This is the first time I have ever posted anything on any bulletin board/website! But, these stories have helped me feel "in control" during the crazy two week wait, so I am hoping someone will get some sense of peace from reading mine.

I have a 2 yr old DD conceived first try! I got pregnant again in June of this year (2nd cycle trying) but I had my first miscarriage (natural mc at 8 weeks) at the end of August. I got my first period 33 days later (my pre-miscarriage cycles were 27-29 days) on 22 Sept. (We tried to get pregnant right away, but didn't succeed.) Well, I am currently CD 31 and got my first BFP! I am not sure how many dpo I am because I don't know exactly when I ovulated. I got a "smiley face" on a clearblue digital opk on CD 12 and CD 14 and a negative on CD 13. I stopped testing after my second smiley face on CD 14, but I probably shouldn't have because I think I ovulated later than that based on when I got my BFP. I got a BFN on FRER on CD 24 and CD 27. I didn't test between CD 27 and today (CD31) because I was too scared... but, finally, the symptoms were too convincing so I was pretty confident I was pregnant. We DTD on CD 10, 12, 13, 15, 17, and 24. Here are the symptoms:
CD 24 BFN (I thought it was 10 dpo, but it obviously wasn't)
CD 27 BFN with FRER (I was crushed)
CD 28 slight cramps
CD 29 heavy cramping in the morning, two short bouts of nausea, headache, fever in the evening, flu-like symptoms
CD 30 felt like AF was going to come any second. Felt very wet down there. Ran to the bathroom and checked about every hour.
CD 31 bb pain, heartburn, headache, still feel wet, cramping has slowed down some, but still getting twinges. cramps in lower calf.
Good luck everyone!
Some other things I did this cycle: Took FertileCM and used Pre-Seed. Not sure if either of those made a difference as I seem to be pretty fertile. (Got pregnant with my DD first cycle trying and it took me 2 cycles to get pregnant this time and last time (the one I lost).) I also stressed a lot...so, it didn't prevent anything for me!

My DH & I have been married since May of 2009 and TTC since March of 2010. We started seeing an RE in February of 2012. We were diagnosed with unexplained infertility and tried IUI w/ Clomid & HCG trigger in March and April without success. Somehow, we got pregnant on our own in May of 2012, but ended up having a miscarriage with D & C in early July 2012. Our pregnancy was diagnosed as having tetraploidy (92 chromosomes) instead of the normal amount. Our RE told us we had to wait three consecutive months of negative Beta's before we could try again, and we were only released to try again on 10/16. I ovulated on 10/17. (We had decided we were going for it this month regardless as to whether or not we got the "all clear" or not). I got my BFP @ 11DPO with FMU!!! Today is 13DPO and my beta is 166 with a Progesterone of 31 (but I am being supplemented).

BD = CD 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20

O'd = CD 17

I really haven't had any real symptoms. With my last PG, I was a little over 5 weeks when I found out, but really early this time. I did have some really bizarre & vivid dreams around 4/5/6 DPO. Also, my right eye has been twitching intermittently since the same time (and still is!). I have had some mild cramping and occasional pain in my BB's, but nothing horrible. A little bit of fatigue is setting in, but that may just be a result of the progesterone supplementation (My progesterone was low in my first pregnancy that was tetraploidy, so as soon as I called with a BFP, they re-started my progesterone supplementation without a level while PG... it was 11.9 at 6DPO).

So the biggest thing I did between my 2 years of no success and now two BFP's since May, was to stop working night shift. I worked nights for 6+ years and recently transitioned to evening shift. I got PG (with my m/c due to tetraploidy) the first cycle that I didn't work nights.

What I did this cycle:

ClearBlue Digital OPK CD 9 - CD 17 (was positive on CD 16, felt O pain on CD 17).

Used Fertility Friend for the first time - no temps, just OPK & cervical mucus.

Prenatal, DHA, & Probiotics in the AM, Folic Acid in the PM. through entire cycle

Vitex Calendar Day 4 through O Day (this was 1st month of vitex)

Mucinex 2x a day Calendar Day 9-1DPO. (first time I used mucinex)

Pre-Seed only if needed for comfort.

BD Calendar Days 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 & 20. I O'd calendar day 17.

Most important, I prayed for peace, patience, and God's timing, not mine :).

