I have PCOS. We have been TTCing for 5 years. A few years ago I had a couple of early miscarriages, then nothing. I have been on metformin for 2years at 1500mg slow release per day. Over the past year I have significantly cleaned up my diet but haven't lost a whole heap of weight (thanks pcos).
After taking a break from doing a couple of low dose femara/letrozole cycles, I got another script and decided to do a higher dose unmonitored cycle (10 mg days 3-7). I had a huge month of upheavals and a heavy workload, and put my extreme fatigue down to that. I lost track of weeks and did a test to count out pregnancy. Turns out it was an immediate dark positive line with FMU and so I found myself having an emotional break down at 6:02am in the bathroom. I am approximately 6-7 weeks and sick as a dog but over the moon :)

To all the LTTTCers, there is hope x

Sooo... around this time last month, DH and I agreed that we both wanted to wait indefinitely to TTC but I kept temping.
We both had birthdays in the last two weeks, I'm 31 and he is now 32 as of today. We tried actively to conceive for five months and put it on hold because it was causing me to go crazy and we are broke. We wanted more time to get our affairs in order.

I stopped thinking about TTC. I drank alcohol whenever, started having Starbucks randomly, I trained for a 10K and ran it on Thanksgiving; also I turned 31 on 2DPO and ate a ton of sushi. I also started taking Vitex this month, I bought it last month before we stopped TTC and thought it wouldn’t hurt to try and even out my cycles.

The day after Thanksgiving, we had friends over and uncharacteristically got drunk. That night, we had very drunken, unprotected sex and I passed out afterwards. *Romantic, right?

According to my chart, I ovulated three whole days later which made me think we were out of the fertility zone. FF said our chances were low. Immediately after Thanksgiving I came down with a medium-level cold. I took a lot of mucinex, snorted a lot of nasinex, took Zinc and a LOT of vitamin C.

Signs that something was up:

10DPO- after getting, out of the shower I noticed I had blood on my hands and was experiencing a bloody nose for the first time ever. I chalked it up to cold, dry air in the house (our humidifier is broken) and being sick.

13DPO- I experienced a temp rise, freaked out a little bit and took a test: BFN

14DPO- I felt like I do the day before or of my period. I was irritable, and kind of depressed feeling. Also, had significant cravings for red meat, I looked at pictures of r/eatsandwiches and discussed the art of food with DH. But the real kicker that made me realize in the back of my head that I was knocked up was around evening time, my bra was uncomfortable so I took it off while cooking in the kitchen. I have 34B, this never ever happens. Later that evening, my boobs were sore, I NEVER have ever had sore boobs. When I was TTC for five months, I prayed and hoped for sore boobs to be a sign and NEVER got them. Last night, my wish came true.

15DPO- today: I woke up and had a .4 degree temp drop and since I had lower back pain last night and felt a little crampy I was sure AF would be here today or tomorrow. It’s my DH’s birthday so I was up at 4:45a cooking him pancakes. While I waited for him, I decided to take the last digital test I had so we could see a negative and both move on with our day. I was absolutely shocked while I stood there counting down the time and it popped up “Pregnant”.

I said, “Oh, sh*t. Oh, sh*t… holy sh*t.” He goes, “What?” He came into the bathroom. I said, “I wanted to take this for you so you could see a negative before you went to work but…happy birthday?”

Yea we’re shocked and nervous because I don’t have a job, we want to start a business and two months ago we relocated to Michigan from Washington State.

It ‘s cliché but it couldn’t be more true: you get knocked up when you STOP thinking about it! Wish us luck and baby vibes to all who are legit still TTC!

