I'm 38 and DH is 45, TTC baby #1. This will be my first and his second. After TTC in earnest for 4 months--and going to a fertility specialist because of our ages--I got a BFP on a Clearblue Easy Plus HPT today. It was faint, but definitely positive. I hope I'm not jinxing myself by posting this news so soon! (I've had 2 miscarriages before.)

Things I did differently this month: started taking baby aspirin AND Vitex daily. I had read that you probably wouldn't see the benefits of Vitex for a few months, but less than a month of taking it and I happened to get a BFP. Maybe it's simply coincidental. The other unusual thing I did this month was have an HSG procedure. I didn't have any blockages, so I don't think that necessarily helped (as I've heard the HSG procedure itself can sometimes clear blockages and help people conceive...that's just not the case for me).

My timeline / symptoms:

CD 11: Had HSG procedure. All was clear.
CD 12,13 and 14: BD 3 days in a row. Unusually strong libido.
CD 15: Got Positive OPK that evening
CD 16: Still positive OPK that morning. Also had EWCM, which I don't always have each month. Did the BD.
1 DPO: Heavy feeling in abdomen, milky CM, tired
2 DPO: Woke up in middle of night feeling hot, thirsty and queasy. Tired during day. Had a beer after work and it didn't taste good. Slightly tender breasts
3 DPO: Slightly tender breasts. Mild lower back pain. Attempted to BD, but I clammed up (i.e. dried up). My DH said that he'd never seen my body do that. We never have to use lubricant, so don't keep any in the house. Had vivid dream, and i don't normally remember dreaming.
4 DPO: Toothache. Tender breasts. Tired. Had another vivid dream.
5 DPO: Slightly more CM than usual. Felt a little cramping. Some low back pain. Tired.
6 DPO: Tired. Increasingly sore breasts. Bloated, gassy. Some cramping.
7 DPO: Super tired. Took a nap during my lunch hour. Breasts are getting terribly sore -- much more sore than my typical PMS sore. They feel heavier too. I noticed some blue lines on the lower part of my breast that I've never noticed before. Painful cramps when I went to bed, but might have been gas cramps. Hard to tell! I felt bloated and gassy.
8 DPO: Breasts are very sore. Still noticing blue lines. Gassy, very bloated. Irritable.
9 DPO: Brown spotting. Had a brief spell of dizziness. Breasts continue to be very sore. Very bloated.
10 DPO: Pink spotting. Woke up with some cramps. I usually don't get cramps before my period, but I do often spot before my period. When I saw the pink spotting this morning, I was afraid I was out. Irritable today. So irritable I decided to leave work before I bit someone's head off. My DH was going to take me out for a drink, so on a whim I decided to go ahead and take a HPT just in case. To my surprise, a faint blue line showed up within a minute!

Guys, I just got my BPF last night, and I think this is a story a lot of you can relate to. Over the years I've browsed this site for encouragement, so I hope this will be encouraging to those of you TTC. My heart goes out to you, because I was in your shoes less than 12 hours ago, and I KNOW what it feels like to want something so bad.

Right now, I have two daughters - both have birthdays next month and they will be 6 and 4. I LOVE my girls!! Both of them were conceived on Clomid. With the first, we had tried for a year with no success, and then got pregnant on our first month of Clomid. So when we decided to have another kid, we went right back to Clomid, and were pregnant in two months. Easy peasy!

A couple of years later we decided to have just one more, so again, we tried Clomid. But this time it didn't work for us. My cycles had changed to be 24-26 days since my last pregnancy, and my LP was between 8-10 days - too short! My OB didn't seem to have any interest in helping me (thanks, dude) so I started researching. I started taking every vitamin known to man that I read could help regulate my cycles, I read about a product called "Pregnitude" (which I hated just because of the name) and took that for a couple of months. Nothing was working though.

Six months into it, though, and we found ourselves with a perpetual lonely pink line, and in the office of an RE (reproductive specialist). After the full gamut of tests, none reporting anything noteworthy, I began a much more aggressive treatment including the self-administered shots in the stomach, which I swore I would never do. It felt like an alternate universe. How did I become a woman who does these things?

But there was good news! During the first month of shots we were told that the treatment was working great! So great in fact that we were sat down and told that we needed to prepare for up to three babies! My head was spinning at the news, and I began imagining the ultrasound appointment where we would "count" the babies! Not once did I consider that we would end up empty handed that month.

But we did.

So we tried again. And again. And again. Each time being told that they have never seen such a great response to treatment! We should prepare for more than one baby. But that's not what happened. There was never a baby. Not one. And we had spent so much just for the chance.

I was killing myself trying to find out why. Obsessed would be an understatement. I spent countless hours every day researching and combing through fertility forums trying to find new vitamins, diets, treatments, you name it. I didn't discriminate against any of them. In fact, I eventually had elective surgery to find out if I had endometriosis, because there just had to be SOME reason why I couldn't get pregnant, and maybe this was it.

It was not. I spent the next two weeks healing from the surgery, and crying because we had hit what felt like the millionth dead end. The monthly payment we now have to the hospital, though, won't let me forget it. So now I can say we have TWO monthly reminders that I'm not pregnant!

That was really the last straw for me. We had drained our finances and come up empty handed. But that's when God started working on my heart about adoption. The topic came up ALL THE TIME around me, so I started asking questions and praying. It definitely isn't something that I warmed up to right away. I had a lot of anger about my situation, and needed time to heal emotionally. Bu slowly my heart started to ache for the child who needed a home. Just last week my husband and I decided that we would foster to adopt. We weren't sure about the time frame yet, but we both felt God was leading us down that path. We had stopped trying to conceive because we knew how painful it was to be let down month after month.

