Hey ladies! I'm so thrilled to finally post here. I began lurking in the shadows of this site back in 2012 when my husband and I originally began ttc. Here's my timeline:

October 2012: Began trying to conceive

December 2012: Noticed (now that I was tracking) that I begin to spot sometimes up to five days post ovulation and continue to spot through to my period. Negative.

December 2012-April 2012: Negative

April 2013: Began seeing an RE due to spotting. Negative

May 2013: Diagnosed with PCOS (even though I've never had an irregular period) and a luteal phase defect. Clomid. Husband's numbers look more than perfect. Negative.

June 2013-October 2013: Clomid. Negative

November 2013: IUI with Clomid plus trigger. 2 healthy looking follicles. Negative

December 2013: IUI with Clomid plus trigger. 2 healthy looking follicles. Negative.

January 2014: RE believes I have endometriosis...awesome. -_- Negative

February 2014-May 2014: Continued trying naturally. Negative

June 2014: Laparoscopic surgery for removal of large amounts of endometriosis; however, what is there isn't very deep. The doctor also discovered that my left fallopian tube was being blocked by scar tissue. Luckily, she was able to re-open the tube. Cleared for continued ttc.

July 2014: IUI with Letrozol plus trigger. 2 healthy looking follicles. Negative

August 2014: I said, "SCREW IT! I'm done! It is what it is. I'm over it. If it happens, great.. but I'm DONE!"

August 2014-January 2015: Went back to college. Quit trying to conceive. Got a 4.0 my first semester back. Made peace with the idea that I wouldn't be a mommy.

**Here's the fun part**

January 2015: Begin working out and I'm loving it.

CD 15-17 - It's obvious (just by my body's signs) that I'm ovulating.. but who cares? I can't get pregnant! BD random days.
(10 DPO): Boobs hurt, bloated, cramping lightly. Begin spotting like usual..just brown stuff. I ALWAYS spot before my period. Here's she comes!
(12 DPO): Spotting is gone... and I mean GONE! I'm talking.. nothing.. nada.. it's just gone.
(13 DPO): Still no spotting... this is strange... but my boobs still hurt. Maybe I'm skipping a period due to working out so hard?
(14 DPO): Still no spotting... boobs really hurt and here's something new... I can feel little electric jolts in my boobs. Weeeirddd. "Let's just test so I can get this over with and know that I'm NOT pregnant and then I can take my mind off of it."

*Tests and throws it on the bathtub ledge while I'm taking a bath* I look over.. and there it is.. plain as day. No squinting.. no holding it to the light... it's just there.. the two lines I'd never seen before.. right there.. staring back at me at 1:30am while I soak in a bath.

HCG levels were checked the next day and were at 298, more than doubling to 536 in 48 hours. My first ultrasound is next week and I'm now currently 5 weeks. Prayers, ladies.

The pain of infertility is real. I promise to keep you all in my prayers while I'm thanking God for this miracle. Stay strong and I love each and every one of you! <3

I hadn't been very optimistic about this cycle, we only BD two times during my fertile window with the last time being 2 days before ovulation (Valentines Day weekend!). I was so sure that I was out this month at the start of my TWW that I went out and bought "Taking Charge or Your Fertility" to help prepare for next month. I was very surprised when I decided to take a test on a whim after work last month (11DPO), the first relatively positive test I've ever seen! The line was very clear, even though it was still pretty early!

Things I did differently: Pre-seed used internally, I drank Red Raspberry Leaf Tea through AF to Ovulation, exercised moderately and did some Yoga. I would highly recommend a light workout with stretching to help relax and relieve stress! I also started charting BBT and using Fertility Friend.

2/16 (1DPO)-Some light cramping. Lots of creamy CM in the afternoon. Had a headache.
2/17 (2DPO)-Nipples a bit tender, no other symptoms
2/18 (3DPO)-No symptoms
2/19 (4DOP)-No symptoms
2/20(5DPO)-Nipples tender, acne breakouts, moody/irritable and cramps.
2/21(6DPO)-Moody and irritable (temp dropped)
2/22(7DPO)-Cramps, some only on right side.(temp dropped)
2/23(8DPO)-Temp down 97.86. Felt very hungry/nauseous around 11:30. (temp dropped)
2/24(9DPO)-Very thirsty in the middle of the night, craved orange juice.(Temp went up again, stayed high)
2/25(10DPO)-Lots of creamy CM (light yellow). Irritable. Nipples look bigger. Very thirsty in the evening.
2/26(11DPO)-Nipples bigger/sore. Headache in the afternoon. Took Answer test at 5:05PM, BFP!!! There was a strong line. Two drops of bright red CM around 8:00PM. Cramping very low in abdomen.
2/27(12DPO)-Cramping in low abdomen continued, spotting light pink and brown when wiping (some red streaks)
2/28(13DPO)-Spotting in the morning only. A bit emotional. Feeling bloated, light cramping low in abdomen. Confirmed BFP on Clear Blue digital - Pregnant 2-3 Wks.
3/1(14DPO)-No Spotting. Feeling very bloated, jeans are uncomfortable.