I think that the Mucinex really helped with Cervical Mucus production/thinning. Not sure if the Vitex did anything or not. I am really at peace with this PG - I feel good, not anxious or stressed, so I think this one is going to have a really good outcome!!!!

Sooo happy to be posting here!!! My husband and I have been TTC since Nov 11. During that first cycle I actually got pregnant with twins, but unfortunately we couldn't find a heartbeat at 8 weeks. In February I had a chemical pregnancy. I was heartbroken/depressed and have been trying to get pregnant ever since then...failing month after month. Last week I was finally able to schedule a meeting with a fertility specialist (I had to wait one year until they would schedule me) which was suppose to happen next week. There were a few things that I did differently this cycle:
- CD 3- 12: Detox Tea, Red raspberry leaf tea, Pregnancy prep vitamin x2, prenatal vitamin & I worked out a couple times a week
- CD 13- Present: I stopped taking everything except my prenatal on CD13, just in case this was my month
- TMI alert!!: My DH & I had sex CD 7, 8, 10, 12-14; We did positions that are "suppose" to put the sperm closer to the cervix (missionary/doggie style)..maybe this helped, maybe it didn't... and we used Pre-Seed

Here are my DPO results:
DPO 1: Nothing
DPO 2-3: Very sore nips, typical for me after AF; usually only lasts a couple days
DPO 4: less sore nips, gas
DPO 5: Nothing
DPO 6-7: AF cramps; I was SURE AF was on the way, I always start to get little cramps 1 week out
DPO 8: Nothing
DPO 9: constant AF cramps / heaviness in stomach (usual for me)
DPO 10-11: nips slightly sore again...this made me wonder a little if I was preggo, but I dismissed the idea because I had been wrong so many times. With my other pregnancies sore nips was always a sign towards the end of my cycle
DPO 12: sore nips /AF cramps
DPO 13: sore nips, AF cramps, sore throat, AM: took Wondofo HPT just on a whim (first time I've ever made it to DPO 13 w/o testing) positive!!! OMG!!!
PM: Took clearblue digital & early response HPT Positive!!! Told my hubby who was shocked!!!

I honestly had resigned myself to not getting pregnant. I didn't think it was going to happen this month. The "just relax" thing wasn't what worked for me. I still felt just as sad/weepy/anxious as I had in previous months, but I did not feel/act as frantic as I had before (constantly using my OPKs, HPTs, charting, checking pregnancy sites) This is probably because I was moving to a new state during this time and didn't have access to the internet and wanted to "try" to take a break from thinking about baby making for a month... But I'll admit it was still on my mind 24/7.

We've prayed for this baby for so long. I just can't believe it & I am hoping and praying that this is our take home baby!
Remember every month is a new month & try not to get discouraged.
Good luck ladies!

1-4 DPO: clear CM
5-6 DPO: mild cramps more like twinges on left side; clear CM; BB sore to touch (this is earlier than pre-AF); gassy; felt too hot at night; vivid dreams; mild insomnia, less sleep than usual yet bounced out of bed in morning feeling energetic; partner tells me I am irritable and "hope it's because you're preggo!"
7 DPO: all of above but twinges on left side increased; very tired by 6pm
8 DPO: all of above but creamy CM; twinges on left and right sides; low abdominal aches, much milder than AF cramps
9-10 DPO: bb not as sore; very few twinges; low back ache; feel full faster; feel bloated; vivid dreams; very tired; very little CM
11 DPO: vivid dreams; woke up with cramps, felt very much like AF; twinges in lower abdomen throughout morning; no CM; felt faint and dizzy briefly mid-morning; off and on cramping during the day; feel bloated; bb moderately sore. Took EPT HPT in morning, partner saw nothing, I thought (imagined??) I saw a very faint second line. POAS obsession: took a CBE HPT mid-afternoon, again I saw the faintest line but partner only looked at me like I may be crazy. Definitely too faint to feel comfortable calling it a +HPT. Hard not to get hopes up now. Late evening, tested using FRER and finally a definite (faint) line, a +HPT! Even my partner finally saw this one. We aren't telling anyone yet for fear of a chemical pg but we are definitely optimistic and excited.
Update: Strong, fast BFP this morning, 14 DPO. Going to tell parents and OBGYN tomorrow. BBs quite sore now and heavier, fatigued all day, vivid dreams, hard to sleep, hungry every 3 hours, sore gums, gassy, very little CM, occasionally light-headed (trying to eat more nutritiously/more regularly to reduce this), bloated, mild cramps and twinges in abdomen. I'm 35, had my 1st pg earlier this year after 4 IUI cycles, but miscarried at ten weeks, so I am thrilled with this new pg but predictably anxious; praying for healthy baby!

