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!