We were blessed with a BFP this morning and this website kept me sane and drove me crazy simultaneously. It is only right that I share our story.

My husband and I have been TTC since June. We missed my fertile period the first month. In July, we were not getting busy frequently enough. This month we had sex every fertile day.

My symptoms were a combo of AF like symptoms with a couple wild card symptoms mixed in. Sore boobs, not like aunt flow. They hurt on the sides and they felt like they were filled with stones. So weird. I also had brown spotting 12dpo. Not like me. I had moments of nausea but I talked myself out of that. I thought I was being ridiculous. My back hurt a little. Yesterday, the day AF was due my cervical position was high and soft. My temp was 98 degrees. My temp has been around that my whole two week wait. I had a lot of cm. It was wet, milky, slightly clumpy. I pray I don't have a yeast infection but that would be my luck. It may also be the walls of my uterus thickening.

This AM, 5AM to be exact, I broke down and tested. BFP instantly. I used First Response. I prayed a lot for that positive. Having a little faith went a long way. I woke my husband up and we hugged for a good 5 minutes. We can't believe it is our time.

Thank you all for reading my story.

Hi there! I got my BFP this afternoon after 1 year of TTC. My symptoms have varied greatly from feverish flu to absolutely nothing. Here's the breakdown as best as I can remember it. Hope it is helpful - I've been on this site non-stop over the past couple of weeks searching for "flu like symptoms". Hope this is helpful.

1-3 DPO - Nothing
4 DPO - Mild cramps in lower abdomen and pain on lower right side
6 DPO - Lower back pain, feeling queasy - like mouth filling with saliva but don't think I will barf.. weird. Headache all afternoon and evening.
8 DPO - Sore lower back, achy lower right side (I get this every month so didn't think much of it).
9 DPO - Breasts a little heavy but not sore
10 DPO - Pulling feeling on lower right abdomen. Bloated.
11 DPO - Breasts a little sore but barely. Lower right side still crampy
12 DPO - Breasts still a little sore. Felt queasy in the morning. Runny nose all afternoon. Still have twinge on lower right pubic area. Peeing frequently. Sneezing a lot. Otherwise feel pretty normal.
13 DPO - Woke up in morning with very sore lower back. Little queasy.Very tired. Pain in lower right groin/pubic area. Burping a lot after eating anything. Sneezing and runny nose. Headache.
14 DPO - Feverish all night. High temp in morning (99.6). Vomited then temp came down a bit. Definitely felt like I had a full on flu - sore muscles, chills, fever, extremely low energy. Couldn't stand the smell of my shampoo (that I usually love).
15 DPO - Very light brown discharge - not even enough for a panty-liner, noticed when I wiped and figured it was my period starting.
16 DPO - Period didn't come. Temp dropped back to normal temp. A little queasy. Boobs heavy and a little sore. Mild lower back ache. Sore throat.
17-20 DPO - Feel back to normal but still no period. Didn't test right away - not sure what to think. Feel like worst of flu symptoms over, breasts went back to normal for a couple of days but then became full and sore again. Still quite tired. Finally took pregnancy test and got my BFP!!

*Also - I have been temping and did not have a triphasic chart (that I could read anyway). My temps stayed relatively elevated (dipped for a day here and there but otherwise stayed at my post-ovulation temps for 20 days post-ovulation).

Best of luck to everyone! Praying for a healthy 9 months :)

Ok ladies..... I haven't been ttc for just. A few months but was convinced it would happen to me. I hope that everything works out ok for me, but I am nervous and scared already. Mostly in disbelief and will remain so probably from this point on...

I started in June, but not very well. I July I really started paying attention to my ovulation fluid. I've always had a chart because I wanted to track my period, so I had a rough idea of my cycle. It usually last between 26-29 days, but 29 is the latest latest it has ever really come.

I have to admit I have been having or thought I've been having some issues with my body sine we started trying, including spotting after sex, long and early periods , and most recently a late period.

I was due to ovulate Aug 17th or around there, so lets start form there. Or the 13th depending on when my official period started. So you may want to add 4 to some of these days.

O - my cervix seemed higher than usual and my cm was egg white stretchy, but may have been arousal fluid from the following morning. My DH and I did the BD.

2 DPO- I usually have a lot of pms symptoms. So I didn't think any think anything of it for awhile. My cervical fluid seems to increase but was tacky and my bbs we slightly sore.

3 DPO - Less cm but creamy and tacky. Did the BD with DH just in case. Nauseous and full feeling this morning even thought hadn't eaten in over 15 hours. Felt Twinges and smelled more stuff, but this was always a pms symptom, so didn't think anything of it. I also had post coital bleeding and made a doctors appt. it wasn't much but enough to surprise me and the period before came as spottiness for days before an actual flow....I am usually really normal soo I was freaked and still am.

4 DPO - A little residue from previous day. Slight nausea upon waking upon waking. Feeling itchy down there. Very dull and not painful cramps.

5 DPO - Very slightly nauseated, wet and heavy feeling with occasional twinges. Sore and went to the doctors to follow up on the post coital bleeding. They tested by doing a physical examination, ultra sounds, and Pap smear. They said physically I was fine, the doctors never really called me back.

6 DPO - Headaches and tired. I usually get tired and have headaches with pms, so I didn't really think about it. Only symptoms.

7 DPO - My cm was milky white and yellowish brownish. Just not the usual. Only symptoms.

8 DPO - Boobs are kind of sore but could be due to exercise. Increase in cm which is yellow and creamy. I thought maybe it was dinger looking because of old blood.ni had the occasional passing cramps. The usual PMS symptoms. Only symptoms.

9 DPO - Cramps after a self-induced orgasm. Some cramps feelings during the day and feeling a little emotional, but always felt that way with AF occasionally. Only symptoms.

10 DPO - No spotting after intercourse. Wondering what the blood was. Only symptoms.

11 DPO - Cramping is very light and infrequent. Pulling and pinching feelings. Only symptoms.

12 DPO - Leaking maybe from sex from a few days before? and haven't pooped! Headache in the front of head, not my usually period headache, ate a lot food (not hungry) but didn't feel full at all. Nausea in the morning. No cramps. Only symptoms.

13 DPO - Really sniffly at me point in the day. Only symptoms.

14 DPO - Clear cm. Had to pee at 3:00 am cramps on right side after orgasm. Period is on its way. Slight pink in cm. cramps bloating. Only symptoms. AF due today, but sometimes she comes on day CD 29
But this is CD 27.

