I have been obsessing over this site for weeks now. I found it when I had my miscarriage and I was searching the net to see if other women were going through the same things. After reading all your stories, I told myself I will share mine once I get my positive results. SO here is my story:
I am 31 and hubby is 30. We found out we were pregnant in June and we were both surprised. The past month I was busy with graduate school and graduating that I had not even noticed I had missed my period. On the third day I tested and BFP. I ended up miscarrying at 10 weeks with heavy bleeding (although minor cramps) and we were told the fetus had stopped growing at 5 weeks. I ended up having a D/C mid July and exactly 4 weeks later to the day I had my AF in August. My dr told me that we could start trying right away. I know I have 28 days cycles but I have never been good at looking for any CM. In fact, I thought I wasn't ovulating in August because of the lack of CM that I had. We still BD on cycle day 8, 11, and 14. I tried not to be too obsessive but afterwards I was reading into every single symptom I had. I thought I was making most of them up. I was literally squeezing my breasts to see if they were sore but NOPE. Minor symptoms I had during those awful 2 weeks were slight cramps, headaches, lower backaches, and vivid dreams every single night. I took a test 4 days before my AF and BFN. I was so disappointed. I waited until AF and the day before I thought for sure AF was gonna come. I waited and waited and on the 3rd day I did a first morning urine test and BFP!! ... although it was pale pink I could see it!. I set it on the counter and when I went back an hr later it was darker. I took another one the next day and this time the pale pink was lighter...I got worried a little bit but just like the last one, this one got a little darker. I will be calling my dr tomorrow to go get blood test. I am so happy and excited but can't help feel a little nervous and scared also. I am truly blessed that I was able to at least get pregnant right away. I pray for myself and all you wonderful and strong women out there TTC. Baby dust to all!

So this is my third pregnancy this year but the first time I'm posting here. I'm really hoping that this little bean is here to stay.

A bit of history… Got my first BFP at the beginning of the year (first cycle TTC) which was sadly diagnosed as a blighted ovum at 8 weeks. During that 2WW I had every symptom under the sun from nausea, sore boobs, cravings etc. and got my BFP at 10DPO

We then got another BFP in March 2012 which ended in a miscarriage at 11 weeks. The baby had died a few days before our scan. We were devastated as we had seen a strong heart beat on several occasions and everything seemed to be going so well. With that pregnancy I had absolutely NO symptoms until about 6 weeks. I also only got my BFP when AF was about 4 days late.

We then tried for 4 very long cycles until we got a lovely BFP yesterday afternoon at 10 DPO! Again – I haven't had too many symptoms with this one but have listed what I can remember below. We were doing the SMEP this cycle and it seems to have worked wonders for us. Highly recommend it!!

1 DPO – Very sore boobs (very normal for me to have this after Ov but it only lasts a day or two – I think it is from the progesterone surge)
4 DPO – DH and I both got a stomach bug and I spent the night vomiting. I then felt a bit queasy for the next few days but don't think this had anything to do with being pregnant.
6 DPO – notices a slightly swollen lymph node on my right bikini line area. Didn't think too much of it.
7 DPO – left nipple was a bit sensitive but nothing major.
8 – 10DPO – very strange taste in my mouth and food is just tasting weird. Very very very light cramping in uterus area and right ovary seems to burning a little. It is so light, I though I was imagining it.
9DPO – massive drop in BBT. Think I'm out and that AF is about to show :( In hindsight, I think this was implantation.
10DPO – temps back up and had a couple of hot flushes during the day and some random dizziness. Also feeling very stupid! Keep forgetting what I am supposed to be doing!! I walk into a room to get something and then totally forget what I went in there to get. Tested at about 5pm and BFP! Second line was very clear.
11 DPO (today) tested again this morning and its still there. Temps are also still high so I'm hoping it really is real!

AF is only due tomorrow or the next day so I know its still very early days. I'm planning to have blood tests done later today and, given my history of MC, I will probably start progesterone pills from tomorrow. Hoping and praying for a H&H 9 months and that this is our little keeper!

Things we did differently: I had been using PRE SEED since first MC and I do swear by it. I just makes Bding more enjoyable. I was also on Nexium (for reflux) and Tripolene (for Anxiety), both of which I stopped taking the day I got a positive OPK. I think I just knew in my heart that this was going to be the cycle! I did, however, enjoy the odd glass of wine during 2WW. In previous months I stopped drinking after ovulation. I've also been very good about taking my pre-natal vitamins and have been on baby aspirin (which I will now stay on until 36 weeks pregnant). Around ovulation time, I took folic powders daily and had reflexology a few days after ovulation. I strongly recommend keeping hips raised for at least 30 minutes after DTD.