Hi everyone!
I got my BFP a month ago tomorrow, but wanted to share anyway, since I was addicted to these posts while TTC and found them very helpful. I'm 37 with irregular cycles (OV anywhere from CD14 to CD22) and a tilted uterus. I've only been TTC for 2 months, but was charting for 3-4 months leading up to that time, so I am able to pinpoint OV with accuracy (in this case, CD20). I was not taking any fertility medications.
Due to outside factors, DH and I didn't time intercourse very well, BDing only on O–4 and O+1. Basically, the morning I got my temp rise, DH & I BDed immediately (about 6:30am). Still, I was pretty sure it would be a no-go that month, since the month previously we timed it perfectly and got nothing.
The first thing I noticed, a few days past OV, was a sore lower back, the kind I usually don't get until the day before AF arrives. I tried to ignore it and not get my hopes up. A few days later, my breasts were sore as well. I had had sore breasts for a few days right after OV the previous month, so I dismissed it. But the difference this month was, the soreness didn't go away.
My post-OV temps tend to rise and fall in little waves throughout the luteal phase, but this time, from 7–11DPO, I was steady at about 37c(98.6f). I have a long luteal phase, from 14-15 days, so I tried not to get my hopes up. My rational side told me there was no way I could be PG with the intercourse timing so off (and me being 37 and never pregnant!) so I was convinced I wasn't. On 11DPO I felt some gentle tugging in my belly (implantation??) but no spotting, so again, I tried not to get my hopes up. On 12DPO I got unreasonably angry about a tiny little thing (I'm usually pretty chill and don't anger easily). I also started to notice minor mood swings. Around this time, I started checking my cervix (although I'm no expert) and it seemed medium/high, soft, and closed. This, plus a very small amount of creamy CM every day, was the first real sign that started to make me pay attention.
Due to my long luteal phase (AF had come on 16DPO the previous month), I swore I wouldn't test until at least 16DPO. But now I was starting to have hope! Back and breasts were still significantly sore every day, particularly when I woke up in the morning. However I felt no nausea, and not even any fatigue. I was working on an important work project I'm very excited about, so this might have been the source of the extra energy I felt during this time. I was just buzzing.
On 12DPO I had a minor temp rise, to 37.14c(98.85f), but it went down a bit the next day to 37.06c(98.7f). At this point (around 13DPO), I started noticing a lot more symptoms: heightened sense of smell, very vivid dreams, hard sensitive nipples, bloating, increased thirst, increased appetite, frequent urination, and excessive gas, but I knew my mind and/or body might be playing tricks on me and so I continuted not to get my hopes up. Around 14DPO the exhaustion finally hit, and the sore back and breasts were worse than ever. CM was still creamy and not much of it, and cervix was still pretty high, soft, and closed. I noticed that even though my temps weren't steady, there was an unmistakable upward trend, as opposed to a downward trend I usually see by around 10DPO. On 15DPO I had another temp rise to 37.17c(98.9f) and no sign of AF. I've never had a temp this high at any moment of my cycle, let alone so late in the luteal phase, so this was the first moment I started to be ALMOST sure I was PG. (HOWEVER, by this point, I was so nervous when I took my temps every morning that my heart would be pounding even though I was still lying flat, so my mind tried to tell me THAT was the reason for the high temps!) That was a Saturday and how I got through that day without testing is beyond me. I bought a test that evening and promised myself that I would take it the next morning if A) my temp was still high, and B) I had no spotting or AF.
Well, Sunday (16DPO) rolls around, and I had ANOTHER temp rise to 37.27c(99.09f) and no spotting/AF. I tested at 6:30am. The instructions said that a result only took two minutes, and I couldn't wait a moment longer than that. I looked at it and.....
BFN!!! (Or so I thought...)
I couldn't believe it. I thought, "How could I have so many symptoms and temps still so high at 16DPO and NOT be PG???" I decided to get ready for the day but kept glancing back at the test just to make sure I wasn't going crazy. After a couple of minutes I thought I saw the faintest of faint lines. "No, it's your imagination! If it were positive, it would have been positive right away!" I told myself. I continued my ablutions and then checked it again--the line seemed more existent all the time, although still incredibly faint. After a half hour though, it was unmistakable and I ran back into the bedroom to tell DH the good news. He didn't believe me because I had assured him we hadn't timed well that month!!
I continued charting my temps the next few days, which stayed high up through 18DPO when FF told me, "You're pregnant, you can stop charting now." I took a blood test on 20DPO (4weeks 5days) that confirmed the pregnancy. I had my first ultrasound at 5weeks 3days, and it's my Dr's opinion that the egg was fertilized by intercourse on O+1, and not O–4 (although how he can tell is beyond me!).
Today I'm 8weeks 2days, and finally saw the heartbeat on a 2nd ultrasound last Friday. I'm so relieved! I'm due August 1st, just a few days before my 38th birthday!
Baby Dust to all, and remember, if you're over 35, that doesn't mean it will necessarily be hard to conceive! Think positive and try not to obsess (easier said than done!). I think that in some unexplainable way, the fact that I was working on a engrossing project completely unrelated to baby-making that month helped make it happen! Also, if you miss your 4 most fertile days entirely, that doesn't necessarily mean this won't be your month!
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and sorry for the novel-length post!!

Hi All,

Like a lot of you I have been stalking this board. I have been TTC for 13 months with PCOS. Here is the rundown for this cycle:

CD2: Appointment for monitored Femara cycle (2nd cycle. Got pregnant on 1st but miscarried at 6 weeks). Lots of small follicles on both sides. Obtained Femara and Ovidrel prescription.
CD3-7: Femara 2.5mg
CD10: No large follicles. Lots on left side, largest at 10.3mm. Another ultrasound scheduled for CD12
CD 12: 12mm follicle and 10mm follicle on right side, scheduled for another ultrasound CD 16
CD 16: One 15mm and one 16mm on right side. Told to trigger next day but waited until CD 18.
CD 18: Positive OPK in the AM before trigger when negative previous days. Ovidrel trigger 530AM
CD 19: Likely O day.
1-3 DPO: nothing
4-6 DPO: Tender BBs and nipple tingling, feeling very bloated, cramping (dull ache and pulling feeling on left side, mostly 4-5 dpo) Weepy at 6 DPO.
7 DPO: Slight “weird” feeling (verging on chills), face feels hot, BBs still tender to the touch.
8DO: Woke up at 3AM with an extreme thirst and dry mouth. Very conscious of uterus (slight pressure). BBs still tender to the touch. Throat dry/hurting. Pulling twinges very low down.
9DPO: Temp a bit lower than lately. Cramping all day long, very light brown spotting when wiping deeply only towards end of the day. Likely implantation?
10DPO: Temp shoots up very high. Felt OK most of the day then napped in the afternoon and woke up very ill, with flu-like symptoms. Feverish, chills, sore throat, feels AWFUL. Loose stool.
11DPO: Temp soars even higher (highest its ever been) BFP on FRER and CB, worried it’s still Ovidrel will need to check if it gets darker. Tender BBs, still feel a bit fluish, uncomfortably gassy, and dizzy with loose stool. Shooting jaw pain when eating. Tingling BBs.
12DPO: Temp dips a lot (but still above cover line), very loose BMs, BFPs a little bit darker on both FRER and CB, so this is it – I’M PREGNANT. I haven’t so much as smiled about it yet. I have PCOS and had a miscarriage exactly 2 months ago and won’t believe it until … I don’t know when.