15 DPO - Thought I would have AF. It is CD 28. I had really really light pinkish brownish cm. not really that dark just more of a tinge. Or maybe it's yellow. I didn't really think anything of it. I spot a day or two before AF. Thought she was on her way. I didn't want to test, because I thought I was being paranoid. Nipples are super sore.

16 DPO - CD 29 Nipples. Aren't really that sore anymore, so I didn't think anything of it. Cramping on my left side. Spotting that really light colored cm fluid when I go to the bathroom but not really anything coming out. Thought it was more AF. Cramps on and off.

17 DPO - a.k.a today. CD 30 Getting super suspicious. Haven't ever gone this long without an actual period. Thought I'd wait a few more days until I tested, even had a drink because I was in disbelief or maybe denial. I hope I won't regret it later. I cramped oddly after another self induced orgasm. Cramps kicked in on both sides. Decided to pick up a few dollar store pregnancy tests and my friend who had a baby gave me one to take home. Took the dollar store one at night on a whim. Clear positive BPN. Was in disbelief took a First Response Test. Another positive. Then took another brand and yet another positive. After the first pregnancy test, I took the stick upstairs and said to my DH "Do you want to see this?" He said "why are you pregnant?" Lol. We are both scared.

Excuse me for grammar errors just had to get this story out. Don't know who else to tell! Hoping everything goes well. Scared, nervous, happy.

This was the first cycle since we started trying for our third and last baby. I don't chart but I have very regular cycles of 28 days and we just BD regularly throughout. With my other two, and with my chemical in between, I got my BFP 4-5 days before AF was due, so this cycle I started testing reeeeaaally early and got repeated BFNs at what I figured were 8-12 DPO (estimating, since I don't chart but must have historically had a normal LP because I have always gotten pg easily).

Two days before AF was due, I took a FR digi and it was -NO. I began to feel crampy and while I knew I felt like this in early pg, I didn't let myself get my hopes up and just convinced myself that AF was about to show. Well, AF day came and went with another BFN on a cheapie, and then I had the tiniest bit of pink on the toilet paper before bed so figured AF was just arriving. But woke up to nothing, and then after another 2 days of crampy twinges, gurgly belly and a bit of dizziness, I finally bought some new FRERs this morning and took a test... BFP!! Hoping this little bean's getting comfy in there. And by the way, I am still BFN on the ic, but a second FRER was BFP so I can trusting that one!

So the moral of the story is, don't test super early! And if you do, remember you are not out until AF shows (even if you've had really early BFPs in the past)! Oh, and spend the $ and get a good test :)

Good luck to all!!

1 dpo: No symptoms
2 dpo: Increased bowel movements (medium)- though that could be caused by anything
3 dpo: Temp 96.8 @ 7:00 am (temp was this way entire cycle, except for temp dip of 96.6 before O-ing); I used to temp around 8:30, but started temping at random times as my schedule changed; No symptoms
4 dpo: Pain in lower abdomen. Part of the pain feels urinary tract related, and there's a slight bit of burning when I pee. There's even more pain near my right ovary, with referred to my back (lower right lumbar and hip area)
5 dpo: Urinary tract pain gone. Other pain (which I've chalked up to being gas) is gone as well. No symptoms
6 dpo: No symptoms
7 dpo: Temp 96.8 @ 5:30 am (noting that temp still has not gone up); No symptoms
8 dpo: Temp 97.3 @ 8:46 am; No symptoms
9 dpo: No symptoms
10 dpo: No symptoms. Took First Response Early Result (FRER) test- BFN
11 dpo: No symptoms
12 dpo: Lots of CM today (just feeling really wet down there), some tinged yellow; yellow spotting when wiping sometimes. NOTE: Don't know whether to consider the CM to be watery or mucousy. Like I said, it was just really wet. Weird, sharp, shooting vagina pain (not round ligament pain, it was in my clitoris/labia region!) that lasted about 10 seconds. Started suspecting implantation (bc I never have that weird pain, plus with the yellow spotting), or possibly pre-menstrual cleansing. Walked out of campus building today, and smelled something that smelled like stinky trash. People were out smoking, but the smell was different than that. Besides, I could smell the cig. smoke, and the other smell was def not the same! Horny ;) BFN on FRER
13 dpo: Dry CM. Suspect AF will be here tomorrow.
14 dpo: Woke up hot! Temp 98.6 @ 7:00 am. Cooled down after getting out of bed, and temp at 96.96 @ 7:48 am. Decided to accept later temp as my temp, and decided since my temp hasn't risen, AF must be coming for a visit today. Felt hot a lot today. Yucky smell when coming out of a different bldg on campus today (same sort of smell as on 12 dpo). No AF yet, so decided to test for the heck of it. Got a very very faint BFP on FRER!! Was so faint I had to squint and angle the test just to see it. If I wasn't so obsessive at verifying things, I might not have noticed it! Just to be sure, though, I help my pee for 4 hours and tested again. Got another very very faint BFP with FRER! Sent a pic to my friends and hubby, and they all confirmed they saw the line, though it was very very faint (almost unnoticeable). Felt very dizzy at one point around dinner time. Lots of yucky smelling gas! Eww! Plus today more BM than usual. Oh yeah, and I also wanted to throw in that I took an OPK at the same time as my first FRER, and the line was almost positive! Usually there's pretty much no line. Oh yeah, and I noticed I was able to eat more than usual, without feeling stuffed!
15 dpo: Tested with FRER using FMU, got very faint BFP (but not very very faint). At night, was freezing, but cheeks were flush.. I'm not sick either. It's weird! Plus more BM than usual. Was sleepy earlier than normal! Hungrier than normal. Frequent urination. Thirsty!
16 dpo: Increased hunger still, and sleepier than usual still. When I woke up, I fell back asleep on the couch till almost 10am! Then around 10pm I got sooo sleepy again! Craving healthy foods. Frequent urination. Thirsty!
17 dpo: Still extra hungry! Can smell bacon from last night (I'm just documenting today bc this is the day I'm on :)) Frequent urination. Thirsty!

So like most of us I have been stalking this site for some time trying to find symptoms! Today I got my first ever BFP and am absolutely over the moon- can't stop crying.

Bit of history- I'm 26, pcos diagnosed at 13, married for 6 years, ttcing for 10 months, regular cycle (if regular) 31 days.