Sending everyone loads of baby dust and I look forward to reading more BFP stories on this site throughout my pregnancy. xx

Three years after having our son we started trying again for number 2. We thought it would be as easy as the first time...pregnant on the first try! Well needless to say that didn't happen. After about a year of trying we finally got a BFP only to miscarry at nine weeks. We were disappointed, but we started trying again as soon as we could. It has taken 2 long years. During that time I was convinced that something was wrong with me. My husband tested fine. I had some issues with early bleeding during my cycle. Many of my friends suggested acupuncture. Well, it was worth it. My cycles became regular after just 3 months and I finally got another BFP only 5 months after starting acupuncture.

My early pregnancy symptoms were sore boobs, leg cramping, and period cramps...pretty much on and off during the whole 2 WW. I had implantation spotting on 10 DPO. I thought my period was coming early. I didn't test until 18 DPO because I don't like the disappointment of the negative tests. I figured if my period hadn't come by then, I had a good chance of getting my positive!

We are hopeful, but don't want to get too excited because we know what it feels like to have your hopes dashed with a miscarriage. However, everything is going well so far. I am a firm believer in acupuncture and am convinced that this helped.

It feels surreal that I'm actually writing my own BFP story.

BACKGROUND: DH and I were married on Sept 17, 2011 and knew we wanted to start TTC right away. After about 4 months, I got my very first BFP...but learned a few days later that it was a chemical pregnancy. We started trying again the very next cycle but I just felt like something was wrong with my cycles. I was spotting way before my period started and felt like maybe I had a progesterone issues. At the end of my 11th cycle I went to my OB/GYN and had blood work done. My progesterone was very low, just as I had thought. DH had a sperm analysis done. He had low morphology (2%). My doctor suggested we do 3 cycles with me on Clomid (prior to Ovulation) and Progesterone Suppositories (after ovulation). If we weren’t pregnant by the end of those 3 cycles, we were going to move on to IUI. Well, our first month with me on the Clomid and Progesterone Suppositories was a SUCCESS! We couldn’t believe it. To make things even more perfect, I found out I was pregnant just 2 days before our 1 year Wedding Anniversary. We could not be happier about becoming parents!! This will be our first child.

SYMPTOMS:
1DPO - cramps in morning and again in afternoon. Nipples were very sore/sensitive.
2DPO - Nothing.
3DPO - Creamy CM. Cramps at night.
4DPO - Creamy CM. No other symptoms.
5DPO - Creamy CM. No other symptoms.
6DPO - Creamy CM- TONS of it. No other symptoms.
7DPO - Creamy CM.
8DPO - Creamy CM. Started feeling premenstrual cramps on and off all day.
9DPO - Creamy CM. Huge temp drop (below coverline). Dark brown streak of blood on panty liner in the afternoon. Thought maybe it was implantation blood?!
10DPO - Creamy CM. Temp dropped a little more :( I thought for sure that meant AF was on her way. I thought for true implantation dips, it was supposed to dip down and then shoot back up. I was depressed all day. No cramping or anything.
11DPO - Creamy CM. Temp shot way up!!
12DPO - Creamy CM. Took FRER test in the afternoon (NOT with FMU) and there was a faint 2nd line!!
13DPO - Creamy CM. Took FRER test with FMU and a nice, dark BFP!! Praise God!

Other than the Creamy CM (which I thought all along was just from the progesterone suppositories) and a few random cramps here and there, I had NO other signs or symptoms! I had blood work to test hCG levels on 16 DPO and 18DPO and my levels were doubling as they should be! We have a confirmation ultrasound scheduled for the first week in October. We will be just shy of 7 weeks and are praying we get to see or hear a heartbeat! Today is the first day of Week 5 and I am just now starting to feel soreness in my boobs.

THINGS WE DID DIFFERENT IN OUR BFP CYCLE:
--I took 100mg of Clomid on CD 1 - 5 to help me "super ovulate"
--I took (and am still taking) 100mg of Progesterone Suppositories before bed each night, starting the day after Ovulation
--Used Clearblue Ovulation Predictor Kit (with the smiley face). HINT: take a test TWICE PER DAY - once in the AM and once in the PM. My doctor recommended this to me and it was our first cycle trying this method! I got a smiley on a test that I took at NIGHT! We were instructed to BD 12 hours after the positive OPK and then BD again 12 hours after that so I got an OPK at Night (CD13)... BD first thing the next morning (CD14)... then BD again later that night (CD14)! It worked for us :)

I'm so excited to finally get to post my BFP story! We had been trying for over a year and last October found out I was pregnant. November rolled around and I started spotting, which ended up in a miscarriage at about 8 weeks. We were devastated! But we kept on trying, and trying and trying. But nothing! Ironically my husband is an OB and I kept asking him questions thinking in the back of my mind, he had to know some BIG secret! But he assured me he wasn’t keeping any secrets and we just had to give it time. After 8 months of prayer, I decided to try Vitex! I love this stuff. I know it's not for everyone but I could tell a huge change physically after the second week of taking it! I had more energy, less vaginal dryness, a regular period with less brown spotting leading up to it! I felt awesome. The second month, using Vitex I got my BFP. I know God made it happen. Hopefully this little one will stick 9 months. Baby dust and prayers go out to all!