Hello everyone!

I just wanted to start off with a little background. My partner and I had been trying to conceive for two years. For a year we have been using OPK's. We pretty much always baby danced every day or every other day the week leading up to ovulation. This never worked for us, though. After a while of not conceiving, we went to get a semen analysis and I got an HCG test done (this is where they insert dye into your Fallopian tubes to make sure that they're open and also look at your uterus). The results came back as me having 1 blocked Fallopian tube and a healthy uterus. My partner had normal semen analysis results except for his morphology (shape of the sperm) which came back at 3%. The cycle after I had my HSG test done, I got the positive ovulation test and we tried something different. Since we knew that he had pretty normal sperm when withholding from ejaculation for 4 days, he abstained from masturbation and intercourse right when I started getting the cervical mucous. I am irregular, so this is the only way I knew to start testing for ovulation. 4 days later, I got the positive OPK test. I started testing like a maniac and never got a positive pregnancy test this cycle. I actually started my period 16 days after ovulation which never happens to me. It's always 15 days for me. It started as spotting and then got heavier. It lasted two days (also so weird for me, as my period is 5-6 days). I had horrible cramping...cramps that are hard to explain. I had a feeling I had a chemical that month.

Anyways, I figured we needed to try something different because I can't expect different results by doing the same thing every month. I started taking FertilAid as well as FertillCM. My partner started taking multivitamins. I stopped my medication for migraines since those are potentially dangerous to a little bean. I started taking prenatal vitamins every day just in case. I also bought softcups. I thought that my cervical mucous would be more abundant after taking the FertilCM, but it was hardly anything. I also started taking Robitussin daily for a week before ovulation. I stated getting a little bit of cervical mucous, which is how my partner and I knew to abstain. 4 days later I got a questionable positive OPK. I had no idea if I should count it as a positive or not since it was so borderline. We counted it as a positive just in case and baby danced the night after the positive OPK (I always ovulate 2 days after my positive OPK). So, the night before ovulation we knew that he probably had a healthy amount of sperm. I put pre seed into the soft cup and inserted it right after intercourse. It may also help if you climax yourself with the softcup in. I laid down for about 20 minutes and then got up. I think I kept the cup in for a few hours. We also had intercourse the day of ovulation. We didn't do any special this night. I kept track of my temperatures afterwards to confirm ovulation. My temperature didn't increase as soon as it normally does, so I really thought I had not ovulated. I had a big temp drop at 3dpo, then the temp went back to normal pre ovulation temps. My temps finally went up at 5dpo, but they just went up to my normal temps after I ovulate-98.6. I was totally confused. I was feeling symptoms of PMS, but I didn't even sure that I ovulated. At 8dpo I took a internet cheapie 25miu test and it came up negative. At 9dpo I took a dollar store test-negative. Then, later on 9dpo, I received some tests I had ordered a few days earlier. They are super sensitive 10miu tests. I took one and saw the faintest of lines. I didn't think anything of it. I know women already have HCG in their system, so maybe it was just picking that up. However, on 10 dpo I got a first response test. Obvious pink line. I continued taking tests for a few weeks and they gradually got darker. I was so so so very surprised!!!! I'm sorry this was so long. I just hope that by being so detailed with what I did, maybe I can help someone else. Below are my symptoms by DPO. I kept track of them via countdowntopregnancy during my wait.