1 - 4 DPO- nothing, however vagina felt tight when checking my cervix and cervix was really low

5 DPO - vagina still felt tight and when checking cervix at lunchtime there was pink blood in cm, only small streak. Excited cos I thought it must have been implantation

6 DPO - same as 5dpo and pink tinged cm again- just once in the middle of the day. Excited!

7 DPO - nothing, but cervix felt softer and higher

8 DPO - same as 7 but BFN

9DPO - really emotional! Had to go to the loo to cry at work, than had a little more blood tinged cm but this time it was old looking blood- felt really depressed and thought AF must have been coming early. Lower back sore like pre-AF. The only thing missing are the sore nipples. I ALWAYS get sore nipples before AF, but nothing. Heavy feeling boobs though- I am an A cup but I feel like they weigh a tonne at the moment or I have been doing weights at the gym. Oh, another thing I woke up like 4 am wide awake .. not like me!

10DPO - woke up with a cold but wide awake about 4, sneezing like its no tomorrow. Common for me as I get hay fever. When I get to work I was just feeling really cheery, not like yesterday. Decided to walk to chemist in the arvo to get first response test- had this niggling feeling I should test before I go for dinner with the work gang.. Rushed to the loo and BAM 5pm work knock off- BFP!

Anyone else experience implantation over a long time? Spotting DPO 5, 6 & 9 (twins??! Haha ok enough dreaming)

Things I did different- I am overweight and notice everytime I exercise & eat healthy my periods become more regular- I have been following Michelle bridges 12wbt as it allows me to eat food I like & has great exercise plans- no fad diet.

I've also been having acupuncture for the past 3 months & taking Chinese herbs leading up to O week and a few days after suspected O.

Good luck- hope my comments help all the others desperately waiting to get that BFP!!!!

This is TTC month 6 for us and am so happy to finally be pregnant with our first child.

Symptoms:
O day- very horny, woke up from dead sleep, peak fertility, + OPK
1dpo- right frontal hip pressure, like something was pressing against it
2dpo- nothing
3dpo- super horny, woke up from dead sleep
4dpo- headache, light cramps
5dpo- nothing
6dpo- nothing
7dpo- shooting pain left armpit, clear stretchy CM when wipe 330pm, when checked cervix, noticed increased, thick CM
8dpo- felt pressure in vagina, like uterus moved down
9dpo- yellow CM, shooting pain left armpit x 1
10dpo- yellow CM
11dpo- felt hot, T 99.5 at 7pm. BFN
12dpo- nasally voice and sore feeling abdominal muscles, BFN
13dpo- nasally voice and sore feeling abdominal muscles, felt shooting pain to outside left breast x 1, BFN
14dpo- saw scant amt of blood after wiped, BFP with SMU and TMU with ultra sensitive, Dollar tree, FRER, and CBD advanced (1-2 weeks) and regular.

What really had me wondering was 13dpo, I was heating up cumin Indian food and could not smell it, didn't think anything of it at all until other staff members asked me what I was cooking because it smelled so good.

I was here in May. I just knew I was pregnant and announced on mothers day. On Father's day I lost our baby and was devestated. It took me a long time to get over it and I was trying to heal emotionally. I pushed people away and was very sad and withdrawn but fiance wanted to keep trying. He did not want to give up at all. He was right to give it another chance. I was told to wait for two normal cycles and technically we did. But we started BD when I was over the 6 weeks right away. I had one period then another.. .or so I thought. After that second period I even got a positive OPK. But I was actually already pregnant, but I had vowed to myself that I would never take another pregnancy test since I already know what it feels like as long as I dont get a period I know I'm pregnant. But I had actually gotten a period and was pregnant already. I had stressed myself out over a 2 week wait and weather I should try again. Praying for my baby, letting him know that I am ready again.. and he is already here. Why I had a period or bleeding can not be explained unless there was a twin but there is a baby in there now and he is big, strong ,and growing. I figured out I was already pregnant because I kept feeling some moving which was weird only at 11dpo. I didn't get that period so going by last period of august 22. When I went to the doc for the 8 week visit, which I went to at 10 my baby was too big and that I had estimated the wrong date. I was 14 and a half weeks and out of first trimester. I had also become nauseous at 11dpo and my fiance had told me he had been sleeping a lot like the prior pregnancy.. honestly I thought maybe alil looney, or it was the upcoming pregnancy kicking in on him first. But in hindsight, his "symptoms" kicked in before mine. I remember praying and asking for a happy healthy easy pregnancy for us and it has been! I am going to see if it is a boy or girl at my next appt in 2 weeks. I did not really care, I just want a healthy baby. But I did not want to torture the fiance so I said we can find out and make it easier on decorating lol. Keep hope to everyone out there. After miscarriages or other procedures.. always keep hope! And don't let this get you down. Having a baby is the happiest thing next to getting married to the person you will create children with. Enjoy the process, love your body and yourself!! *baby dust*

Last cycle was Aug 29th 5 days long typical. Started testing with opks around o time. Believe ovulation took place on Sept 7th bd on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th forgot what day we got the pos opk though :/
Sunday 1DPO Had pinching pains most of the day on the left side never had that before!
Monday 2DPO Headache little pinching still left side, gassy, exhuasted
Tuesday 3DPO Headache still very gassy, off and on left sided pain, exhausted
Wednesday4DPO Headache started spotting light brownish pink just a little when wiping and on pad stopped by evening, gassy, exhausted
Thurday 5DPO Spotting in am a little more then before still not like a period and not at all like my pre af spotting, random left sided mild pains, gassy still! (I am never gassy like I have been and no change in my diet) by evening spotting is almost gone again
Friday 6DPO Wow waves of nausea first thing in the morning crakers help a little but it comes and goes throughout the morning, start to spot a little never a lot but keep a pad on just incase
Saturday 7DPO Still very gassy what is this marathon gas..? Random waves of nausea mild but annoyingly there (also I am usually constipated and I've noticed lately I've been the opposite I get no warning when I need to go) it's not like when your sick either it's not going all day or anything like that. Very little left side twinges. Tiny bit spotting resolves completely by evening.
Sunday 8DPO Headache, nausea at church had to get outside. A little dark spotting but let up by evening. (again I've never spotted like this I usually only spot two days dark nasty brown before af and it never stops and starts like I've had) Very gassy all day left sided pains just dull random
Monday 9DPO Nausea not just in the morning but waves throughout the day, gassy again, super tired felt like my hr and half nap was more like ten minutes, very tiny pink spotting today only when wiping, left sided sharp pains this morning subsided shortly after starting, mild headache, feeling super emotional and sad today

So much going on this time we used Pre-Seed and instead cup with every bd and I layed in bed hips up for thirty minutes. I have never had anything like what I have had this cycle and this would be my first child. I also keep getting pos opks since 6dpo on. I tested this morning with pt (I know I know way too early) bfn. I feel totally pregnant my body does not feel like my own. According to my last period and cycle length my period should be here on the 21st. Looking for encouragement advice and hope. We have also been praying since day one of ttc. Hopefully I didn't leave anything out.

