Hi guys,
I used to stalk this website daily so thought I would contribute my story. Background- I’m 27 and morbidly obese but otherwise healthy. My husband had been on exogenous testosterone for years before we decided to TTC. He also has mild hyposadias. Three months before we got our bfp, DH was told his sperm count was too low to produce a number on the lab result. The doc put him on three times a week HCG shots and stopped the testosterone. I was temping, tracking mucus, and doing OPTs. We had sex every other day and used instead cups/preseed like clockwork for 8 months to no avail. The month we were successful, I had a very strong OPT (it was the day of solar eclipse, some think it had to do with it) and instead of having him ejaculate inside me, I had him go in a cup then “injected” it with a clean syringe over my cervix. I skipped the Instead cups bc I had just happened to run out but I did stay laying for 15 min after. We couldn’t believe it when we got our very faint positive result only 8 days later! I thought surely it wouldn’t stick being that early of a positive but I’m currently 20 weeks with a healthy baby boy. Stay positive and good luck everyone! If you are dealing with hypospadias, I highly recommend squirting the semen inside you with a sterile syringe to simulate a normal penis.

At the age of 37 I am TTC #2 with DH. We currently have a 19 month old son. This board has helped me get through the TWW many many times so i hope my story can help someone else. I am a plus size woman who for years struggled with amenorrhea with no underlying cause. I would go months without a period. On top of that DH struggles with ED. To achieve pregnancy with DS we used the at home insemination process, i tracked my cycle using Fertility Friend and OPK’s. We got pregnant the second cycle. The second time we TTC (Baby #2) we again got pregnant right away using the same method and i suffered a MC one week after getting my BFP. During this time i was nursing DS. My aunt and GYN advised me to stop nursing and they guaranteed that my cycles would regulate itself and I’d get pregnant. I weaned my son by August and my cycle became a regular 35-day cycle. Again, using the same method (OPK’s, at-home insemination, and tracking BBT on Fertility Friend. I got BFN’s for Sept, Oct, and Nov. I got a false BFP with a Walmart cheapie in October. So, here’s what you’ve been waiting for: (+ OPK at Cycle Day 21 (Temp 97.7)....Ovulation Cycle Day 22 Temp again is 97.5)

1 DPO - Nothing (temp 97.5)
2 DPO - Nothing (Inseminated one more time for good measure. We inseminated every other day 5 days leading up to expected ovulation) (Temp 97.7)
3 DPO - Temp spike to 98.2 (I’m usually around 97.5), headache and nausea
4 DPO - Nothing (temp still at 98.2)
5 DPO - Backache, tender breast, nausea and mild cramps (Temp 98.1 Ovulation confirmed two days after +OPK which was a bit off)
6 DPO - Nausea, I got a pimple which i rarely get and I didn’t sleep well that night (Temp dipped to 97.7 possible implantation dip or temp off due to poor sleep)
7 DPO - Cramps, diarrhea, tender breast and I felt a throbbing pain in my vagina in the afternoon (Temp spike to 98.3)
8 DPO - Nausea (Temp 98.0)
9DPO - Nothing (Temp dips to 97.9 and FF no longer have the data to support Ovulation based on my temps. I changed the setting to go by my +OPK instead of my temps because I’m confident that I ovulated. If I don’t get my period or get BFN i know that my cycle is changing....we’ll see)
10 DPO - I woke up with a terrible headache, heartburn and nausea (Temp 97.8)
11 DPO - Heartburn, tender breasts and nausea continues and I also have this terrible pain on both sides and my back. I’m not sure what’s causing this. It feels like I’ve been working out which i did not (Temp 97.9)
12 DPO - My period is expected today (i have a short leutal phase) and I’m praying that my temp doesn’t drop because of it does i know for sure AF is on her way (Temp stays at 97.9. I feel fatigue, pain in my thighs, tender breast, cramps, vagingal throbbing and nausea. I want to test but i cannot take another month of a BFN. Before coming home after work i break down and by a 2pk FRER. I take it as soon as i get home and just like that i get a faint BFP very quickly. I didn’t even have to squint to see it. I’m calling my OBGYN in the am to schedule my scan and I’ll take the second test in the am to see if the line gets darker. I’m excited and so scared at the same time. This is the best Christmas gift EVER!

I hope this helps one of you ladies. I’m praying that my little bean stays put for the next 36.5 weeks. Good luck and God bless.

Ladies, I have spent so many countless hours scouring this website for symptoms similar to mind. I made a promise to myself that as soon as I got my BFP, I would post my story for whoever needs to read it!!! Side note: DH and I are both 33 and he has two daughters from previous relationships, ages 8 and 16.
This month, I tried to take a more relaxed approach and I didn’t temp once, and since my schedule is pretty much exactly the same every month, we just guessed on ovulation and went with it-here are my symptoms!
1-8 dpo-nothing to speak of
9 dpo-I woke up with a very thick throat like I was coming down with a cold or something. I was SO TIRED all day long and just felt like crap in general. This would have been the day after Christmas so I just figured since I had been around family, I had caught a bug from someone. Surprisingly that night, all my sickness symptoms had let up and I was feeling much better. DH and I bd and when I went to clean up (sorry, tmi) there was a bright streak of red blood on the toilet paper and a little bit more when I wiped again. I was so excited because I thought it might have been implantation and I even called DH over to come look at it with me, lol!
10 dpo-sickness is gone, just very tired. When I wiped after peeing this morning there was pink tinged tissue looking stuff...almost jelly like consistency. Sorry, that’s gross. A little bit of color when i wiped again and then throughout the day I had random spotting (mostly brown tinged with cm) I also had major af like cramps.
11-13 dpo-I have had spotting and pretty heavy af like cramps this entire time. Yesterday it was enough for a pantyliner but today it’s basically just there when I wipe. I have been so frustrated because I always spot a couple of days before my period but today it got lighter from yesterday so I didn’t know what to think. Waiting to see what it does is just the hardest thing. At 12 dpo my boobs started hurting very similar to af as well so I figured I was out for sure this month. From the time I started spotting until right now, not much food sounds that good, I’m very tired all the time (thank goodness for time off for the holidays!)
I was trying to wait until tomorrow morning to test (14 dpo) but my DH told me I just should get it over with and test tonight. So when he ran uptown I got the only test I had left in the house (first response rapid result) and tested this evening after like an hour hold of my pee. Sure enough, I got a second line! I can’t believe this is actually happening and I thank God for His timing! It’s hard to believe sometimes, but I promise you, He really does know what He’s doing!!!!

