I promised myself I would put my story here to hopefully help other ladies in the same situation. I've had really wacky cycles for a few years now ranging anywhere from 36-48 days LONG!! Back in 2009 I had a cycle that lasted 109 days. .In and out of the ob office to get tested for different things and everything came back normal. I, of course, was relieved but never got answers to my long cycles. Anyway, last cycle ended in a cp at 4w3d so we decided we'd take a break. For me, that meant no supps just fertility charting. I o'd on cd 35 this cycle and got my bfp on cd 37/12dpo. I was shocked but very happy!! I took a frer this morning and it's very dark!! Eeek!! I txt hubby a pic of a Prego jar and made a little sticky note so it read "We Are Prego. ..again!!!". He is so excited!!

Here are my symptoms by dpo:
0 day: painful ovulation cramps, irritable
1 - 3dpo more cramps but not as bad, temp rise
4dpo: stuffy nose, tired but the weather is crazy so chalked it up to that.
5dpo: nothing
6dpo: boobs getting tingly, bloated, crazy dream!
7dpo: same but, boobs are more sore and heavy feeling, headache
8dpo: spotting (ib?!), crampy but not af type, feeling fine otherwise
9-12dpo: brown spotting just on the tp and brown. Very strange as that has never happened before, kinda freaked out ! Very sleepy, short tempered, pimples (wtheck!!), stuffy nose, full feeling where my uterus is. Feeling very pg!
12dpo: BFP!!!! Yay!!
13dpo: BFP on a frer, which we all know it's not official until almighty frer says so! LOL!! Temps are very high and spotting is gone, praise the Lord!!

I am sooo honored and blessed God would allow me to carry and raise another of His blessings!!!! I'm so excited!!

I believe the journey is just as important as the finish line, so here's my bfp novella.

I have a 21mo old toddler. We got pregnant with him on the 1st try (I was 36). Literally 1 BD and boom! I was up the duff. I had assumed it would take a while, so I had bought the VIP membership on Fertility Friend, started bbt charting, got about 100 opk's, etc. Perhaps I jumped the gun a bit there. But I guess I was just preparing myself for TTC#2, during which I would need ALL these tools and more in my arsenal. (there's a lot of gun analogies here, forgive me, I'm from Texas (and actually hate guns..?)).

It's taken us 7 months. I know it takes some women much longer, but 7 months is still a long time to wait when you're smug and entitled and naive and think it'll happen instantly again. Ha! Joke was on me! There's several ways Mother Nature decided to f* with me this time. Played me like a violin. 1) The first month of ttc, I had nausea and cramping all through the tww. I *had* to be pregnant. I mean please, what else could it be? Turns out that on my new uber-healthy diet I had gone to so much effort to be on, I was eating too much kale. No, not trans-fat McDonalds. Kale. Too much kale??!?!? is that even possible?! yes it is and it involves the kale stems. Which just proves that you really can never truly win in this life. 2)You know that saying "a watched pot never boils"? Well this watched pot started to not even ovulate. Gee whiz, I at least had a few things on my side and they were a regular cycle, regular ovulation, decent health, etc. One by one they went down like that carnival game where you shoot at the ducks and they flip down boom boom boom. First, health. I got absolutely demolished by virus after virus brought home by my vector of contagion son from his petri dish of a daycare. My immune system was reduced to that of a cancer patient, according to blood tests. My cycle went nuts. It took about 3 months for it to steady out again, but all the while I (and my husband) kept taking sucker punches from more colds and viruses. But we futily kept TTCing, my husband using his last ounce of strength heaving his near-lifeless body on top of me while I just lay there blowing my nose. S.E.X.Y. Every month, I would have different symptoms or signs that made me think I must be preggo. Once again, Mother Nature just having a grand old laugh at my expens.! I was so stressed out and felt awful, we moved house, and it was winter and cold and I just wanted to throw a tantrum like my toddler does. My acupuncturist (more on that below) said that I had little hope until the weather got better and we stopped getting sick constantly. But, I think I made some other changes, which along with the easing up of the severity of the viruses (if not the frequency), helped get the magic to happen this month.

Here's what I think made a difference:
1) I've been seeing a fertility acupuncturist weekly for the past 4 months. I've taken some (gag-inducing) herbs but none recently. The last mix was for my last period, to make it stronger and flush more out (it was a bit stronger on day 1 but that's it). Acupuncture had to have something to do with the new-to-me O pains and spotting this month.
2) I started taking CoQ10 last month. 100mg (high-absorption ubiquinone) for about a month, then I read up on fertility dosages, and upped it to about 400mg for about 2 weeks - those 2 weeks were during the first 2 weeks of this cycle. (but I didnt' plan it that way). Then I ran out. (But, my advice is for you to get Ubiquinol, a better form of this). I had *major* ewcm that 2nd week of this cycle, almost like was Oing on cd8 or something. Pretty sure I didn't, but it was kind of crazy. Ewcm reduced after I quit taking the CoQ10. Not sure what was going on, but I guess it didn't hurt.
3) I've been seeing a naturopath for the past 2 months. She gave me some vitamin supplements, like B12 and a better form of folate (folinic acid?). One that helped my energy was Metagenics EnergyX. Unfortunately I think you can only get it from practitioners.
4) I started eating better. Last month, both my acupuncturist and naturopath recommended I eat lots of stews, soups, and meat, to regain strength (build up Qi, because apparently according to Chinese medicine I'm so Qi deficient I shouldn't be alive) so I changed my diet quite a bit. This month, I was actually on a very mild 'cleanse' under my naturopath, which mainly consisted of not eating gluten, dairy, caffeine, alcohol or sugar. Here's my stellar adherence rate: gluten, 90%, dairy 90%, alcohol: 0%, sugar 0%. I still felt a lot better.
5) I quit coffee. I only drank 1 cup a day normally, but quitting made the biggest difference ever in how I feel on a daily basis. Notice I'm not saying all caffeine; just coffee! Green tea is the bomb, I love it. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE CONCEIVING, REALLY CONSIDER QUITTING COFFEE. There's many reasons. A) it revs you up and induces the stress response. Stress is your ttc enemy. B)It makes your body acidic. Acidic environment in your hoo-ha kills the sperm. You need to be alkaline! Salads, greens, lots of water... don't sabatoge all that good diet effort with a dose of acid. C)it dehydrates you. It dehydrates me. Once I stopped my cup of coffee, I think I got back in touch with my true thirst and started drinking way more water, and feeling SOOO much better. D) all the rest of the scientific evidence about longer time to conception for caffeine users, more miscarriages, affecting Fallopian tubes,etc. Look up acid/alkaline balance, and you can order cheap urine Ph strips if you want to test yours!
6) I relaxed. (oh god not that again, you say). I was a big ball of stress for so many months, on the edge all the time. I felt awful even when I wasn't sick. I work full time, have the toddler - and we all know husbands can be kind of helpless too - and no time for myself. But when I quit drinking coffee, and drank more water, took the vitamins from my naturopath, and improved my diet (no more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for breakfast as I raced out the door), I felt calmer and better enough to be able to breathe out, and be in a better mood. My husband kept remarking on the amazing difference in my energy levels, mood and appearance. We also got away for a night for my birthday. Drank tons of sake and beer (oops), ate tons of sushi (oops). I hadn't had real fun in months.