Tues 10 dpo spotting nausea always mid day to evening exhausted, gassy, emotional, stuffy nose since like 4-5 dpo annoying! go to doc for infection test for preg neg (my wife doesnt believe its a true neg and still swears I'm pregnant

Wed 11dpo same as Tues

Thursday 12 dpo less spotting, gassy, extremely tired, stuffy, my wife still convinced I'm pregnant makes me take a dollar tree, IC and walmart brand test in the evening (since that's when I feel the sickest) low and behold what do I see......... faint pos arriving within the time frame on all three tests!!!

Friday 13dpo sooooo tired omg!!!! this is like cant drag myself out of bed tired, still gassy very! minor spotting barely there

Saturday evening 14 dpo back to the doc preg test BFP AT THE DOC!!!! Ok now I'm actually in shock after all the test at home and now the doc says so and she congratulates my wife and I feeling shocked!

Sunday 15 dpo I've come to the conclusion my wife is obsessed with me poas lol
Afternoon digital test says it takes 1-3 minutes pops up PREGNANT! before 1 minute!!!!!!!!!!!

Monday gassy exhausted hungry and no spotting this morning! God is awsome!!!!
So ladies if your cycle just doesn't seem right and u have things happen that have never happened before well...... you just might get your BFP :) :) I am on cloud 9!!

I'm 33. Husband 38. TTC our first baby for 2 years. 1st year naturally and nothing. 2nd year through infertility treatment and nothing. Both of us are healthy in every possible way, eat healthy, exercise regularly, got checked out by fertility specialists, no male factor. I have longer cycles averaging 38 days but ovulate normally. The doctors tried to shorten my cycles with several rounds of clomid and BBD, then clomid and IUI, then 1 round of stronger injectible fertility meds and failed IUI. The next steps were 1-2 rounds more of injectibles and IUI, then IVF, which we weren't ready for, so we decided to take a break and enjoy the upcoming summer travels... and that's when it happened au naturale.

March 2013
CD 1-5 menstruation
CD 21-23 BBD
CD 27 ovulation (later than normal. usually CD 21-24)
CD 39 spotting once in bathroom (12 days after ovulation. probably implantation.)
CD 44 BFP (17 days after ovulation. I decided to take a test because although my cycles are long, I'm very consistent with a 14 day luteal phase.)

I had no pregnancy signs other than spotting and a comment to my husband that my bbs looked a little bigger. It was the first month off fertility meds and thought my cycle was off. All the pregnancy symptoms came later. I'm now 33 weeks pregnant due in December. It truly is a miracle after tracking my BBT and ovulation for 2 years. We did not BBD anywhere near when I ovulated but the sperm survived several days inside.

Things we did differently:
Both of us: No coffee or alcohol for 1-2 weeks before ovulation (just by chance we took a break on both).
Husband: Started taking a vitamin.
Me: Changed jobs in February = less stress. Gained 7-8 pounds over the last year prior to our BFP. I was quite thin so gaining a few pounds put me in the more normal range.

I understand the long road. Everything happens for a reason. Good luck to everyone TTC!

My story is primarily for those who are having problems conceiving again which is not often specifically dealt with on websites such as these. I had my daughter at the age of 38 after being diagnosed with unexplained infertility - it took 13 months to conceive. I am a chronic spotter anything from about 5 days before my period starts when I am trying to conceive. The only time I didn't spot was when I wasn't trying to conceive or the month I got pregnant. I thought that what made it happen last time around was Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture which I had started in month 12 of trying to conceive. As a result, this time around (at age 39.5) I thought I would start the Chinese therapy sooner, after trying naturally for about 6 months (with temping etc). I completed about a year of acupuncture and herbs at great cost but to no avail. We had all the tests and again were told that there was nothing wrong with us both but my age (now nearly 41) was clearly a big factor this time around. We then investigated the possibility of help but became frustrated by the view of the specialists that the only option was IVF which seemed to have not much more of a chance of success than IUI and was more invasive and costly. During this process I was tested for egg reserve and was told that I had a very low level of AMH for my age. Despite this I was advised that they were willing to go ahead with IVF anyway! We had already decided that we would not go down such an invasive route and were only really interested in IUI but given this result thought we would just leave any question of intervention.
It has been a really hard process the second time around - there is very little out there in terms of support for secondary infertility and especially if you are older. All of my NCT group conceived easily and have had their second child during this time which I found very difficult. People just didn't consider how awful it was not being able to have another child or had little sympathy i.e. I had one child what was I complaining about? I went through a period of real sadness about my inability to give my child a sibling and I guess a lot of anger with my body - why was it so hard for me to get pregnant? In the end, I had some counseling to help me come to terms with the fact that I was unlikely to conceive again and, more importantly, to reduce my guilt at not being able to provide a sibling for our daughter. We didn't give up completely at that point but I did give up noting every symptom on fertility friend, reducing how often I read this web page over the two week wait and stopped taking the prenatal vitamins. I have to say that taking my temp every morning for the first six months of TTC just made it worse and when I stopped doing that and engaged in the Chinese therapy it felt even better. Then when I stopped recording the symptoms at the end of the year of Chinese therapy I felt less stressed again. Basically, constantly monitoring my fertility increased my anxiety and I think reduced my ability to conceive. I know this sounds like that cliche of just relax or 'give up and it will happen' (which I hated) but I think that it is, unfortunately, true. The only problem is that I never knew how to do it - how could I 'give up' as a strategy when each passing month reduced my chances of success so greatly? In the end I just naturally got to that place where I was no longer sure that having another baby was the priority. I had started to pray/accept that this was His plan for me, think about giving away my daughters clothes, selling our buggy and putting my child into private school on the basis that if we only had one we could afford it. I have also had the most stressful month at work.
So, what happened? This month, after 22 months of TTC, I was really stressed at work, we did the deed around ovulation but not everyday and not entirely for that reason i.e. our sex life was returning to normal and was not just about conception. I started spotting from day 25 to 27 as usual but not very much at all - few drops of reddish brown. My cycle varies from 25 - 29 days. I thought I was out due to the spotting and was inserting tampons overnight but in the morning there would be nothing there. Day 28 no spotting, days 29 - 30 very small amount of brown spotting on tampon. From about day 28 - day 31 I experienced pain down the top part of the back of my legs and in my buttocks which I thought was referred pain from the back which I had had in the past before my period and I really felt that my period was on its way but it did not arrive. The only strange thing that happened this time was that I could not eat a tuna melt sandwich which I normally like on day 30. That was it - the spotting stopped on day 30 and on day 32 I took a tescos pregnancy test to find that it was positive. We are over the moon and I can't quite believe it. Obviously, it is very early days and at my age (41) the risks of miscarriage and other issues are high but I am trying not to worry too much. I am just glad that I conceived at all. What I do think was important in my case was that both times I got pregnant was during a really stressful time in my life. The first time a very long friendship had ended badly and I was consumed with sadness and anger and this second time I am experiencing a very bad period of stress at work. Perhaps this was the only way that I could 'relax' about conceiving by being too stressed about other things to devote any real time to it and because I was naturally getting to a place where it was okay to have one child. Who knows? I hope this story is useful to anyone reading and especially anyone TTC the second time around and over 40. My message to you all is that it can happen, believe in God, accept things for what they are and in a way, stop hoping, get on with your life and stop spending your time looking at pages like these!