Symptoms:
DPO 1-10: nothing really
DPO 11-14 sore breasts, peeing frequently, little nauseated at times, exhausted!

First and foremost, I have probably been coming to this website for the past two years, reading and dreaming that one day it would be me posting. And here I am, I still can’t believe it!

From the beginning... I had a missed miscarriage in June 2011 and was devastated, well, over the course of the next year, we started trying again March 2012 and June came and went, July, and we were BDing all the time! What I soon found is that my periods were super irregular, I would have a cycle for 32 days, then no period for 2 months, and then a period for 37 days and another two months... It was terrible. Finally, I went to a fertility doctor and we found that I had PCOS and I was not ovulating regularly. Now, I had been on birth control for around 8 years and two years before this I had actually tried to get pregnant and soon gave up and went back to school to get my masters because it was too stressful at the time to keep going through the disappointment. So, this is why, finally good to know. The doc prescribed me Clomid 100mg and then I did an HCG trigger. 14 days later BFP!
Here are my symptoms:

Ovulation cramps came day of trigger and day after and it hurt, I could actually feel it on my right ovary!

1 DPO on and off dull ache in right ovary
2 DPO lots of CM
3 DPO lots of CM
4 DPO lots of CM
5 DPO vivid dreams, lots of CM
6 DPO a lot of energy, lots of CM
7 DPO slight cramping (implantation), lots of CM (BFN, yea, I know)
8 DPO slight cramping (implantation), lots of CM (Neg OPK)
9 DPO lots of CM (Neg OPK)
10 DPO tired, irritable, pimple, crampy, backache, just don’t feel good (Faint Positive BFP, I thought it was HCG in my system so I didn't get excited)
11 DPO slight headaches off and on, boobs starting to get sore on sides (Faint Positive BFP and then "Pregnant" on Digital
12 DPO Went to the doc for blood test, HCG 43 and Prog 36, they tell me congratulations! And scheduled next visit in two days to check levels. Then I decided to take another test, another OPK, just to test the theory, and guess what, a big fat happy face!
My boobs are getting really sore and my headaches are a bit stronger!

So there you have it, I will tell you, I didn’t believe it until I peed on the the OPK and got the happy face, that was something! I just want to wish everyone baby dust to all and dreams do come true! Now to get through the first trimester!

I had my first (and very unexpected) BFP on 8/27. DH and I were in total shock. We weren't even trying and weren't sure we were ready. Then we lost it on 9/2, almost as fast as it came. We were devastated. Now it was time to start charting BBT, CM, etc!!!

We (I) tracked everything on FF and it predicted O on 9/19. I got some O symptoms right around then - sore BBs, increased CM, lower abdominal cramping, etc. I also caught a terrible cold and started to get fatigue, dizziness, and decreased appetite. Then nothing got better after O / cold. All the symptoms from O and the cold just sorta stuck around, then got worse. I started to get suspicious. Could I be pregnant this quickly after the chemical?? I knew it was possible, but was skeptical it would happen to me.

During the TWW, DH had a dream that we had 2 kids. Everything we watched on tv involved characters either getting pregnant or having babies. The daily 'read through the Bible' schedule I've been following covered 3 stories, on 3 consecutive days, of women getting pregnant who supposedly couldn't. It made the TWW feel so much longer!!!

I started stressing about my prolonged O / cold symptoms so much that I couldn't focus. I work evenings, and knew I wouldn't be able to concentrate until I had a BFN to put my mind at ease. It was DPO #8, which is way too early to test. So on the way to work, I stopped at CVS and bought a FRER. "I know it's too early, so I'll just POAS now to get a BFN, put my mind at ease, and repeat it in a week." To my surprise, it was a BFP!!!! It wasn't even first morning urine, and the test line was just as dark as the control.

I'm still in shock and cautiously excited. I hope this one sticks!!!

A little background: DH and I started ttc #1 last August. We quickly got pregnant in October. Sadly we miscarried at 6wk and I had a d&c 12/27/11. We were advised to wait 2mo before ttc again and so we did. I have been charting temp and using opks since forever. Last month was the first month ttc that I didn’t chart. I randomly took one opk on the day I ended up ovulating. We finally just got our BFP 2 days ago. We just both "knew" this was our month.
Symptoms as follows:
1-6dpo- nothing.
7dpo- I had severe anxiety for the two weeks before, but it suddenly went away today. Usually start spotting by this day but nothing. I thought if I didn't spot by tomorrow, I'm pregnant.
8dpo- took my first test. It was negative. Today I told DH I suspected I might be pregnant. My boobs felt bigger, especially on the sides. No pms symptoms.
9dpo- took wondfo test- negative. still not spotting. Def think something is up!
10dpo- took wondfo test in am- negative. I still felt I was pregnant. DH texted me in the am and told me "this is our month". Feeling optimistic until around 4pm. Had drank water at 2 pm so I could test at 6 when I got home. Left work early, couldn't wait to test, caved and tested at 4:45pm. On my ride home, I was convinced I was not pregnant as I had light cramping. As I was waiting for test, which I ended up forgetting about, I was researching luteal phase defect. Saw test out of the corner of my eye and saw a faint line! So shocked! Jumped up and took $ store test- neg. I had to know now, so I took FRER- faint pos!
11dpo- took wondfo test in am hoping it would be darker, it wasn't. Afternoon it was neg. PM it was faint line.
12dpo- took wondfo test in am- line still light but slightly darker. Took FRER, line darker but still light.
Only symptoms are: boobs bigger and more sore but nothing crazy, light light on and off cramping. That's it! Keep your hopes up!!!