1DPO- The underarms next to my breasts hurt. Like right on my arm pits. Mild Cramp with some shooting/stabbing pains.
2DPO- Heartburn, tender breasts (underarm), headcahe
3DPO- Pulling/pinching feeling, UTI feeling, tender breasts (underarms), BBT drop, diarrhea (FUN), so so hungry.
4DPO- Mild cramps, tender breasts (underarms), headache, stuffy nose, diarrhea
5DPO- Mild cramps, ovulation type pain, pulling pinching, tender breasts (underarms), diarrhea and increased CM. This was weird to me as I always dry up after ovulation.
6DPO- Bloating, cramps, pulling/pinching, breasts (stabbing pain), increased cervical fluid, abnormally hungry!
7DPO- Mild cramps, Tender breasts (underarms), runny nose, increased cervical fluid, so so so hungry!
8DPO- Mild cramps, pulling pinching, felt "out" this month, headache, tired, increased cervical fluid, strong smelling urine and extremely dizzy. I went out this night and felt like there was something seriously wrong with me from the dizziness. It mostly went away the next day. BFN.
9DPO- Gassy :-p, mild cramps, sharp stabbing pains (for sure period is coming. Felt exactly like last month), Tender breasts (underarms), dizziness but not nearly as bad as yesterday, BBT dip, diarrhea, frequent urination, increased appetite. BFP
10DPO- There's no way this pregnancy is going to last. It feels like my body is trying to get rid of this baby. The most horrible stabbing burning pains ever. I have to sit down they are so bad (and I normally get bad cramps). Heartburn, tender breasts, sore throat, tired, diarrhea, frequent urination, so hungry.
11DPO- Cramps like AF, pulling/pinching, tired, hungry, sleepy..
12DPO-Bloating, AF cramps, Stabbing pains, tender breasts, backache, increased sense of smell maybe?, sleepy, diarrhea, so hungry.
13DPO- Bloating, cramps, gassy, cramps, heatburn
14DPO- AF like cramps, heatburn, tender breasts, anxious/on edge (ahhh the anxiety starts. Wonderful) :). Exhausted.
15DPO- Bloating, cramps, sore nipples, heartburn, tender breasts, tired, diarrhea (God-give it a rest GI system), very hungry and increased cervical fluid.

I really hope this helps out someone along the way. I am now 12 weeks pregnant and the little one is healthy. I had horrible cramps for a week in my two week wait. My doctor told me the pains meant I would miscarry it was so bad. I noticed the pains were bad when I moved around. They got better with rest. Still today I get cramps, but not as bad as in the two week wait. I had a lot of diarrhea as you can read, which was another major symptom for me. The other most major symptoms for me was the increased hunger, my breasts hurt practically in my armpits, and also having increased cervical fluid after ovulation. That was weird for me.

Again, the things we did differently this month to conceive were having the HSG test done (I hear this can make you more fertile for a few months after the procedure), took fertiAID and FertilCM. I was taking this for a few weeks before we conceived. Partner took multivitamins. We used softcup with pre seed in the cup. We abstained from intercourse and masturbation for 4 days before ovulation and I also took the recommended daily dose of guaifenesin (Robitussin) a week before I ovulated. I just made sure that the only active ingredient was guaifenesin. I also climaxed the night that we used the soft cup.

If you have any questions about what I did or things that I felt so that you can compare to your experience/journy, please feel free to email me. Happy to answer! Nataliecarson9@gmail.com

I'm so thrilled! DH and I have been ttc #1 for 14 months!!! He is 29 and I just turned 28 yesterday! I came off bc in October of last year. There were so many issues with my cycle. They'd range from 37-70 days, I'd spot for days on end, i consistently had midcycle bleeding. I had blood work and ultrasounds but everything was normal; no thyroid issues or cysts. DH was normal also. There were some talks of Clomid but I just wasn't ready for that even after a year of trying. I started temping and taking vitex by nature's way in September to shorten my cycles. It didnt shorten my cycles but it did keep them a consistent length of 34-40 days and cleared up the mid cycle bleeding. My luteal phase was also no longer then 12 days.

1-8dpo: nothing, nada, usually my boobs hurt immediately after O but not even that. I did have a tiny temp dip at 8dpo but shrugged it off

9dpo: felt really nauseous at my work in the morning again thought nothing of it

10dpo: felt nauseous after eating breakfast

11dpo: nauaeous after eating breakfast then really nauseous after Christmas dinner. Mom says maybe you're pregnant and this is the first time I thought hmm....I usually see spotting or brown in cm by now but none of that. Notice my boobs hurt during BD

12dpo: definitely always see red spotting by this day. Every cycle even when on bc I'd spot two days then get my period. But nothing but stark white cm and nausea. I notice my nipples are constantly erect.

13dpo: never had a luteal phase this long, nausea all morning amd afternoon. My boobs feel itchy. My temp spiked! Text my BFF and said I just have a feeling I'm pregnant. But I'm to scared to test and get a BFN on my Bday.

14dpo: temp spiked again. I test at 6a.m. with CB digital and BFP! I took a second to be sure.

I'm so excited and just hope for a happy healthy pregnancy!

I posted previously about having PCOS, adenomyosis and suspected endometriosis. I got my BFP on CD32, which was estimated 13dpo. I'm not 100%, but I took opk because I wanted to know when I ovulate, but fell pregnant either on 9or 11dec. Which my app predicted as my ov window.

Problem is I was having bad pains in my left groin area and went to A&E on 2 Jan. Which I thought I was borderline 6weeks or just under by a few days (again, irregular cycle)

My Av cycle is now 33/34 says. But used to be 28/29 and even 51.....but bleeds themselves these says have ranged from 2-4days rather then my usual 5days.