I just wanted to post on here after months of obsessing on the internet over my symptoms every month, I promised myself I would let other women know my actual bfp symptoms - my husband and I had been trying but not properly trying since may (we were never together during my peak times but only random days before my peak etc) in October, we had the chance to BD every one of my 5 fertile days (mydays app is brilliant for this and clearblue dual hormone indicator always matches my fertile days and ewcm). I had my PEAK opk thursday evening but we had BD'd the sunday through to the Thursday afternoon and I thought if this didn't work I would be so upset (I was still a bit annoyed I didn't get to do it the following peak day too), to be honest I felt more pregnant when I wasn't pregnant if that makes sense, what I noticed this time was, everything was VERY subtle, I had what I believe was implantation bleeding 5dpo and from that day on I felt terrible, really sick feeling and rubbish, however this passed and again I had spotting 2 days before my period was due at 12 dpo, then the next day my breast pain started to increase (I usually get sore breasts straight after ov or about 5 days before period) I swear looking back the only thing that U really had symptom wise was constipation TMI I know, and I still have it at 5 weeks. I'm usually very regular, so this was a BIG sign for me, my bowel movements just changed completely and now I know why, I promised I would only take a test when I was late, so at 2 days late I got my BFP! :) can I just say the months before when I had MAJOR af cramps before af and general ovary pains etc they were not my bfp months, for me, if it was REALLY sore etc then it was just AF and not BFP, I also had spotting at 9dpo last cycle which NEVER happens and this again wasn't my BFP. 2 days late and my breast pain increased majorly but its kind of settled again. xxxx (also, I would defo advise to use opks in the evening around 5pm so you don't miss the surge, this happened to me in previous cycles.)

Hello ladies,

Sorry this is a real essay...

I have been a serial lurker on here for a while now and wanted to share my experience to give some hope to other ladies out there who might also be suffering from the dreaded pre period spotting. Before the birth of my daughter I had experienced fairly regular cycles of around 30-32 days and once I had completely finished breastfeeding (when she was 15 months) they snapped back immediately into a 28 day period with a 5 day bleed which I thought was wonderful. About Feb this year (coincidentally when my husband and I decided to try for #2) I started getting spotting a few days before AF started. Over the months this had started to increase and last month I had spotting (ranging from bright red blood when wiping, to brown stringy mucous, to nothing then back the next day) on cd21 which was 7dpo. From Feb I was charting, taking vitamins like B50 Complex, looked into progesterone cream not to mention convincing myself I had implantation bleeding every single month. Every month I felt exhausted, emotional, disappointed and bewildered by the fact that I was spotting and my periods seemed to be getting heavier and more full of clots. I also felt that ovulation was getting more painful and there would be days in my cycle where I would feel exhausted and sick through the back ache or stomach cramps.

I eventually booked an appointment with my GP who told me to go away for another 8 months. I knew from my temps that I was ovulating and although we were clearly trying for another baby, by this point I just wanted to ensure that I did not have a health issue that was causing these changes to my periods which I felt certain was linked to my inability to conceive. He was dismissive and pretty much refused any investigation and left me feeling deflated. Luckily a friend of mine whose father is a retired GP urged me to to go for a second opinion and this time the doctor did not hesitate in sending me for tests. She sent me for blood tests, Pap test, pelvic examination and sonograms. She did say that she was not worried about the fertility side but wanted to get to the bottom of the changes in periods. She also told me to put down the thermometer, opks etc and just dtd twice a week and that would cover it. Well it turns out she was right because this was the month we conceived! Since I was not temping I can't say exactly when I ovulated but I felt the usual pains around cd 16/17.

CD21: No spotting. Scared to check cervix but buckle and am relieved to find no blood just creamy CM but not copious amounts
CD 22 - 26: Exactly like PMT: cramps, backache, irritability, weepiness and tiredness but no spotting!
CD27 - Still no spotting and now symptoms have lifted a bit. Feel the odd twang in boobs but can't say they are sore. Buckle and test in the afternoon with dye test and see the faintest of faint lines but it was not enough to convince me. Don't have another pregnancy test so controversially do an opk and it reads positive. Have wicked back pain in bed at night that feels exactly like period is coming. Feel deflated.
CD28 - Day of AF test with a digital and it says: 'not pregnant' BFN. Beyond gutted. Check cervix and it has almost vanished. Creamy CM but again not loads and loads. The thing that gives me hope is that I am constipated which never happens only when pregnant. Out of curiosity do another OPK and the test comes back positive almost straight away.
CD 29 - Still constipated and a little crampy but in ovary region which I thought was weird? Test with second digital BFN!
CD 30 - Test at 9pm out of sheer desperation and get a faint but definitely present BFP!!!!
CD32 - Test mid morning with Clear blue digital test and it says Pregnant 1-2 weeks!
CD37 - Tested lunch time with same test as above and got result: Pregnant 2-3 weeks!

What I did differently this month: stopped drinking caffeine and limited dairy and tried to eat lots of veg, fruit, nuts, seeds, chicken and fish with minimal wheat too. Please don't get me wrong, I still ate the cookies my daughter and I made and had a few bagels and the odd bar of chocolate when needed but in general just tried to flood my body with natural, organic good stuff! I also stopped charting, dtd when inspired to do it :-) and made sure my OH and I took time out for ourselves this month not just scheduling in times in the bedroom!.