I can't believe I am finally posting my story. Thank you, This site has been amazing in helping me get through my long journey of TTC. A little about me, I am 33 and DH 38. I have DS 17 y/o and DD 15 y/o from a previous marriage. This is my DH first and we were so excited to start. In Aug 2010 I had my IUD removed and we started trying immediately. Well, here we are 2 years later and still nothing. I had myself checked and all tests were ok so I got sent home to keep trying. My cycles are pretty regular 28-29 days so it was an emotional roller coaster every 2 weeks. I did OPK's cheap and expensive, pineapple juice, elevated my legs and even Pre-Seed. What I did differently this month, I got a fertility reading from Suzanne in August and she recommended I take B6 and Soy Isoflavones. She also said I would conceive or find out OCT 2012. So I did research and found that Soy is a natural form of Clomid. I also had my DH take B12 to help with sperm energy. Scared that I wouldn't be able to afford fertility treatments I was willing try anything, I have nothing to lose and a baby to gain.

LMP August 28th
Took Soy CD 1-5
BD Sept 7, 9,10,12
per OPK 9/11 or 9/12 was ovulation day.
dpo 1-5 nothing really
dpo 6 feeling congested (figure its the change in weather) and crampy
dpo 7-9 still stuffy and BB's so sore that it woke me from my sleep. They hurt so bad, I had to sleep on my back because if I would lay on my side and they fell on top of the other it was like someone punched them. (My BB's always get sore before AF but not like this)
dpo 10 a little nauseous and gassy- took it as the cheese I ate for lunch was probably bad. (I love cheese)
dpo 11-12 BB's still hurt still stuffy but no cramps, odd because I always cramp before AF shows her face.
dpo 13 - (Aug25) AF due today according to My Days app. keep checking to see if she's here but nothing.
dpo 14 - sore BB's no signs of AF and have been praying that this was my month. Off today and tomorrow so I hibernated at home and waited. All I could think of was please let this be it.
DPO 15 (Aug 27) 2 days late and no signs, had a dream I tested on a digital and showed pregnant. I ran to the store and got a EPT digital. I was so nervous and scared to be disappointed that I took the test put it aside and brushed my teeth. I kept saying don't cry or be mad if its negative. I slowly inched my way, waited the whole 3 minutes and probably stopped breathing for a second. I looked at the test and I couldn't believe what I was seeing PREGNANT!!!!!!

OMG!!!!! PREGNANT, I really am pregnant after 2 years of tears and stress. I was so happy and nervous that I had to take a shower because I was sweating so bad from all the emotions I had going through me.
I surprised my DH with a card that had 3 little duckies in a row, one blue for my DS, one pink for my DD and the third a green in which below it I wrote -coming soon 2013. Inside I wrote- You’re going to be a Daddy! He dropped what he had in his hands and leaped out of his chair, he was so overjoyed and emotional. The kids are really close to me and are so excited happy. This made up for the 2 years of waiting for our little miracle. First OB visit is Oct 10, to confirm and by then I will be 6 weeks pregnant. We just cant' be any happier, DH is already protective and even more loving. I guess Suzanne was right and her advice helped, Confirming my pregnancy Oct 2012. I hope this little peanut sticks because we already love him/her so much.
Sorry it’s so long but I had to share :)
Baby Dust to all.

Sincerely,
Soon to be mommy of 3

I am 12 DPO and was waiting (very impatiently) for DP to get back from working away, we were going to test tomorrow. This afternoon I had a little brown discharge, I also have a dull lower tummy ache, so I got very upset, I called DP and said I wanted to test. This happened once before, I didn't test, assumed it was AF and then a week later discovered I was pregnant but in the process of m/c. Anyway DP said I could test without him being there (as much as he didn't want me to) and guess what I have that very special second line, it's faint, but definitely there! I am so excited but also scared that the same as before will happen again. Now after the terrible tww I feel like I am in another waiting game!!!!

It has been a long and difficult road to get to this stage, I really hope this is our time. Please let this baby stay and please let everyone else who is trying so hard have some good news soon.