But then last Monday (CD 21) I started cramping really badly, and when I went to the bathroom I wiped and saw some pink. "Great!" I thought! Now my stupid cycle is making me start 4-5 days early! I was NOT happy!! But nothing ever happened, and the cramps eventually went away. Same thing happened the next day! I was starting to get suspicious but my heart was so guarded against hope that I refused to believe it could be possible. This process continued ALL week but I never tested. I refused to keep pregnancy tests in the house anymore because they were mocked me. Well, yesterday was supposed to be the day that AF was really due. I waited all day and kept checking over and over, but nothing. So last night I made a run to the store for pregnancy tests cursing myself the whole time for falling into the trap again. KNOWING I would just start 10 minutes after I tested. BEEN THERE DONE THAT!

But instead this happened - at midnight last night (after 6 hours of holding it!!) I finally peed on the stick. I sat there shaking in fear (literally trembling!) as I watched the moisture move across the screen. I was SHOCKED when the first pink line showed up DARK almost immediately! I was in tears immediately and rejoicing that God would bless us! My husband and I seriously can't believe it! We are celebrating our 10 year anniversary next month, and in that time we have NEVER conceived naturally! We still plan to adopt, though!! Our family is growing!!

Here's the part I hesitate to share with you, because it's not at all tested, just a theory. Please note in advance that I'm NOT selling anything. I'm sure all of you have heard of Plexus (in fact you may be rolling your eyes as you read that word like I always did). But I read somewhere once about Plexus helping a lady get pregnant who had PCOS, and another lady whose hormones and cycles had regulated after taking it. Remember I told you I was desperate!! I ordered some in secret and hid it in my pantry terrified that friends would find out! Only my husband knew, and sympathized with me. Well I've just finished my second month taking Plexus Slim, and here I am pregnant! Is it related?? I DONT KNOW! But maybe! It might be worth a try if you are desperate like I was!

Ok, time for church!! Praying for all of you to find your success!!

I thank God for allowing this miracle to happen. I am 38, hubby is 39, and we've been trying to conceive for 2 years. Hubby was diagnosed with low sperm, motility and count. I had fibroids and possibly "old eggs". I conceived June 2013 after IUI with Clomid, but miscarried at 9 weeks. We knew there was trouble with that pregnancy from the start as my HCG was not doubling from the beginning and the baby did not measure correctly. Before we had the IUI, the doctor said my fibroids would not get in the way, but after the miscarriage, he concluded that they might have had something to do with it. So I had a myomectomy in October 2013 to remove them, and was told we couldn't try to conceive for three months until I healed. Those 3 months felt like an eternity! We tried IUI with Clomid 2 more times, and then finally decided to move on to IVF last month. It was the best decision we ever made. After a Follistim protocol, I ended up with 8 mature follicles, 3 of which fertilized and were transferred. I was shocked that only three fertilized and we had nothing to freeze, but as they say, it only takes one. How about this for timing... we had the embryo transfer on my husband's birthday, and on my birthday I found out I was pregnant via blood test! It was seriously the best birthday of my life. I never thought my 38th birthday could be so blissful! I am now 7 weeks, and the ultrasound reflects a perfect baby with great measurements and heartbeat. My due date is January 5, 2015.

As far as symptoms, I had virtually none. No breast tenderness, no nausea, no tiredness. Maybe a couple of hot flashes, but I've learned that fertility meds often cause them, so I didn't put too much stock in that. I did have implantation bleeding on 11 dpo. I recognized it immediately as I had it in my previous pregnancy. The only difference is that in the previous pregnancy, I had the bleeding on 13 dpo. I don't know how true this is, but I've read if you have implantation bleeding that late, that may result in miscarriage, because it shows that the embryo was slow to implant and therefore defective. At least that was very true in my case.

Ladies, if this could happen to me it will happen to you. Don't lose the faith. I know it's hard, but in the end when it does happen, it will all be worth it. Keep praying for God's will to be done, and not your own. That shows him that you aren't expecting him to do things on your watch and that you respect his timing. Enjoy life while TTC and trust that this will happen when it is meant to. And a final piece of advice - if you are teetering between IUI and IVF, just do the IVF (if of course you have the means to do it). We are fortunate to live in CT where it is covered by insurance, so that helped. For some reason I was initially scared to do it, but once it was all over I realized it wasn't that bad. I was kicking myself after 4 IUI's and wished I had done IVF sooner. The cycle goes by so quickly and the meds are not nearly as awful as Clomid can be. I love you all! Keep on persevering and know that miracles happen all the time! I'm praying for all of you sweet ladies.

Hi ladies,

I remember coming to this board several times per day reading / analyzing / going crazy over not being able to get pregnant. I wanted to say HANG IN THERE ladies....it's not an easy road but it is possible, even when it seems so impossible. My story in the short version: my husband and I started trying in Dec. 2011. We couldn't get pregnant so after a year I went to a fertility specialist who suggested femara for a few months and then wanted to do 3 IUIs and then IVF. We did the Femara thing for a few months and we did one IUI. I just wasn't happy with the doctor we were seeing - looking back on it it was my mommies intuition already kicking in and just knew I should be doing something else. I switched to a different reproductive endocrinologist who, after I suggested it, agreed that a laparoscopy was needed to rule out any structural issues or endometriosis. I didn't have any symptoms of endo but just felt like there had to be something since I'm healthy and going on 2 years of not being able to get pregnant. This doctor did the surgery and the next month - BFP! We are now 37 weeks along. Honestly I have been so scared to come back to this site just because it brings me back to the sad place of crying each month and feeling so down and lonely. But I am the example - IT CAN HAPPEN!!!