Listen, I know women get pregnant all the time while smoking, drinking 6 cups of coffee and eating party pies all day. Heck, some get preggo while shooting up heroin. But if you're actually trying and month after month it's not happening, you are not those women. I am not, either, and it's worth considering making some real lifestyle/diet improvements. You just want to know you've done everything you can, don't you?

I remember that when I got pregnant with my son, I wasn't drinking coffee and I was doing green smoothies and eating well, and I had just started a new job so it was all fun and I wasn't stressed yet. So there you go. I guess that's what *I* have to do to be able to get pregnant.

Here's my symptoms by DPO:
(I never got a + opk because internet cheapies CAN SUCK MY BALLS!!!!, but FF tentatively puts my O at CD19)
DPO -2 to 0: Ovulation pain. Serious, very very acute and very real ovulation pain for 3 days. Bloating and tender left breast, under my armpit. Ovulation spotting on O day. I have never had O pain, bloating, tender breasts or spotting before!! Pain mostly on left side but a bit on right, too. Could *feel* my ovaries. Spotting (brown) filled the toilet paper when I wiped, but only once. Thought my cycle was going screwy again and this was the start of AF. Was so mad. But when nothing more came out I googled and realized it was O.
1DPO: nothing.
2DPO: thirsty, and feverish (chills) even though I don't actually have a fever. Probably getting sick again.
3DPO: nothing. I celebrate my birthday by bingeing on alcohol and sushi for hours like the gluttonous pig that I am.
4-6DPO: thirsty and frequent urination, mainly in the evening, and probably simply because I had been drinking so much more water than usual! Increased appetite on 6DPO. Temps high and looking good. Get a cold, of course. That'll teach me to go out and have fun.
7DPO: temp still up high where it should be (near 37C, vaginal temping) (I've been colder other months, and all practitioners said it should be near 37C (again, temping vaginally) so happy with that at least!) Still have a cold, though.
8DPO: this where the fun starts. Major temp dip (.3C) - could this be implantation dip (which isn't actually scientifically a real thing)? Cramps in evening, real but minor, for about an hour. They seem to extend into my lady parts - kind of a constant throbbing or aching all along the undercarriage, maybe like it's slightly swelled (I'm going to say here that this is probably unique to 2nd or subsequent pregnancies - not 1sts. In your 1st your lady bits are all tight and in their proper place, and haven't been stretched like a rubber band to the moon and for a final insult torn open like a kid's gift at Christmas. But you have that to look forward to ;) ) Major increased appetite. Increased energy, but still have that cold.
9DPO: Temp back up again to 37C. Way to go, body, you are doing good!! Maybe my cycles are getting better and maybe someday I'll be able to get pregnant!! Wow, imagine that! Thirsty, still ridiculously hungry, cramps again in afternoon/evening, including funny undercarriage pain/aching/swelling. Had one very weird cramp - it was almost like Braxton-Hicks. Those are 'fake' labor cramps you usually get in your third trimester. Weirdest things ever: your lower abs clench into a rock, but it doesn't hurt. Literally no feeling. Just a numb rock for 30sec or so. This cramp was like that, but with some feeling. No real pain, but not numb either. Very very strange.
10DPO: Temp is still high! It's never stayed this high for this many days before. I test because I'm a moron. BFN. Irritable (wonder why?). I eat my sorrows away.
11DPO: still hungry! Temp went down a bit, so I figure this is the beginning of the end. That evening, I discover spotting all over my underwear. Declare to hubby that we're out for this month, and get angry again because it appears my luteal phase is only 11 days and my cycle must still be screwy. Fabulous. Mother Nature you are a mega-b**ch. Where's the wine?
12DPO: Don't temp because why bother? but hmm, no further flow at all. Can't remember how pre-AF spotting went in previous months, so just waiting for AF... Breasts feel a tiny bit fuller but aren't sore. I workout and am especially out of breath. Figure it's because I took all last week off because I had a cold. (But, this was one of my pregnancy signs with DS, my usual workout getting me more out of breath). No cramps, just dull pelvic ache, and a bit of the weird undercarriage ache, too. Lots of energy.
13DPO: wake up and realize still no AF. It should be due today or tomorrow. I temp, and it's almost 37C. That is VERY interesting. Have a bit of nausea, breasts still subtly fuller but not sore. Tons of energy. I test, and it's a BFP!!!!!! Today I have constant crampiness but the nausea went away after breakfast.

Please keep in mind, I've had the dull pelvic ache and cramps more months than not - especially that godforsaken kale month. Some months I've had way more crampiness and ache than I did this month! The absolute different symptoms that I can look back on and say were true signs are increased appetite (not just a little- a lot), that weird Braxton-Hicks-like contraction, the undercarriage achiness/throb, and my temps being higher and staying higher later in my cycle (they usually start going down by 9dpo). I don't know what to make of having O pains/spotting for the first time ever, but I guess it was a strong healthy O. Hope that means this bean will stick!!