Doctors say you don't exp. pregnancy symptoms until implantation occurs but I have to disagree. I began having symptoms at around 5dpo. People can call me dramatic but I know my body. Something felt different.

1 to 4 dpo- Nothing
5dpo- Tender Breast, slight movement in my abdomen.
6dpo- Tenderness in my breast still and lots of pull and twitches in my lower abdomen.
7dpo- Slight cramping in my lower abdomen and gassy, sharp pains in my breast on occasion.
8dpo- Slight pulls in my lower abdomen and very gassy (TMI).
9dpo- BFP!!!! Very faint line on First Response Early Results test.
10dpo- Didn't test.. All the same symptoms.
11dpo- "Positive" on First Response Gold Digital Test.

I have been trying for so so long and reading these stories kept me going throughout, miscarried 2 months ago at 5 weeks, now happy to say I am pregnant again :) Here are my symptoms:

4dpo Sore boobs
5dpo Sore boobs, sharp pain down right side (implantation)
6dpo Sore boobs
7dpo Sore boobs, strong metal taste, started to feel under weather with cold symptoms
8dpo Still sore boobs (actually not mentioning boobs again, they are still sore now), more sharp pains on right side, feeling ill still sore throat, runny nose, yummy coleslaw!! Ate half a tub with a spoon out of fridge...hmm could I be pregnant! Didn't think I ovulated properly this month.
9dpo Backpain started, vivid dreams (still have both of these), bit constipated.
10-13dpo All of the above nothing new
14dpo All of the above and some fertile CM! Spots errr, 3 big ones on face grrr
15-16 dpo 5 faint positives, done so many to see if they get darker as I am panicking since miscarrying recently. They are getting slightly darker each time.

Baby dust to you all, healthy babies :)

I finally got my BFP today - I have not had any noticeable symptoms this cycle, other than being very tired, which I figured was because I've been working 12 hour days for the last month.
I tested at 10, 11 and 12 DPO - all BFNs. Added with the lack of symptoms I counted myself out. Today AF was due and I woke up feeling nauseous, so I tested and there it was ;)
I am 41 and we have been TTC for the past 18 months. I did have 2 m/c - the last one 8 months ago.
What we did differently this month: we did not start until I got a positive ovulation test. We did it that night and the 3 following nights. Could be a coincidence but the other months we would start a few days sooner. We have also been using Pre-Seed for the last 2 months.
Good luck to everyone ;)

I had a missed miscarriage back in March at 10 weeks. I had a D&C. DH and I decided to wait a few months before trying again. I work in a school, so we decided a few months ago that we would start trying again. I didn't track my symptoms by DPO. This is to the best of my memory, because I really wasn't expecting this.

Took Mucinex from CD 10-14? One tablet a day, I believe 200 MG.
Ovulation- CD 16? OPKs were still coming up positive until CD 19, so not sure.
We BD every day from CD 10-CD 17. I thought I missed it because the OPKs came up positive a few days after I thought I ovulated.

9DPO- I was working and felt a really sharp menstrual like cramp for about 2 minutes. (I thought maybe it was a gas pain)
10DPO- Dreamed about almost getting hit by an airplane in a field
11DPO- Dreamed about riding on a roller coaster. (I even looked up roller coaster dreams and pregnancy)
12DPO- Dreamed I was involved in a drive by shooting. (That was just plain scary!)
13DPO- Little bit of creamy CM, not much
14DPO- Couldn't finish the sushi, almost couldn't make it up the steps after walking around market for a few hours.
15DPO- Woke up VERY tired. I mean, I was so exhausted I thought I wouldn't be able to get into the shower. I just thought it was because I had been walking 3 miles every other day on the treadmill. Cramps throughout the day, kept running to the bathroom waiting for AF.
Made it through the day at my first job. Stopped at the drugstore before going to work. Changed, took the test in the bathroom, and ran out to my car to wait for the results. The test seemed to be faulty, BFN. But when I went back to the car after work, it looked BFP!
After work, took another test BFN. Stopped at the dollar store, bought 2 cheapies, and both came up positive!
20DPO- Have taken 5 more tests of different brands, and all keep coming up BFP! No real symptoms except occasional quick breast pain and being tired.

