Hey there. I've been an avid TWW follower for the last year and a half. I've made a few posts, but mostly read all about other ladies- it's comforting to read about people in similar situations.
Anywho, we've been trying for over a year and a half now, and I probably only ovulated 7-10 times. My cycles tend to be anywhere from 30 days to several months long. I had one cycle that was 9 months long (not during our TTC time)! My husband was deployed and I blame it on stress. It made it really difficult to time things right. I tried temping, but lost momentum after day 30 or so. We also tried Pre-Seed, FertiliTea, and a few different supplements. I did the whole grape juice, pineapple core, blah blah during the time I thought I might implant. Again, it was hard to know the right time.
2 cycles ago I purchased the Clearblue Fertility monitor, and decided we would give it a go before going to see out doctor. I used it for a 2 month long cycle (and used up all my sticks!) and we didn't get pregnant. I started again on my 2nd cycle and ran out of sticks as soon as the fertile line bumped up. I also had a week of spotting right around this time, thought it was ovulation spotting. I just let it be and we went on with our lives. Several weeks after that, my SIL found out she was pregnant (again, this would be her 2nd child during the time we've been trying to get pregnant). This made me really want to just go see the Dr. We had our first appt, and the Doc basically said "relax." Which was very frustrating. She did have blood work done, though. So that's good. Blood work came back fine, only a slight variation in my thyroid. Dr said that if we didn't conceive in 2 months, she would retest and see if the thyroid levels stayed the same. I said "see you in 2 months."
Lo and behold, almost a month later, I begrudgingly took a pregnancy test because my boobs had been sore longer than normal and felt sort of full. I really didn't want to see another negative test. I had a BRIGHT RED line immediately. I had it confirmed with a blood test. And come to find out, we probably conceived the week after that Dr appt. And we weren't using any of our special stuff because we were just waiting for that 2 month mark to get started on our infertility. I suppose it was all about timing, and maybe since we sort of "gave up" it happened, though I hate to say that.
The only indicator I really had was my sore & full feeling boobs. They probably started about 3-4 weeks pregnant. I didn't think much of them at first because I get sore boobs before my period. Also, I had been telling my SIL that I felt like my period was coming for about 3 weeks. Also, there was one day where I was extremely tired, more so than I've ever felt, out with my SIL, who was about 8 weeks pregnant at the time!
The Dr has had a hard time trying to figure out exactly how far along I am, since my last period would indicate that I'm about 13-14 weeks pregnant. The ultrasound showed about 7-8 weeks.
I still can't believe that there is a baby in my belly, since we have been hoping for this for quite some time now. I know that waiting is SO hard, and it breaks your heart every time you have a negative test. But hold on. Your time will come. Maybe when you least expect it. I will be praying for each of you to get your BFP.