Like everyone says; I cannot believe after reading story after story, that I would be here.
I have a (almost) 5 year old little girl from a previous relationship. I am now 23 almost 24. Pregnant with #2.

Unfortunately I am going to be a single mom to two... I am nonetheless excited, scared and so nervous!

After I had my daughter and when I eventually stopped breast feeding her (19 months!) I tracked my cycles through a handy dandy app..

I average a 28/30day cycle. I typically ovulate on CD15/16

ODpo: DTD, felt crampy after wards, had ewcm that night.. Nothing out of the unordinary.

1Dpo: still cramping, mainly from right side. Creamy cm.

2dpo: my goodness my bbs hurt, I noticed my nipples were hella erect. Never experienced that before. Crampy.

3dpo: had a emotional fit over xmas. Weird dream, cramps and just bleh. Creamy cm.

4dpo: tingly bbs, cramps. Just had a "feeling" my bbt was still high 98.3 my bbs felt "hot", my heart beat seemed to be fast too. Idk how to explain it but it felt like it was beating a lot faster than before. Weird dreams. Chapped lips. Gassy. Clear watery cm. CP high and soft.

5dpo: forgetful. Tired. Moody. Kind of blah. Then around 6pm i had the most period like cramps and my bbs were throbbing, mainly on the sides. I literally thought AF was going to burst through the flood gates. Bought three pregnancy tests.

6dpo: absurdly tested. Bfn. Duh. Less crampy more twingy. Tired. Blah. Clear watery Cm.

7dpo. Woke up craving broccoli! I needed raw broccoli and lots of it. Crampy (I was mainly cramping at night time. I noticed when I went to lay down. To go to bed.) Weird dreams. Clear watery cm. irritated. Slight heart burn. My toddler is driving me nnnnuts! So touchy and loving (bless her heart) my skin felt so dry and itchy I was going bonkers itching my head my legs, my arms.

8dpo: I just knew.....dun dun dun. Yes I just couldn't help myself but go into dollar tree buy some tests and start testing. BFP. Faint but it's super there. Bought three more at Walmart after that.
FRER 6 days sooner. faint positive and took less than a minute maybe two to show..

Going to keep testing until AF was due. I'm in disbelief. But God blessed me for a reason and I should embrace it.

I apologize in advance, this is going to be a long post. All of these BFP stories have gotten me through many TWWs so I had to pay it back! DH and I have one DS (11y/o) and have been TTC #2 for 15 months. We got a BFP in June 2017 which ended in miscarriage at 7w5d. We took a couple months off to recoup and started TTC again in October. My cycles are pretty regular 30-32 days with ovulation on CD 16/17. I use the Ovia App and CM to track ovulation, and this is the second month that I have also been tracking my BBT. I have been taking prenatal vitamins throughout the whole TTC journey, and started a regular workout schedule about 3 months ago (I am average weight but I wasn't very healthy/active).

DH and I did the BD every other day from CD 10 - CD 20 to make sure we covered every possible fertile day. Also, I ate pineapple core everyday from O Day to today (10DPO). Iv'e read online that eating pineapple core helps with implantation and I figured it couldn't hurt to try, maybe it helped! This TWW has not been much different from all the others but here are my symptoms by DPO:

CD 17- O Day - BD
- EWCM
- Tingling sensation in bbs

1DPO - NYE
- No symptoms

2DPO - BD
- White/creamy/stretchy CM
- Gassy

3DPO
- Watery CM
- Tired at work
- Sore bbs at the gym during workout

4DPO
- Watery CM
- Twinges in abdominal area when standing up too fast
- Strange warm feeling in my stomach (IDK how else to explain it, it just felt warm)

5DPO
- Creamy/wet CM, constant wet feeling
- Random twinges of pain in bbs throughout the day
- Pain on right side of lower abdomen
- Weird warm feeling in stomach again
- Dizzy/lightheaded in PM, lasted a few minutes

6DPO
- White/creamy/thicker CM
- Stuffy nose/Cold symptoms when waking but gone before I got to work
- Dull ache in lower abdomen
- Dizzy/lightheaded in PM again

7DPO - BD
- Creamy/white CM
- nipple soreness

8DPO
- CM disappeared
- Nipple soreness
- Gassy

9DPO
- Still no CM, started feeling out this month
- Dizzy/lightheaded during PM workout

10DPO
- Creamy/stretchy/yellowish/snot-like CM (gross sorry!)
- Woke up and felt dizzy/lightheaded when trying to get out of bed. (Being dizzy/lightheaded is not normal for me)
- Remembered I had a 2 pack of FRER tests that I was saving for a time when AF was finally late! I normally don't test early because I HATE seeing BFN's, but the dizzy spells were really making me wonder so I took the test even though I knew it was too early. I was brushing my teeth and barely glanced at the test because I just knew it was going to be a BFN, but it was positive! It was a faint positive, but definitely positive, not even a squinter! Two Lines!! BFP @ 10DPO w/FMU on a FRER!

