this point than I originally anticipated. Tis life, right?

I'm 31, DH is 40, and we've been married for 5 years. No issues other than being overweight. I got off the pill in July 2011 and started tracking my cycles. We officially started trying in November '11. My husband has a very unconventional work schedule (any other oilfield wives out there??). He travels a lot and works very long hours. Trying to get together during the fertile window has been a challenge. During our TTC he has been home and off once since 11/11. The rest of the time I would try and go visit him while he was at work. I used OPKs, checked my cervix, EWCM, and charted. It was so frustrating to take off work, travel 3 hours away from home to visit the hubby, and still not be prego. Month after month. I couldn't always do that consecutively so we were forced to take breaks. We even bought an RV so that I could more easily visit him.

In November we met with a reproductive endocrinologist (who is a dead ringer for Geraldo Rivera) We did the tests, everything came back normal. My husband (and I quote from the nurse) had "spectacular sperm". That is still an on-going joke in our house. Doc suggested due to Hubby's schedule to go ahead and do IUI. We did our first round this month and it was my first time on fertility drugs. We froze hubby's swimmers, as he was working. I took clomid, bravelle, and needed more FSH injections than originally anticipated. I got more shots at the doc's office, it wasn't Bravelle, not sure what it was. I took the trigger on Monday morning, IUI was scheduled for Tuesday afternoon, and per Doc's instructions hubby came in Wednesday AM for some lovin'. I o'd after our rendezvous.

After the IUI, I had cramping for about two days. Doc said that I didn't need to do anything different other than no swimming or hot baths for 24 hrs post IUI. I had to work, travel out of town for a funeral, I jogged, did spinning, and knew without a shadow of doubt that I was NOT pregnant. All of my symptoms were normal for me. I am a spotter and started spotting my normal 7DPO. I felt like my period was coming on and I even sent an email out to the entire family that I wasn't prego after a neg test and spotting. After my period never showed I took a second test. I looked like it was going to be negative so I left it on the counter. A few mins later I picked it up to throw away and low and behold there was a faint line! I took two more today one digital one normal, all are POSITIVE. I cannot believe we got a BFP on our first IUI! Doc had told was we would have an 11% success rate with IUI.

Looking back here is what stood out to me as different, although at the time I blew it off.

A fluke thing, but last week I cracked open an egg to find a double yoke. Some believe this means you will get prego. Never seen one before.

My spotting was lighter than what I typically have. I chalked it up to changes in my diet as I cut out sodas, most caffeine, and started eating less processed and organic foods.

There were a couple incidences with strong smells, but I have a normal strong sense of smell. Blew it off.

For the past week I have not been able to sleep well. I wake up between 2-4 AM unable to go back to sleep. This is NOT normal for me. I guess this is due to progesterone levels.

My boobs felt were sore but not abnormal from PMS until the day of my missed period.

A little more emotional. However, this can be somewhat normal for me. My poor husband.

If you are still reading this loooong post, then I will leave you with this. Have faith in God's timing, it is perfect and we don't understand his will or his plan. John 14:27 was my bible verse of the month.

Please help me eradicate the following sayings from our vocabulary, before I hurt someone:

1. Just relax!
2. It will happen when you least expect it!
3. Have you tried not trying?
4. Some people get pregnant once they adopt.
5. Have you tried tracking?

God Bless and Happy Baby Making!

Hello
I will post my story here in order more women to see it .thank you:-) by the way i am jenny from greece and i never believed this day would come!
these are the things i did differently the month i conceived!!!!!
MY STORY
I used to have pcos took the pill for several years since i was a teenager to regulate my cycles and after stopping it i dealt with spotting up to 7-8 days prior to af!!!!

Me and my husband tried for a baby for 2 years but for the last year we went through a series of tests to find out what the problem was...
My husbands sperm is perfect and noone could explain my pre af spotting...i went to 4 different doctors !
Progesterone was great the hsg showed my tubes were open...my hypothyroidism was regulated between 1 and 2 which was perfect for conception...
However i felt that something was wrong ...that even if the egg was fertilised there was no way for it to be implanted if i already had spotting 8 days prior to my period...and thats the time of implantation...
So i started looking everywhere for info concerning my problem
I found out that many women have low b vitamins which are responsible for an unhealthy second phase(after ovulation)these women experience spotting before period and are unable to conceive...these women also tend to have thyroid issues!!!
ADVICE please if you are trying for a baby have your thyroid checked TSH should be between 1 and 2!

My endocrinologist also put me on metformin (the previous month before i conceived)which is proved to be linked with good quality eggs...and to women who have/had pcos even if they dont have the typical syndrome metformin does miracles!!!!!