I was pretty scared that I was having spotting after getting my BFP, and the fact that there was some bright red at times. The Spotting stopped 13DPO, and I was told by my Dr. office that spotting in early pregnancy is fairly common. I also used Answer tests on 12DPO to confirm, and today (AF would have been due today) and the line is even darker than the control line. Now I just need to stay calm and take care, it's really happening!

Good luck and baby dust to all!

I honestly don't even know where to start! I am 26 and he's 30. I have been off of birth control for at least 2 years, we've been using the pull out method. I feel SO blessed and thankful that we were able to conceive on our first try. I could cry! (And I have :)) Let me start by saying I started tracking my ovulation with OPK sticks. I got an LH surge 4 days earlier than I was expected to, so we did it twice that day and once the next day and 2 days later. To be honest, I "knew" we had conceived the first time right after I got the LH surge. :)

Here were my symptoms by DPO:

1-3dpo Nothing out of the ordinary

4-5dpo: I was EXTREMELY irritable. I peed 3 times that night and started having light cramps. Had a very vivid dream about being kidnapped!?

6dpo: Still moody! Noticed my nipples were tad darker and were slightly tender to touch but not enough for me to think it couldn't have been AF coming. I saw blood in the sink when I was brushing my teeth. This is when I first noticed a "metallic taste" in my mouth. I had a coke at lunch that day and it tasted awful! I took an OPK that day out of curiosity and it was positive! Felt "itchy" down there like I was about to get a yeast infection.

7dpo: Still extremely moody! Also, I woke up feeling "stuffy" with an earache and headache. I had a sex dream! I also saw a positive pregnancy test in my dream and kept "misplacing" my baby. I finally found him/her (couldn't tell really what sex it was) and was so worried about breastfeeding. Very crazy dream! There was no blood in the sink that morning and I didn't notice the metallic taste that day. I felt slight pinching in my left lower abodomen. (left ovary??) The irritability is what bothered me the most!

8-9dpo: I took an internet cheapie on 8dpo and I swear it was a faint positive! This is when I really got excited! Other than that I didn't notice ANY other symptoms, literally none.

10dpo: BFP on a FRER!!! It was still very faint so I wasn't "sure" yet. Breasts are tinder and nipples are starting hurt, feeling bloated but nothing else that's unsual. I started having very light yellowish/pinkish spotting which worried me a little so I called my DR and they said that's normal. So I began to get excited! :)

11dpo: BFP on a Digital!!! It's real! Breasts still sore. Spotting stopped. SO HAPPY! :)

I think the main thing that helped was tracking ovulation, I highly recommend figuring out the EXCACT TIME when you ovulate! God bless and good luck to you all. I would appreciate any prayers for a healthy baby!

I am excited to say we have a bun in the oven!
Just wanted to share my BFP story for all those who are anxiously waiting, I was one too! I posted on "am I pregnant?": http://www.twoweekwait.com/am-i-pregnant/2-bfns-8-10-dpo-now-3-days-late
Baby dust to all!

Last cycle: Dec. 29th, 2014
Cycle legth: 35 day (avg.)

(January)
Baby danced: CD 8, 16, 17-19, 23, 24, 32, 33, 34 ,36
CD 20: light pink spotting
CD's 32 & 33: BD. Tested, BFN (First response) on CD33
CD 34: Still no AF, Sore bb's the past 2 days & nausea today. Tested, BFN
(February)
CD 38 & 39: BD. Cramps, constipation, acid reflux. Tested, BFN
CD 42: Spotting (looked like I was getting AF)
CD 48: Cramping.
CD 50, 52, 61 &62: BD
CD 66: BFP!!! (Clear Blue)

Going to see the doctor tomorrow to see how far along I am!
Wishing all of you luck!!!

I am utterly in shock right now. It is the evening of what I was sure was 8 DPO and I just got a faint but definite BFP on a FRER as well as a generic early results test.

Here is some background about me. I have been happily married to my DH for 6 1/2 years. We're both 31 and healthy. I am the Mom of a beautiful 16 month old son. To conceive him it took us 8 cycles and then I had a pretty stressful pregnancy. It started with a massive bleed at 9 weeks along ( was a sub chorionic hematoma). I bled like crazy for 6 weeks and it was a very stressful time, but miraculously the fetus was fine. As the pregnancy progressed, they also realized I had 6 fibroids that were rapidly growing ( they were each about 5 cm in size). The cord insertion to the placenta was also marginal and they had to watch his growth very carefully. I had to be off work on bed rest most of the pregnancy and had about 15 ultrasounds. As a healthy 29year old, I had never expected any of these complications, but they resulted in a beautiful full-term healthy baby boy, and I thank God every day for being blessed with him and try not to take a single moment for granted.