I am still in total shock, it just doesn't feel real yet. I am going to tell DH when he gets home from work today. It is still very early but I am so happy! Fingers crossed for a sticky bean!! Good luck and baby dust to you all!

Hello everyone my name is Kaiyla and for a looking time I been trying to have a baby, to be honest ever since I lost my virginity at 18. I had a boyfriend (my girls for 2 1/2) years, we ended. Then I met my EX James and we were engaged and together for 3 years unfortunately I had a abortion and a miscarriage with him.... I then met my soulmate, my husband :)

My husband and I have been together for only 6 months and married for 2 months! It was turkey love at first site! Him and I been trying to get pregnant for 3 months and NOTHING! I would do everything! I even was so desperate I started watching infertility YouTube videos and desperately trying to find answers!

I figured since I’m in perfect health and 23 years old I shouldn’t have any issues with conceiving!, I began buying natural fertility herbs with my cycles. Viitex, Macao roots, natural progesterone cream, raw prenatals, prenatal DHA, and digital and cheapie OPKs

Finally 3 months of trying I got sore achy boobs and at 8-9dpo I got faint lines and a Official BFP at 10 DPO!

Here’s some by DPO symptoms

1DPO-5DPO hot temp between 97.88-97.99
Left pelvic pain tender breast , school glue cm, neg hpt

6DPO-11DPO HOT TEMP!, cramps Cervix closed and firm

12FPO POS HPT AT 8:50 vomiting

This is my boyfriend and I's first time ttc. So I thought that I was going crazy when I was having symptoms so early after our first time, I thought I was just symptom spotting. On Christmas my boyfriend and I decided that we were ready to have a child. My estimated ovulation was the 28th. Now this may or may not be accurate because I have never really tracked my cycles before, a lot of times my periods came a few days early or a few days late, so I never really cared to track them, I just kind of went with it (and I never really ever had a reason to). So the ovulation date I am using is just my estimate based on the date I had my period in December. We DD on Christmas, the 28th, 31st, and 1st, just in case my ovulation was later than expected.

1-3 dpo: Slight cramps, almost like period cramps, but not quite as harsh. They were just kind of irritating
4-7 dpo: EXHAUSTED. On New Years Eve I woke up at 6 a.m. and ended up staying up until 6 a.m. on New Years Day and then only slept for like 4 hours, so I assumed when I took a 6 hour nap later that evening it was because I just hadn't gotten enough sleep. But the next few days afterwards I was still getting between 8-12 hours of sleep a night, but when I woke up, I was still exhausted. This is extremely unusual for me considering I usually sleep very poorly.
8-10dpo: I didn't really have any symptoms between 8-10dpo.
11-14dpo: Sore boobs. My boobs usually get sore the week before AF, so I didn't think much about it. They were mostly just tender to the touch, again nothing unusual. I was also extremely emotional and moody (coming from my boyfriend) Which is also not really uncommon the week before my period. At this point I just decided to wait to see if AF came instead of testing, because I was convinced AF was right around the corner and I didn't want to be disappointed.
14-18dpo: My boobs were extremely sore. I could barely move without complaining about them, at this point I knew something was off with my body because they had never felt like this before, even before and during AF. For a regular 28 day cycle AF was due on 15 dpo and she didn't show up, but as I said, I knew my day of ovulation could have been slightly off so I was going to give it until the end of the week to see if AF showed up.
19 dpo: BFP!!! I couldn't wait until the end of the week because I was just too tired of waiting, so I had my boyfriend pick up some tests on the way home from work and I took them around 6 p.m. I used the digital kind so I couldn't convince myself there were two lines if there really wasn't. Both came up "pregnant" in like a minute.
20 dpo: Took a third test this morning with same "pregnant" result!

We were approaching over a year of TTC #2 with no fertility issues documented. It was my 2nd cycle on Femara and 1st cycle seeing an RE.

CD7- First visit with RE. Got an HSG to check tubes. They were clear. Husband has sperm analysis and he was also clear.

CD12- Follicle scan. Had one HONKER of a follicle (24mm) so they went ahead and triggered me to ovulate.

CD13- Painful ovulation.

1DPO-9DPO- NOTHING.

10DPO- Red spotting. This is normal for me before AF. Thought I was out.

11DPO- Dry, brown spotting. Back had acne ALL over it. Boobs were blue and veiny. Spinach and artichoke dip smell was intense and I made my husband throw it away.

12DPO- No spotting. BFN negative on Amazon cheapie. Tired. Bloating. Couldnt get enough to drink.

13DPO- BFP on Amazon cheapie and digital!!!