I am praying with everything I have that this little one sticks! I don't think I could go through another miscarriage!

I have been reading these wonderful stories for a while now and am ready to share mine.
I had a miscarriage a year ago and was not ready to try again until now. It took us 3 months and now God has blessed us.
I got a positive opk on the 17th and my chart says I didn't ovulate till the 21nd (4 day diff?). So I covered all my days anyway. Sex before and after positive opk.
Within a couple days of ovulation, I had never ending cramps and super sore boobs. I tried to live normally till 8 dpo when I could not wait any longer.
I bought a dollar tree prego test and took it at a random moment.
It was POSITIVE right away!!!
My dpo count could be wrong though. I may be closer to 11 or 12 days. I say this because I am counting from the day I got my positive opk. But according to my chart, I am 8 dpo.
The real differences I have made this time around was to exercise lightly, eat pretty well, and I started taking my prenatal vitamins when we started trying.
I pray this pregnancy goes all they way.
sprinkling sticky baby dust to all you trying.
God Bless

We have been trying for 5 years. I have rheumatoid arthritis, I have been taking Clomid, we had tests and were told we had 'unexplained infertility' and if we hadn't conceived by October with the help of Clomid, we were candidates for IVF. I recently discovered (through my own research) that Diclofenac causes infertility - I have been taking this in high doses every day for over 20 years, after trying to conceive for 5 years, I stopped taking it and one month later we were pregnant.
We fell pregnant in August but miscarried at just over 5 weeks. Looking back the line on the pregnancy test was faint despite being late and so I took a digital test which confirmed we were pregnant 1-2 weeks, the line never got any darker and I miscarried.
Fast forward to October 9th, a day before AF due, I just knew.. I had to get up at night to pee, not like me and my nose felt 'dry' although I had cramps just like AF was about to arrive. I took the test and BOOM positive in seconds - it really was a Big Fat Positive :) and this time I have taken digital tests each week to see the dates go up, 1-2, then 2-3 then 3+ - as far as it goes, I've stopped doing them now, I am 7 weeks today, I see a midwife in 2 weeks time. I am still petrified of miscarriage, but I think that is normal.
My symptoms come and go. The only consistent is getting up to pee at night. I have 'heavy' boobs, sometimes a pulling sensation in my tummy and I get a lot of cramping like AF due, though this has lessened as pregnancy progresses. I have had some nausea but no vomiting so far.

Wow! Was beginning to think I would never get to post here!!
DH and I got our BFP this afternoon!!! We had a miscarriage last July and have been trying since last August. Finally we got a BFP! We couldn't be happier! Hoping and praying this one sticks!!! :)

I thought it was too early for a BFP, but DH insisted I test. So i used a dollar store cheapie first. As soon as I saw the "liquid" (pee) going up the test strip... I thought I saw a line in the T section, didn't wanna get too excited, so I waited a couple minutes. Sure enough BFP!!! Clear as day! So we busted out the clearblue digital test!!! Within about 1-2mins.... PREGNANT Appeared! Best day of our year!!!! :)

In previous ttc months I was obsessed with symptom watching and all of that. But this past month, we didn't pressure ourselves at all. We were still trying just not as in depth as before. You know, figuring out the best time and whatnot. Lol
I didn't obsess over symptoms. However, DH did mention how my appetite was increasing! So that's really the only early sign I have to offer u ladies.

For those of you still TTC, PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE! Never give up!! There is always hope! :)

BABY DUST TO ALL!!!!!

I am thrilled to post here again! I posted here in middle of July or so when I got my natural surprise bfp! We struggled for four years before we did 5 ivf and conceived our son in Jan 2011. In about October 2011 we decided to try for baby no 2 naturally until our little frozen embryo was used in March, we got a bfn on that try. Suddenly in June I conceived naturally – I was shocked!!! We where so very happy. My little baby had no heart beat after 3 months and we were shattered. We have found out that our little angel was very sick, Trisomy18.
I thought I would never be so lucky again to fall naturally but we decided to try for a few months and here I am…..8 weeks after my D&C I got BFP again!!! Totally amazed and thrilled and scared and hopeful……so many feelings are there…
It just feels like a dream; now when I am 40 I suddenly am fertile!!!!

ov day – BD plus 3 days earlier.
1 dpo - Nothing
2 dpo – Tired
3 dpo – Nothing
4 dpo – Nausea and backache
5 dpo – Nausea and dizzy ( to early!!!! LOL)
6 dpo – Headache
7 dpo – Really really depressed.
8 dpo – Nothing. Bfn (what was I thinking)
9 dpo – Huge temp dip. Lots of pinching. Bfn in the morning. Bfp at 4pm
10 dpo – BFP, cramping and pinching feeling.
11 dpo – Line getting darker!!! Tiny bit queasy
12 dpo – Line getting darker! Little bit of cramp
13dpo – Tired
14 dpo – Line darker than control line whooooo!!!