Just an FYI: the month that we did get our BFP, I bled and spotted just like I was going to start my normal period. I was (again!) bummed and crying, etc... but then the full period never came. I took a test and for the first time ever, it was positive!

Keep your head up ladies!!! Know you are not alone in this. I started depression/anxiety medications while TTC because I was so down about it. It's OK if you need help during this hard time! I pray for you ladies all the time and hope your time is very soon! Also, if you aren't comfortable with your doctor, trust that and change doctors- I am the example of this !!

MUCH LOVE! xoxo.

I had my Implant removed 2nd April then AF showed the next day which I was really happy about!! Then I had a 25 day cycle before my next AF..Then on 18th May I woke up to a small amount of blood.. I thought "oh no I'm out this month as Af is a week early!!" But the next day there was only abit of dark brown blood.. I thought it was odd as I usually get AF really heavy!! So on the Wednesday I decided to us one of my cheapie EBay tests and the line came up faint! I thought it was wrong but kept thinking "what if I am!" The Hubby came home from work and he could def see that 2nd line so he sent me out to get a clear blue Digi.. I done it in the evening and it came up Pregnant!! Baby number 3! I thought it would take ages after having the implant taken out but 2 cycles and I got my BFP.. Due towards the end of January! And really trying hard to not tell friends and family yet!! Good luck to u all and lots of Baby dust!

I can't believe this is even real. I read a million BFP stories and tried to find hope and our miracle in each one. It's finally our turn and I'm shocked. We have been trying for 15 months. Our issues included my age of 39 years old and his morphology of 0%. We tried everything including Clomid, Letrozole, two failed IUIs and then changed REs. First month with new doc who have gave us the chance of less than 10% tried letrozole w/ a few injectables (samples, we couldn't afford a real injectable cycle yet), a trigger shot, and IUI. This IUI was totally different. We had 138 million motile sperm and I released at least two eggs. I instantly felt cramping and burning pain that lasted all night long after the IUI.
1-2dpo/1-2dpiui- nothing, started progesterone on 2dpiui
3dpo/3dpiui- mildly tender breasts, constipation
4-8dpo/4-8dpiui- nothing
9dpo/dpiui- huge BBT implantation dip, that afternoon had breast tenderness increasing throughout the night, constipation, cramps, nausea, took pregnancy test- faint line, ? HCG trigger shot remaining
10dpo/10dpiui- breast tenderness, constipation, skin breakout, gassy, irritability, cramps, dizziness, back pain
11dpo/11dpiui- breast tenderness, constipation, skin breakout, gassy, irritability
12dpo/12dpiui- breast tenderness, constipation, skin breakout, gassy, irritability, cramps, fatigue, bloating
13dpo/13dpiui- scant brown spotting (one episode)
13-14dpo/13-14dpiui- breast tenderness, constipation, skin breakout, gassy, irritability, cramps
15-18dpo/dpiui- breast tenderness, constipation, skin breakout, gassy, irritability, cramps, fatigue, nausea, bloating
16dpo/16dpiui- BFP!!!!!!

Hi everyone,

Let me first start by saying I stalked this site throughout my TTC period, which lasted about a full year. We weren't preventing, but sometime around 8 months in, I started getting more serious about researching my fertility. I used OPKs, broke down and (attempted) to chart with the TCOYF book, bought the thermometer, bought the Pre-Seed, etc. etc. etc. I was determined to make it work! I also started paying really close attention to my CM changes and, ultimately, this is what helped me the most. Throughout all this, I found out that I have a 30-day cycle, ovulating around day 17-18, and that my luteal phase was borderline short at only 10-12 days most months. Combine that with the fact that I *always* spot for a full 3-4 days prior to full flow and have for years, I was worried that my body wasn't recognizing a possible pregnancy in time.

Well, each month I would be so sure that we got our timing right and that whatever product or new fertility aid I was employing that cycle would work and this would be it! I would have every "symptom" in the book and confirm them on here with other 2WW stories, certain I'd see those two pink lines. And month after month, I'd start spotting like clockwork, refuse to end hope, waste about 20 pregnancy tests worth of negatives, then have my period arrive per usual. Finally, we both decided to go to the doctor and get checked out, basically starting the process of testing to see if one of us had issues that would be preventing conception. Well, sure enough, that was the cycle we conceived! We both got our test results back as all normal, and about a week later, our very first BFP.

Some things I noticed about my BFP cycle was that I was lacking symptoms - I felt completely normal! Maybe I just gave up on the symptom spotting. It was a busy month, and we were out of town the weekend we conceived, actually only doing the deed once during my fertile period (based only on CM), so I was convinced we missed it. Just wrote off that month and figured we'd do better the next once we have more information and our test results back. Right around my monthly spotting period, I realized that there wasn't any. Not even a hint. That was my first clue something was up, since I always spot, but I still didn't feel pregnant and figured I'd wait a few more days. Well, day of expected full flow came around, still no spotting or sign of AF with no cramps, nada. I had a few Dollar Store tests and thought, what can it hurt? I'll test and see, not like I'm not used to the negatives by now anyway. Well, after a few minutes, a very very faint, but definitely there positive! I couldn't believe it! Ran out and showed my husband, who was excited, but skeptical because it was so light. I tried to explain it didn't matter, a second line was a line, then remembered I had a digital I was saving for true confirmation once the day arrived, so I took that one, getting a big beautiful "pregnant, 1-2 weeks" on the screen. After showing him the digi, it finally sunk in!