So the month before i got pregnant i decided to start taking b6 vitamin after ovulation and suprise!!!my spotting appeared 2-3 before af!!!!!!!!!

The next month which was the month i got pregnant these are the things overall i did the same or differently than the previous months and surely these are responsible for succeding...

1)Took metformin

2)Had my thyroid tsh regulated between 1 and 2

3)Took b6 vitamin and continued for 2weeks after having a positive pregnancy test in my hands!!!i am sure it helped my endometrium to be thicker

4)Waited and didnt have sex until i had a positive ovulation in my hands i am sure in this way the sperm was the best(if you bd daily it weakens and i made that mistake the previous months)

5)We bded for 4 days in a row after the positive ovulation test

6)The month of conception was the first month that i didnt get up and go pee or washing after bd... i washed and peed before bd and 30 minutes after bd i used baby wipes but carefully not to kill any sperm...(we bd-ed at night and actually slept through the night ...didnt get up)

7)In these 30 minutes after bd i layed for 5minutes with a pillow under my b**t but for the next 25 minutes i turned around facing the bed with the pillow under my belly because i have a tipped forward uterus THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT since i read that women with tipped forward uterus help the sperm move when lying on their belly its because of this uterus anatomy the have ...i had read women who had actually tried IVF without success and had unexplained infertility got pregnant this way!!!!

So you see its a combination of factors...each woman is unique but i am sure i will help many women with my post...dont lose hope!!!
I had lost mine...but you see even i gave up hope i was trying to find info because its the worst thing the doctors to tell you you are fine not be able to find the cause of the spotting...i always wished to tell me you have this problm take this medication and you will be fine...i cried myself to sleep everynight...the worst days were the ones af arrived...and the ones i was informed about other women pregnancies...
I wish you all from the bottom of my heart to get your bfp!!!!!and i am sure you will just dont give up like i did!!!!

The main thing that characterizes this post is that I had not a single symptom until 11DPO, despite careful vigilance and because of reading many previous posts I thought I was out this month. Not so!

Things I did differently this month:
1. Went gluten-free
2. Hubby took a multivitamin sporadically
3. Trained for and ran a 5k (race day was about 7 dpo)
4. Used PreSeed as needed (not very much).
Probably it's all just a coincidence, though, who knows?

This is our first child and we have been TTC for 5 months but I had minor surgery (not fertility related) and I think my body took some months to recover. I'd have very regular 28 day cycles forever.

I started using the Clearblue digital opk on CD11 and it showed a "smiley" on CD 13, 15,16,... for 8 days until I just stopped testing in frustration. I'll just assume I O'ed on CD 14.

Symptoms:
0DPO...Nothing
1DPO...Nothing
2DPO...Nothing
3DPO...Nothing
4DPO...Nothing
5DPO...Nothing
....
10DPO...Nothing

11DPO...Nothing. Didn't think it was hopeful but decided to test in the AM and get it over with so that I'd stop thinking about it. Holy CRAP, TWO LINES! Googled "False positive pregnancy test" ad nauseum. Did a Clearblue digital in the afternoon after holding back my bladder for 3 hours, "Pregnant"! and then "1-2 Weeks"! Started feeling cramps. Probably psychosomatic. Was starting to get really ecstatic!

12DPO...Another BFP in the AM, brief bright red spotting in the afternoon. Was terribly worried. Cramps and rumblings in the abdominal area.

13DPO took another test to make sure I was still pregnant. Strong two lines, darker than the first and second. Cramps getting stronger

14DPO...AF due. Doesn't show. Mildly painful cramps and some fatigue.

Here I am. I'm gonna call my doctor this week. So nervous and excited and nervous about getting too excited!

Thank you to all the previous posters!

My hubby and I tried to get pregnant in 2012 for 8 months with no luck. Even had two rounds of Clomid, I got cystic acne, and everything was a mess. I went back on the pill in OCt or Nov. In Dec 2013 I had surgery and a HSG. I found out I have Mild endo, plus was diagnosed with PCOS years ago. I am 30 years old. I got my period in Jan like normal. I started taking Prenatals with Inositol in it, and also take Fish oil, Vit D, COQ10, and Calcium. I had been on the supplements about a month. I was going to start Vitex if I didn't get my period in Feb..Well Feb 10th 2014, I got my BFP!!!