Good luck to you all, don't lose hope, and I wish you all the luck in the world in finally, someday, achieving your bfp and having abeautiful baby (or two!) xxoxxo

Ok so I got my BFP today at 11dpo! I just wanted to tell you all my symptoms.

1-4dpo nothing
5dpo nothing
6dpo had sex with partner spotted after it, which is weird and thought that never happens! Cervix felt swollen and soft but slightly open.
7dpo felt like af was coming, had bad cramps all night! Cervix felt low and open. Hot flashes
8dpo cramping continued, also has white lotion like cm! Cervix high and closed! Still having hot flashes
9dpo boobs very sore, cramps stopped! Felt like shooting pains in my left ovary. Still having hot flashes, also feel very emotional and wanting to cry
10dpo boobs sore, hot flashes! No cm feel dry.
11dpo bit cramps, hot flashes tested all day and got BFP!!!!!

Thought I would post my BFP story as I have been stalking the site for a while and have found it both useful and fascinating!!!!

Last year I had one miscarriage and one ectopic so I am soooo excited to have gotten my BFP this month but also super nervous.. anyway here are my symptoms or lack of:

(i am not sure when I ovulated so will do from day one of period this month
CD 1 - CD 5 period
CD 8 BD
CD 9 BD
CD 10 BD
CD 12 BD (had a sex dream on this day)
CD 14 (another sex dream and also dreamed i had twins) Egg white CM
CD 15 BD egg white CM
CD 16-23 Nothing no symptoms
CD 24 sharp stabbing pain in lower left abdomen (very short)- nervous this is ectopic???!!!
CD 25 two tiny spots of dark brown when wiped (convinced this was spotting before period which has been happening lately)
CD 26 -27 Nothing
CD 28 one faint positive on a cheap dip type test, ran to the store to get a FRER - stronger still faint P
CD 29 another FRER- BFP!!!!!!

Soo excited but really worried this little chickpea isn't for keeps again
Hope this helps xx

Good luck ladies x

My DH and I decided to TTC our first together. I was worried about my age and if it was even possible at this point, but no reason not to try. So I went to the gyn/ob and had my Mirena IUD pulled and of course he gave me the are you sure speech with all the possible negatives. I decided that this was going to be done naturally or not at all. I didn't want to do all the medications etc. After 8 months of disappointing BFN's I was on the verge of giving up. So on my 9th cycle I decided to let what happens happen and not worry too much. Well, it ended up being our cycle! It IS possible to get pregnant naturally at the age of 45. Don't get me wrong, I will be worried until we get the ultrasound done and tests to make sure all is well. The ob/gyn made sure to let me know that m/c's are very common at this age. sigh I'm holding on to the fact that I'm thankful to have never had a m/c and my AF cycles have been perfectly normal so I'm hopeful all will be fine.

AF lasted 2 days as normal
cd12 temp spike telling me I ovulated. We DTD on cd10, cd12, cd13
1dpo constipation, bloated, gassy
2dpo bloated, diarrhea, gassy
3dpo Allergies acting up, gums swollen and bleeding, bloated, bad diarrhea still, tired w/headache and heartburn. I was VERY irritable. Everything was getting on my nerves and I broke out on my chin.
5dpo bloated, tender BB's, tired
6dpo backache, bloated, tired, heartburn, irritable, sleep deprived
7dpo same as 6dpo
8dpo same b/c with some nausea
9dpo Had a dream that I had implantation, had temp drop. same symptoms as before
10dpo Had pink spotting off and on, same symptoms
11dpo pink spotting in the morning only when i wipe. Diarrhea again
12dpo same symptoms, positive HPT!
13dpo Had more spotting but light reddish color...made me alittle worried, another positive with Clearblue digi "pregnant". Spotting stopped after the morning.
16 dpo Another positive HPT

Someone made the comment that maybe I have twins b/c of the spotting at two different days. The thought scares me! LOL Anyway.... pregnant naturally at 45 is possible!!

Hello! I wanted to post to give hopeful Mom's in waiting inspiration. My husband and I had been trying to get pregnant for 2.5 years. We're both 35, unexplained infertility. After a year of trying we started trying iui's. First 3 rounds with clomid, unsuccessfully. Then we took a 6 month hiatus before trying 3 more rounds of iui's, 1 with increased dosage of clomid and 2 with Follistim. I felt awful the last round while I was taking the Progesterone suppositories and decided to take another break from the meds and iui's. We tried naturally for 3 months however my cycles were way off at that point. I was ovulating late and my luteal phase was short (8-9) days which was new. My hormones had tested normal as well as the other standard tests they completed. I had done the first 6 iui's at my OB/GYN's office. So we went to see an RE this April and he basically said I had a 5% chance of an iui working since we had tried 6 unsuccessfully. He was strongly suggesting IVF but was in agreement with trying a few more iui's, only on Femara this time. I responded well to the Femara however, did the injection in the bum as the trigger shot for the fist 2 cycles with the RE(previously used Ovidrel). I was checking my temps and for whatever reason, I don't think I responded well to that trigger because my temps did not coincide with iui and they had on the Ovidrel. I was ready to quit after the 8th iui but my husband suggested we try one more. We did, had a good response to Femara plus 2 days of Follistim, and went back to using the Ovidrel. I felt like I ovulated 1 hour before the iui and was feeling positive about the timing. Sure enough, it worked! First time getting a positive in 2.5 years!
I had some subtle symptoms:
1 dpo: ran 4 miles, felt great. Lot's of energy.
2 dpo: nothing
3 dpo: nothing
4 dpo-6 dpo: mild cramping
7 dpo: lot's of CM-yellow and thick(usually white)
8-9 dpo: woke up during the night 8 into 9 with moderate cramping like period was coming. Typically if cramps start that early, they keep on up until AF. They also usually don't start out being as strong as this pic ramping was. I was up for a few hours due to the cramping. The next day they were gone.
10dpo: yellow thick CM, noticed unusual smells(I have a pole sense of smell normally).
11 dpo: yellow thick CM, smells increased, boobs sore (also happens before AF), no cramps!
12 dpo: went in for blood test in AM. Tinge of brown in yellow CM. Thought AF was arriving. Listened to VM from doctors office after work. Positive!...but slightly low HCG 16.
13 dpo: light brown spotting.
14 dpo: reddish rust color spotting fairly heavy. Continued spotting through next week then stopped at 5 weeks. Hcg on 16 dpo 190! Go back for US week 7.