I am still in shock! Got my BFP this morning. AF is due tomorrow but going to a dinner party tonight and was planning to have a glass of wine or two if I'd gotten the expected BFN. My husband and I started trying in July 2011 and got pregnant in august 2011. We thought we were so lucky to get pregnant so fast. I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks and was devastated. Even though we had only tried for two months I had been wanting to try for a year so it seemed like a big blow. We tried to look on the bright side as my dr. told us at least we knew we could conceive. Well a year went by and every month I got my period and it was crushing...I also turned 35 in July so was starting to really worry. I have an apt with an RE in two weeks because I figured we'd need to start fertility procedures...and now I have my BFP. I am so grateful! I am hoping and praying this little bean sticks around.
Symptoms:
Some very light spotting when I wiped 1day dpo
Some very light spotting after intercourse 2days dpo
Lack of breast tenderness and back cramps both usually start anywhere from 6 or 7. Days dpo through the arrival of aunt flow
Weird taste in my mouth from 6-7 dpo on
Fatigue from 10 dpo on
Things I did differently:
Started acupuncture
Drank green tea no other caffeine
Took herbs that I got from my acupuncturist
I don't know if any of these things helped or if it was finally just our month.
We have been using opks all along so knowing when I ovulate wasn't the issue my cycle is typically 29 days.
Wishing you all lots if baby dust. This site has helped me for over s year and from the bottom of my heart send prayers and best wishes for you all to get your BFP!!

DH and I have been TTC since our wedding in May. Just last month we got a BFP and were thrilled. That time I didn't test until AF was a week late because my cycles tend to be long when I'm stressed and I was under pressure at work. We were so excited over our first BFP that we told everyone.... then were devastated when I miscarried at 6 weeks. I read that you are slightly more fertile after a MC and we definitely wanted to try again, so I kept an eye on my CM and we BD'd around my predicted day of ovulation. So far barely any symptoms but I have had some cramping and very light spotting that I suspect is implantation. Took a test today after a gut feeling and there it is, a faint but clear plus sign at 12 DPO! I'm very nervous that I could miscarry again and am trying not to get my hopes up, but of course can't help being excited! Baby dust to everyone!

I had a miscarriage at 17 weeks in January and have been trying to conceive ever since. I got pregnant no problem with my DD and then again with the miscarried pregnancy, but have not had luck this time around...until now! Pre-miscarriage my cycles were extremely regular (28 days) and I seemed to always ovulate on/around CD14 (at least I figure I did since that's when I would time intercourse and got pregnant twice on the first cycle). After my miscarriage my cycles were much more irregular - ranging from 27 days to 34 days - and I seemed to ovulate later than I used to (usually CD 18 or CD19). Honestly, I think my body was just trying to "regulate" itself after all of the trauma and blood loss of the miscarriage, D&C, etc. I was also diagnosed post-miscarriage with two different types of blood clotting disorders (after taking dozens of vials of blood from my already anemic body:-) Also turns out I have polycystic ovaries (although not technically PCOS since I have no other symptoms). So I've spent the past 7 months being kind to my body and trying to whip it back into baby-making shape!. I tried to get to acupuncture as much as my wallet would allow and took lots of herbs prescribed by my acupuncturist. In addition, I took prenatals, extra folic acid, b vits, Metformin, baby aspirin, probiotics, and Vitex during my luteal phase (which always was around 11-12 days only). After 6 months of trying, I saw an RE who diagnosed me with "inefficient" ovulation and put me on 50 mg clomid CD2-6. I didn't react to the drugs and was told to that if I didn’t get a + on my OPK by CD18 to use the trigger shot and have intercourse the day of the trigger and the following two days. I ended up not having to do the trigger, but was not optimistic about this month since nothing seemed to be different than previous months when I wasn't on clomid. I should also mention that I used to run quite a bit and seriously scaled back on my exercise per my acupuncturist's recommendation. And I try to each a lot of nutrient-rich warm food (supposedly better for conceiving than cold, raw food which is hard to digest and "puts out the fire in your belly" - again, per my acupuncturist). Lastly, I eat one serving of full-fat Greek yogurt each morning. I've read that whole milk helps with ovulation (although research to support this is spotty), and figured the extra probiotics could only help. Honestly, I have *no* idea if any of this worked. I got pregnant twice w/o doing any of this no problem. But I do believe that my body is different post-miscarriage and needed to heal. I found comfort in this site during the dreaded 2 weeks waits and it always gave me a sense of hope, even on the cycles where I ended up not being pregnant. I really believe that hope is important, even if the let down is super, duper rough. So I wanted to share my symptoms and contribute to this great community:

CD 2-6: 50mg clomid
CD7-17: nada
CD18: +OPK, ewcm, BD
CD19: +OPK, ewcm, mild cramping, BD
CD20:-OPK (thus leading me to believe I O'd on CD18), BD'd for good measure
1DPO-7DPO: nada
8DPO: serious nausea and runs
9DPO: less nausea, cramping
10DPO: nausea gone, mild cramping, took hpt bc I like to torture myself and BFP
11DPO: more cramping, feels exactly like PMS
12DPO - day: more cramping, moodiness, really bummed out for another month
12DPO - evening: more cramping, but boobs suddenly feel tingly and sensitive which NEVER happens unless I’m pregs. I took another hpt and faint BFP!!! I was amazed. I have never had such bad PMS symptoms.
13DPO: more cramping and another faint BFP and terrible runs (thought I had a stomach bug)
14DPO: still cramping and darker BFP line, runs totally gone