Now I'm almost 12 weeks, we've heard the heartbeat and have another ultrasound coming up in the next few days. All is well and progressing nicely, praise God! So even if you're a crazy symptom spotter or an actual spotter before AF arrives, don't lose hope because you might not get anything at all when it does happen. I've actually missed out on a lot of first trimester symptoms, like the morning sickness and extreme tiredness, and I still don't even really feel pregnant yet. So you just never know - everyone's different! Good luck and baby dust to all!!! :)

I've been on all sorts of boards and forums every month since 2012... I've literally had every early pregnancy symptom both odd and normal.  I stressed myself and my partner out for months.
In January 2012 we decided to not try -not prevent. ..(that's what he decided) I heard let's have a baby now! Had a CP November 2013
I tried everything in the book, BBT , soy , vitex , even a few rounds of ovidreal.  I became vegan (probably the best part of going TTC crazy for me) , I tried laying upside down with feet up, SMEP , every other day , my partner smokes so I tried to get him to take vitamin c to help the little swimmers out...Remember we(that really means he not me) aren't technically trying. After nearly two years I had to stop.
I realized I was having faith then losing it, putting my little miracle (miracles) on hold every time.
I decided to just have faith no matter what, the past 3 or 4 cycles AF has come ,I sigh and move on to find a tampon. I didn't let it consume me anymore. I still read all the TWW success stories, I still tried to keep an idea of when I may ovulate to at least give it a try. But the major things I did was 1. Enjoyed sex , I mean REALLY let myself enjoy it ...pass out when your finished , go to sleep smiling not worried that only going to get 3 hours of sleep sex ... Good times 2. Eat well , just good healthy nutritional food  and water 3. Thanked God for the eggs inside me and the blessing of life He could create inside me.

Symptoms:
Not super sure of dates but think I o'd CD 16 or17  . I'll use 17 just for reference. I had normal pms symptoms a few small twinges, a few funny smells and gas but nothing I can fully attribute to pregnancy
1-6 dpo nothing that I can remember
7 dpo cramps and a slight back ache,  when I felt the backache I thought there was a possibility but didn't want to get over zealous about it. I have ever changing PMS symptoms and thought this could be a new one...took hpt BFN Also some light spotting when i wipe
8dpo Took hpt ( i knew I shouldn't have) BFN, took a nap at work (typical) but was tired about an hour afterwards (not typical) , figured I just was more tired than normal for unknown reason.
9dpo peed in the bed during a weekend nap... starting to think I have a UTI because don't want to get hope too happy. Normal pms symptoms of bloating a sore boobs but boobs feel like they are top heavy
10dpo during my normal morning walk realized I have been peeing a lot lately...BFN normal pms symptoms
11 dpo spotting in AM light pinkish brown , AF due tomorrow, think she's playing with me but feeling good...hpt BFN or BFaintP or I'm just seeing things normal pms symptoms
12 dpo pee fmu with out taking test ( i hate when I do that) have to wait until afternoon because I have to hold it... There it was my BFP... THANK YOU GOD! !!
I have normal 28-30 day cycles was diagnosed with endometriosis 8 2005, but I decided I don't have it , normally O on CD 16,17 or 18
I'm blessed truly in so greatful. ..Mr not trying already has names picked out im so greatful and know that this is my time for my baby I'm excited and hope I can keep my lips shut until about 10-12 weeks them I'll start telling everyone.
My prayers are truly with those in waiting.

Well I am 5 weeks today and feeling better about this pregnancy than I thought I would. I've had two MMC in the past year the last in March. I'm excited and very blessed and pray for a sticky bean as I have a 3 year old dd and would love her to have a sibling!

here were my symptoms:

I ovulated on CD 15 which I knew by using OPK's and CM and I also get strong mittelshmerz.
We dtd CD 9, 11, 13 and 15 and I got a positive opk test on CD 14.

3dpo - heartburn hungry tired constipated so incredibly bloated and very emotional
4dpo - same but also dizzy and extremely bloated
5dpo- pink CM when checking cervix and period like cramps (I don't spot mid cycle ever) and sore back
6dpo- not much starting to feel depressed and like I'm out this cycle
7dpo - again feeling lightheaded, diarrhea and some teeny cramps but think its all in my head - feeling sad. One bout of nausea
8dpo - spot of red when checking cervix? AF due in 6 days this seems way too early? Cramps across lower front abdomen and ovaries, had a beer and felt woozy right away? Feeling sad and stressed and anxious and not certain at all
9dpo - big dizzy spell and strong cramps all day that
Make me think I might be pregnant?
10-13dpo - each day a tiny bit of brown CM or pinkish red. Mild cramps and so depressed now sure AF is coming :( very bloated
Had a dream about eating ranch dressing at 13dpo and woke up retching and almost threw up? Very odd. Some pulling and stitching in uterus now too
Sat 14dpo - took a test and nothing right away but an hour later a pink line?? No more spotting not anything just extra CM? Crampy and uterus feels "full" and heavy. So confused?
Sun 15dpo - no AF now 1 day late POAS BFN right away but again a light pink line 45 min later??
I pee on an opk and get a BLAZER? I am certain I am pregnant!
Monday 16dpo - vary faint BFP within 10 minutes!!!