Sept 2014, would have marked two years that DH and I have ttc. I am happy to report that we were successful in 23! What a JOURNEY! I know more about my body, and it's cyclical processes than I have ever cared to, but hey whatever it took! I am 30, my sweetpie is 36, and our DS just turned 9. 23 months ago it was time to try again, and that was the first time that I have ever tracked anything in regards to my cycles. I quickly found out they were 36 days, 28 days, 48 days, just all over the place with an average of 34 days. every month, I tested a day or two before af, and it was a BFN. I used the opk 2 months because it was a tedious process, I became bored with temping, and charting as well, the bd wasn't fun anymore it was a chore. So I happily gave those up too! I focus on being happy, I dropped from a size 14 and am now an 11, my DH dropped 50lbs, and we're just eating healthier and working out. We focused on being in love, and friends, we were going happily along until last month on cd 19 I noticed GLOBS of Ewcm, more than I remember seeing an a long time and I was "heated. I quickly remembered that we had bd on cd 14, but I advised DH that we had plans that night as well. He was just happy to see me so "happy". I am 99% sure that O'd cd 20 but app says cd 21. we bd cd 22. So going off of my gut this is how it goes..
1 and 2dpo=nothing
3dpo=sneezing, no other sinus issues just sneezing from that day to this
4dpo=nothing
5dpo=nausea after every meal, from then on briefly
6dpo=sore bb's twingy pain in left ovary, green bm? hmmm
7dpo=full bb's? I shake it off because I am a double d already, sore veiny bb's, that for sure was different from other months, green bm again, odd, crampy in low back
8dpo=flushed, green bm , ok there may be something to this? ovary pain, sore full bb's for sure this time
9dpo=flushed, sore bb's
10dpo=less sore bb's, soreness goes away near start of af, starting to be less hopeful
11dpo=restless legs? new and noticeable, might be something, pulling sensation behind bellybutton, definitely new
12dpo=very sore nips, what the? not much else, guess I'm out
13dpo=nothing to note, waiting on af
14dpo=warm, severe cotton mouth drank alot of water and couldn't quench it,sneezing-if my o date was right, I would have started here, but didn't test and waited since app is right on the money with af start dates.
15dpo= dawned on me that there had been, no spotting, usually 2-4days prior to af, gassy, dry mouth again, crampy all night, guess I'll start tomorrow like app projected
16dpo=app says I should start this day, refrained from testing, honestly too tired of the let down. I get sad and DH promised that if it didn't happen this time, we'd go for fertility testing. sore nips and bb's, not bloated even a little, pain behind belly button again, my whole body aches, like after a hard work out, warm, lightest pink spot around 6pm. cried. although it wasn't dark brown an red as usual I thought I was out. I texted DH at work and told him. but then nothing else happened that evening or over night...

17dpo, waited alllllll day, no major symptoms, no more spotting, but bb's are sore, then after lunch severe nausea, sneezing, cramping, acid reflux, and lots of saliva, major fullness and soreness, sore skin, at 1 day late, I had had to get it the disappoint over with. around 6 I went the store bought two tests, even though it was th evening, I tested as soon as I got home. I turned to put the stick down and there were two brigh red lines!! I was shocked, then cried, then nauseous, so I laughed. our wedding anniversary is tomorrow, and I think I have the PERFECT gift!

I extend the same fertility prayer that we prayed to your family, be blessed!

Been trying for nearly 2 years and ofcourse stalking this site for a long time until I told myself to stay away from this site to not think about it. We finally got a bfp on 15dpo. I have a regular 32-33 days max cycle and we only bd'd CD16 and CD18 (not putting too much pressure anymore as after 19 cycles, it has been getting all the "making baby fun" subsided by counting days cycles after cycles) this cycle. I did not use preseed this cycle, been using occasionally previously. I spotted on 11DPO for 2 days, which I thought for sure it was the sign that AF is showing but a little strange though I thought why would AF comes early this round as I would usualy did on 14dpo or CD32/32, with a regular 13-14 days of luteal phase. Moreover, FF chart suggested that I O'd on CD19 this round, which usually was CD17. So, I was feeling off that spotting started which leads to preparing for another cycle but in the same time, feeling strange it came earlier. I even had pad put on. Then, spotting stopped from 13dpo. I had some AF like cramps and was still waiting for the witch to show but nothing came and I kept wiping very carefully and checking toilet after every pee searching for AF. But nothing showed at all other than some very clear little cm.

Night of 14DPO, I bought 2 clearblue, one being the compact with result in lines and the other being digital. I was thinking to only use the digital if the earlier ones came out positive. I waited and did not test that night until I was awake by dreaming of myself getting a disbelieve bfp result on a test. I was also awaken by needed to pee as I couldn't hold, and this rarely happened to me during midnights. It was 3am. So I tested, very soon almost immediately, I got 2 lines! I was in disbelief and was shaken. Told DH and he asked to test the digital before getting excited (we were both sceptical after so many cycles). So at near 6am, I tested on digital, and first time in my life, I finally saw "pregnant" on my own test kit and soon after 2 minutes or so, it showed 2-3 weeks pregnant.

I went to a clinic for a test in the morning, just to be sure, but the result was negative. after researching online, I realised that clinics may use kits that are not as sensitive as some other brands we got for home test. So on the same night, I went to drugstore and bought a few more kits and tested, it has been consistently bfp immediately. Am now 17dpo and should be on 5 weeks. Will continue to test, I know am a freak but I just couldn't be sure until I hear a yes from a doctor. We will be going to clinic again this weekend for a test and hopefully, it shows!

I do not have any symptoms except some pulling sensation near my left abdomen and probably slightly heavier boobs and insomnia from 3am onwards. Ah, gastric been getting more frequent.

So ladies who are still trying, please really do not give up hope, even if you do not have any symptom(s). I know many have said so, but it is really true. I guess, when it is time, God will know what to do for you. Baby dust to all of you!