I'm 16 DPO today and went in for my beta test this morning. I still have off and on cramping and my boobs hurt steadily now. I didn't have any cramping with my first two pregnancies, which make me a little nervous (are they a prelude to a miscarriage?). But from what I’ve read here and elsewhere cramping can be normal as your uterus stretches AND every pregnancy is different. My biggest take-away is that it really isn't over until you get AF. I mean, I would have bet a large sum of money on NOT being pregnant this month due to my period-like symptoms. Our bodies are amazing, but truly mysterious sometimes. Just take good care of yourself and don't lose hope!

Had a miscarriage in may and been trying ever since
heres my symptoms! i have been obsessed with this site for months and i finally get to write on here
1dpo- Sore throat (i never get ill)
2dpo- Getting a cold, flu like symptoms
3dpo- Sore throat gone, very achy caught a cold
4dpo-Dreamt i had a postitive preg test
5dpo- Very creamy cm, Bad cold really achy
6dpo- Tuggs in left side (same side i ovulated from)
7dpo-Bfn i know way to early lol
8dpo- Bfn again.....lol... cramps back ache
9dpo- feeling very wet which is really odd for me, still got my cold, heartburn, sore bbs but in a diff way to normal
10dpo- woke up with my mouth glued shut because it was s dry! very tearful and moody today
11dpo- grumpy again,hard bigger boobs and BFP on asda own faint pos and confirmed wit CB digi 1-2 weeks pregnant
baby dust to all! hang on in there xxx

Hi Dh and I have had a pretty rough yesr so far. complete miscarriage with our first pregnancy in January at 11.5 weeks, 2 days before our first scan. We were utterly devastated and took the hospitals advice and got our second BFP after just 1 cycle. Unfortunately that was picked up as a blighted ovum at an early scans and i had an erpc at 8 weeks. So we were back in the TTC race. We gave it 3 full cycles to allow my body time to heal and they were much shorter than my usual only lasting 25 days. I also suffered with extremecramps at days 20 to 24 which I saw my gp about but was advised it was nothing. SO back in July we started to use ov tests and I had 2 months scouring this site waiting for my BFP. In September i bought some preseed to help us along and we had much more relaxed month of TTC. Days 20 through to 24 i had the usual cramps although slightly less severe. Tested on day 24 BFN. Day 25 I had a brown discharge (TMI) sorry and just knew it was implantation. Low and behold day 26 BFP !!!!! So excited and nervoud of the journey ahead. I am 5 weeks on Friday so hoping this one sticks. Good luck to all TTC x x

So excited to be posting this, as I'm sure lots of you know, TTC after m/c is quite stressful!

Symptoms were enough to get me wondering, but not remarkable, and not all that different from last month when it was BFN. In summary:
Monitored ovulation with cheapie strip tests - so wasn't 100% sure of ov day because they never went that dark, but think CD 12 or 13
1 dpo - breast tenderness (normal for me)
About 8/9 dpo through to about 13/14 dpo - mild cramping (and I never get this so long before AF - but it was very mild)
11 dpo - headache all day (similar to headaches I get at ov and/or day before AF)

Not much else really! A bit more hungry than usual, and some trouble sleeping ever since ovulation.
Skin went a bit manky - probably more so than before AF - and I was quite (am still!) emotional.

Things we did to help conception:
I've been taking Pregnacare TTC vitamins for 2 months.
BD'd just the 3 times, all ahead of ovulation. Used Pre-Seed each time.
I ate very healthily, pretty much cut out alcohol and caffeine (though I did crack and have a glass or 2 of wine around ovulation time)
Ate some pineapple core to try to help with implantation - but after two days of it, I realized it was giving me stomach ache, so gave that one up!

I tested with OPK at 15 dpo - because I was going mental, and didn't have any hpts... It was as positive as it'd been for ov. Used cheap hpt today (day AF would have been due)... BFP!!! So happy, but also anxious, after what happened last time... (m/c at 11 weeks)

Best of luck to all!