What I did this cycle; dhea for the last 8 weeks; coq10; folic acid and pregnancy vitamins and 2 fish oil tablets.
I hope this little bean is healthy and very sticky…..

My husband and I are both in our mid-twenties. I went off the pill and we used Pre-Seed and I was pregnant just like that. Sadly, I miscarried right when I hit 5 weeks pregnant. I wanted so badly to get pregnant that we started trying immediately after, with no luck. I didn't drink, cut coffee down considerably, cut out exercise (I am thin already), and ate mostly fruits and vegetables for all of my meals. Still, no luck. I became so discouraged that I visited my doctor last month and he told me to keep trying. Finally, today, I have a BFP!! Do you know what the funny part is? This month, I came down with a terrible stomach flu that actually put me in the ER...this was one week before ovulation. I figured I had no shot when it came time for me to ovulate but we BD'd three times. I haven't felt a lot of symptoms (I have been tired but busy; my body has been sore but I figured it was because I danced so much at a party) so I still thought "well, it is definitely not happening this month." I am in SHOCK and am praying that it sticks this time.

So, for four months we had sex almost every day and sometimes twice a day for up to ten days at a time! This time, I was sick and we only did it a few times and it did the trick. The other different things I tried this cycle was I did try the pineapple core thing. I started on three days past ovulation and I had 1/5 of a pineapple core each day for five days. I also started drinking a cup of hot green day nearly every day once the two-week wait started.

I just want to share this story because this is the one month where I thought I was totally out and here I am looking at my BFP on my wondfo on 9 days past ovulation. I wish everyone the best of luck!

My husband and I found out that I did not ovulate on my own earlier this month. I had lab work done last winter before I started fertility treatments and my doctor at the time never informed me that I wasn't ovulating. I got pregnant last March on my third round of clomid but lost my angel at 7wks. Last month I decided I was done being sad and trying to control everything so I turned it over in God's hands. I prayed and stayed positive. My husband is in the military and was in the field so I decided we were probably out for the month since he was going to be gone. To my surprise, I ovulated later than I ever do at cycle day 20 and he just so happened to come home early. It was like everything fell into place. When I got my BFP I could barely believe it! WE are soooo excited. My symptoms are pretty mild and I have to remind myself that this is real everyday. I'm 5 wks and 3 days so please pray that this one is healthy. I believe in the power of prayer! God Bless all the ladies trying. This was our 24th month!

I am 28 and my hubby is 32. We have been TTC since June of 2011. I never thought this journey would be so hard, so emotionally draining and so unpredictable. We found out we had conceived in June of this year but unfortunately we miscarried in late July. I was really discouraged but I held fast to God's unchanging hand and believed that he would grant my husband and I the desire of our hearts. This month we did our first IUI. It was our 3rd month on clomid; our second using 100mg. At the beginning of the month I was not intending to do IUI but my husband and I talked about it and we decided we would give this all we could. I didn't keep of my symptoms very well because there weren't many. My face broke out horribly and my nipples were burning/ tingling whenever I would workout or go for a run. I tested last night off of a whim at 12dpo. I got a VERY faint positive on a wondfo. Woke up this morning on 13dpo and took another wondfo and a clearblue digital. Wondfo was still very faint but digital came up "Pregnant"!! Had blood work done and Doctor confirmed that I am pregnant! I am SO excited :)

God is faithful!!!

Hi ladies!!

Like many of you, I have been looking over this website for years... I have two MC's under my belt and I am so happy to announce that I am finally expecting again after all the heartbreak and tears that I have experienced. After 2 long years of TTC I went to the doctor and sought out some help.