It took me until 5 days past AF due to get a stronger pink line but I feel very pregnant and different from the other recent pregnancies. I'm praying this one sticks :)

It's been a long time coming, but today, we finally got our bfp!!! I know you'll think I'm crazy, but I didn't test until I was 11 days late (today). I've had a couple of other late cycles before, & I didn't want another disappointment, so I waited.

Tbh, we weren't even *trying* this month. I figured the tea would take a few months to get everything in order lol.

Here's what I can remember:
Took fertilitea, prenatals, and evening primrose oil capsules. Also did fertility self massage & accupressure.
O* day- EWCM - ND (stopped the tea & epo)
2 dpo on- creamy cm, sometimes mixed with watery
9dpo- a bit of spotting mixed in with my cm first thing in the morning. Sore boobs, sore throat, cold/allergy type symptoms, hot flashes. Also, a little tiny bit of cramping at night. Thought for sure I was out.
10dpo- another bit of spotting mixed in with my cm first thing in the morning. From here on out, the sore boobs, sore throat, cold/allergy type symptoms have remained... they come & go a little, but I have them every day.
12dpo- started with the metallic taste in my mouth & extra cravings. The fatigue really set in about now, too. Nausea (but thankfully, no vomiting yet) also set in, especially in the morning before I eat. I also noticed that I had no acne, which is extremely odd for me as I've had it with every period I've ever had.
And that's pretty much it through today. The past couple of days I have had some cramps that are nothing like af cramps...it can only be described as a 'stretching' feeling... also, I did have a breakdown & cry the other day for no good reason, which made me pretty suspicious lol. Also, I want to note that sometimes the cm is a little dry, so don't worry if that happens to you. It'll come back lol.
Baby dust to all! Xo

My husband and I started trying in Feb 2012 and I got pregnant six months later. I was sick non stop for the next 8 weeks but then at my 12 week scan I was told there was no heartbeat which we were absolutely heartbroken about. After my ERPC we started trying again in Nov 2012 and after six months went to get checked out. The docs told me I was completely clear, there was nothing wrong with me and to 'relax' (yeah right). I tried everything - acupuncture, reading books, going on holiday, counselling - everything. I was getting irregular bleeding but again the docs told me it was just 'hormonal'. Then in January this year I went for a second opinion and this doctor said immediately that I had polycystic ovaries and possible endometriosis which I was shocked about. No wonder I wasn't getting pregnant! I had a laporoscopy and hysteroscopy in Feb this year and three months later, here I am with my BFP. What's important to note is that I had all the usual period symptoms - sore boobs, brown spotting and mood swings - so even if you think you are out this month, you may not be! It's not over until you see red - that's what I always say! but here are a few things I noticed that I don't normally get around my period. These all started the day I was due (CD27):

Nausea
Dry mouth/dry throat
General 'hungover' feeling
Extreme tiredness
Light headedness
Period-like cramps

I am so pleased that we have finally got a positive result but am still being cautious. Anything could happen I know, but there's always that thought in the back of my head that this one might be 'the one'. We will see. Keeping everything crossed for all of you out there - I've been following this website for a few years now and can't believe that I finally get to share my BFP story. Even if it gives hope to just one person then I'm happy I could help. Good luck everyone! it's the hardest thing you will go through but it WILL happen in the end. I never thought it would for me and yet here I am feeling super tired but super happy xx

After reading everyone's stories I thought I would post details of my TWW in case it helps anyone :)
I have recently found out I have fibroids and PCOS, but still managed to conceive on our 2nd month of trying!

Day 10 of 28 days cycle picked up a smiley face on CB ovulation test
3DPO metallic taste in mouth for a few hours
4-5DPO may not be related but felt unwell with nausea
6-7DPO terribly upset stomach! (Could just have been a bug)
8-9DPO no symptoms
10-11DPO mild cramping pains
12DPO shooting pains. I had exactly the same with my last pregnancy at exactly the same time so I was sure I was pregnant
14DPO very faint BFP
15DPO BPN and then a BFP later on
16DPO BFP with CB digital test
17-18DPO bleeding
18DPO HCG 105
20DPO HCG 290
24DPO HCG 1610
Early scan due to bleeding at 5 weeks 4 days showed a faint heartbeat.
Next scan will be at 8 weeks :)

I'm 26 and DH is 29. I went off BCP June 2013 and had very irregular cycles after that. I had annovulation for 7 months and got my hormone levels tested which came out as me having PCOS (although I identify as a thin cycter with no IR). I decided to try acupuncture to bring on ovulation again since I had a lot of stress in those 7 months. It worked and a few weeks after my first acupuncture session I ovulated! I had a few long cycles with BFNs each time, but this cycle was different. I had a lot more ewcm than usual and for more days than usual. We weren't timing or doing it every other day but we definitely did it a few times a few days before ovulation.

Was kind of lax on charting, but I started taking my temps around when I thought I was about to ovulate to see if I had in fact ovulated, and my temps were up to their post O level. They stayed there so I did my best to pin point when ovulation occurred based on tests and temps. I only temped a few days post O because it stresses me out if I see a dip, but I was surprised to see my temp steadily going up and not starting to go down like it usually does a few days before my period.

Here is my DPO breakdown:
2 dpo - Tender nips and skin started to break out begin and carry though out.

3 dpo - Really weird dreams, more tender nips and breakout gets a little worse

4 - 6 dpo - very light cramping in uterus, nips still tender and skin still broken out on face and starting on chest.