Mon Feb 10, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD34 13DPO
BMS, Nipples sensitive, DARK PEE. cramps.
98.72F at 08:45am, HPT+, Tender Breasts, Bloated, Nausea, Fatigue, Constipation, Backache, Dizziness

Sun Feb 09, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD33 12DPO
Really bad cramps. A couple brown mixed discharge this am and then pink with one red glob. Sensitive nipples, so bloated, a little weight gain. Peeing a lot. Beyond cranky tonight. Low grade fever and lots of cramps. Some dizziness.
98.43F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, , Bloated, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Constipation, Backache, Cramps, Heartburn

Sat Feb 08, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD32 11DPO
Peeing a lot. Bad cramps.
98.18F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Bloated, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Constipation, Backache, Cramps, Increased Appetite

Fri Feb 07, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD31 10DPO
Arm pain-bad cramps-bad back pain- sad-
97.96F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, HPT-, Headache, Constipation, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps

Thu Feb 06, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD30 9DPO
Headache-itching-oily itchy scalp and face- heavy bladder-cramping-bms-peeing every 15 mins
98.24F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Gassy, Cramps, Increased Appetite

Wed Feb 05, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD29 8DPO
Sneezing a lot-minor runny nose-bms and dry mouth-pimple-cramping ish-ears clogged-minor pain top/ sides by arm pit/boob sore-arms hurt-headache-thirsty-sharp abdominal pain left side -sharp pains in vagina-yellow discharge- dry mouth but also drooling-heartburn tonight badly-restless.
98.51F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Bloated, Irritability, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Gassy, Diarrhea, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Increased Appetite

Tue Feb 04, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD28 7DPO
Headache, bms, dry mouth, pimple, backache, cramps. Dizzy, hungry, tired. Bloated/pooch. Ears popping
98.33F at 09:00am, Sticky CM, Bloated, Irritability, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Gassy, Constipation, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Increased Appetite, Heartburn

Mon Feb 03, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD27 6DPO
Wake up at 4am starving last three days. Mouth burning severe. Ears clogged and popping. BMS. Creamy/sticky CM. Dizzy and tired. Headache, and sick to stomach. Low blood sugar symptoms &Shakes.possible yeast infection? Oily scalp and skin. Dandruff scalp. emo. A couple mins of butt/tailbone pain. arms so achy, and dry mouth.
98.51F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Bloated, Sleep Deprived, Irritability, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Gassy, Diarrhea, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Increased Appetite, Heartburn

Sun Feb 02, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD26 5DPO
Cramp on left lower abdomen. Painful arms. Insomnia and wake early. Bad vidid dreams. Gas. Frequent urination. Itchy scalp and oily skin. Pimples. Tearful watching gabby movie. Bms. ears clogged and popping. Left ear hard hearing. Emo, cried like three times when watching tv (was not sad).
98.69F at 08:45am, Sticky CM, Bloated, Sleep Deprived, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Gassy, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Increased Appetite

Sat Feb 01, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD25 4DPO
nips, cramping, back pain, corners of mouth dry, runny nose and sneezing. Oily skin and scalp. I can smell everything. Sighing none stop. Increased arm aches. Bright pee.
98.33F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Tender Breasts, Bloated, Irritability, Fatigue, Headache, Gassy, Backache, Cramps, Increased Appetite, Heartburn

Fri Jan 31, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD24 3DPO
Flutters lower abdomen, breast full, nipples soreness, hungry, oily skin and hair. Good mood. Strong smells and food taste bad.
98.12F at 09:00am, Sticky CM, Tender Breasts, Bloated, High Energy, Irritability, Nausea, Frequent Urination, Headache, Constipation, Cramps, Increased Appetite, Heartburn

Thu Jan 30, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD23 2DPO
Sneezing and runny nose. Nips hurt and itch. BMS, oily skin and hair. Smell everything.
98.17F at 09:00am, Egg White CM, Tender Breasts, Nausea, Fatigue, Headache, Constipation, Cramps, Increased Appetite

Wed Jan 29, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD22 1DPO
stabbing pains left and right side abdomen. Right side lower back pain.
97.94F at 09:00am, Egg White CM, Tender Breasts, Bloated, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Constipation, Backache, Cramps, Decreased Appetite

Tue Jan 28, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD21
Nip tender, low middle sharp cramps that go quickly, very oily skin, dry hair, cloudy urine, burning tongue, dizzy/foggy, in pain.
97.61F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Insem.: PM, Tender Breasts, Irritability, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Gassy, Constipation, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Decreased Appetite, Breast Self Exam

Mon Jan 27, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD20
98.04F at 09:30am, Egg White CM, Bloated, Nausea, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Headache, Gassy, Backache, Cramps, Decreased Appetite, Heartburn