I had bloodwork and my hcg came back as 102...which the gynae said was too low for 6weeks and I was probably less then 5weeks which made no sense. Anyway long story short I'm so anxious. Had more bloods today and get results tomorrow and the hope is my HCG has doubled and I find out my progesterone level. But in my scan the gynae could not see a sac or an embryo but I am definitely pregnant. So my outcomes were possibly non. Grownth, miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy. Ofcourse the actual diagnosis cannot be given until this blood result comes back....im so stressed. I'm not bleeding or spotting.....but my bbs still hurt and I still feel nauseous. But aside from that I don't know what to think, if a gestational sac appears then maybe I ovulated later, but I been logging. When my partner and I have dtd, and I can see how sperm would have lived past the 72 hours as we had a gap after.

Anyone else had anything similar?? Feeling like I'm the only one right now and I really want this bean.

Hi ladies,
I'm being spontaneous here, but I wanted to know if anyone is going through similar situation. I had my BFP on 22nd Dec, 2days before missed period and had be testing every few days since as my doctor said I was too early to be booked in possibly just 4weeks, well I retested on 1st Jan and my test was faint, more so then the one on 22nd. I started having bad pains in left groin area on 2nd and went to A&E, they did a HCG level check and it can out at 102miu/ml which was very low for supposedly being 6 weeks, though bearing un mind I have PCOS and ADENOMYOSIS, and my cycles are irregular I averaged my pregnancy to possibly be 5weeks 4days but still, is my HCG too low? I had more blood work done and expect results today, but I'm nervous as the midwife nurses are not ruling out a m/c or ectopic pregnancy. Hcg needs to double. The internal ultrasound showed no gestational sac or embryo which should have been seen if I am infact 6weeks.

Has anyone had low hcg and been re-dated in their pregnancy due to bean Making a late appearance,without being ectopic or m/c? I'm praying as I'm feeling empty right now.

So beyond happy to finally get to post here!! My husband and I have been TTC five months (which ended up being four cycles, three of which I was charting - I wasn't ovulating until about CD30). This month I really didn't think it would happen, but here I am. Anyway, here it goes.
Day one through 5, nothing out of the ordinary (and other months I was always symptom spotting like crazy and had a million by day 3 haha). Just breast tenderness the first few days, which is always very typical post ovulation. On 6 dpo I had a little cramping which I attributed to having to go to the bathroom.
My temperature was fairly slow to rise this month and then I got a huge spike at 7dpo. That temp was 0.6 higher than I've ever had during a LP. Still didn't think too much of it - I just thought I must have a good progesterone response this month.
From 7 dpo to 11dpo I started noticing a few things. One, I was drinking twice the amount of water I usually do, and I already drink a ton. I was just constantly thirsty. That being said, my urine is usually completely clear but those days it wasn't, which I thought was weird with all the extra water I was drinking.
Aside from the water, I also had loose stools, and I'm always constipated before AF. My breasts were also still tender at 10 dpo, which was odd because they are always tender until 6-7 days and then nothing.
The morning of 10 dpo I was putting everything together and thought it was possible that I was pregnant. My LP was getting longer every month I charted after coming off BC (first month charting 7 days, then 9 days) so I wasn't even exactly sure when AF was expected.
At 11 dpo my breast tenderness almost entirely subsided and I had AF like cramps on and off - I was just sure AF was coming! I bawled to my husband about how "we'd never get pregnant". I thought, once again, I invented symptoms (thirst, looser stools) that was just a coincidence which made me overly hopeful. I went to bed that night wearing a pad because I was so sure I'd wake up with AF.
The next morning, I woke up with no AF. I was also surprised when my temperature was still elevated and my boobs were extremely tender again. Then I was just laying and bed and thinking some more about my odd symptoms that never happen before AF. Then I thought of something else. Every month 1-2 days before AF, I get extremely horny. Even if I'm tired, I want sex. This month, that didn't happen. With all of that, I decided to take a pregnancy test. I was trying not to be too hopeful, but sure enough, there was a (very faint) line. I was pregnant!!
I ended up taking another 2 days later because I wanted to make sure it was darkening and my levels were rising. Sure enough, the line was even darker!!
Good luck to everyone reading this story who is praying and hoping for that BFP!!! Baby dust :)

I'm still so in shock. I always thought it would be different and I would never be one of those stories. But ladies...I'm here tonight to share my story and hope that it keeps someone's hope alive.