7 dpo - Had a few very sharp twinges in uterus today. Nothing like I’ve felt before. I was with my sister and literally shouted Ouch! and had to sit down for a few moments. (This was most likely implantation). My mood was pretty mellow overall, which is weird for me as I usually start to feel very anxious and have racing thoughts all during my second week.

9 dpo - very dull light cramps in uterus. Not like period cramps, just kind of constantly in the background. Maybe a better way to describe it is “full” feeling in my uterus

10 dpo - urinating a lot, dull back pain (not normal for before AF) again with full uterus feeling. Also some sticky white cm.

11 dpo - Stomach feels kind of weird today. Very hungry at lunch (not normal for me). Some twinges in uterus at night. Nips still sore and breasts start to feel full, but not sore and not super big. whitish yellow creamy CM.

12 dpo - Decided to take my temp this morning fully expecting it to have dropped a little, but to my surprise it was actually up a notch from the last time, so I decided to take a wondfo HPT with FMU and got what I thought was a *very* faint line. I kept going cross eyed looking at it. Still had strange stomach feeling and full uterus feeling. Also felt kind of out of it and just had some weird thought patterns throughout the day. I took a dollar store test that afternoon and got another very faint line. Started to feel bloated at night and gassy as well as a slight sore throat. I had checked my cervix a few days before and it was super low and pointy/hard, but I checked it today and felt softer and slightly higher. Right before bed, I reached up to check my cervix and saw a little bit of dark red blood mixed with CM. I was pretty sad thinking I was out, but decided to take temp the next morning to see.

13 dpo - I temped when I woke up and expected it to have dropped even by just a little, but it was still as high as the previous days. This gave me a glimmer of hope so I tested with FRER, and got maybe a *very* faint line… but nothing to make me feel too confident. I decide to do a 5 hour hold and test with another FRER and a clear blue digital when I got home from work. I did the FRER first and within seconds saw a second line, so I quickly got out the digital and again within a minute or so it said "Pregnant"!!!! I am still in disbelief, but I told DH and he was so excited and also a little in disbelief since it seems like it has taken so long.

I have never posted anything on a site like this before but I'm Very excited about my bfp and I wanted to share my story and I hope it's helpful to somebody out there wondering.. I'm 31 and dh is 26 (my third child) first with dh , haven't been pregnant in 10 years! Lol I took my iud (para guard out on march 12th) I couldn't get pregnant in march bc I had ovulated before removal.. So it took us 2 months! Not bad ! although it seemed like forever .. But here are my symptoms . I tracked everything .

1 -3 dpo nothing noticeable

4-6dpo I got a terrible cold! I never get sick .. Stuffy nose sore throat , very unusual for me but didn't think much of it ( sore breasts) early for that, also notnormal for me

6 dpo -- dizzy spells lots of them , mood swings , feeling emotional like pms , but worse, slight headache, and acne!! A lot of it on my back, I never have that and on my face, more than Ushual. Normally I only get one or 2 before my period .. Still sick (stuffy nose)

7 -10 dpo- dizzy spells, acne constipated, very sore breast ! The dizzyness is what gave it away for me .. It's the biggest symptom I am having,
Stuffy nose (bad)

11 dpo -- I began to cramp ... Was really busy and active all day though af was coming for sure, had bad cramps and sore muscles and body hurt all around. Same symptoms dizzy, acne, sore breasts, constipated, stuffy nose (bad) , Had a small spot of pink blood on painties twice.
( implantation?)

12 dpo- woke up and felt like I had a hangover , dh offered to make me French toast and I felt sick to my stomach. I knew something wasn't right I had a test so I took it with first morning urine, cvs brand test --- bfp... Faint line but was def there! Went out bought first response and took both also bfp now with a even darker line.

I'm still sick and dizzy I'm 14 dpo today.. Going to see my midwife Friday. I've been taking prenatal vitamins for 2 months now.. So I hope everything works out :) I'm nervous and very very moody! But mostly only with dh , I want to kill him or I'm very sad,, it's weird! Also I went to a psychic 3 weeks before and she asked me if I was pregant and I said no, se said oh well u will be very very soon and it's a boy! So let's hope she's right bc I have 2 girls and would like a boy, either way I will be ecstatic !

So, I FINALLY got a BFP today at 18 dpo!! And to be honest, I definitely thought AF was right around the corner. I just kept saying, "Tomorrow, she'll come tomorrow." Mainly, because I had a lot of the same symptoms as PMS. Even as I'm typing this, I have mild AF like cramping. We've been seeing a fertility doctor since September of 2013. My hubby is 35, and I am 34. After our first consult, we tried it on our own for awhile and then I went onto Clomid 4 cycles ago. This last ovulation (June 2014) was our first IUI. And, I guess it worked!!

I had bought a OPK/HPT test combo pack from Amazon about 18-19 months ago. Well as luck would have it, I ran out of the pregnancy tests (they give you more opk's than hpt's), from using the last one on 9dpo (bfn) ! So just by chance, I decided to try the OPK test when I got home today. I knew that I had already tested positive for ovulation back on CD13. So getting a positive on an OPK now, would at least motivate me to get off my butt and run to the drugstore for an HPT. Here's my timeline:

CD 13 - Positive OPK confirmed my home test
CD 14- Hubby and I go to fertility doc for IUI
CD 23-26 / 9 dpo-12 dpo - Very sore breasts (which is normal with PMS for me, but also sore nipples... this NEVER happens).
9 dpo - Took HPT, and got BFN :(
CD 27/ 13 dpo- I got a browinsh streak and a red streak (side-by-side) when I wiped. I put in a tampon and went on with my day. At end of day, I removed tampon only to find a very, small amount of brown blood. Sore breasts, and nipples.
CD 28/14 dpo - Used tampon during day for full 8 hours. Again, just a tiny bit of brown blood upon removal. Decided to switch to pantyliner. Sore breasts, nipples not so much. Mild AF cramping
CD 29-CD 32 / 15dpo-18dpo - Pantyliners only... not a trace of anything. Sore breasts, nipples not so much. Mild AF cramping.
CD 32/ 18 dpo (6:30 p.m.) - Positive OPK and then a positive HPT (right away!)