So conclusions I drew from the last hellish ten months is:

1. Spotting does not always mean you have low progesterone/short luteal phase/underlying infertility issues. You can still spot and get pregnant
2. Stress is a massive inhibitor for fertility. I know loads of women who chart and it works great from them and they like the feeling of knowing their own body. I think it is SO IMPORTANT that as women we know how our bodies work and are in tune with ourselves through our cycles but for me temping and doing OPks each month made me feel incredibly stressed. My OH works away quite a bit so perhaps the whole timing thing completely overtook my brain. All I know was the baby dancing we did the month we conceived was so much more enjoyable and bonding than all the previous months.
3. The internet is abound with lucky women who get their bfp on 9/10 dpo. So much so that when I got my negative the day before AF was due I was ready to chuck in the towel. Don't. As I have heard so many times: it ain't over till AF shows her face. We might O later than we think, or sometimes it takes a while for our bodies to make enough hCG.
4. I am not in any way advocating the use of OPKs as pregnancy testing. I have read the peeonastick article plus numerous others BUT for me it showed up a result before the digital pregnancy test. This is however perhaps because I know from previous hopeful cycles that I never get a positive OPK that near or on the day of my period.

I really, genuinely wish anyone who is reading this fretting all the luck and joy in the world and hope

I've never posted on one of these but wanted to share an possibly talk to someone in same position.
I've been trying to conceive for 10 years - I came off the pill in 2003.
6 rounds failed clomid
3 failed IVF
In 2010 (after giving up) I fell pregnant naturally and was totally thrilled. At 11 weeks I sadly miscarried - I didn't think I'd ever get over the pain.
IVF 4 - short protocol. 16 eggs collected, 10 fertilized, 2 made it to blastacyst and transferred on day 5. Symptoms were basically like my period arriving with cramping and tiny amount spotting. So much so that I'd already written a letter to my doctor the day before my test explaining it had not worked but thanking him for all hs support!
Low and behold a BNP on Monday morning. I'm so happy, but obviously nervous. 7 weeks to go until the scan. Feeling a little sickie, boobs hurting a touch but other than that, nothing to report.
Anyone else in similar position?

TTC since December 2012. Cervical factor infertility, 2 Obstetricians told me I needed immediate hysterectomy, that we would never be able to conceive. Sought 3rd opinion, received succesful hysteroscopy and cervical reconstruction by an R.E. in Dallas, Dr. Kevin Doody. Once cervix healed, he asked us to try once on our own: so here is that story.
Cycle day 1: Started heavy period (4.5 weeks post surgery)
CD3: Appt with RE- asked us to ttc naturally this cycle.
CD7: Last day of period.
CD13: Negative clearblue OPK fmu
CD14: Flashing positive OPK *high fertility* fmu
CD15: Flashing positive OPK *high fertility* fmu, Positive OPK late night *peak fertility*- BD this night
CD16: fmu positive OPK *peak fertility*- BD this night
CD17: **Ovulation** fmu Negative OPK- BD this night
1-4DPO: Thermal shift- bbt rise .3 degrees F, temp stays above coverline
5DPO: Brownish red spotting, enough for panty liner
6DPO: No spotting, frequent urination
7-8DPO: A little brown spotting again
9DPO: BFN with fmu, a little brown spotting
10DPO: BFN clearblue digital with fmu. *Not Pregnant*
11DPO: Hopes still up
12DPO: BFN with fmu- lost hope, bbt still above cover line
13DPO: Told hubby not pregnant this month, really losing hope
14DPO: Wait for period, figure it will show up any second- lots of gas cramps
15DPO: Still bloated. After lunch suddenly felt very nauseous, threw up. Weird?? I had already peed, but thought maybe I should test one last time. I was able to get a few drops of very diluted urine out and used a dollar store test. BFP. I didn't believe it. Thought it was lying to me. Shaking, I used a clearblue digital test with the same urine, and one more dollar test. 3 BFPs stared up at me!! Still can't believe it!

I walked in to my hubby, in tears, with my hands cupped over my mouth. He thought something was wrong, but I couldn't speak! Finally after him worrying for at least 3 minutes, I pointed at my belly. He was shocked and grabbed me in his arms and said "don't you do any lifting, and no running, and no caffeine, just sit down"- he brought me a prenatal vitamin and then took pictures of the BFPs. What an absolute miraculous blessing this is to us. Praying our little bean is a strong one. The next 9 months seem so scary from here! But we're so ready.

I have been stalking the forums for the past two weeks, so today when I got a BFP I thought I'd share my symptoms in case it helps anyone else!

My husband and I were very lucky to get a BFP on our second month TTC.

I used a calendar app as soon as I came of the pill to try to track my cycle. On that note, all DPO, etc are my best estimates based on the app.

I had a bit of spotting 2 days before I was estimated to ovulate, which I'm assuming was ovulation bleeding. It was only there for one evening, only showed up when I used the restroom (not enough to show in my undies), and was bright red. I've never had this before, even in the times that I've been off the pill for several months in the past. We took it as a good sign to dtd. We dtd 3 times in the days surrounding my ovulation peak (Thursday, Saturday and Sunday with ovulation est on Sunday, spotting was on Friday night).

At 8 DPO I started getting brown DC when I wiped. I crossed my fingers that it was implantation bleeding and not a very early AF. This continued for several days (today is DPO 11 and I'm still having a tiny bit). I wasn't sure it was implantation because it was quite a bit heavier than a few spots and once it was bright red, just for one bathroom visit. For the most part it was dark brown, VERY obvious when I wiped (no wondering "is that a dot of blood?") and had some darker stringy mucous mixed in. It only actually spotted in my undies a tiny bit at 10 DPO, was mostly just present on the toilet paper.

Last night (10 DPO) is when I started feeling really sure I was probably headed for a BFP. The veins in my chest were much darker than usual, with dark blue veins especially around/leading toward the nipple area. I also had a skin reaction to my normal face washing routine, with bright red blotches on my forehead and nose.

Other slight signs but not 100% sure they were signs: I had maybe a slightly enhanced sense of smell - I was out with friends at 7 DPO and could smell orange from a drink that was being made at the bar several tables away. I don't know if that was super unusual, but no one else got the same whiff of it that I did. I had a wave of nausea yesterday, but didn't actually get sick.

That's all, I mostly wanted to share about my implantation bleeding because I was very unsure if that's what it was until I got my faint BFP on FRER this morning. A lot of articles described it as few spots that you might not even notice, and mine seemed much heavier than that.

Good luck to everyone!

Followed SMEP after trying 6 months and got my bfp! It took a lot more work and eventually an ivf cycle to conceive my son so this is amazing!

I used the clear blue easy fertility monitor and opks. Started the monitor the day if my period and followed the opks for sperm meets egg plan on day 10 of my cycle. The difference is I used my monitor in the morning and the opks in the afternoon. I saw the surge on the opk almost 20 hours before my monitor. I also went from low levels to ovulating on my monitor. Never had a high fertility time frame. Followed smep loyally. And it worked!