On the advise of my OB, my husband and I decided to start trying again fairly early ( not knowing if the fibroids would cause fertility problems). This was our 3rd cycle. I wasn't paying as close attention as I usually would have because, for the past week my son has been sick with a virus and has been up constantly during the night. Anyway, here are my symptoms as far as I can remember:

CD1-5 normal period
CD 11 : had signs of ovulation ( EWCM and ovary pain) OPK neg AM, positive PM, CBFM high - so glad to catch the surge early - BD evening
CD 12 : ovulation pain, small amount EWCM, 1st peak CBFM, OPK positive - BD evening
CD 13 : ovulation pain, no EWCM, 2nd peak CBFM, OPK positve - BD evening. Believe this was ovulation day. Usually occurs on my second peak day
1-3DPO : mild period-like cramping. This is very usual for me in these first few days.
4DPO : TMI but after I peed and went to wipe, felt something hit my inner thigh. I wiped it with a piece of toilet paper and it was this thick mucousy whitish glob with a streak of pinkish red blood across it. Have never ever spotted at this stage of my cycle before so thought maybe it could be implantation spotting but thought it was way too early. Kind of suspicious from this day on. Was super crampy this day as well.
5DPO : feeling completely exhausted (but my son has been up all night sick, so thought nothing of it), feeling thirsty and my stomach feels raw all day. Very moody and a depressed, which is unusual. NoT much CM from this point on ( usually more).
6DPO : exhausted again. Napping when my son naps. diarrhea a few time. Tummy upset. Maybe I am catching my son's virus? Nipples slightly tender and breasts sore under armpits.
7DPO : exhausted again ( but up a lot with son at night). Tummy feels empty and feel slightly nauseated most of the day. Breast sore, but nothing too unusual.
8DPO : ( today) exhausted ( despite a better sleep), strange dreams all night. Nauseated and tummy feels empty all day. Overwhelming urge to test but I know it is insanely early. Went to get a few groceries tonight and grabbed a few pregnancy tests. Collected my urine in a cup and decided if it looked super concentrated I would give in and test tonight. Tested with the cheapy first and saw a faint BFP within time frame. Shocked! Pulled out FRER, faint BFP within 1 minute! Ran to tell my husband and called my Mom right away! In shock, extremely happy but don't know quite what to think!

With my son I didn't get a positve result until 11/12DPO and at that time it was fainter than my result tonight. So bizarre to get a positve this early. Maybe I ovulated a day or 2 earlier, but that would only make it 9/10 DPO at the latest. ( no earlier BD than that this cycle). I know it is still so early and anything can happen at this point, but am hoping for the best. My expected period is on Monday ( I only have a 12 day luteal phase), so we will see what the next few days bring. I usually spot 11-12 DPO and when I was pregnant with my son, I ended up spotting those days as usual, but of course my period never came.

Sorry for my rambling story. I wish everyone out there the very best. I work in the obstetrics field so I am very aware of all the pain and struggles people often go through on this journey to become parents. I hope everyone out there gets their well-deserved BFP soon. Know that I truly realize what a blessing this is and am not taking it for granted for one second.

We are so very very excited and lucky to have conceived on our first try! I ovulated on Monday, February 22. Four days later I felt a gush in my pants. I ran to the bathroom to find blood and a blood clot. I was beyond scared. I immediately went to my ob. He thought it could have been related to stress or a cyst rupturing. I figured there was way to much blood for it to be implantation bleeding. Boy was I wrong! Two days before my period we received out BFP!

So for woman like me who scower the internet for signs of implantation bleeding:
I DID have a blood clot, I saw it with my own eyes. The internet says its no possible.
I DID have red blood. It wasn't pink or brown, it was normal period like blood.

I got my first ever BFP on Jan 13, the day before we were scheduled to go for an initial IVF consultation! Here is our story:

My husband and I are both 31 and after 15 years on the pill, I came off at the end of Jan 2014. All of my friends were starting to have kids and my husband had been subtly hinting that he was feeling ready for a few months. At first my cycles were short (24 days) with spotting for almost a week followed by only a day or 2 of heavy flow. After 4 months of this I went to my doctor and expressed my concerns for the short cycle and spotting. I am an alarmist and felt sure that something was terribly wrong. She was not concerned about my cycles and told me to try using OPK strips, relax, drink lots of water, eat healthy, etc. and call her back if I wasn’t pregnant in a year. She also suggested that we get my husbands sperm tested, which we did. His results came back above normal for sperm count and on the low side for morphology, but nothing to be overly concerned about.

I turned to the internet and began googling everything nonstop for the next few months. In July I decided we would really get serious. We started using OPK’s, preseed, and I began taking Vitamin B6. My cycles lengthened to 26 days, however I was still spotting beginning exactly 5 days before my period every month. This lasted through the summer and fall, and was absolute torture. Between family asking when we were going to have kids already, and friends getting pregnant and giving birth within the same amount of time we’d been trying, I was really starting to feel the pressure. Every month I felt sure that we had timed it right, and was devastated when I would start spotting on cue.