DH and I have been TTC since I took my nuvaring out in June of 2012. We were married in October of 2012 and really started TTC then. I was on a diet for my wedding but still GAINED 40 lbs... that's when I knew something was wrong. By December that year, I started to get hair on my chin and the weight just kept piling on. For the first time in my life, I had a 54 day cycle. January 2013 I was diagnosed with PCOS. Fast forward to January 2014. By that time we had done 11 medicated cycles. Clomid started at 50mg and worked our way to 200mg. We then added dexamethazone (which helped make mature follicles! ) then switched to femara...add dexamethazone to that...add Femara with iui's. Normal sperm counts too. Then, the beginning of 2014, we went to Menopur injections for two cycles. Everything was perfect for the iui, but then....dh's number dropped drastically low. So low they couldn't count them. That was horrible. We put him on Clomid 25 MG for a few months, went to a urologist. ..nothing. no explanation. We tried a few more times with IUI's and nothing took. Then we took a break, trying on our own. Letting our bodies rest, because we knew we were going to do IVF in January. I tried my hardest to really relax, but I'll admit. I totally pos about 5-10 per cycle. Nothing ever happened. Ever. Like I've never ever seen a second line, much less a "pregnant". Until today. I am on CD 37, and AF was supposed to be here on Sunday. I tested on Sunday, bfn. Totally white. Story of my life. I've been cramping so bad this week. Like Monday I did nothing but take bath's and Alieve. So our appointment (that we have been waiting on for 2 months) for IVF is scheduled for tomorrow. I asked dh to bring home a test, just so tomorrow I can just tell the doctor it's bfn. I mean, my cycle ranges from 30-38 days. We were making dinner and I was finishing up the paperwork for our appointment tomorrow. I had to pee, so I brought the test in, took it, the brought it out to sit on the counter.....I forgot about it. DH went over to get a cutting board, and glanced at the test. I didn't notice. Then he picked up the box, looked at it. Looked at it again and said "is this supposed to have two lines on it, because it does". OMG! We finally got our bfp guys! I'm pretty scared but after even a digital confirming it, I'm going to let myself be happy. I'm cramping SO bad, like AF is in full force, but no spotting so I'm trying to stay positive. As far as symptoms go... major AF cramps, major!...left nipple feels like there is a needle in it, but only sometimes.... and I'm constipated. ...I don't really know what to say. Don't count yourself out. For real. I still feel horrible right now. Hopefully everything will be okay.

I hope this helps. I wasn't tracking, so I don't know dpo. (I really didn't even think I ovulated). It's a freaking miracle ya'll! Baby dust to everyone! XOXO

Hi ladies!! I've been on this site nonstop for the last 2 months as we've been trying. I'm so thankful for this community. Here is my story:

26 yrs old, DH is 36. We were married in May and started trying this last October. I have terribly irregular cycles, for my entire life. Sometimes 18 days sometimes 55 days. It doesnt seem that I have PCOS based on tests done. I can only sum up my irregularity to stress. I've unfortunately always been dealing with a lot of stress due to family issues, my entire life.

Based on the irregularity I figured it would take us a long time to get pregnant. Last cycle was nearly 55 days and I am suspicious that I experienced a chemical pregnancy, due to some crazy symptoms I've never felt before. My Dr seemed to think I didn't even ovulate though, based on my bloodwork. So here I am going into 2nd TTC Cycle thinking I'm likely anovulatory ... great. To top it off, I'm dealing with nearly crippling stress at work, double great. Oh well, DH and I give it the good college try over Christmas break, which just happens to also be my fertile window! We BD on 12/28, 12/29 and 12/31. I suspect I ovulated on 12/30 based on +OPK and the Glow App. We used OPKs, Preseed, and I used Fertilitea!! I did not use Fertilitea last cycle, so I think it might have helped! It did help bring on my period - I started taking it last cycle when my period wouldn't come and within 2 days and 2 cups of the tea my period came. I also prayed lots and every night I went to bed I put my hands in the shape of a heart above my stomach, I know ... stupid ... but whatever!

Here are some of the symptoms I experienced:

Most importantly: I've had very dull cramps/pressure nearly every day since O. I've also had an increased appetite. Everything else was pretty normal. My CM was creamy and light to medium since O.

1-3 DPO : Gassy / Bloating / Blood in mucus when blowing nose / High Appetite
4-5 DPO : Gassy / Bloating / High Appetite
5-6 DPO : Emotional / Irritable/ Bloating - Note: I quit my job on 1/7. I think this was divine, the stress it was causing would not have let me be able to implant I think.
9 DPO "A-ha Day" - Gas like WHOA. High appetitive. Lots of gurgles/pulling and even a sharp pain that I felt in my uterus and boob at the same time (implantation?) ... my urine smelled terrible!! ... heres the crazy thing, I could not stop drinking water from 6pm-bedtime. I must have had 8 glasses. I could not quench my thirst
10 DPO (today) -- Woke up and took two cheapie wondofos, saw a light line on both but felt suspicious because they are cheapies ... ran out and got a FRER and there was a straight up faint line!! Attached pic here.

I am so emotionally confused. I am nervous to be excited but trying so hard. I've wanted this so badly my entire life, I am so ready and excited. I pray that this will be a sticky little bean that will grow healthy and strong.

Thanks to everyone for your stories and support. I wish baby dust for you all!

My dh and I have been TTC for 15 months with a mc in Oct at 5 weeks. Today I am happily on my way to 8 weeks and feeling VERY pregnant.