Cd 14 - Light cramping, BD
Cd 15 - Positive Opk, BD, cramping, little EWCM (Shocked because I had been having 37 day cycles for the past 4 months and I never get any EWCM !)
1 DPO - Positive Opk, BD twice, stronger cramps, tingly breasts
2 DPO - Negative Opk, BD, light cramps, tingly breasts
3 DPO - light cramps, BD, feeling a little tired, tingly breasts
4 DPO - light cramps, BD, feeling a little tired, tingly breasts stopped!
5 DPO - light cramps, very tired and super irritable
6 DPO - light cramps, BD, very tired, moody
7 DPO - light cramps, feeling exhausted while at work
8 DPO - light cramps, feeling exhausted
9 DPO - strong AF like cramps low in uterus while at work, I felt something was up because it was way too early, I never get AF cramps only bad back and pelvic pain once AF starts!, breast swelling
10 DPO - light cramps, BFP!!!! very faint line on cheapie, hubby even sees it!, Took 2 ClearBlue digitals both said PREGNANT within 1 minute!, nausea and migraine at work, exhausted out of this world, emotional, tingly breasts starts again (breasts are not sensitive to the touch, just tingly)! Body is sore at work from cleaning!, breast still swollen
11 DPO - light cramps, nausea, emotional, tingly breasts, shortness of breath, breast still swollen
12 DPO - Darker positive on cheapie and Dollar Tree tests, light cramps in my back and can actually feel uterine cramps all throughout the day, shortness of breath, tingly breasts, breast still swollen

This past Monday night, I'd POAS daily for the last 3 days, and then another that morning. Driving home, I was praying about it, and remembering Sunday's sermon about how Gideon puts out a fleece (test) for God, asking God to "prove you're telling me what to do". So I start pondering, and feel that God is assuring me if I POAS that night it would be positive. Well, that doesn't make any sense - my period isn't due for 3 more days, so FMU is the only way to get a BFP this soon.

I go home, POAS and leave it in the bathroom. Run downstairs to start a load of laundry, and think to myself - is asking God to confirm this wrong? Well, Gideon asked God for confirmation, and he had lives at stake. Sure, he should ask, but should I? You would want to know if you were hearing from God if it meant going to battle. So then I think - God, do you really want me to be pregnant? We had a miscarriage in May, maybe this isn't your will? And then I was reminded that Jesus said he came to give us life, and give it to us more abundantly. That must include motherhood in my opinion (it takes all forms - adoption/mentoring, etc). But I'm feeling assured - and then I think - am I just being crazy? Am I putting "words" in God's mouth because it's what I WANT to hear? And I was reminded that we are his sheep, and his sheep hear his voice. If you don't hear, it's because you don't belong to him. So I decided to stand in faith.

I spoke scripture over my situation, reminding God that he said in his word, whatever we ask in prayer, believe that you received it. Then I asked him to help me with my unbelief, because although I know that God is the only giver of life, and that He is the only one in control, it's still difficult for me to believe it's not just me wanting this to be true.

I went and looked at the test - BFP!!!!!! (Well, actually big "faint" positive).... to which I proceeded to take 3 more tests the next day - finally a nice dark BFP, and then blood draw yesterday, HCG is at 44, and my period isn't even due until tomorrow. How AMAZING is God!!!!!!!!!!

So - that's my story - God is the ONLY one who creates life - it amazes me that he would use our bodies to do it! Now, I can't say that just because you pray, God immediately answers your prayer - which is all the more amazing to me that I heard from God, acted on his word, and am blessed with a pregnancy. Here comes the shocker:

I had almost NO SYMPTOMS over the last few weeks. The only thing I found strange was increased sense of smell on ONE occasion.

Then last night - only 2 days into the BFP, I have been crampy all day, headaches, and VAST nausea.

Not that I "want" to be sick, but we had a miscarriage in May at 5 1/2 weeks - I really didn't have many symptoms. So this time I welcome any proof that peanut is burrowed in. I am amazed at God, that I went from having no symptoms, to plenty of them.

All things in His time. I couldn't force Him, as much as I asked. I had been praying all along. There's no secret recipe or secret set of prayers. There's no "good behavior" that gets rewarded. It's faith, and an everlasting relationship with him. Look at scripture - we are NOT the first women to be grieved trying to conceive. I don't know how he will answer your prayers, but I know that he is faithful and loving, and is walking with each of us through this most difficult journey of TTC.

I hope you don't mind how long this is. Some might think I'm crazy - but I KNOW that God wanted me to give him HIS GLORY for being the ONLY ONE that made this come to pass. I have lots of things I've been doing - but I know that I know that I know that it was GOD ALONE that created life, using us!