I'm so excited!!!! My hubby is going to be a daddy for the first time, my 8 year old son will be a big brother for the first time, and I will be the lucky mommy of two!!!!

Title says it all. Got my first ever BFP this morning after trying for 14 months. We were going to start medicated cycles next month, but I got a positive instead! All natural and so thrilled.

Symptoms:

6-12 DPO: Sore boobs, but I always get those and actually though that meant I was out!
7-12 DPO: Heartburn, which I never have.
11 DPO: Frequent urination and the barest bit of brown spotting
12 DPO: Uterine twinges and some minor lower back pain, really fatigued

Good luck to all, hope my story inspires others!

DH and I decided 18 months ago that we wanted to try and I came off BCP. This is my first ever pregnancy at 35 (DH is 37). Every month nearly I have been symptom spotting but looking back I really didn't need to as this month I knew from my symptoms that I am pregnant before my BFP! This has been all thanks to this site as looking at other stories, my symptoms were unmistakable.

DTD and 1 day later got a positive OPK.

1 - 4 DPO - nothing at all. Seriously, nothing.
5 DPO - mild back ache.
6 DPO - My colleague looked at me and exclaimed 'god you look tired'. Then when sitting at my desk I got a funny period pain feeling low down in my tummy and my back ache worsened. Went to the bathroom and when I wiped and had some faint pink spotting mixed in with some very plentiful (sorry TMI) CM. Got home with a stuffy nose and took pain killers for my back. Knew I was PG.
7 DPO - couldn't concentrate at all at work. Went to chemist and bought 3 PG tests and took one straight away. BFN. Spent nearly all day looking up symptoms as implantation spotting (more brown on TP mixed with CM which was fairly plentiful and as though it was about to turn to EWCM) still happening. Strange pulling and tugging and slightly painful (what feel like) period pains whilst lying in bed.
8 DPO - woke up tired. Got dizzy on way to work. Long day and felt weird at a meeting. Later on felt faint, hot and shaky when stood up and had to sit down. Still getting implantation spotting which is a bit heavier today but still brown. Took a test and very, very faint BFP. Scared it's an evap line as it took over 15 mins to materialise. Couldn't stop looking at it.
9 DPO - took a HPT first thing whilst half asleep. Second line although faint came up quickly. Showed DH and he agreed it is definitely there. Total shock!

I want to share my story with you and will be VERY SPECIFIC and OPEN because I know there is someone out there who is going through the same thing. To begin, I need to give you some background and it may be shocking to some people so please be open minded.

Background: I just turned 29 yrs old in June. I was on the Depo shot on and off from age 18-25 (8/2003-1/2011). I decided to get off it b/c I was getting married that April and wanted it to wear off which I thought would take a few months. I had no periods and certainly no ovulation. We had decided to seek fertility and found I was not ovulating so started treatments 2/2013 took Clomid 50mg for 3 months (ovulated all times but no bfp) then referred to RE who said I may have PCOS but they were not sure??? Anyways, I took a mixture of Letrozole/trigger shots/IUI for 6 months (ovulated all times but no bfp)...We decided to take a break but during that time I realized what a horrible person he really was...so bad that we actually divorced. Looking back, I knew deep down we were not meant to be together which was hard to accept, but I'm so happy I did not get pg with his baby. God was watching over me because in our 6 year relationship I did not get pg once.

1/2014-7/12/2014: Not long after, I found the love of my life who ended up being an acquaintance (funny how that works out huh?) Anyways, he understood that we would probably have difficulty ttc when the time came but that didn't matter to him. We used no protection, but I noticed more CM and we BD'd ALL THE TIME never expecting to get pg. Just pure love making which I never experienced before (sorry if TMI). I also was much happier and lost 35lbs and was at a healthier weight (5'8 145lbs). I decided to later do some research and saw women talk about EPO and Soy Iso so I decided to take them starting 6/2014.

Here are the specifics:
CD 1-5/31
Took 1000mg of Spring Valley EPO Days 3-10 (Although I hear it is okay to go up til day before ovulation day)
Took 160mg of Spring Valley Soy Iso Days 3-7
That's it!
I did not temp, use OPK, nor think about pregnancy whatsoever! In fact, June was a SUPER busy month.

Symptoms:
I felt the normal PMS symptoms like sore bbs and bloating around CD 26 (I am usually a 29-30 day cycle gal)

We BD on CD 30 (6/29) and I noticed some blood after so I figured AF came, but later on noticed it was just that one time so I thought I just spotted but AF never came and my bbs were still VERY sore. The next few weeks I had bouts of heightened sense of smell and nausea here and there, but was still in denial.

I had diarrhea (Yep TMI) on 7/5 and still was too scared to test b/c I was so used to getting let down. Last night, I finally read a post of a woman who had the EXACT symptoms as me (including the blood after sex) and she was pg so I decided to test this AM 7/12. I took a Clearblue test this AM w/ FMU and for the first time received a + sign. I WAS SHOCKED!!! Oh and so was my bf lol We bought another test that actually spells it out and I took it and of course it says PREGNANT!