I thought we were for sure out this month and told dh I thought AF was going to come early because I was already cramping. The night before AF was due I just had this thought "what if I don't start this month?" That was it. No dream that made me test. No symptom that made me go "ah ha!" I tested the morning I was suppose to start and saw that beautiful (faint) positive. The more I kept testing the more positives that I got! Hcg tests came back great and we go on the 22nd for the first u/s! We are feeling so blessed!

hello all!

always said to myself that I would post on here once I received my BFP, so here I am! been TTC for 3 months, but I just knew this month was the one.. thought I knew when I O'd but my CB test indicates I'm 2-3 weeks so maybe out slightly...

usually anywhere between 31-36 day cycle, I so was a bit cheeky and tested today at CD 32 and viola! symptoms below -

1-3 DPO - nothing major, slight tingle in nipples, creamy CM
4-6 DPO - sore nipples, breasts feel a bit sore when poked (breast aug though, so lessens sensitivity), creamy CM, headaches, sharp pains in ovaries and brown spotting for half a day on 6 DPO.
7-9 DPO - super sore nipples which are painful to touch, brown spotting cleared up, headache and fatigue.
10 DPO - nipples beyond painful, headache, and then BFP! (photo attached)

the major sign for me was constantly sore nipples since O and brown spotting 6 days before AF.

baby dust to you all! xxxx

I wanted to share my story and give some hope to women with no symptoms. Trust your instincts!
My husband and I have been ttc #3 for three months. The first two months I obsessively noted every twinge, pang, cramp and made myself feel like a crazy person. TTC can make us all a little crazy, right? This month, was different in that I had no symptoms to obsess over. My CP is always soft and firm, but high after O and always open and remains that way until a few days before AF. My CM always stays abundant, usually lotiony, creamy and then slightly sticky before AF and always there when I wipe.
The only changes this month DH and I made were a) relaxed more and b) dtd twice on O day
Here are my clues by DPO
1 dpo- soft but firm CP, lots of CM and sharp, crampy backache on right side

2dpo- same, minus backache

3dpo- CP high and soft, sharp headache on and off throughout the day (similar to description of icepick headaches) and I NEVER get headaches, sharp twinges that felt like scratching on my cervix

4dpo- CP firm and closed (weird for me), feeling a little short tempered

5dpo-CP still same, CM thin, but could only tell while checking CP

6dpo- Brief burning feeling above pubic bone, felt like fire, lower backache (worsened in the evening) and cramps (I think this way implantation day in my unlicensed, amateur medical opinion :D)

7dpo- CP High, soft and closed, CM thin, not abundant

8dpo- same as 7dpo

9dpo- Random sharp twinges, pinches and cramps throughout day, feeling the urge to pee a lot, backache (especially worse before bed), feeling out, probably not this month

10dpo- Woke up and decided to test (intuition maybe?) because DH is leaving for training (Army) and will be out of touch for a few weeks... got the faintest of faint lines on a FRER.. I had to take it outside in natural light, but it was there and just a soft pink immediate line, still have backache and loads of stabby twinges (round ligament maybe?)

11dpo- Darker line on FRER, but still faint... even darker line with SMU, definite BFP :D... feeling majorly exhausted, backache, tons of sharp twinges and some mild cramping and a touch of nausea in the afternoon (a small snack eased it)

12dpo- BFP on FRER with fmu, some cramps, waking up with backache now

I hope this list helps. If you know your body well then you know when something is different for you. Knowledge is power :)
I had never had a test so faint as the 10dpo one, but the line was still obvious to me. I've totally been that woman tearing tests apart, analyzing strips for any smidge of a line and have spent way more on tests than I'm proud to admit. I feel relieved to see these tests getting darker as I had never tested so early with DS or DD. I always waited until after AF was a no show. I hope all of you are as lucky and your BFP's are coming too!

I'm 32, my cycles are 35-40 days which i didn't think would be a problem as conceived DD after only 1 month, however that was 6 years ago! In 12 months I only had 9 cycles and each time BFN. I tried charting, using presseed, mucous tracking, ovulation sticks, must have gone through 100 pregnancy tests and basically gave up hope. However I just got my BFN on cycle 9! I think we were more relaxed this time as we had gave up tracking everything. Just so thrilled! I have read posts on this site all year and promised myself I would post if I got a BFP. So here are my symptoms;

Ovulation - Loads and loads of EWCM this month and BD'd every day around that time, had ovulation pain
1-7 dpo nothing
7-8 dpo - what I think was implantation pain felt really crampy all weekend
8-11 dpo - Boobs really sore (more than usual) and heavy, started a low carb diet (new year) which normally quells my appetite but constantly hungry
12 dpo faint BFP that disappeared 15 minutes later - didn't know what to think
13 dpo DH bought me a clear blue digital ...BFP!! Pregnant 1-2 weeks!

Good Luck to all and don't give up hope!

This time I've been stalking the boards and am so happy to post my own BFP story!

In Sept, I had a M/C at 10 weeks and DH and I decided to TTC again after 2 cycles. I received a faint BFP in December but it ended up in a CP and I just tried to relax the 3rd go around.