Sun Jan 26, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD19
97.96F at 09:00am, Dry CM, Insem.: , Ovulation Pain, Fatigue, Frequent Urination, Skin Break-Out, Diarrhea, Backache, Dizziness, Cramps, Decreased Appetite, Heartburn

Sat Jan 25, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD18
97.96F at 09:00am, Creamy CM, Bloated, Nausea, Fatigue, Headache, Skin Break-Out, Backache, Cramps

Fri Jan 24, 2014 Cycle Jan 08, 2014 CD17
97.75F at 09:00am, Insem.: PM, Ovulation Pain, Bloated, Fatigue, Backache, Cramps

SOrry that the DPO list is backwards. Anyway, I took a FRER this morning at 6am and got a LIGHT positive. Then my hubby went and got a clear blue digital. At 7:30-8am BFP!!!!! Today I am getting pretty hungry, My tongue is burning like crazy (BMS), I still have some cramps, Bloated and VERY constipated. slightly Sensitive Nips and breast feel just a very tiny bit fuller. Skin is oily and I am itchy. We also used Pre-seed every single time we BD. We BD every two days, if not every other day. I am just over the moon excited and is hubby. =D

So let me just say, I obsessed over this site for 3 months! I think I read every story ever written here, and drove myself crazy with comparing my symptoms to others so I wanted to share mine in case anyone can relate in thier tww.

I have two kids, boys. One is 2.5 and the other is still a booby monster at 12 months. There's no end in sight, but that's okay! We started trying for 3 in November 2013. I say trying, but really it was "I think I'm pregnant, yay!" But alas, I was not. Which made us really talk about it and start actively trying. My period returned at 4 months post baby, which sucked. My cycles have always been long, 35 average. Since my second son they were averaging about 45 day long cycles. The tww wait felt more like the five week wait. December came and went and right when I was convinced my symptoms said I was pregnant, too many bfn's, my dear old af came. I was crushed because I was just so sure of it. I started temping the next cycle and taking opks. To be honest I think I was having annovulatory cycles because I never got ewcm, until this last cycle when it was like niagra falls out of my vagina. Well, here's my cd and dpo list so people can obsess over it like I did!

CD29 - I really started to see some ewcm. My cervix felt pretty soft and med/open
CD30 - so.much.ewcm.
CD31 - positive OPK and on a wondfo hcg test it's faint?! Super confused. Assume I have some high resting hcg levels or something that surged with lh
CD32 - ovulation day. Sex felt, different. Like he was mashing my cervix but it wasn't painful, lots of ewcm. Mid day I had a super small streak of pinkish blood on tp and assume it's my ovulation spotting
1dpo - huge temp jump and my nipples itch. Nothing else really. No cm
2dpo - temp jumps higher! Nothing new to record but sticky creamy little cm
3dpo - woke up to the smell of blood in my nose? Quick/poking pains left side of my uterus. Sticky cm if any
4dpo - feels like I pulled a muscle in my left side. Cervix is crazy hard and closed. Soooo tired today
5dpo - dull cramps all day long. Cervix is still hard and closed. Much creamier cm. nausea when I laid down for bed after nursing my son
6dpo - sciatic pain and dull cramps all day. Cervix is still so hard!! Feels small? If that's notable at all
7dpo - dull cramps all day. I just feel different. I'm not stressing over my symptoms like usual and just feel a bit off. My son has started asking to nurse like a newborn and even slept like poop just wanting to nurse. So incredibly sleepy
8dpo - holy mother of monkey milk a faint bfp on a frer!!!!!! Wondfo strips are awful FYI, super squinters compared to the obvious frer line. Dull cramps all day and ravenous hungry
9dpo - clear blue weeks digi says PREGNANT 1-2!! It's real! Baby number 3 is on the way!!

I was diagnosed with PCOS about one year ago. The OBGYN I saw at that time thrust a brochure about PCOS at me, told me if the symptoms were bothersome she could prescribe me birth control, that it would take a long time for me to become pregnant, and ushered me out the door. I was devastated because even though DH and I were not ready to TTC at the time, I did eventually want children and was no longer sure if that would or could become a reality. I also found out I have Hashimoto's hypothyroidism - so a double whammy for possible issues with fertility. I took things into my own hands, did some research, and began charting my BBT. I learned alot about my body over that year of charting. It did appear based on BBT that I was ovulating on my own almost every month although nearly every cycle I had 3-7 days of spotting prior to AF and tended to ovulate later (CD 17-21). I also noted large fluctuations in my luteal phase. I do also have other symptoms of PCOS although all bloodwork came back pretty normal. I began taking Vitex in January 2014. DH was unaware but we timed intercourse using the SMEP and used PreSeed even though I never did get a positive OPK (I have a very short LH surge). All other signs confirmed that I ovulated on February 2, 2014 (CD 15) and I got my BFP on Feb. 13.