I promised myself I would post here once I got my BFP since I STALKED this thread during my TWW. Just yesterday I got my first BFP after this being our first month of trying, my fingers are crossed all is well. I hate writing TMI, I never really understand it, so forewarning, I'm not writing it. We're all here to get the down and dirty, nothing is TMI. I'm writing exactly what I wrote to myself on FF.
I ovulated on CD16 of a usually 30-32 day cycle
We BD Monday, Wednesday, Thursday(O Day), Friday

CD16 - O day & :) on OPK
1 DPO - Negative OPK
2 DPO - Nothing - temp down below coverline, fallback rise?
3 DPO - Diarrhea (maybe that's dramatic, soft stool) - from hot dogs maybe? Woke up again at 11 with same thing. Very painful gas pains - doubled over. very mild cramps - maybe in my head or maybe gas pains. Felt very short stint of light headed / dizziness earlier in the day
4 DPO - Bottom of right boob is kind of sore - nothing crazy, confused as I'm almost positive they never hurt THIS soon before AF - dull uterus pain - heightened sense of smell in PM briefly, but never returned after - can’t sleep - CRAVED Poke bowl at night (dreaming of our honeymoon in Hawaii and couple months ago)
5 DPO - Woke up with dry mouth. Still mild tender boobs. Barely anything - creamy CM
6 DPO - Temp in the house was lower - maybe effected my temp today? Went down slightly - creamy CM
Marking down that boobs still tender but they’re still only moderately tender on the sides. Not even up my armpit. PM cramps, gas pains, diahrrea (again maybe dramatic, soft stool). Didn't eat anything out of the norm. Gagged when taking pills this morning.
7 DPO - mildly tender boobs still maybe not as bad? Mild cramps again
Gagged taking pills this morning - creamy CM
Abs HURT - maybe from pushing so hard when I had an upset stomach? Feels like I did 100 sit ups.
Dull pain in uterus briefly
8 DPO - Boobs still mildly tender - a little more than before
Vivid dreams last night - creamy CM
Got dizzy briefly in afternoon during a meeting. Light headed like, woah!
Mild quick cramping
Teeth hurt when chewing
Swollen gums on right side? What the heck?
Feel starving a lot sooner between meals
Irritable at lunch time
9 DPO - Legs feel on fire like human furnace but not hot to touch
dull uterine pain - creamy CM
Ate Portillos - went right through me literally pooped my pants (que lmao)
EXTREME hunger in the pm
Tightness in chest
Peed in the middle of the night last night
Nipples look bigger
Boobs more tender
had VIVID dream that I got a BFP
Nipples seem to always be erect

10 DPO - Right uterine pain when got up too fast
Watery CM
*Took HPT in the AM, no line
Took another at 3 PM - faintest line ever on a clinical guard
Took a digital and FRER, confirmed positive.

First month trying (me - 27 DH - 30) - but this is what we did and what I took -
-Preseed (can never hurt )
- Baby aspirin, Vitamin D, Prenatal with Folate not Folic Acid, Allegra, Apple Cider Vinegar Pills, Super Enzyme Vitamin
-Temped vaginally and logged in FF, although this seemed to get my hopes down more than up with my temps. I would've stopped after confirmed O day was logged if I did it all over again

*Going for a Blood Test after work today, and I pray this isn't a chemical or ectopic and all is well
Good luck and baby dust to all - I am attaching the Clinical Guard I took that was the faintest positive, I thought it was an evap. Don't lose hope ladies!

I signed up just to share this with y'all because this site has helped me through the last 4 cycles.
Here are my symptoms by dpo:
O day: nothing special except emotional. Worried the donor will be unable to donate tonight. (It worked out, but later than I wanted)
1-7: sore boobs, emotional, heightened sense of smell. Nipples felt hot or moist.
8dpo: super dizzy every time I get up, this never happens unless I'm pregnant. Took a test, BFN. Cried, went to bed.
9dpo: woke up starving. No other symptoms.
10dpo: still dizzy, super hungry, a little heartburn in the pm.
11dpo: sore boobs, especially on the left. Heartburn. Endless appetite. SO TIRED.
12dpo: Decided to take a test when my wife got home. At the 3 minute mark it was blank, looked again at 4 minutes and saw a faint line. Thought I was out for the month but I saved the test.
13dpo: Took a test as soon as I woke up, not FMU because I got up in the middle of the night to pee. Another line at 4 minutes. Starting to get excited but also unsure if these are evap lines.
5pm: (12 hours later) Take a FRER as soon as the wife gets home, BFP in 30 seconds! CUE CRYING.
14DPO: Woke at 4 am to pee, took another test because I had a dream I wasn't really pregnant. POSITIVE. ❤❤❤

So I have to say thank Jesus! I know it’s because of him my 10 month infertility has come to an end.

I know that may not seem like a long time but after the doctor told me I didn’t really have a chance a getting pregnant I knew I had to talk to a higher power i.e. God!

Details:
Cd 21: Dreamed I was at the doctor 38 weeks pregnant.
Cd:23 Me and DH did the BD
OD: I ovulated
1DPO: I felt hot! I guess this was a temp rise due to ovulation.
2DPO: nausea and watery CM
3DPO: Indegestion/ Heartburn, watery CM
4DPO: very hungry
5DPO: BFN (I originally thought I ovulated the week before.
6DPO: started Vitex so period should start. (I had been having issues with having a period).
7DPO: Vitex & red raspberry leaf (RRL) tea, very hungry, hot, tired, light cramps here and there.
8DPO: Vitex, RRL Tea, tender breast, watery cm, easily irritated, hungry, hot
9DPO: Vitex, hungry, sore nipples, watery CM, exhausted, easily irritated, more cramps
10DPO: Vitex, went and looked back at chart since period still hadn’t come (it only took 3 days of Vitex to start it last time). Watery cm, tired, very hungry.
11DPO: Vitex, RRL tea, ate ALL DAY! I couldn’t get full! I worked from our office break room so I could eat all day, tired, watery cm, breast tender, nipples sore, dull lower back pain on right side.
12DPO: Woke up to pee at 6am. I prayed and told God please let this be it! BFP on FRER and Walmart 88 cents text!!!!

