I am so excited to share my BFP experience with all of you ladies because I know how much of a God-send this site can be when you're going through the TTC process!
A little about me:
-I'm 29 years old; DH and I have been actively trying to conceive for 3 months and this 4th month was the winner!
-I stopped birth control pills at the end of Sept. 2012
-I did not do anything special while TTC the first month; the second month I began using OPKs and tracking my BBT. Doing this really helped me to understand my body a lot more so I would encourage any woman trying to conceive to make OPKs and temping a part of your TTC process. Through this process, I found out that my luteal phase was border line short (9-10 days with a 26-27 day cycle). When I realized this, I began taking 100mg of B6 every day along with my prenatal vitamin to help extend my luteal phase. In addition, I noticed that I didn't ever really see any fertile CM, so I started taking Mucinex every 12 hours for five days before my ovulation (Mucinex is supposed to help thin out and/or increase cervical mucus). I never did see any fertile CM but wanted to mention this as it still may have contributed to my BFP. I did not add the B6 and Mucinex until this cycle that I found out that I was pregnant! I, also, used Pre-Seed here and there but not consistently or in alignment with my fertile days.
Now for the goods!! Please keep in mind that I am not a woman who thinks that every symptom is a pregnancy symptom. I fully know that pregnancy symptoms can be just like AF symptoms so with that being said, I know what my symptoms are because I tracked them on Fertility Friend along with my BBT.
DPO Symptoms:
1-2 DPO: Tender/sore breasts (not feeling pregnant at all)
3 DPO: Tender/sore breasts and a crazy appetite! Ended up eating so much and just chalked it up to AF making its way home.
4 DPO: Tender/sore breasts and nausea that came and went very quickly
5 DPO: Tender/sore breasts and not much else
6 DPO: Tender/sore breasts and another wave of nausea that came and went
7 DPO: Tender/sore breasts, crazy appetite again, and AF-like cramping on the right side
8 DPO: Tender/sore breasts and another wave of nausea; beginning to wonder where this nausea is coming from...
9 DPO: No symptoms! Breast tenderness/soreness completely gone and I am convinced AF is going to show her face soon.
10 DPO: AF Due Date and I have no symptoms but my BBT dips below the coverline which tells me immediately that AF will be here any minute now
11 DPO: My BBT goes up 0.4 degrees and I think maybe it's a fluke and track it anyway while I wait for AF. Took pads/tampons with me to work this day. Later in the evening around 10pm, I begin spotting which is unusual for me as F usually likes to show up mid-day. Think nothing of it, throw in a tampon and go to sleep.
12 DPO: Wake up and take my BBT and it spikes up another 0.5 degrees!! Whoa!! But I'm having a period, right?! Go into bathroom and take a pregnancy test and it's a BFP!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!! Crazy!!!!!
After my BFP, my spotting had turned into an intermittent light flow of bright red blood, very much like my regular period. I bled like this for 2 days and then spotted on the third day off and on, but I took a pregnancy test each day. As you can see by the picture, my tests have been getting darker each day! I've already been to the doctor twice and my hCG levels have doubled as they should which means a viable pregnancy so far! I cannot explain how elated I am to be expecting!
Keep trying ladies and you will get your BFP soon, too!