It took 6 months to get pregnant with baby #1 who is 2 years old. For the past year we have been TTCing for baby #2 with no luck whatsoever. Over the months I have used a variety of things such as preseed, acupuncture, royal jelly, and Q10. In the past couple of months I started drinking a smoothie every morning with fruit, almond milk, maca and acai powders, and greens. A few months ago, we went for fertility testing and were told that everything was normal, but that due to my age we should go straight to IVF. The doctor suggested I may want to try Clomid first (which I see as the "gateway" drug to fertility treatments). We tried naturally for a few more months, again nothing, so I got discouraged and went back to the fertility clinic to get Clomid. When I went home, my gut told me that it was a mistake and that I should be able to get pregnant naturally. I returned the Clomid and got pregnant naturally that month! The difference in my antra follicle count in those few months was drastic. My count doubled from 10 to 20 and my FSH went down from 7 to 5. I really feel like my supplements and daily smoothie made the difference. I have been so discouraged over the months. I am still in shock that this is finally happening...I was sure that my period was on its way because I had some brownish spotting at 12DPO. But when I still had no period at 13 DPO, I tested and voila!

So here are my symptoms:

- Brown spotting ever since AF due (an occasional red bleed through)
- Stomach cramps on and off (like period pain)
- Sore BBs on and off (mildly sore under arms, occasional nipple 'tweeks' but not very noticeable)
- Had 2 BFNs (at 7 and 10 days late)
- I thought it must be a missed period due to stressed at work (never happened before)
- Total EXHAUSTION - as in during the weekend I could hardly get up
- Had zero energy - was eating crappy food as didn't have enough energy to cook (now I feel really guilty for eating junk, and I am paranoid I have deprived my bean of vital nutrients)

But today (2 weeks late) I got a super dark and unmistakeable BFP!
I am 34 and never been pregnant... until now :D

I posted on "Am I pregnant" at 10 days late and had 19 votes: 17 for NO and only 2 said YES.
So there you go!
Stay hopeful everyone! Babydust to you all. xxx

Aug 14 - This is Pregnancy number 4 for me. 1 miscarriage, 1 DD, 1 DS, and now this BFP.

I weaned my DS from EBF in May, when he was 6 months old. We knew we wanted to try again in these next few months. Knowing that I could very well get pregnant before my first AF came, we began trying right away. We BD'd every day or every other day for about 2 months. At this point I could tell from CM that fertility was returning and that I could expect AF to be here within a few weeks. The problem, obviously, is our dates could be off, although I am pretty sure I am due around the 2-3 week of April.
Started like this, I will count back about 16 days before I got my BFP, to sort of cover when I must have O'd.
July 24 - Crampy, headache, bloated.
July 25 - Same as yesterday
July 26 - Must have O'd either yesterday, today, or tomorrow. Feeling good. BD
1 DPO - As I have no idea where I am in my cycle, I tested regularly. Today I had a shadow of a line, very strange, never happens.
2 DPO - More faint lines, but sooo light. I am convinced I must be prego, due to bloating and cramping last week. I was wrong though at this point...
3 DPO - BD, EWCM.
4 DPO - BD. I have come to the conclusion the tests must be negative and I am seeing things. very small pink spot in underwear. Tired. Biggest thing I am noticing is how ditsy I am. I get this way when I am pregnant. I get super forgetful.
5 DPO - BFN. Still think I am seeing shadows though, WHY!? No other symptoms, tired. Took a nap.
6 DPO - Bloated. Tired. Took a cat nap. Sore throat. BD
7 DPO - BD Had crazy vivid dreams last night. Woke up with a stuffy nose and sore throat. Tired. Muscles somewhat stiff today.
8 DPO - Vivid Dreams
9 DPO - Vivid dreams. Possible slight sore nipples?
10 DPO - BD Pink spotting at 5pm, only when I wiper. Sore throat tonight
11 DPO - Dark brown spotting. A little bit on panty liner. Crampy, sore back. stuffy. vivid dreams, tired.
12 DPO - Still dark brown spotting. Tested at 3pm, got faintest bfp on strips. Nothing but a shadow in safeway brand. Starting to wonder...tired. headache, stuffy, sneezing alot, coffee tasted different? heartburn, grumpy. Very moody.
13 DPO - Still spotting, more rust colored this morning. Vivid dreams. Fint line on BFP strip, shadow on FRER.
14 DPO - BFP! 4am faint but there. Obvious line on strip/ Spotting more. Late in the day I started cramping quite bad and teh spotting turned to brighter red bleeding. Thinking it must be a Chemical. Oh well, we will try next month.
15 DPO - Alot of bleeding. Sure that it is AF. Heavier than my normal AF. no clots of stringing though.
16 DPO - Still thinking it is AF, still lots of bleeding. Not bothering to test these days
17 DPO - Bleeding is slowing down. As I was sure I had a chemical pregnancy, I wanted to test today to make sure the hormone was gone and it would be BFN for next cycle. Definitely didn't expect a darker BFP than at 14 DPO! Which is what I got. So confused.
18 DPO - Vivid dreams again, tired. Darker BFP than yesterday. So strange, I guess it must be real.
19 DPO - Darker BFP again since yesterday. Spotting almost completely gone.

From what I have read it is pretty rare to bleed that much... I have no idea if this will stick, but I suppose time will tell. In the meantime, I will enjoy this and hope for the best.

Have any of you every had a 'heavy period-like implantation bleed'? I had one with DS but it was light, and none with DD, so this time around I am totally confused. Every time is different I suppose.