We were coming up on a year, so I called my doctor in December and she referred me to a specialist for IVF. I’m not sure that I would have ever gone through with the procedure, we are normal, working class people and it would be been very hard for us to come up with the money. But something about having the appointment in place and knowing that we were going to explore other options must have put me at ease. The only thing that we did differently this month was that I began taking Vitex. I’m not sure that I can credit Vitex 100% for my BFP, but I definitely think it contributed. I noticed a ton of fertile CM the day I ovulated, which was something that I had never, ever experienced before. Whenever people would mention Egg White CM I always wondered what they meant and would analyze mine every month. Well, I really understood after that! I would recommend that anyone with similar spotting issues look into Vitex, I took 40 mg a day for 1 month before my BFP.

I did not keep track of all the details because I was distracted by the madness of returning to work after the holidays, but I distinctly remember having an abundance of white CM after ovulation, and a big glob of yellowish CM around 8 DPO (almost like a snot… gross, I know). I had never experienced that before, and remember thinking - could this be it?

Good luck everyone! I know how hard it is and how easy it is to get down. I wish I had some miracle cure to share - for me it just took time...

Myself and my husband decided in October we wanted another baby. Our little boy is 2 years 5 months. In an ideal world we would have had a slightly smaller age gap but due to finances we had to wait. We caught on cycle one with the 1st so when we reached the 3 month mark of trying we were getting a little bit worn out. Month 4 was by far the most disappointing as we'd done everything we could and still nothing. We also found out that month that my sister in law, one of my best friends and a work friend were all expecting. I was over the moon for all but a little envious.
I became obsessed with TTC and it felt like it consumed me. It caused a few arguments with my husband and before cycle 5 started we sat down had a really good talk. We had to get back to basic's and enjoy the TTC rather than seeing it as a necessity at the end of the day. Well it worked. We put the fun back into baby making, both more relaxed and enjoyed being with each other.

AF 9th - 13th Feb
Ovulation Window - 18th - 26th Feb
Clear Blue flashing - 21st & 22nd, Solid 23rd & 24th
DTD - 18th,20th,21st,22nd,23rd & 24th

As always most months I become obsessed with peeing on sticks from about 6 days post ovulation.
All tests between 2nd - 9th March negative.

Had some spotting on Monday afternoon (the day AF was due) and assumed AF was starting, however by Thursday nothing had materialised. So I took a clear blue, I wasn't that hopeful as I have no symptoms what so ever.

Safe to say after 5 months a couple of ups and downs that my dears is a BFP!!!!!!

Thanks for reading. Good luck to all TTC and Baby dust to all.

xxx

Ok so I am 37, no kids. The last time me and my bf had sex (we live quite far away from each other) was three days (!!) before ovulation. We spent a holiday week having sex twice a day (sorry if tmi) so nothing like those "every two days" schedules some people talk about when TTC. After that I flew across seven time zones, got a horrible jet lag... yet the little guys waited for so long for my egg, bless them :-* I've been on Fertility Blend and Wobenzym for a few months though due to our schedules we were never really trying. Here's my mental 2WW:

1DPO until now - sore throat - if you don't believe this is a symptom, google Early Pregnancy Factor, I don't understand why there is not more research on this... also got some crazy whole body itching, not sure if this is related to the lower immunity issue after conception. This whole time, since 1DPO, I kinda feel like a flu is just around the corner - tired, sore, no stamina for my usual exercise.
2DPO - ovulation "pain" (it's more a feeling than an actual pain) still lingers on, weird, but am charting so positive I've passed o.
3DPO - 7DPO - nothing during the day but every night before I fell asleep, I was "observing" things happening in my lower abdomen - just random weird pulling, occasional super mild sharp feeling; my abdomen also started to feel a bit full, tight and heavy, especially when lying on side, kinda like after a heavy lower abs exercise - this was just getting stronger and still is.
8DPO - the weirdest night ever - I am sure this was the apposition part of implantation - so weird! Constant activity in my lower abdomen. Could not fall asleep till 3am, I was just too excited. Various kinds of tension and pulling very low, sometimes on my pelvic bone, as if someone was pulling my pubic hair from the inside :-) Creamy cm, cervix medium but firm and closed. Temp rised a little.
9DPO - Spent the following day being 100% positive I was pg. When sitting down, my underwear and trousers felt tight around my groin. Creamy pinkish cm.
10 DPO - the worst day of 2WW!!! - got BFN, temp dropped, started spotting and woke up with typical af cramps - they continued on and off the whole day. I was 100% sure I was out. Except that... it was a bit too early for my usual pre-AF spotting and waaay too early for my AF cramps - I only get them the first day of my period. Super emotional, basically spent the day crying.
11 DPO - temp back up! Spotting is gone! AF cramps are gone and the weird tightness, heaviness in my lower abdomen has increased. Cervix high, firm and closed. No cm whatsoever but not feeling dry either, "lubed"? Exhausted, had to take a nap but so sure this is it - googled "Implantation Window" to understand the process of implantation a bit better and even though I got another BFN (and I mean blank white, not even an evap) I just knew.
12 DPO - got my BFP on ClearBlue Digital, abdomen super tight cannot even do my yoga. Creamy yellowish cm is back, now in greater qn.
13 DPO - pg confirmed by doctor, got a really annoying blurry vision for about an hour. Feeling tight around my abdomen, occasional very mild pain in ovaries... got a scan and should be ok though.