My symptoms by DPO:

1-5 DPO - Nothing out of the ordinary
6 DPO - Went to urgent care due to upper respiratory issues and was diagnosed with bronchitis. Honestly, thought I would be out due to sickness but got the MD to prescribe a safe antibiotic just in case.
7 DPO - Hot flashes but thought it was due to bronchitis infection
8 DPO - Really strange sensation in uterus; almost like it was closing up or squeezing just weird sensation I had never felt before- this made me pause but test with Wondfo IC was BFN
9 DPO - Tiny amount of tannish, stringy CM when wiping. I might have missed it if I wasn't looking for signs of pregnancy. Figured I was about to start spotting like always prior to AF but thought maybe IB
10 DPO - Nothing noticeable
11 DPO - Tested with FMU with Wondfo IC. Was 100% expecting a BFN and had to rub my eyes when I realized a second line had shown up. Dipped a FRER with same urine and also a clear BFP! Pinching and Cramping in uterus on/off all day and diarrhea. No appetite, boobs slightly sore, and can smell everything.
12 DPO - Valentine's Day. Wondfo IC and FRER still BFP!!! Pinching and Cramping in uterus on/off all day, hot flashes but also get cold easily, face flushed at times, woke up sweating. Again no appetite and slight soreness in boobs that comes and goes. Surprised DH with BFP FRER sticks!
13 DPO - All tests still BFP and slightly thicker/pinker lines. Still cramping on and off in uterus and hot/cold flashes. No real appetite. Boobs are not as tender today but I do occasionally feel this weird tingly sensation in them.

Obviously after my experience with that OBGYN I am still in shock that I got my BFP so quickly. I just wanted to share my story to encourage others who may be in the same situation. Its still early so I am cautiously optimistic that everything will progress normally but it just shows that Doctors are not always right and God is the One in control!

After 15 cycles TTC #1, we finally got our first BFP!!! I was charting and temping for the first 12 cycles. We even went to see an RE in cycle 11 because we thought something was wrong. I almost started Clomid that month, but I didn't. I wanted to give nature a few more chances. We decided to stop focusing on TTC and stopped temping last December. This month didn't feel all that different than previous months. I did feel like my hormones were more intense though because for some reason I was incredibly frisky during AF and also had the most EWCM I've ever seen!

I think I ovulated on CD 13. Since I wasn't temping I don't know my exact ovulation date, so my guess is based on cervical position, fluid, etc. Here were my symptoms (keeping in mind the DPO could be 1-2 days off):

1-2 DPO: - Nothing
3-9 DPO: Pain near the ovaries, cramps, horribly itchy breasts (I never have this) and pain on the sides, nausea, and stabbing/sharp pains. Starting to feel like I'm getting a cold - feel congested, stuffy and have lots of mucus.
10 DPO: Cramps under my left ribs, nipples are extremely sensitive, itchy breasts, burpy.
11 DPO: Headache started, continues through 13 DPO
12 DPO: Itchy breasts again (mostly nipple area) and a few super tiny spots of blood when I wiped that I thought nothing of - now I know it was implantation spotting! Neck pain (Arthritis started to flare up)
13 DPO: Congestion (getting worse now), diarrhea, itchy breasts, nausea, nipple sensitivity, a little pain during intercourse (odd!), sore breasts, fatigue, bloating
14 DPO: BFP!!!! Feeling very burpy, congested, a little out of breath, my heart is racing a bit, fluttering, gas, nausea, nipple sensitivity, pulling/pinching in uterus, sore breasts and twinges, terrible back ache and neck pain, fatigue, bloating, feel kind of cloudy in the head, very hungry (what symptoms am I NOT having right now?!?)
15 DPO: Darker BFP using FMU. Absolute shock and disbelief!! It still feels so surreal!!!

Hi everyone!! I wanted to post on here to encourage those that feel they're out for the month! My SO and I started ttc one month ago. This month we had sex ONLY on the day of our first positive opk and not again until five days later. I definitely thought we were out since we only had sex once. On about 12 DPO I had some spotting when I used the bathroom. Thought af was coming but never did! I took a test today 15 DPO and got a dark BFP in less than 30 seconds!! So its totally possible to only have sex once and have no symptoms and get a bfp!

Babydust to all!