I posted on here last week under the, "Am I Pregnant" tab and got some mixed reviews. I'll just copy and paste what I submitted and then add on what else has been going on since then. Since we weren't trying, I don't have exact DPO symptoms other than the dates that I bled, so I apologize for that!
"Hello ladies!
I'm a little confused as to what's going on because I've never experienced things like this before. I'll try to keep it short and sweet but I can't make any promises :p and I apologize in advance for any tmi!
My fiance and I aren't "actively" ttc, but we aren't using any protection either. If it happens, it happens. We both want a baby badly, but I was told that I'd have to give Clomid a try since my cycles are usually irregular. I have PCOS and I lost about 20lbs and for the past three or four months, it's been pretty regular. Well this month I spotted once or twice on 8/6 just on the tp. On 8/7 I bled a fair amount, enough to need a tampon or two. On 8/8, no more bleeding, just occasional spotting. The spotting continued through yesterday, 8/12. This is far from normal for me. My AF is usually long (7-10 days) and extremely heavy (going through super plus pon's every two hours). Now that the spotting has stopped, my breasts are still sore/larger and the veins are big, blue, and up to my neck. I'm getting occasional shooting pains and my breast/nipples are so itchy. I have acid reflux but now EVERYTHING gives me heartburn. I ate a ham sandwich for dinner and it's already burning. My lower back and hips are achy. The day I was actually bleeding, my hips burned so badly and that's never happened before. I have a headache nearly everyday and I've noticed smells are stronger (I threw out a bag of slightly burnt popcorn two hours ago and I still smell it). I've also noticed that I'm more stopped up than usual. I have that sick feeling in the back of my throat. I think the biggest difference is the exhaustion. By 3 in the afternoon, I'm ready for bed. And it's not just sleepy, it's physical exhaustion as well. I just want to lay in bed and not move. I have been peeing more often and experience occasional waves of nausea. Oh! And my lower abdomen is sore as well as slightly crampy. I get little twinges here and there but nothing like AF cramps.
I haven't taken a test yet because I figured I should wait a few days after the spotting has stopped to try to get an accurate result.
I know most of what I've mentioned leads to me being pregnant, but the bleeding threw me off. I know implantation bleeding can be anywhere from a few hours to a few days, but I thought it was supposed to be just spotting.
Normally with my AF, I spot a little before, really long, heavy flow and then once it's over, everything else stops with it. I've never spotted afterwards or had anything continue on after the bleeding has stopped.
Any votes, either way, as well as any stories from anyone would be helpful!
The only person I've talked about this with is my fiance so I'm dying to hear other peoples opinions!
Thank you in advance :)"
I took a test yesterday, 8/17, and got my BFP! (Dollar Tree brand)
So far the shooting pains in my breasts have increased, as well as the itchiness. My hips, entire back, and neck ache. I've still been getting headaches every afternoon. The sickly feeling in the back of my throat has gone away for the most part. Still occasional waves of nausea but have not vomited at all. Sex drive has definitely increased. BMs are irregular and inconsistent. I've gotten used to the heartburn since I've dealt with acid reflux for the past few years. My lower abdomen and uterine area are occasionally sore and still have random pinching cramps. Vaginal and anal muscle spasms (I know, a whole lot of tmi!) all day yesterday. Very gassy. Increase in CM. The exhaustion has still continued, but I've gotten better about staying awake (as I'm typing this from bed) :p Nose is still sensitive. I STILL smell that damn burnt popcorn! As far as taste goes, all I want are cold cut sandwiches with lots of banana peppers, vinegar, and mustard! Also, I've noticed that almost everything tastes EXTREMELY salty. To the point where I can barely season anything without it being overbearing.
I got a comment on my original post saying that IB is very rare and it's not supposed to last that long or include bleeding at all. Everyone's bodies are different and just because it doesn't fit the textbook answer, doesn't mean it's out of the question. You know your body the best and while it's always great to hear others opinions, go with your gut.
To others with PCOS, stay positive and know that there's hope to do it naturally!
To those TTC, I wish you all lots and lots of sticky baby dust!
Lastly, to all of us soon to be mommies who are sharing our BFP stories, have a H&H 9 months!
:)

I'm cautiously excited to be writing my BFP story here. I've stalked this page during many of my TWW's. I've even posted another BFP story here back in March 2014, but sadly that pregnancy ended in MC. Praying this little bean decides to stick around! DH & I (both 30) have been trying for 18 months.

Anyways...on to the good stuff! I faithfully do BBT & check OPK's every month, so I know for sure when I O'ed. I should also mention this was my 2nd round of Clomid 50mg (cd 4-8). We also used pre-seed every time we BD'ed (because I rarely have EWCM). This is how it went down:

CD 11 - bbt takes a HUGE dip. Not having any signs of O though. BD just in case.
CD 12 (O day)- bbt still low. Feeling some O pains, but no EWCM. Did not BD tonight (we decided to follow the "every other day" idea with BDing because every day was just too much!).
1 dpo- HUGE temp spike today. Immediately regret not BDing last night. BD tonight to be sure to catch the egg.
2-3dpo - temps staying up. BD just to be on the safe side.
4-6dpo - nothing unusual.
7dpo - lots of creamy CM. Keep thinking AF started early. Paranoid that my usual "pre-AF" spotting is going to start any day now.
8dpo - big temp spike today. Hmmm.
9-10dpo - temp stays up. FF now says my chart has a "triphasic" pattern. I've never had this before. This was the first time I had a feeling I was pregnant.
11dpo - feeling nauseous & having AF type cramps. Still lots of creamy CM. Not a drop of spotting. Likely the day of implantation. BFN on FRER with FMU. Feel "twinges" in uterus.
12dpo - BFN on FRER with FMU. Think *maybe* I see a super duper faint line, but only if I hold it up in the right light & at the right angle. Probably just my "line eyes" again. Feeling a bit dejected. Start thinking maybe I'm not pregnant after all. BBT is still triphasic. Uterus feels like it's "humming".
13dpo - Clear as day BFP on FRER with FMU!!! So excited, I ran into the bedroom to tell DH. He's happy & excited. Start my daily dose of progesterone 200mg orally today!
14-15dpo - lines getting darker on FRER. Tannish (light brown) spotting, but nothing like my previous MC's & no cramps. Just occasional "twinges" to the uterus. Hoping it's the baby nestling in there really well. I'm super excited, nervous & anxious all at the same time. Praying this is my miracle baby! EDD - May 2, 2015!!