To sum up - for me it was the flu like feeling with sore throat that never got any worse or better and all those weird things happening in my lower abdomen, sometimes really really low - that I have never felt before in my life. The tightness, heaviness, all the pulling... In the beginning it was very subtle and I only felt it at night before I fell asleep, when I was paying attention to my body. Nothing like the typical af cramps, except for that one day when my temp dropped and prob the final stage of implantation took place. My cervix never really dropped after o and stayed pretty firm and closed.

Feeling very... I don't know. I am trying not to get too excited or too terrified. Just peacefull, fascinated by everything happening in my body. I wish you girls all the luck and happiness you all deserve! I spent my 20s and early 30s being treated for bad depression, and now my bf broke up with me and I've yet to tell him I am pregnant with his kid. But I'm feeling peaceful. And so very grateful. It's all gonna be ok :-)

Hi ladies. I thought I would post my BFP story with you all as reading them really helped me! Me & my husband have been trying for 4 months - lucky on the 5th after an early miscarriageSt year.
I was using OPKs which I found helpful for my own sanity so I knew exactly when I was ovulating & it took the guess work out.
Symptoms wise I had the following:

1-3 DPO Sore boobs from the start. Noticed visible blue veins in my boobs from 3dpo.
4-5 DPO Migraines for 2 days!! Boobs absolutely killing me and light nausea on & off.
6DPO really tired and feeling nauseous and had bad diarrhoea in the evening (tmi sorry!!)
7DPO Boobs swollen and very sore, veins still visible and started feeling dizzy.
8DPO Felt light headed and a bit shakey and weak. Extremes fatigue I fell asleep as soon as I got in from work. Really runny nose!
9DPO noticed blood when I blew my nose in the morning - googled it (obviously!) and it's a common sign of early pregnancy! Still super tired and falling asleep as soon as I sit down!
10DPO Took a test first thing - BFN. Then thought I had come on later on & was devastated! Had very light brown spotting when wiping.
11DPO brown spotting but very very light and only when wiping. Boons still killing me.
12DPO spotting stopped. Boobs still absolutely killing me & still had veins in boobs. Checked cervix before bed and it was high and closed. No sign of AF.
13DPO took a test first thing and got my BFP!!! Used Clear Blue digital and it confirmed 1-2 weeks (dates from conception)

Today I'm 14DPO and have been feeling nausea and a bit light headed but still on a complete high!!

Good luck to everyone I hope you all get your BFP's soon. Don't be to disheartened with early negatives!!!

Baby dust to you all xxxxxxxxxx

Ok I had a baby 8 months ago. It took us 8 months to get pregnant with baby #1. We were so busy with our daughter that we didn't have time for each other. Then one week we found time...twice. I didn't think much of it bc it took so long for the first one and we were trying. A lot. Being that we weren't really trying i didn't worry about bc. Stupid. So when I spotted for 5 days and still nothing this morning I thought to take a test just to make sure I wasn't pregnant. Well at 5am I ran up to my husband who was changing our daughter's diaper and tried to tell him the news that we were expecting #2. I couldn't speak so I showed him the test and just said "no. You're pregnant? What? Is this early April fools? Wait but the lines are far apart are you really pregnant?!" I tried to tell him that the lines are supposed to be far apart and the lines are almost the same color which means the preggo hormones are def there. He still doesn't believe me but he is excited haha. Everyone told me to be careful and I didn't listen but I am over the moon. But still in shock haha

This is the story of our BFP; my wife and I have been working toward this for this for six or seven months now, though only were able to able to try to conceive in February and again in March. She is the one carrying the baby, and is 30. I'm in my late 20s. Married for 2 years and together for 8. She got pregnant using donor sperm and through the assistance of a fertility clinic in the city where we live. It was a ridiculously distressing experience to get this far, and I feel embarassed to say that; I know so many women who read this website try for so much longer, and have actual fertility issues (which we don't - we just don't have sperm, hah), so I don't mean to complain. It was just very frustrating to not be able to begin *trying* for six months, once we felt ready, while many of our friends seemed to be getting pregnant the first or second month of trying.

We got the first BFP at 11dpiui, on both Clear Blue and First Response tests. A bit of a disclaimer, though, is that the ovulation happened late in the cycle, so 11dpiui was actually AF 1 day late. Her cycle is typically 28 days.

CD 13-15: OPKs showed light lines, but not dark enough to be a full LH surge, despite using Babi brand and First Response brand.

CD 16: OPK showed lighter line than previous days. We were really upset, thinking we had missed the surge and lost our opportunity to TTC this month. Went to clinic for blood test to confirm. Discovered surge hadn't happened.