I am 30 soon to be 31 in 3 months!!!

I promised myself that I would write a message if I did get pregnant because reading the BFP stories gave me hope that it could happen to me.

So I just got my +++ yesterday after over a year and a half trying to conceive. My husband had a vasovasostomy in May 2015 after having a vasectomy for 9 years. I am 38 years old. I was trully starting to believe that it would not happen.

Here is a list of the symptoms that I had, starting at DPO6:

DPO6: My breasts were heavy and sensitive;
DPO7: I had a feeling of pinching in my ovaries, I was very tired and my breasts were still sore;
DPO8: I felt like I was having fever, I was tired and my breasts were sore;
DPO9: Same as DPO8;
DPO10: Still having chills all the time, I had intense dreams during the night and I woke up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night;
DPO11: I had chills, I had a bit of cramps in my uterus, I thought I was going to have my periods;
DPO12: Feel more sensitive, my breasts are still sore, extremely vivid dreams;
DPO13: I had menstrual cramps, I was certain that I was not pregnant and that my periods were going to start imminently;
DPO14: Still had menstrual cramps, but no bleeding. My breasts are still sensitive and I feel a bit tired;
DPO15: Strange feeling in what I think was close to my left ovary. Still have small cramps and when I push on my belly towards my uterus, it feels a bit painfull and heavy. I had diarhea in the afternoon.

I decided to go by a test during the afternoon, and I could not believe what I saw. I am pregnant and so happy !!!

Good luck to all. :-)

We have been using FAM for contraception, and I've always been pretty regular so there was rarely any guessing as to my fertile phases.

I had been taking my BBT every morning for months on end, but it was stressing me out because I would obsess over every single little dip or rise in my charts. So, with my husband's blessing, I gave up on temping a few months ago and relied solely on other ovulation cues: EWCM and ovulation pain-- both of which are regular indicators for me...

...until THIS MONTH! I could have sworn I'd ovulated right on time, around CD 13. I had several days of copious EWCM and some very noticeable ovulation pain. Usually, these symptoms clear up suddenly as soon as ovulation is done. But in this month's case...I started getting clear, slick CM each day, beginning around CD 16. (Weird because I usually dry up right after ovulation). But it wasn't enough like true EWCM to raise my suspicions too much. And, I reasoned with myself, hadn't I already CLEARLY ovulated this month? Meh, it's fine, it's probably some weird fluke. [We resumed daily unprotected DTD around this time as well!]

But on the night of CD 20 I started having what were unmistakably ovulation-like pains on my right side...followed by some very obvious EWCM the next morning. After doing some slightly panicked research online, I realized that my body just might have "geared up" for ovulation at the normal time this month, and then failed to actually follow through with it, until now.

Oo boy.

So I started tracking my symptoms by DPO, based on this new estimated ovulation date (either CD 20 or 21):

CD 22: 1/2 dpo:
- some right side pain
- a few tiny left side pains (!)
- gob of gummy/stretchy CLEAR cm
- slick clear thin cm
- In the evening: out of nowhere my left knee joint started really hurting.

CD 23: 2/3 dpo:
- dry cm
- slept restlessly
- angry
- craving sugar
- fleeting vague crampiness
- moody
- my stomach got super knotted-up and nauseated tonight during a discussion about vaccinations with my husband. This felt like anxiety but was really weird because it’s been a while since I’ve felt anxiety nausea about anything.
- pounding heartbeat tonight
- made cupcakes from a mix because I was craving them

CD 24: 3/4 dpo:
- still dry cm
- woke up with heart still pounding — didn’t feel particularly anxious about anything though
- assorted abdominal zings and pings
- nausea this evening before dinner
- Heart palpitations and nausea and chills after DTD tonight --- DTD was also painful internally.

CD 25: 4/5 dpo:
- cm is wetter, kind of milky (in AM)
- then cm dried up again
- Crampy legs and abdomen this morning, like typical vague PMS crampiness
- Stabbing left boob pain this morning for a while
- felt a bit dizzy/spacey early afternoon, while simultaneously (and suddenly) a bit nauseated. This passed.
- stabbing/throbbing and significant pain near right hip bone late tonight, this lasted a few minutes and MIGHT have been just gas since I was having other gas pains around that time. [I think now this might have been implantation!]
- bought a bag of sour Skittles and ate half of it late tonight (the other half in the morning)
- lower right back feels “cricky” and it feels good to stretch it

CD 26: 5/6 dpo:
- misophonia/irritability/frustration in high swing (a typical PMS symptom for me)
- some crampiness
- cm still basically dry as a bone, saw a tiny tiny bit of yellowish-green mucus, which is also not unusual for me
- some mild heartburn
- vertigo while sitting down and working very still at my desk
- somewhat gassy
- anxiety and OCD flaring up

CD 27: 6/7 dpo:
- right uterine pinging pains for a while this morning — this has happened before so not too special
- CM is picking up. Got a noticeable piece of stringy white stuff this morning — this has also happened multiple times at this point in the cycle in past months, not special
- also got multiple noticeable fingertip-fuls of white creamy cm (finger to cervix)
- Intermittent abdominal cramping
- Mood is somewhat better.
- A bit of mild heartburn
- A few left boob stabbing pains
- basically began sobbing happy tears just listening to sweet love songs while looking at photos of my husband and me, and crying because I love him so much (haha)
- Convinced AF was on the way. Horrible "pre-cramping" in my abs, back, and legs tonight, and I feel like crap.
- Several minutes of heart palpitations late tonight, really bothersome and concerning