Hello all,
I am so excited to share my story with you all. I will try to make a very long story short and sweet.
When my husband and I got married in 1995 we originally wanted to wait a few years, but after a year we started TTC. Years went by and no baby so we went to a specialist and tried clomid. We maxed out on the cycles we could use it and the next step of injections was way too expensive for us so we started focusing on adoption which we wanted to do anyway but after we had children naturally (God had other plans obviously). Well we were blessed with two beautiful special needs boys and shortly after we adopted the 2nd we found I had a softball sized cyst on my left ovary. the ovary was removed and the doctor noticed some adhesions on my right falopian tube so he corrected those, and he told me he wouldn't be surprised if I got pregnant now.
Well in September 2010 we adopted a third special needs son and things were going smoothly until March 30th, 2011 when I went to get our boys ready for school and our youngest (4 1/2 years) was unresponsive. Did CPR but he was taken to heaven early. These times were the hardest of my life, but trusted God completely. Was trudging through life when May 4th, 2012 came I was a couple days late for AF and had some pregnancy tests that would expire later this year so I thought I might as well try it. Sure enough BFP. I could not believe it. Things were great till May 23rd when I had some clotting and finally on June 4th I miscarried.
Although we were encouraged to wait a couple cycles, as soon as I was done bleeding we started TTC. Well we were on our third cycle and my PMS symptoms were not as strong as usual, bb temp had gone down, and had cramping so I was sure this time was a no go. I was pretty sure my cycle would be 37 days due to when I ovulated, but waited to poas until 40 days just to be sure.
After I added the urine to the test I just turned around and prayed I would be content no matter what the test showed. My jaw about hit the floor when I saw a BFP! The temp drop must have been implantation and cramps are normal for implantation and your uterine area getting ready to stretch.
My main symptoms which are getting stronger by the day are tender breasts, morning sickness, and major fatigue. Starting to have frequent urination too.
My main prayer now is for a no issue full-term pregnancy. Our last baby did not develop passed 4-5 weeks and was miscarried at 11-12 weeks.
Praying for all those TTC now too. Sticky baby dust for everyone.

Last year, we were lucky to get pregnant on the second cycle, but after an easy pregnancy, we tragically lost the baby at 7 months due to an umbilical cord accident. So needless to say, I had really hoped after taking some time to heal, we would be able to get pregnant as easily again without any further stress. I'm 32, healthy, and so is DH. Starting the 4th cycle, I was a little nervous that it had already taken twice as long as last time, but kept telling myself that we got pregnant before, and will again, just don't stress too much. I went about my life just as I had before; eating healthy, exercising, but still having a glass or two of wine here and there (to be honest). Yesterday was the first BFP, at CD 27, DPO 12! The only difference with this cycle was the use of Robitussin (generic Tussin from CVS). I also took Tussin for the first time when we got pregnant last fall. I really think this is what did the trick. I could tell a difference in my CM: I saw it more frequently and it was less thick. All 4 cycles, I drank a lot of green tea and took an extra 800 of Folic in addition to my prenatal. The cycles before this, I would keep my hips up and lay for over a half hour. I ended up with BV-like symptoms and despite a negative swab for infection at gyn, she suggested I not let his stuff stay inside for that long. Also, BD every other day instead of 7 days in a row - it was overkill she said. So this cycle, I heeded the 'don't lay too long rule' and went about my business after we BD. Also took a day off from BD and only felt it was needed 4 times, thanks to pinpointing ovulation with the OPK. I hated feeling it come out after I got up after about 5-10 mins, but figured I didn't want to create an environment in there that would kill the swimmers the next time we BD.

My cycles range from about 28-30 days. And this was the third month of using an OPK. The first and second use was the digital Clear Blue Easy and got the smiley face at day 15 both times. This cycle I saved money and bought the CVS brand dip sticks and got the two dark lines at day 16. I was nervous it wouldn’t work, but it did.

CD 11: tussin (2 tbsp., 3 times a day)
CD 12: neg OPK, tussin
CD 13: neg OPK, tussin, ewcm, BD
CD 14: neg OPK, tussin, ewcm
CD 15: neg OPK, tussin, BD
CD 16 (dpo 1): positive OPK, tussin, BD
CD 17 (dpo 2): tussin, BD
CD 18 (dpo 3): feeling 'off' for a couple hours (not very hungry, just feeling yuck), ewcm
CD 19 (dpo 4): creamy discharge
CD 20 (dpo 5): ewcm, gas, slight congestion
CD 21-22: nothing
CD 23 (dpo 8): slight sore throat, really thirsty, brief 'off' feeling again
CD 24 (dpo 9): pinch on right side, slight sore throat/runny nose, slight heart burn, creamy disc, gas
CD 25 (dpo 10): slight heart burn, bloat, moody, went for my normal 3 mile jog and felt like I could barely finish it. Same the next day.
CD 26 (dpo 11): first POAS was negative, slight heart burn
CD 27 (dpo 12) BFP!!! 2 faint lines on first FRER in the morning, same faint line on a second test. Hot flashes, heart burn.
CD 28 (dpo 13): Another faint positive on FRER. Disappointed it wasn't getting darker so I bought the Clear Blue Easy digital and it said "pregnant" - even without first morning urine. Still no soreness in BBs.

One BIG difference this pregnancy was my BBS were NOT SORE AT ALL. Nada, nothing, not a pinch, no tingling, soreness, etc. I was sure I wasn't pregnant because last time this symptom started about three days before AF. Also, the heart burn was new this cycle. I had this during my last pregnancy, so I started to suspect, but didn't want to get my hopes up. Some of the other symptoms I felt at some point during all 4 cycles, so it's easy to convince yourself you're not feeling anything 'important.'

Thank you for all of your stories and good luck to everyone!