CD 17: Another blood test. Still no surge. Starting to think either something is wrong, or cycle had become longer. Maybe from stress?

CD 18: Another blood test. SURGE!

CD 19: IUI in the afternoon. Doctor says it was a very strong surge. Nurse says over 13 million sperm in this batch. Both of us feeling hopeful.

1-3dpiui: nothing really

4dpiui: hiccups in evening. Probably not related to IUI.

5dpiui. Twinging in abdomen during car ride to work in the morning. Boobs slightly sore at night, but that's not abnormal for CD 24 of a 28-day cycle.

6dpiui: no realy symptoms. Sleepy at work. Hiccups in evening.

7dpiui: No symptoms. Took a test. BFN.

8dpiui: Slight cramping in afternoon. Breasts somewhat sore but very mildly. Hiccups again (I think this is an old wive's tale, but still interesting to note!)

9dpiui: Breasts somewhat sore in morning. Only a little, though. First response test: BFN. Started feeling pre-period-y in evening. And with a body ache like a cold was coming on. Hiccups again.

10dpiui: Expected day of AF. Didn't arrive. Slight cramping on and off. Fell asleep at 9:30pm.

11dpiui: Feeling very much that AF was on the way. Crampy. Sore books. Took a Clear Blue test and BFP! Very faint line, and I didn't entirely trust it, so I raced out to buy more First Response tests. Took one an hour later: another BFP!!! We know the tests don't give false positives, but after the last failed cycle and our disappointment, we didn't know if we could believe it. We didn't tell anyone; just went to sleep and got up and went to work like normal. Afraid to hope, really.

12dpiui: She called me from work, freaking out and crying, saying the worst had happened - her period had arrived. So, so sad, thinking the baby hadn't stuck. We both stayed at work all day, tried to be calm, hoped it was just harder cramping and spotting and not full AF/miscarriage. 5 hours later, seemed to have stopped bleeding. Not normal AF colour etc. (sorry if TMI). Took a First response HPT that night: BFP!!! See attached photo.

13dpiui: Still no AF. Sore boobs.

14dpiui: Still no AF. Sore boobs. Headache and slight nausea (probably from headache, not morning sickness yet).

So even though we're only at the end of the 2ww now, at 14dpiui, with the late ovulation the pregnancy is considered to be 4w4d already! Pretty wild.

Blood work on Monday (18dpiui/5w1d) to determine if we have a good level of HcG, and if everything looks normal! Wish us luck! We are ready to have this baby!

And don't lose hope if you test positive and then there's a bit of bleeding! It doesn't necessarily mean disaster :)

Hi everyone,

Here is my BFP after AF story. Disclaimer: decent amount of AF description in this story. Sorry in advance.

I had a late O date (CD 20), which is not unusual for me. For the 9 days afterwards I had no symptoms at all except that one day I had crazy sugar cravings and got really moody but that can also happen during PMS.

9 DPO - I had very light spotting when I wiped. I got a little excited thinking it was implantation.

10 DPO - My temps dropped to close to my coverline (although still slightly above) and I had full on bleeding later that morning. It was a dark dark pink to light red color and required a tampon. I was mad because my luteal phase had been so short.

13 DPO or 3 days into my "period" my husband and I traveled to Bogota, Colombia. Still needed a tampon, but noticed AF was lighter and tinged brown. Not unusual for me. I have a light flow.

The following day, my temperatures spiked back up. I take them even during AF to keep the habit. Bogota is at a much higher elevation so I figured my body was working harder to breathe etc. And that would account for the elevated temps. I was still bleeding at this point. In fact, I bled for 7 days... 7. Days. The last 3 days were just brown tinges when I wiped, but it was close enough to a real AF that I suspected nothing. 1 day spotting, 2 days medium flow, 1 day light flow and 3 days heavy to light spotting.

I did not have sore bbs or additional moodiness. I had some stomach cramps and constipation but I was eating REALLY differently on vacation so I thought nothing of it. I do remember having 2 bouts of nausea and thinking "man, if I hadn't gotten my period, I would think I was pregnant." The nausea was on 15 DPO and 17 DPO.

The morning after we returned from Colombia, I noticed my temperature didn't drop. I went to the gym and almost threw up on the squat press.. adorable. That was when I decided to take a test. I hate seeing the BFN but I steeled myself for it and knew it would give me piece of mind. I was convinced I had picked up a bug. But when I POAS that pregnancy line lit up like the Vegas strip. It developed even before the control line.. like I wasn't even finished peeing. I was afraid to be happy though because I was sure something is wrong. I assumed "you can't get AF and still have a healthy pregnancy, right?"

I emailed my doctor and told her about the bleeding and she fit me in for an ultrasound to be safe. Everything looked normal. She said she can't figure out the bleeding at all but that the sack was the size and shape it should be at 5 weeks 5 days. We could both make out a little fluttering which she said was probably the heartbeat but was too early to be 100% sure. I have an appointment for another ultrasound in 2 weeks to be sure all is progressing well but she allowed me to feel hopeful.