CD 28: 7/8 dpo:
- slept terribly last night but this really was because of eating too much gluten and having caffeine too late in the day yesterday
- several fingertip-fuls of creamy cm (finger to cervix) that was definitely yellowish when smeared on toilet paper
- Surprisingly, basically no abdominal cramping today beyond maybe a whisper or two.
- Legs were intermittently crampy though, ouch :(
- In a surprisingly really good mood despite being tired
- craved (and got) a fruity slush from Sonic this evening— I was so thirsty after being out all day

CD 29: 8/9 dpo:
- slept great last night
- Basically no crampiness throughout the day, until this late afternoon/evening when I did start having some PMS-esque crampiness in my legs and abs
- CM was that same white/off-white creaminess, finger to cervix for most of the day. It dried up late in the day
- My two front teeth were suddenly very painfully sensitive when I was drinking cold water this afternoon
- Good mood overall, not as fantastic as yesterday but still good overall
- got sleepy this evening and took a catnap -- not normal for me
- absolutely longing for a baby girl today <3
- CRAVING cheeseburgers this evening…and specifically cheeseburgers
- More heart palpitations this evening

CD 30: 9/10 dpo:
TESTED WITH FIRST MORNING URINE and got two faint positives in a row on pink dye internet cheapies!!!!! Praise God!

~ praying for health for me and for this child. :) :) :) :)

I have been TTC for 22 months. I am 37 and started when I felt pressure to have a second at 35. I have endometriosis, hypothyroid, gastroparesis, as well as a short luteal phase which doctors kind of ignored and went straight to the I word. I can’t possibly do that bc of money. Anyway I have to say I had a feeling from the day I ovulated. Everything changed from the first day which was so different from my first pregnancy when I had no idea. I wanted to post this here because I stalked this site so many times but also because I Know the reason I got pregant and I think it may help others. I USED VITEX THIS CYCLE AND GOT PREGANT THE FIRST TRY AFTER 22 months, an endometriosis diagnosis and a short luteal phase (8-10 days). I took a risk because I know many people have had miscarriages on it but I have found enough reliable info for me that I was willing to try it. I will continue it to the end of the first trimester. I found information that explained that a short luteal phase is likely due to low progesterone and that is what the vitex helps! My O showed up four days early! So people who have miscarriages from it often actually have it from stopping (and therefore dropping progesterone) and not just from being on it. I know this got me pregnant so it’s a big step further than I was able to do without it. That being said, I got symptoms starting the day I ovulated. I chalked it up to the rise in progesterone from the vitex, which it may have been. There’s no way to tell bc I got pregnant the first cycle on it so I have nothing to compare it to.
1 dpo twitching in uterus like an eye twitch. Very annoying. Uterus felt hard. Belly very bloated. Lots of ovary cramping.
2 dpo- current: headaches and two migraines (these usually only happen during period) dizzy spells, emotional, feeling weepy occasionally. Cramps, ovary pain. Very slight tingling boobs on outside edge only. Nauseous all the time. Extremely forgetful and mixing things up.
9 dpo I woke up to a very pregnant looking belly and was like wtf if I’m not pregnant I need to stop eating at all. It’s also very hard like down low where your uterus is. I swear this began the very first day after the positive OPK. I have gained four pounds in a week. Got BFP THIS MORNING. Very dark in under a minute. The test looked different right away.
That’s it ladies. Try that vitex just don’t go right off it bc your progesterone will drop!

My TWW:
1 DPO - Nothing
2 DPO - Nothing
3 DPO - Woke up to a large pimple on my cheek (very strange for me at this time of my cycle)
4 DPO - Woke up to FIVE new pimples on my cheek and chin! I couldn’t believe it. They were huge and disgusting and super painful.
5 DPO - Cramping and pinching sensations near my uterus all day long, feeling a bit crappy at work, super tired and went to bed early. Acne is still bad. I get pimples on my shoulder in the afternoon WTF.
6 DPO - Nothing.
7 DPO - Cramping and pinching all day, acne starts to heal slightly, I felt so dizzy this day that I pulled over whilst driving
8 DPO- Dizzy again. I feel so confident that I was pregnant after all the acne that I took a test and get a stark white BFN. Very disappointed.
9DPO - Dizzy and Cramping. I have given up on the idea of being pregnant today. I’ve convinced myself that this isn’t my month.
10DPO - Cramping, Dizzy, acne is coming back again!
11DPO- Terrible Cramping all evening, I cried for two hours and told my partner “I am sick of everyone and everything” I was convinced AF was just around the corner due to all the cramping and crying. I was an emotional wreck all evening
12 DPO - I am in an AWESOME mood today, dancing around, laughing, feeling energised but I can’t stop thinking about when AF will be here and our next month ttc. I decided to do a pregnancy test so that the negative result will make me stop thinking about ttc and when I looked at it after walking away for a couple of minutes, I was so shocked- it was a BFP!!!! I tested four more times that day, all BFP and since then I’ve done about 12 more tests and had it confirmed by the doctor! OMG I’m going to be a mummy! FINALLY! I’m so terrified and excited all at the same time.

I'm sharing my story because I'm a nervous wreck inside. I've had two previous miscarriages. One at 8 1/2 weeks and one at 4 weeks. My husband and I believe that it's best to share with friends and family (outside of my parents of course, they're my rocks) once we know everything is okay. Today I got my BFP X's four after several months of painful TWWs and "Is that a line? I think it's a line!". So here we go!