My Obgyn wanted to perform the "clomid challenge" as she calls it, and wanted to see if I would "super" ovulate while I was on it. This first challenge was unmonitored she just told me to use OPK's. My cycle was like this:

Oct 9, 2012 - AF
Oct 13 - 17 - Clomid 100mg days 5-9
Oct 22 - BD'd twice! One in AM, one in PM since my OPK was almost positive!
Oct 23 - :) opk (no bd)
Oct 24 - BD'd at night
Oct 25 - no bd
(no symptoms on clomid)

I did not really track my DPO because this was my first month using OPK's and clomid but what I am going to tell you is I felt hot constantly, like if I had a fever without feeling bad. During the 2ww I got a terrible cold.... but it only lasted for 2 days... During the 2ww I had CM (white lotion like) but in the beginning... towards the middle of the end.. NOTHING. Also I had a vivid dream the night before I was supposed to get AF that test was positive but I was determined to wait LOL. I experienced cramping and am also experiencing it right now... I constantly have to go to the bathroom also.. Hoping and praying for a healthy 9 months!

What I did different was use Pre-Seed, and after I BD'd put my legs in the air LOL.

Good luck to all you TTC ladies, I know how hard it is... I can tell you to try different methods and you will soon get it.

Back story: we lost our daughter at 21 weeks 12 weeks ago. We decided not to wait. The first two months I was very upset when AF showed. So this cycle I paid no attention to ovulation or timing sex. I picked up a 2nd job and tried to deal with our loss and continue with our life. Well Wednesday, I went to hospital for my gall bladder and was crushed (even though I'd decided I would start bc with my upcoming period) when he said test was negative. That night I made a bowl of lucky charms and dumped it bcuz it tasted like metal. Then the next 3 days I threw up.. a lot!! Well yesterday I went back to the ER cuz I was feeling awful. They ran all the tests again. Doc came in and said the only thing different in the past 5days is your pregnancy test is POSITIVE! We are so excited (and nervous)! Praying this one is healthy.

Hi,
DH (36) and I (37) have been trying for 10 months. Each month seemed so long and I was so disappointed when af came. These boards were encouraging to read so I am posting my story. My sisters both conceived very quickly like the first month they tried for 3/4 of their kids so I assumed I would also be quick.

I temped each day, checked my cervix and took folic acid. At the beginning I drank grapefruit juice took vitB and evening primrose for the first two weeks but then recently I decided to stop to see if it made a difference. For me I don't think these things did make any difference, but then I don't have a cm problem. I think it was still good to take them early on as it felt like I was doing something.

We bded at least every other day from day 10 to one day after ovulation, which was normally day 17. I lay on my back until I fell asleep.

I had a miscarriage at 5 weeks a few months ago. It was devastating.

This month we were in France. I was exhausted, I had just started a new job and our friends gave us huge 5 course French dinners, which end after midnight. I was not very hopeful this month. I wasn't really looking for symptoms and I didn't notice any.

Day 27 I had some brown cm. (11 days past o)
Day 29 I thought my period was arriving. Light bleeding.
Day 30 Little brown spotting
Day 31 Little brown spotting. Normally I have cramping, a restless sleep and a heavy af so I searched the Internet. Turns out some women have light bleeding as a false af when pregnant.
Day 32 3am I woke too excited to wait so I took a test. Positive! The rest of the morning dh and I talked about babies. Because I had had miscarriage at 5 weeks we decided to wait until that milestone had past.
Day 33 I got a sniffly cold.
Day 35 Sore throat. I read that your immune system tends to reduce to avoid rejecting the embryo. Normally I am very healthy. The other big symptom I have is a decreased libido. We bd most nights after ovulation but since I guess implantation I have not been interested. Dh thinks it’s hilarious because he is not tired but I am still exhausted in the morning.

Now it's day 37. My breasts are huge, heavy and sore. Today I have a good sense of smell but not much taste due to my sore throat. I have a few twinges in my abdomen. I feel bloated. It's still hard to believe I am pregnant, or that we are going to have a baby. I feel like I have lost my innocence after the miscarriage. However, my symptoms are strong and each day reduces the odds of loss.

So sticky baby dust to you all.