We used IUI and got a BFP on our first round. Here we're my signs:

DPO 1-8 Nothing
DPO 9 Extreme tiredness early evening and very moody/ cranky.
DPO 10 Woke up with spotting (light brown), bad headache which I never get, strange taste in mouth but not metallic.
DPO 11 Spotting continues on and off, slightly sore boobs but nothing more than what I normally have during PMS. Moodiness and crying. Took a test with First Response Early and got faint line but Clear Blue digital said Not Pregnant.
DPO 12. Spotting gone. Boobs more sore. Took blood test at doctor and pregnant with hcg 25 and prog at 18. Doctor tells me these "are good numbers". I'm going in on DPO 14 for another blood test.
DPO 13 Woke up with no symptoms but Clear Blue now says I'm pregnant!

Good luck ladies!

SYMPTOMS-
1DPO: nothing
2DPO: creamy CM (dry on undies)
3DPO: creamy CM (dry on undies) + general cramps
4DPO: creamy CM (dry on undies)
5DPO: wet CM + lft cramps
6DPO: creamy CM (dry on undies) + mood swings + rt cramps (who knows why)
7DPO: creamy CM (dry on undies) + mood swings + lft cramps + tender bbs + sleepy
8DPO: tender bbs + lft cramps
9DPO: tender bbs + thirsty + BFP after 4 hr hold (light) + mild lft cramps + pink/red spotting (only when checking cervix & only in the morning)
10DPO: tender bbs + FMU BFP (light) + no cramps so far

I used softcup for 3 months & all BFNs. This time had sex only once 2 days before ovulation and thats all I needed (nothing added). Tried the temping thing this month and that lasted 3 days (i could never remember as soon as I woke up - without moving) I have been symptom spotting for 9 months and this month was not like other months except as of today 10DPO my bbs hurt without poking or moving just feel sore.

I'm a forum stalker & finally got my BFP with #2. We conceived in 1st cycle with #1 so a year of trying for #2 was excruciating! I stopped symptom spotting 6 months ago cuz I had "symptoms" every month but this month was a little different. Wanted to give my symptoms for you.

1st off...for CP checkers....there was absolutely no difference in my CP or CM from.O day to BFP!

5dpo-10dpo felt nothing obvious. Looking back i was rather emotional but chalked it up to switch to night shift & my DD starting kindergarten. Sense of well being

11dpo Smell of funnel cakes made me feel sick (funny cuz this was my only craving in 1st pregnancy)

12dpo Crazy vivid dream early morning...
Strong BFP on FRER!!! Boobs a little sore but similar to PMS. 2 drops pink spotting when wiped. SLEEEPY

13 dpo Small Brownish Discharge few times when wiped. SLEEEEPY

14 dpo Boobs increasingly sore...No AF!!! SLEEEEPY
15dpo Boobs really sore

I poas every day to make sure lines getting darker cuz doc office closed labor day weekend & I've had a chemical before. Everything looks good. Baby dust to everyone!!!

DH & I are both healthy and 30. Had been trying since June 2013 with a break for 3 months earlier this year. I found out I had no immunity to chicken pox and had to have a vaccine & wait 3 months before trying again. In this time we had lots of tests done. DH came back with low & clumpy SA. I immediatly got him on vitamin C & Fertile Max. 2.5 months later his results were soo much better the doc asked what medication he was on.
Next came my issues, I've had painful AF & spotting for the last 4-5 years & once we started ttc it got worse. Had an ultrasound & found a complex cyst & fibroid, that didnt go away after my next 2 month scan. My gyno also said my CD21 hormones were too low (progesterone) & wanted me to take Clomid. Having read that clomid wasn't very good for women with cysts, i started hunting for a herbal alternative and found the wonderful VITEX!
1st month my some what regular cycle dropped to 20 days long (taking 1 x 1000 mg per day) & with no pain at all. 2nd month it increased to 23 with a little cramping. Month 3 I increased my vitex dose to 3 x 1000mg a day & on CD 28 I got my first ever BFP!! ive also been takingo B6, B12 & Vitamin C daily.

I hope my experience helps someone else in their journey & I really recommend you try vitex for at least 3 months :)

Hello ladies! I didn't expect to be posting here anytime soon, but here I am! I am not ttc or anything. I actually came across this site recently. It was nice to see answers when I wanted them, so if anyone is going through a similar thing, my story might help you. Here it goes!

I am 20 years old, and my boyfriend and I have been living together for 2 years. I'm not looking for any negativity here, as we both have great jobs working for the city we live in and we have both always been more mature than our age groups. He is 22. We aren't ttc, we don't use protection (just the oh-so-reliable pull out method) and I'm not on birth control, so it's really no wonder that I'm sitting here typing this, but I'm excited!

Okay so, in July we had sex twice around the 9th and then around the 11th. My period came heavier than it has in months on July 17th. I track my periods with an app but I have been irregular a good part of my menstruating life. My flow normally starts out with lots of cramps and some watery pink when I wipe, then the next day a moderate flow with no clots ever, until it tampers off in about 4 days. We had sex on the 21st, the day after my period and then the 25th. A few times here and there in between but those are the only dates I can recall for sure. My app projected my next start date to be August 14th, and its usually accurate to the date, or just a day off.

August 10th- alarming amount of pale yellow discharge. I have no idea what this is.
August 14th came and I was cramping but there was no blood.
August 15- there was plenty of cramping, and when I wiped there was a pinkish tint on the toilet paper. This continued through the day, but the pink never made it to my panty liner.
August 16th- 2 days "late". I considered it not a period because no blood was touching my panty liner. I put in a tampon and was surprised to find it half covered in sticky brown cm a couple hours later. Still no actual flow. Pink when I wipe still.
August 17th- 3 days late. Brownish tan cm when i wipe. Its a bit thick. Cramps continue.
August 18th- tan color when i wipe only. Cramps are still here. Along with a lower backache.