Baby is due in mid November. I am so excited! I hope this helps people. I had barely any symptoms and even got AF! Weirder things have happened.. Baby dust to all!!

Hello, so glad to be able to finally post on here! I have been on this website so much! Little of my history had 2 ectopic pregnancy prior to my pregnancy of my daughter. Since she was born in Oct 2013 just haven't been using protection, figured it would take a while to get pregnant again...which it did. This was our 7 cycle trying since getting my period back (breast feeding) I just felt different I was so positive I was pregnant and so glad I saw BFP!!

I have long cycles lasting typically anywhere from 31-34 days, and I ovulate late this cycle I ovulated CD 19 (which was early for me, got positive opk CD 17/CD18) I also typically have short lutheal phase typically 9-10 days and I have hypothyroidism so like I said a bunch of stuff to overcoming. Since we were trying I paid close attention to my symptoms here we go:

1dpo-nothing
2dpo-nothing
3dpo-indigestion, increase appetite, backaches, diarrhea
4dpo-gas,tender boobs,body aches,diarrhea
5dpo-gas,nausea,tired,constipation
6dpo-gas, sore throat, nasal congrestional,tired
7dpo-slight nipple soreness,cold/flu,tired
8dpo-very light spotting (only when I wipe, mixed with mucus-implantation spotting?! Had it with my daughter too), gas,dizziness, cold/flu
9dpo-light spotting this just in AM only then stopped nothing now, stomach ache,cold/flu,backache,cramps (very slight different from AF ones), gas
10dpo-tired,gas,cramps,nasal congrestion, dizziness,constipation
11dpo- gave in and tested this morning, was First morning pee, took a test (cheapie) didn't see anything rig away so went back to bed -- got up later and saw very faint line...was so happy - took digital to make sure it wasn't just a evp line ..nope BFP, soooooo excited and happy

Now just super nauseous but so happy going to doctor to confirm it tomorrow, wishing you all luck even if it takes time don't give up hope and pay attention to the signs your body tells you!!

I avidly read all the BFP stories in the hope that one day I would be able to share my own. I'm 34 and we've been ttc for 11 months. We had fertility testing at 7 mths, which all came back fine but I am impatient and was willing to try everything!

We used a Clearblue fertility monitor the entire time plus Conceive plus lubricant. For 6 weeks prior to my BFP I had weekly fertility acupuncture and herbal tea, which I'm positive helped this month!

Dpo1 - 3 - no symptoms
Dpo4 - lower back pain, skin break out
Dpo5 - as above but I also mild period like cramps
Dpo6 - I had very creamy cm for the first time during the tww
Dpo7 - creamy cm again
Dpo8 - cm went waterey, cramps again, felt tired, my breast felt really tender and I had weird heart palpitations
Dpo9 - noticed a small amount of brown spotting, cramps, very irritable, breasts continued to feel full and tender and I noticed I had a shortness of breath when bending down (never had this before, I'm fit and healthy!)
Dpo10 - tiny amount of brown spotting, tender breasts, another skin break out and mild nausea
Dpo11 - had a massive temp spike this morning so tested just in case and to my surprise it was positive! Cramps and spotting continued for another 3 days.

Ok so i promised my self i will post here when i get a positive result because this site has helped me a lot through 2years of trying.
I am now 39 and this is my first time.
I honestly through by now i ll have to see the infertility doc.
By now i have given up ttc and was diagnosing my self with pocs etc.
I just had a general idea of when is my fertile time.as of my symptoms.....not much.very similar to any other month when i ended up getting my period.
The only difference was spotting couple of days at the days when my period was due.
I took a first test. At 3 days late .it was negative .
At 4days late(not sure how many dpo) i got my first positive and today two more.
I took 4 yesterday in disbelief.
They are all very faint but they are here.for sure.
So baby dust to all.

Got my bfp on Tuesday (11dpo) and it was confirmed on wed with bloodwork. My levels look good, but here's my question. My LMP was 3-5 and my iui was 3-13(cd 9). If I use my LMP, I'm only 3 weeks and 2 days pregnant. Using my conception date, I'm about 4 weeks. So how pregnant am I?! Today is only cd 24.

I knew i wasnt going crazy!!! ive always been an early tester and always got a bfn along with AF right around the corner .. but this time i knew something was off when my bbs hurt Soooooooo bad the day AF was expected .. took a test that day and thought i was going crazy with the tiny tiny faint line but decieded to just wait it out .. friday morning i peed and i THOUGHT the witch had arrived .. i then went to put a tampon in and when i thought i had to change it . there was no blood at all !! thats when i thought i was pregnant foreal this time . my DH told me to take a FRER test since i was so late and the Hcg strips were giving me a line but faint and there it was . the line that symboled my beloved baby (: im so excited its unreal . DUE DATE : November 30th .