Like many others, I swore that once I got my BFP I would post on this site since reading all these amazing stories helped me through the hard times.
Background: I'm 28 and my partner, Megan, is 27. We have been TTC for 3 months using frozen donor sperm. This was my 4th month on clomid. The first cycle was to see how it affected my temps and symptoms (sort of a test run). 2nd cycle we used 2 vials (at 18hrs after +opk and again 12 hours later) and inseminated into the vagina (many people refer to this as ICI but technically it isn't correct to call it that since it isn't inserted into the cervix) - BFN. 3rd cycle we decided to do IUI at home. My partner is a nurse and she felt comfortable doing the procedure and we wanted to increase our chances as much as possible. We triggered and did IUI 36 hours later. Just to make sure nobody reads this and tries this at home - make SURE you do your research on the procedure at home-- you have to use washed sperm, inseminate in a sterile field, have sterile materials, etc. It just made sense for us to do it this way financially since insurance doesn't cover fertility. We tested out the trigger and at 9dpo our line was almost completely gone. Then at 10dpo it got darker, 11dpo about the same, 12dpo slightly lighter. So we went to the doctor for a Beta which came back at a 4. My OBGYN informed us that we had had a chemical pregnancy. We were DEVASTATED! We decided to try ONE MORE TIME and then take a break! Not only for financial reasons (it's super expensive for us each try) but also because we needed an emotional break.

4th cycle:
The IUI didn't go as smoothly as it did in the 3rd cycle. Our trigger did not arrive on time because of Hurricane Sandy so we based our IUI off of +opk. I knew I Od at least 36 hours after +opk so we timed it for 38 hours after. The catheter did not go in as smoothly as before and my OS was not as open as it was in the 3rd cycle so we were scared we had missed the window. We agreed not to talk about it and just let go and let God. We knew that if it didn't work this time, there was a reason that God didn't want us to be pregnant and we had to just accept that. We also decided we weren't going to test until 12dpo so we wouldn't have to experience the awful feeling of a chemical pregnancy again. We didn't make it though - we tested at 10dpo and the darkest line we've seen showed up within 1 minute. We couldn't believe it! A REAL BFP!!! We didn't get our hopes up though and wanted to make sure we kept testing and kept seeing it get darker before we really could "believe" it. Well 11dpo was darker and at 13dpo we did a digital and it said PREGNANT! We are in shock! We are so excited and feel so blessed. For those who have tried IUI a few times to no avail, DON'T GIVE UP! We are proof it can work!

Symptoms:
1dpo - cramping from IUI
2-4dpo - extremely tired but I don't think this was related
5-6dpo - nothing out of the ordinary
7dpo - a sharp pain in the top of my leg near my groin (similar to round ligament pain) like nothing I had experienced. Think this might have been implantation. Migraine before bed. This also happened in cycle 3 so I was hoping it was related!
8-10dpo - pressure in lower abdomen, increased as the day progressed. Felt like something was in there. face broke out - doesn't happen often.
11-13dpo - pressure subsided some but still there. got a bit nauseated morning of 12dpo
13dpo - EXTREME sore throat came out of nowhere!!
14dpo - throat still sore, probably going to the doctor!

Still in shock! I don't know when I'll actually stop worrying that I'll miscarry. Hopefully it will sink in sometime over the next few weeks! Going in for an ultrasound in 2 weeks so maybe hearing that will make it "real"!

Hang in there ladies! Your time will come!

Having had 3 losses in 2 years, we had a bunch of tests done in autumn this year. Everything was normal except my vitamin d level. I've been taking 5000iu supplement once daily for the last 10 weeks now. I'm also on baby aspirin, and this was my second month taking soy isoflavones. I did 120, 120. 160, 160, 200mg on CD 3-7.

Positive opks on cd 14/15.

3dpo: Increased cm
4dpo: Headache (don't normally get them)
5dpo: EWCM
6dpo: White thick cm, sharp central cramps (but had a horrible cough, thought it was this doing it)
7dpo: Sense of smell amazing, hot flushes, mad dreams, cm dried up
8dpo: boobs getting sore (not unusual, but a bit later on than usual for me), still can smell everything, ewcm again, felt hot, cramps
9dpo: Smells! Temp went up again by 0.3 - 0.4 deg C, boobs gone big sore and hot! the mad dreams continue
10dpo: felt hot, temp staying up, boobs sore, opk as good second line again but not positive, internet cheapie test has super faint line that DH can see, I think its an evap, but hopeful due to the opk
11dpo: Faint bfp on several tests. Still have sore boobs, some acid reflux now too.

Going to take it one day at a time after the last losses, but going to celebrate the BFP anyway! Good luck to everyone trying, this site is amazing at bringing some comfort/hope in the tww!