God has truly made 2014 a blessing because I found not only the love of my life, but also is blessing us with a baby. Please keep our 6 week miracle baby in your prayers as I will be sending prayers your way. I hope this helps!

Let's start off by saying I always read everyone's postings here for years, so many inspirational stories. I want to add ours to it.

I really had given up hope. My husband and I had TTC for just under 3 years, including numerous visits to a reproductive endocrinologist (RE) and so many different pills(clomid femara), progesterone, and even an IUI 1 year & 1/2 ago. Nothing worked....we were in the 'unexplained infertility' category. The most stressful and unknown category to be in. My husbands SA counts were through the roof, our RE's office called him 'superman'! Ha I had normal monthly periods just a short documented luteal phase which I discovered on my own 2.5yrs ago when I began temping. It averaged 7-9 days long ( not long enough for baby to implant even if we conceived each month). This made me feel like a failure to produce a child, a failure as a woman. The emotional stress of infertility is like no other. All of our friends around us were pregnant (those married after us), numerous painful baby showers to attend, some I just couldn't even handle going to. I was unsure that my 'dream' of being a mother would ever happen.

Fast forward to 3 months ago. I began the Paleo lifestyle/diet and cut ALL gluten out. I ate very healthfully before this but ate bread, and some packaged goods. I also had progesterone (crinone) left from my Dr's that I just happened to use this month to give it a shot to lengthen my shorter LP. No cheat days, none what so ever. My husbands 33rd Birthday is in 1 wk. I misewell give it one last shot I figured; not having much hope that it would work.

I became pregnant 10 wks later after starting Paleo!!!!! Praise God! I truly believe I'm gluten intolerant (?celiac) but was never tested by any Dr previously. I refuse to go back to any gluten (at least through the rest of my pregnancy). It can cause miscarriage if you truly have a gluten intolerance and you start eating bit again, it can only be shown in blood tests if you've been eating it for some time.

There were hardly any TWW symptoms. Less than any month prior that I swore I may had been pregnant. I tested and was ready to go throw the test out not believing it was possible and I saw two lines 13dpo! Tested with a digital CBE and pregnant popped up right away. Went right to my RE's office for blood work & confirmed bhcg 249!

I had some symptoms from the crinone 8% that I'm on. Tired falling asleep at 8:30 after working 10 hr days, but that was since 'implantation' around 8dpo based on my bhcg. Increased thirst (but I always drink tons of water), very mild uterine cramps off and on the last week. Some implantation bleeding aprox 11/12dpo dk brown and minimal. Very moody and crying at the drop of a hat now. I should be 4wks 3days by Lmp. No acne, I always break out a little before my period usually.

We are cautiously over the moon. I will feel better in 2 weeks when I can see lil bean and a heartbeat. Please pray this goes well and continues to a healthy baby. It's nerve wracking after waiting sooo long for a BFP that everything will turn out okay! If your in my situation please try gluten free Paleo/Primal! We were ready to have to go through IVF (which I dreaded) by the end of the year. God is good and does answer prayers, everything happens when it is supposed to. We may have to wait but it's well worth it when u can his this baby in my arms! I pray you all receive your BFPs soon as well!

Although not trying to conceive, couldn't be more excited about this pregnancy! I have only one ovary due to a mass on my left that required the removal of the ovary and tube. I have also had a lot of problems with cysts on my right ovary. We questioned for a long time if I'd even be able to have a child, now we know! We conceived on CD 11, naturally! I am 20 years old, 5'4, 150 pounds, healthy. Here is our story:)

DPO 1: nothing
DPO 2: nothing
DPO 3: nothing except dream about BFP
DPO 4: STARVING
DPO 5: big glob of yellow/white boogery ewcm
DPO 6: sore boobs, none of the usual yellow creamy cm, just random ewcm
DPO 7: sore boobs, tired, watery cm, dream about getting AF
DPO 8: sore boobs, watery cm
DPO 9: sore boobs, watery cm
DPO 10: no cm, brown streaks on tp when wiping one time (implantation) and cramping, take Walmart cheapie BFN, 15 minutes later a thick pink line showed up when looking closely, disregarded it
DPO 11: sore boobs and nipples, cramping and twinges on right and left side, white creamy cm
DPO 12: sore boobs and nipples, drank some the night before.. worst hang over I have EVER had, white creamy cm
DPO 13: sore boobs and nipples, nausea continues, white creamy cm, I wanted to kill BF.. everything that came out of his mouth!
DPO 14: AF due, feel like it could arrive any minute, sore boobs and nipples woke me up in the middle of the night, white creamy cm
DPO 15: No AF, same as above, not concerned about late AF as it shows up randomly quite often, go out to dinner with 11 friends and before waiter took drink orders he pointed at me and said you can't order one you're pregnant! Weird?, two beers felt drunk
DPO 16: No AF, same as above
DPO 17: No AF, anxious to know why my cm was so different this month, same symptoms as above, go to Walmart and get another test, after 15 seconds BFP!!

Some symptoms and interesting things that happened during the TWW that I don't know exactly when they started:
-Increased saliva
-A friend of mine we were on vacation with is 3 months pregnant, I didn't find myself jealous which is weird
-I find myself worrying something is wrong and taking every little thing that happens as something that is probably isn't, what is going to happen is going to happen and I have faith that this pregnancy is going to be healthy and happy!
-Other than the one day of hating everyone, I noticed a feeling of peace and happiness
-BETA hcg at 21 DPO 1726