CD 16- EWCM - Did the deed - believe
CD 17- Did the deed again for fun- Counting as O day.

DPO 1-2- Nothing

DPO 3. - Light cramping

DPO 4- Mirgraine with vomiting ( threw up a very delicious and expensive lunch)

DPO 5- Residual headache

DPO 6- Nothing

DPO 7-8 - Very moody. Lost it when my 2 yr old was acting up. I'm usually very very patient.

DPO 9 - Gassy, moody ,boobs hurt, tired. Got very very hungry around 9pm. Had eaten just 4 hrs ago. Not normal for me.

DPO 10 - Another migraine with nausea. Strong cramp on L. Side about 6:30am. Gassy. - hpt

DPO 11 - Swollen gums on L. Side of mouth.

DPO 12 - Very moody again but only at my husband. The site of him made me so angry not to mention his voice. He even asked me if my "eggo was preggo" because that's how I feel everytime I get pregnant. -hpt

DPO 13 - Mild cramping. Feel like period is going to start.

DPO 14 - Cramping. Checked cervix because I check regularly. Cervix med and med but OS opening very closed but tinge of pinkish blood. Thinking period is going to start but strange because I can usually get finger in OS when period is about to start ( I don't dare though).

DPO 15 - No blood, light headache. Husband wanted to have some drinks for super bowl but said I better check. Expected period next day. + Hpts. Two on FR pink dye and 2 on FR blue dye.

Those looking for info on cervix checking and pregnancy - What I've noticed from several months of checking my cervix is that the position and texture changes hour by hour, day by day, and even month by month. The thing that tipped me off was knowing if my OS is open or closed. Right now it is tightly closed for me.
*** I always keep my nails trimmed and my hands washed very well before touching my cervix.

I know reading the titled "unexpected BFP" when you're trying to conceive is a bit weird but I honestly thought we were out this month. Out of the last couple months we have been actively TTC and all of those months I thought this month is the month ended shattered with BFN & pre AF spotting.

Quick back story. I have endo, diagnosed 2 years ago. We have been not trying, not protecting for 5ish months then actively trying for 2 months. I have had a miscarriage not long after finding out I had endo. (endometriosis). This month I tested for my ovulation. I was due to ovulate on the 01/02/2018 with AF due 15/02/2018 day after Valentines Day. Thing is, we completely missed O due to my partner working long days and getting home late and I was asleep as I work a full time job. So we BD 25/01/2018. So either I O'd sooner (which doesn't make sense as I was testing with ovulation strips or his swimmers stuck around for 4 days!!)

Normally I get a trillion symptoms and think this is the month! This month was a few but nothing crazy.

1DPO-10DPO
*so much lotion like CM. Like and excessive amount. To the point of going to the toilet just to wipe not to actually pee. (TMI)
*tired, which I normally am leading up to O day but not so much after. The fatigue stuck around and just continued to get worse.

8DPO
sore boobs kicked in. Now this was a bit of a hmm moment. Not because of the timing of sore boobs but the actually soreness of the boobs. Normally it might be underneath or the sides but this was my WHOLE boob. Top, sides, underneath except the nipples. The swelling and the veins. They were just on a whole other level!!!

9DPO *Mild cramps continued from here on out*
I got my first wave of nausea after scoffing down my lunch at work and stuck around for a good few hours.

10DPO (implantation spotting - pink, and a few dots about the size of a 5cent coint (aussies)
About 1:30am I went to the toilet and had light pink spotting. Weird because that would have made it a 27 day cycle and I average a 31 day cycle. Also my pre AF spotting is day before or morning of and light brown, never pink. I assumed my period was coming back to full flow without the pre AF spotting and just wore a tampon to bed. Gutted and majorly confused. Again, I was not expecting this to be a successful cycle but I did still hold hope with the few symptoms that I did have.

11DPO
I woke and checked still no AF, no spotting, nada! So Weird! Boobs still feeling like they're about to explode. So hungry but got full super quick. Very, very fatigued. To the point that I was thinking if i'm not pregnant I need to go to the doctors and get my iron levels checked because this is getting hard to function.

12DPO (today)
Still no AF. That's it. I'm going to pee on an ovulation strip and if it comes up postive i'm taking a pregnancy test.(apparently O tests come up positive if you're pregnant) BFN.... Screw it, i'm taking a test any way. Boil the kettle, Dip the test, made my morning coffee, check the test with expectation it will be BFN and BAM 2 lines! NO FREAKING WAY!!!!!!
Tested again after work and two instant lines. I'm so happy and so scared at the same time that I'll lose this baby too. So i'm praying to my angels that they don't take this one away from me.

Tomorrow being Valentines day, my partner and I don't do presents. We cook for each other, put my son to bed and normally chuck a movie on and just being in each others comfort. This year will be different. I've bought a box and put a pink and a blue jump suit in it, with a pregnancy test and a Valentines day card that has a Winnie the Pooh quote. "A grand adventure is about to begin"

I told him I started spotting early, and never told him that it didn't eventuate into a period because I wasn't sure what was going on. So this will generally be a huge shock!

Good luck to you all the are still on the TTC journey and when you times comes, which it will. I wish you a happy and healthy 9 months of joy and love.

Hi all!