From August 18th-22nd, i had pretty mild cramps. Since the 18th, Ive had a lower back ache, til now, September 5th. I didnt really think anything of it. A few days out of the week I found myself getting dizzy when I moved too fast, or standing up. My boobs normally hurt during AF, but havent, and still dont. Theres a dull ache under my armpits, but thats all for that. Ive always had small boobs, a small c, so i didnt know if that meant they wouldnt hurt. I opened my period app on accident and seen 17, days late. I was baffled, and thought and realized i never had gotten my actual period. I decided to wait til the end of the week for AF to show. Yesterday, September 4th, I tested in the morning with a BFP test strip. I undressed for a shower and didnt think much of it (because i dont FEEL anything, I dont FEEL pregnant at all so I just didnt expect anything, just being irregular as usual) but something caught my eye. There was a faint little line. I couldnt believe my eyes. It was faint, but definitely there. Imeadiately, i forced enough pee into the cup and tried again. This time it was a BFN. I called my best friend and she suggested I wait til later to do it again. Around 6 last night, I got another BFN. I still wasnt sure though, as the faint little line was just so...there on the first.

September 4th- another test this morning gave me a light bfp, darker than yesterday and still definitely there, but yet light. I called my doctor and she told me that a positive is a positive and to assume Im pregnant. I have an appointment next week to confirm! According to my app, I would be 6 weeks, but I dont know how accurate that is. Im not sure if its normal for a positive to be so light 21 days late, im just happy it got darker.

This is my story! Good luck everyone! :)

First I want to say that I personally can not believe I am writing up here. I remember long night staying up reading all the BFP and TTC stories and the just thinking it will never happen. I had gotten so discouraged and all I could do was cry to my husband and pray to God that one day I would be able to say I am going to be a mother.

Ok some background, I was diagnosed with PCOS at 19 years old. I actually diagnosed myself, I told the doctors I was not seeing AF and that she had only came twice that pass year. Before then I had just came off of birth control at the age of 18 which I had been on for 3 years and some change. So when my AF didn't come I thought it was just my body getting rid of the birth control since I had been on it for so long. But then my chin started getting very hairy and then I knew something was up. So like I said went to the doctor and was told "you were right, you sure do have PCOS", I was so mixed up with emotions I couldn't even think straight. I mean its not like I didn't know I mean come one I am the one that mentioned it to them first. It was as iff reality had literally appeared and smacked me right across my face. I'm sorry a little to off track ok I will get back to where I left off up top.

OK so I guess my DH and I conceived in the end of July and we didn't even know. I had been feeling funny for the end of July and I took some hpt and they all came back BFN. It was as if my body was making up symptoms just to make me feel as if I was going crazy. So after the negative results I tried to forget about the funny feeling I was getting or the nauseous spells I would get periodically. Hey I was just feeling things. I had been over family and friends houses and they kept asking me are you pregnant yet? The answer was always no not yet. But one day I had went over my aunts house and she asked me do you have a bun in the oven? Because your hair is growing too fast. I laughed and brushed it off like everything was normal. Then I started to think and tried to put things together as if I was convincing myself I was. Some days went by and I started having to pee every time I would go to a store, no matter how much I drank it was as if my bladder was the size of a penny and it could not hold much. After that I started to experiencing some burning and itching down there and so I thought I had a yeast infection. I was experiencing brown and light pink discharge and so I called my sister who is in school to be a NP and she said you need to go to the doctor because it could either be a miscarriage or you could be pregnant. I laughed that off and continued to work but at work I was feeling nauseous and dizzy and so I had to leave early. On the way home I called my BFF and she convinced me to go to the doctor. Sorry I forgot to mention two days prior I had just went to Kings Dominion the Amusement Park and I had chronic diarrhea the whole time. On and off rides I had to literally run to to a restroom. Ok I just wanted to put that in there. Ok so i finally went to the doctors and was waiting for the results and then it finally came back. The doctor came in and said everything was good no yeast nothing was wrong then he said but you are a little dehydrated ( from all that diarrhea lol im sorry tmi) and that I don't want to be dehydrated while carrying a little one. It was like the world had stopped for five seconds. I was in utter shock. All I could do was keep repeating to him what he already told me, "Im pregnant....Im pregnant wow". First thing I did was drive straight to my husbands job and surprise him with this blessing. He was so happy and he did the same exact thing I did to the doctor. I still feel as if all of this is a dream but it becomes so much more real when I feel my belly and I see that its growing.

I just want to say to all the TTC women that it is never impossible and that it can be done. Keep believing and praying because just because the doctors say it may not happen God always has the final say so. Sorry for the long story but I am really excited and I want to give hope to someone that is reading this.

P.S. I was taking Metformin and I also had a HSG test done in June. Got pregnant on my second moth after the Hsg test. I really think the HSG test did it!

We were not really trying (well, I was), but DH agreed to not preventing either. Actually the only BD that could have gotten me pregnant is exactly on my O date. I tried to get DH to DTD before but he wasn't in the mood, so I'm happy it worked out anyway.

DPO 1-5 nothing really out of the ordinary, very sore nipples though. I lately get them after O but that really hurt.

DPO 6 DH could piss me off easily and in the evening I got weird twinges in my uterus, which lasted for about an hour, tired

DPO 7 gassy, but that's not new between O and AF, very dizzy at work, I thought I might pass out, slight cramps and the nipples still hurt

DPO 8 temp dip a little over coverline, nothing else

DPO 9 temp shot up, started spotting in the afternoon, which made me feel out. I was sure temp will drop the next day and AF would come. Headache. BFN

DPO 10 dreaded temp drop, below cover, was super emotional and close to cry (maybe because of the spotting), still spotting (tmi, got quiet a bit on my finger), slight cramping and backache

DPO 11 temp up again! WTF?? I was so gassy, it made me wake up at night (that is NOT normal) Still spotting so I was thinking "should I waste another test?""Screw it, I have tons!" So against better knowledge I POAS and there was a second line! BFP! Other than that, very tired after a day out with hubby and very (VERY) light headed. DH and I were talking and I barely couldn't focus on what he said, as much as I wanted to. Worried about the spotting, maybe a chemical?

DPO 12 temp is still up, spotting seems to have stopped, still gassy, headache all day (fun at work with screaming 4 years olds), tired and a all day wet feeling, like on AF days but gladly nothing, tested again and the line is still there

DPO 13 temp didn't really change, took a clearblue digital (25 miu/ml), since I used 10 miu/ml for the first 2 tests, and it came back as "pregnant". Later I'll go to an ob/gyn for confirmation

After a M/C last year at 9 week I hope this one will stick and I'll hold a happy and healthy newborn in my arms May 2015