My fiance and I weren't really trying, he and I have been together for 3 years and are not living together yet. I have been on the BC pill (Yasmin) for 11 years and came off at the direction of my doctor because it was starting to make me lactate for several months before I came off it. I've only had two periods since the 4 months I've been off the pill and this is my first pregancy.

I have been feeling pregnancy symptoms ever since the lactation began so I have become a closet POAS addict lol.

Based on my last period I'm thinking I O'd quite early in my cycle, since I wasn't tracking here are my estimated DPO's

DPO 1 BD'd
DPO 2 - 3 very weepy, nothing else
DPO 4 still weepy, bbs began to feel tender to the touch, cramps and aches on the left side and back (in hindsight, thinking implantation even though it's early)
DPO 5 vivid dream about having twins, heavy dark brown spotting in the AM which stopped by the afternoon, bbs still tender
DPO 6 BFN on dollar tree cheapie, bbs more tender, slight increase in sense of smell, started hunger pangs, teeth sensitive, vivid dreams, bad acid reflux (which I never get) that caused acid to come all the way up twice (sorry TMI), backache, headache
DPO 7 slightest BFaintP's on DT cheapies, both mid morning, sore bbs, more hightened sense of smell, hunger pangs throughout the day, bubbley feeling in my abdomen just below my navel, starting to see veins on my chest, very thirsty which is unlike me, backaches, headache...starting to salivate heavily, almost as if I'm about to vomit (has anyone else had 'drooling'?)
DPO 8 slightly darker BPF on another DT cheapie FMU, but definitely there...continuing hunger, thirst, soreness in bbs, lower back pains, hightened smell, heavy saliva, started becoming very tired like wanting to nap after an hour of waking, mild headaches
DPO 9 (today) obvious light pink BFP on a cheapie FMU, sore bbs, thirst, beginning to pee a lot, some cramps, heavy saliva, hunger and exhaustion have subsided (I think due to my excitment, it's beginning to feel real), BFN in digi EPT, will try again with tomorrow's FMU.

Some differences between previous (mock pregnancy symptom) months and this month for me:

Thought I was peeing a lot (like 7-8 times/day), this month it is literally about 1-2 times per hour
Bbs remained only tender once they started hurting, now I feel outright sore
Sense of smell began to increase a little in previous months, but now I can identify multiple specific smells coming from the next room that don't normally smell
Always felt some nausea....I don't feel that at all yet this time

Also, I've personally had better luck getting my BFP's on dollar tree HPT's than on Dollar General HPT's...not sure if the sensitivity is different or not but twice I've had my BFP on DT and nothing on DG.

We are very very blessed to have this happen to us, even though circumstances could be better (maternity wedding dress, anyone?) we really couldn't be happier to be able to start our family this soon.

Best wishes and loads of baby dust to you all!!! I can't wait to read your BFP stories!

Husbands SA's ranged from zero to 7 million with the average being less than 2 million due to severe varicoceles and high testosterone. We had been trying for 2.5 years and were planning surgery to try to make us eligible for IUI because we were only eligible for IVF with ICSI.

CD:16- O day. Had sex after 5 days of abstinance(he was gone and just got home) and put a soft cup in after because I had one left over and laying around from a year ago that I wanted to get rid of.
1dpo- Typical progesterone triggered constipation and bloating like always.
3dpo- breast tenderness, of course progesterone again.
7dpo- CF yellow tinged which has never happened before. Felt an urgency to have BM's. Morning headaches.
8&9dpo- Same symptoms as 7dpo, but broke out in a rash on my hands(twice). I started becoming obsessed with avocados and started getting AF like cramps at 9dpo.
11&12dpo- my nipples became sore and sensitive, and overall tender breasts. I had extremely light implantation spotting and continued cramps.
14dpo- AF due but not here. I randomly took an hpt for the first time in a year and it was a BFN. I felt like I had just had a period without any bleeding. I was frustrated that I wasn't getting my period because I thought everything was PMS. I assumed I was wrong about when O was.
16dpo- AF still not here, and my nipples are ridiculously sensitive, darkened and enlarged. Something is seriously different this month. Took seven HPTs and all are BFP!
17dpo- Blood test is BFP
19dpo- Beta 211.3
21dpo- Beta 273.6
24dpo- Beta 355.9

4-5 weeks pregnant- Betas rising but not doubling, rate of increase declining. Hot flashes, fatigue(early bed time&naps), up early to eat, mood swings(cried easily) and continued TWW symptoms. Ultrasounds show nothing.
6-7 weeks pregnant- decreased appetite, some mild nausea and same symptoms as weeks 4&5 minus the cramping. Pseudo sac on ultrasound but can't locate gestational sac and baby. Brown spotting that then turned black and red. Progesterone and estrogen dropping.

Received methotrexate injections at 7 weeks pregnant for highly probable ectopic. Started to bleed and cramp an hour later. Passed an enormous sac with a little baby inside. Sent to pathology, pseudo sac gone on ultrasound. Pathology didn't determine anything, doctor is guessing assuming the pregnancy was on my cervix. I have no idea where baby was.