Didn't notice any symptoms until 8dpo.
Then heightened sense of smell and back ache which is not a period signal for me!

9dpo light brown spotting in morning.
10dpo brown spotting all day. Figured af was coming early.

10dpo light spotting but not increasing. Feeling tired and moody. Very much af symptoms for me!

11dpo no spotting. Found that strange

12dpo light spotting again

13dpo couldn't wait any longer! Took two tests and both bfp!

Went to the doctor today 14dpo to get progesterone and to have my levels monitored until 8 weeks. Right now 4w3d and counting!

Thanks to this TWW website, I was able to keep my sanity during my TWW. I decided to post my story to help others track the progress in their 2 weeks, as several ladies' blogs helped me tremendously in ruling out what was real and what was most likely my imagination running wild!

Me: 33yrs
DH: 36yrs
TTC: stopped using any kind of contraception in 2003 (we figured if we got pregnant, we'd be happy), but didn't actively start trying until 2012. Once I was referred to a infertility specialist, we had been ttc 1yr.
Background: unexplained infertility
Little/dry/non existent wet/egg white cm
HSG tubes showed no blockages of the tubes, cycles typically 26-35 days, progesterone levels low @ 2.33ng/ml (aug), .94 ng/ml (oct) so possibly not ovulating every month
DH SA normal/Kruger score 12

CD5-9: 50mg Clomid
CD 13: u/s shows 2 follies in left ovary(14&16mm)
CD 15: u/s shows one Follie @ 19mm (the other never grew) doctor gave me the option: trigger shot that night or wait until the next day, giving the follie a chance to grow a bit bigger. DH and I decide to wait one more day to trigger. BD that night
CD 16: trigger & 10pm; no BDing today or tmrrw
CD 18/ IUI DAY- procedure done @ 10am; rested on the table for 15-20min after, legs elevated
Sore cervix/light tinge of blood after peeing (expected after iui) took it easy the rest of the day; BD that night
1 DPIUI: light cramping; nipples slightly sore (possibly residual ovu symptoms) BD that night
2 DPIUI: light cramping/ sitting w/o some kind of back support tires me
3 DPIUI: cramping a bit stronger. Left side feels like pulled muscle; no sleep that night/couldn't get comfortable (anxiety?)/ dull lower back pain/ bloated
4 DPIUI: cramping whenever I go from a sitting to standing position or bend @ the waist(left side)/lots of white Lotiony CM/ found lunch to be completely unappealing/ extreme bloating and gas/ 2 BMs today (which is rare for me)/ lower back still hurts/ bbs ok and no nausea, afraid cramps and white cm is indication of AF
5 DPIUI: Have the chills all day today (odd because it's been 75-78deg, and I need to wear a winter coat
-dizzy spells (pm)
-tender/slight achy pain left side
-very wet cm (pm)
6 DPIUI: headache, tired, pain left side (gone by pm)
7 DPIUI: AF-like cramps all over abdomen, esp higher up, as if I did crunches the night before; worried AF is coming
- woke up w/ a really bad headache (I rarely get one), but I may have been dehydrated, cuz once I drank 16oz of water, it went away
-23-day progesterone test 31.6ng/ml ( happy to know that I at least ovulated)
8 DPIUI: AF-like cramping subsides. (For the most part)
-2 hrs after waking up, obvious sharp stabbing pains, left/ middle of lower abdomen; lasted 30-45min, then completely gone
- dull lower back pain
- all other symptoms have disappeared
9 DPIUI: lower back hurts!
-metallic taste in mouth
- AF cramps are back
-lightheadedness ( pm ); slept much earlier than usual
10DPIUI: early am, no cramps, but as soon as I sat up, felt last night's dinner @ my throat. Subsides right away
-very bloated/ painful gas
Mid afternoon- felt the best I've ever felt since the iui; bursts of energy and no symptoms
By 7pm, I hit a brick wall! Completely exhausted, got winded walking from the driveway to my front door
- ate spicy food for dinner/20min later, stomach cramps. Afraid AF is just around the corner, so despite Dr's orders, I POAS @ 9:30pm (FREP) and was shocked to get a BFP!!
11 DPIUI: afraid BFP was a result of the residual trigger shot, so POAS again....6am darker BFP. Surprise husband that night (our 2 yr wedding Anniversary)
12DPIUI: POAS @ 6:30am, lighter than yesterday (I got up to pee twice in the night, so maybe pee was diluted)
- other than back pain and feeling run down by 5pm, felt good all day. I think I overdid it running errands though, and was freaked out to find pink/tan-tinged cm on my underwear, and when I wiped after peeing; sad, confused, scared!
-cramping and lower back pains
13DPIUI: POAS @ 4:30am darkest BFP yet; pink/tan tinged cm when I wipe (only in am, never saw it again after that)
-Hcg blood test confirms pregnancy @ 117
14DPIUI- many of my symptoms have subsided, or are a lot less noticeable.
DH and I have decided to wait until end of first trimester to tell anyone, so you who read this forum, are truly the first to know :)
Best wishes and lots of sticky baby dust to everyone! Prayers all around for us all!

We finally got a BFP after 7 months of trying.
I am 29, Dh is 32. I have slight PCOS but am not over weight. I am a chronic spotter, often spotting for up to 7 days before AF and several days after. My periods have always been irregular and my doctor suspected that I wasn't ovulating. I tried using the Ovulation LH tests for a few months but I kept getting numerous positives so I don't think they were working for me (apparently common with PCOS)
My doctor prescribed me Metformin after 3 months of trying and I only took 500mg per day for a couple of months but could not build up to the 1500mg because it was making me so sick. So after 6 months of failed trying my doctor booked me in to a Fertility Specialist. I wasn't that keen to go on Clomid or anything like that just yet and I had 1 month until the appointment so I decided to give it one last shot using every method I could. And low and behold, the morning of the appointment I did a test and it was positive! So here is how I did it:
- Eliminated all carbs, dairy and sugar from my diet
- Started taking 1500mg Metformin each day (500 in morning and 1000 at night)
- Took 1000mg Vitex (Agnus Castus) every morning
- Acupuncture (I had been doing this for the past two months)
- Chinese Herbs (pill form) morning and night
- I started temping using fertility friend
- After BD I lay in bed for at least 20 minutes before going to the bathroom
The main change I noticed during my fertile period was that I had a lot more watery CM than I normally have.