Here are my symptoms:

1 and 2dpo=Cramps
3dpo=cramps
4dpo=sinus infection cramps and tugging
5dpo=slight nausea, woke up with sore throat and slight stuffy nose, creamy CM
6dpo=sore bb’s, full blown sinus infection, extreme fatigue, can’t get out of bed, yellow tinged EWCM, VERY positive wondfo OPK! (Weird)
7dpo=Cramps, twinges and tugging in abdomen, sore back, sinus infection, VERY positive wondfo OPK! Yellow tinged ewcm. DH and I BD in case O was happening now!
8dpo=sinus infection/cold starting to go away (weird), No appetite BFN with wondfo hcg bad insomnia that night and vivid dreams once I fell asleep
9dpo=Very very tired, sinus infection/cold gone. Cramps, heavy feeling in uterus, vivid dreams! BFN wondfo hcg
10dpo=MOODY and tired, sore bb's, cramps, very yellow cm.
11-16 DPO continued crazy dreams, cramps, sore bb's, fatigue, and yellow watery and creamy cm. I was sure AF was here and checked every day.
17 DPO AF is 4 days late! bfn on wondfo bfn on clearblue digi :(
18 DPO HUNGRY and emotional and very crampy. Today AF will be here I can feel it! Very sore bb's so I pick up a FRER on my way home from work. No AF....hmmm...
19 DPO BFP fmu FRER! Woohoo! The line showed up right as the test was processing! I'm praying this one sticks! Baby dust to all!

My last pill was taken dec 20 (cd 6) and I got my bfp jan 20! Hard for me to believe and we actually didn't try this go-round, but I was hoping and kind of obsessing over this website! I believe I ovulated on cd 20, based on the egg white cm and spotting that day but I am not entirely sure. I also barely had any symptoms the whole time and even now that I am at four weeks.

1 dpo- the only way I can describe the feeling is that something kinda "sparked" in my tummy
2-5dpo - nothing much except I seemed to be a little more gassy than usual. Both ends but mostly burpy. I had a few very very light nausea spells that only lasted a few seconds
6-10 dpo - getting a little more gassy and still a few light nausea symptoms. Started feeling a few small twinges on my left side, maybe just one or two a day.
11 dpo - BFN, starting to feel extra bloated but just thought AF is coming
12-13 dpo - getting really bloated now, more than I ever have been. Still gassy and still very light nausea off and on.
14 dpo- BFN, twinges on both sides, light creamy brown glob of cm, which is usually what AF looks like at first so I put in a tampon. Later that day I took the tampon out and nothing was on it! I knew it wasn't AF because she starts out mean and heavy, that's when I really knew something was up.
15 dpo (cd 36) - took a test with fmu and BFP! Tested again a few hours later to make sure and another BFP! I had a feeling I was because of the unusual bloating and the light nausea but I was still very surprised! It was so fun surprising my hubby when he came home from work!
Tested the next day with a digital next day and "Pregnant"!! So so happy!

Baby dust to all of you!!

I'm just in shock at the moment but am so excited i wanted to share that things can happen when you least expect it!

My husband and I started trying for our first baby in July 2012...fast forward 9 months later and we finally got our BFP. We couldn't understand why we couldn't get pregnant, we were doing everything right! Then we got our Clearblue fertility monitor on mpnth 9 and it worked!

I had always ovulated really late but that particular month i ovulated at day 15, really early for me. I had always relied on just OPKs to pinpoint ovulation. Who knows how many months we were just out with our timing! The fertility monitor worked exactly as it should and we BD up to and including ovulation.

Fast forward to this month when we decided to try for number 2. I used my fertility monitor last month just to get it used to my new cycle and then we used it this month. Ovulation was really late again, day 22! Managed to BD again up to and including ovulation day and just got my BFP today!

I'm still amazed we are pregnant so quickly this time. I know that some people have proper medical reasons why they cannot conceive. In fact we thought we were in the same boat first time round and even had our first fertility appointment booked when we found out we were pregnant. But i just wanted to give hope to some people that sometimes it really is just to do with the timing and when you think you ovulate you actually might not be. It could change wildly each month.

I cannot recommend the Clearblue Fertility Monitir enough! Baby dust to everyone xxx

My last cycle was on dec 23 and i usually have A 32 day cycle.and i knew my cycle was due on Jan 23 so i took a First response early pregnancy test and that was BFN so i wanted and took another test on jan 29th with a another test and got BFN again , so i figure must be stress so i took another test today just for fun as i thought it would have been negitive but too my surprise i got a BFP ! So i will call dr and get my HUG levels tested :)

I can't beleive this is happening!!!! DH is 42 and I am 31. We've been ttc #2 x 12 months. Found out 3 months ago that my husband had zero motility. That's right. ZERO percent motility. Count was 12 mil. I have very irregular periods ranging 29-40 days. I ordered dh count boost, motility boost, and fertiliaid for men from Amazon. Got me some opks and prayed and prayed and prayed. DH also lost 40 lbs, started exercising, and drinking plenty of water.He had his second SA when I was about 4 dpo. It came back at 80% motility and 15 mil count! Ok...now we knew we had our first real chance in a year. Absolute no symptoms out of the ordinary 1-10 dpo. I always have cramping and sore boobs before af, so I knew not to count these as symptoms. Here we are 10 dpo and Bfp on Frer and wondfo. I go for betas today. Im scared and nervous about the next 8 weeks (to get me out of the first trimester). But right now, I AM PREGNANT! Thank the good Lord. If your DH has had a bad SA, try these supplements gals. It can't hurt! I wish you all the best. And hope to see u all on the pregnancy boards soon.