Here is my record:
CD10 - BD
CD13 - BD, Watery CM
CD14 - Watery CM
CD15 - Watery CM
CD16 - BD, Watery CM
CD17 - Watery CM
CD18 - BD, Watery CM
CD19 - Watery CM
CD20 - BD AM & PM, Lots of Watery CM
CD21 - Watery CM
CD22 - BD, Watery CM
CD23 - Ovulation (according to FF), BD, Watery CM, Really Tired, Constipation
1DPO - Watery CM
2DPO - BD, Tired, Constipation
3DPO - Tired, Constipation, Short wave of dizziness in evening while lying on couch
4DPO - Tired, Woke up with a bad sore throat, temperature rise by .3 degree celcius
5DPO - BD, Sore throat, pelvic twinges, temp slightly higher, really achy legs at night
6DPO - Sore throat, temp rise again by .3 degrees
7DPO - Temp rose again! by another .3 degrees, pelvic twinges, woke up with really stuffy nose. Starting to get my hopes up. Very achy legs at night, very hungry, cravings for cheese.
8DPO - Temp went down by .3 degree, woke up in really bad mood, pelvic twinges, BFN with First Response, Nose was really runny and sore throat, achy legs and bad headache at front of my head. really tired, came home for lunch and had red brown blood on tp after I went to the toilet. I was really disappointed and upset as I thought it was the start of my spotting before AF. Didn't go back to work just lay on couch and watched movies. Felt really emotional. DH bought me a chocolate mud muffin and I ate it all. Was so over the no carbs, no sugar, no dairy!
9DPO - Light brown spotting continued, temp went down slightly, still in really sad mood, stayed at home. Bad headache and runny nose continued. Cramping. Think my boobs are starting to feel slightly sore... Really achy legs at night and could hardly sleep, felt really hot. Had a feeling I was pregnant.
10DPO - Day of Specialist Appointment, Woke up tested with First Response - slightly visible BFP! Cancel appointment. Really tired, headache and runny nose continues. Light brown spotting continues with cramping. Sore BBs.
11DPO - BFP with first response - line is much darker. Still spotting and cramping. Runny nose. Sore BBs.
12DPO to 14DPO - Light brown spotting and cramping, Runny nose. Really tired.
15DPO - Blood Test BFP - HCG 322. Spotting and cramping. Sore BBs. Really tired
17DPO - Blood Test HCG 829. Spotting and cramps are subsiding. Sore BBs, Really tired
18DPO - No Spotting!

I am currently 5 weeks and 2 days pregnant! It still feels very surreal. Fingers crossed everything will go well from here.
Before the BFP I was starting to get so over it, I thought it would never happen for me. It was pretty hard giving up the carbs, dairy and sugar. Doing the acupuncture, 1500mg Metformin and Vitex together I can't be sure what helped me achieve the BFP but all I can say is give them all a go! Good luck to everyone trying.

On Nov. 26 2012 we lost our first baby, a boy, due to PROM at 17 weeks. We had been trying for exactly 5 years when he was conceived and it was devastating when we had to say goodbye. We began trying again in February and soon decided that we needed help and would move to IVF starting next summer...In the meantime we have miraculously conceived again!

So without further adieu here are my symptoms....
LMP 10/15/13
I did not use OPKs because I have usual ovulation pains and had kind of given up.
CD 15- Very intense ovulation pain, thought I may have a rupturing cyst it hurt so bad, then suddenly it stopped.
I made sure to BD this day and considered it my 'O' day.
1 dpo- watery cm.
2 dpo- Creamy cm, stuffy nose, tender bbs, and suddenly 2 pimples on my butt (nice, right?)
3 dpo- Creamy cm, tender bbs
4 dpo- Creamy cm, bbs not tender anymore (strange, they are usually tender until close to AF), stuffy nose
5 dpo- Creamy cm, backache and hip pain at night, increased appetite, so moody and emotional (not like me, I'm usually calm and don't have this during PMS), stuffy nose
6 dpo- Dry cm, light cramps/gurgles, dizzy thought I would pass out, bbs seem bit bigger, hip pain at night, and still highly irritable
7 dpo- Dry cm, still dizzy, still irritable, bit queasy (barely), aching legs and hips at night
8 dpo- Watery cm, bbs not sore but have light pinching sensation on the sides, headache, stuffy nose, bad sore throat, so thirsty
9 dpo- Creamy cm, very sick with sore throat, headache, and sniffles. bbs maybe tender on sides but might be from over investigating them, lol. I've been having a nervous/excited feeling in my stomach since 7dpo, like I'm about to get really good or bad news. Light cramps, dizzy, so tired.
10 dpo- Creamy cm, side of left bb feels bruised, throat is less sore but nose is mega stuffy, cramps/gurgles (thinking I am out with the gurgles as they happen every month pre-flow), eating tons even though I am sick, achy legs and hips again at night.
11 dpo- Creamy pink/red cm, thinking I am out. Backache, tired, sick still, eating tons, moodiness is back, bbs look veiny and feel full, runny/stuffy nose, and hip pain at nigh
12 dpo- Dry dark brown cm in AM and gone by PM, I might still be in this! Cramps, dizzy, tired, gassy, hungry, stuffy still and sore throat
13 dpo- Tan sticky cm, pinchy cramps and heavy feeling in uterus, backache, bloated, loose stool, dizzy, tired, gassy, moody, full veiny bbs, stuffy nose and hip pain at night
14 dpo- AF due today, tinted watery cm, gurgles and very crampy, back hurts all day, gassy, nausea in AM, and two more lovely pimples on my butt. I give up, so many mixed messages! Testing in two days just to ease my mind. 14 dpo is my longest luteal phase....
15 dpo- Dry tan cm then reddish cm then nothing, suspicious now..., headache and backache, moody, runny nose, thirsty since 8dpo, chugging water so much husband says I am going to drown.
16 dpo- Sticky cm, no color or spotting! Tender bbs all night and a dream about a + test, now I am going to find out one way or the other. Drive to sister's house (she holds tests for me so I don't go broke) pee on a stick and...BFP!! She is crying, I am crying. I am sooo thrilled to have this second chance. Left a note and test at the cemetery where our son is buried, and tell hubby to come with me to visit him. Husband opens the note and is floored! We are so shocked and so thankful for this baby <3 My symptoms this day were bloated, queasy (can't finish coffee the last few days), dizzy, emotional, bbs a tad tender mostly on the sides, runny nose.
17 dpo- (Today) got my bloods done, HCG is 584! My doctor will put me on progesterone for good measure :) Same general symptoms as the last few days, a bit more queasy, hungry and tired but I love all the symptoms!
Also, all these symptoms were subtle even though it seems like I should have known, they were all very dismissible.

I wish the best for all of you ladies! I know it is hard to try, lose, and try again but it is so worth all the pain when you finally have life inside of you.
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."