Like all the ladies on this wonderful site, I wanted to contribute my story because so many of your stories helped me through the 18 excruciating months of TTC. And let me tell you ladies, I feel like I did everything wrong this month and it still worked out!! So there is always hope :)

A little background: short of IUI and IVF my DH and I have tried almost everything! What seemed to work in our favor this month was:
- stayed away from Tylenol PM (last three months no sleeping aids. Ladies this one I think really helped, because since I stopped taking Tylenol I've had 2 CP's and now my confirmed BFP, all consecutively since I stopped)
- pre seed (just enough to lubricate, nothing more),
- vitex (one daily, for the last 6 months. This month I took 2 the day before predicted ovulation day, as I wanted to catch ovulation before I was out of town)
- on prenatal vitamins (last 4 months)
- drank copious amounts of water (kept hydrated, used MIO electrolytes mixed with lemon juice in water).

My cycles are usually 26 days long, with a 5 day menses and shorter luteal phases of 12 days. I usually ovulate around CD 12-14.

So now onto the good stuff!! Here my symptoms by DPO:

CD 9: fertile window opened BD'd
CD 11: started getting EWCM BD'd
CD 12: OPK test strip darker than control line
CD 13: EWCM major cramps on left: possible O day BD'd
1 DPO: great mood, a little tired and queasy (normal for me after O) Bbs starting to get tender (a little early, usually starts a week before AF)
2 DPO: some more cramping on the left (also possible O day, I had to catch an international flight on CD 14 so O may have been delayed) bbs still tender. Mood is happy and content.
3 DPO: a little jet lagged so drank a strong coffee and felt super twitchy and shaky all day.
4 DPO: tired, but probably still lagged. Bbs tender
5 DPO: heartburn and headache. Trouble sleeping (again probably the lag). Minor cramps. Full feeling in uterus, increased clear CM like EWCM (really strange for me, this usually only happens during O) sorry TMI: there was a lot and I literally felt it coming out!
6 DPO: More EWCM, so weird! Heartburn, headache. Minor cramps.
7 DPO: cramping on the right mainly and a little on the left. Constipated.
8 DPO: minor cramps, caved and tested waaaaay to early of course BFN.
9 DPO: no symptoms, tested again and BFN (or is there the faintest line???? could just be line eyes)
10 DPO: tired and moody. Wanted to kill my DH for no reason. Trouble sleeping.
11 DPO: really bloated and tired. Bbs are still tender!!
12 DPO: feel good mood is elevated and feeling very positive about everything!!
13 DPO: AF due, some minor cramps on the right and then the left. Veeeeeery faint BFP on Walmart cheapie.
14 DPO: officially one day late. Bloated and heartburn. Feeling good mood wise.
15 DPO: no symptoms, in a great mood.
16 DPO: had a faint BFP in the morning, then bad cramping like first CP, some spotting (brown, and very light) in the evening. Thought I was out like the previous 2 months, then tested in the evening and got a BFP a nice visible line, darker than in the morning! Mood was all over the place!
17 DPO: Got up before the alarm. Minor cramps, a little spotting, metallic taste in mouth. BFP line not fading, very good sign!!
18 DPO: woke up super early again. Cramping on the right, still spotting. Test getting darker :)
19 DPO: up early again, feel super energized. Spotting getting lighter, minor cramping in the morning getting worse towards evening. Very sensitive in the evening, still BFP line is not fading. Bloated. BFP on Clearblue digital!! (that didn't happen with CP) :D
20 DPO: spotting almost gone, only visible with BM (sorry for TMI), now spotting is mostly white mixed with a little brown. Bbs still tender, BFP line getting darker :)
21 DPO: lower backache today (on and off the past few days, but today a little more pronounced) heartburn, BFP like still dark. Spotting a little in the morning, then nothing.
22 DPO: woke up with painfully tender bbs! Felt like someone hit them! Still spotting a little throughout the day, some minor cramps and started to feel nauseous when I went shopping this morning. Tired towards the afternoon, but could also be due to waking up so early in the mornings.

Right now I'm at 22 DPO. I've been to my GP and she confirmed with a blood test that I'm pregnant :D I have my first OBGYN appointment on Thursday to check that all my levels are where they need to be, as I am 35 and its considered a "higher risk" pregnancy from that age. I'll update as soon as I know more.

Thank you all you wonderful ladies for sharing, and I hope this helps someone too! Apologies if its a bit long, but I thought the more details the better, that's what I was always happy to read when I was trying to conceive.

Much love and baby dust to you all!!!! XXX

Hi All. I conceived my little belly bean exactly 4 weeks ago today (17th Jan- I'm now technically 6 weeks pregnant), and what a surprise that was. I have very badly polycystic ovaries and had only had a period once every few months for the last 2-3 years, the doctors advised me about 18 months ago that I would probably find it difficult conceiving naturally and that it potentially wouldn't ever happen for me. Anyways January was the first month we had tried... I got a positive OPK on 17th Jan and it was first time lucky, so ner ner doctors! :)
1dpo - Sore boobs started straight away and has got progressively worse every day- it was like hormonal AF boob pain at first but then within 2-3 days became that agonising I couldn't lay on my front or cuddle my other half. I knew I was pregnant from this alone!
3dpo- Felt extremely frisky?!
7dpo- Very bad back ache
8dpo- Extremely emotional and angry fir no reason, bloated, craving ALL the bad foods
9dpo- Absolutely exhausted. Tried a cheap ebay dip pregnancy test knowing it was too early- BFN
10dpo- Other half took me away for a dirty weekend which was ruined by my constant napping- very unlike me and we both knew at this point something was different! I had never felt so tired in my life- this fatigue has also carried on since this point!
11dpo- Cheap dip pregnancy test BFN. We were both a little sad.
12dpo- I just knew I was pregnant. I did tests in the morning and evening and they were negative. I got in the shower after the second test then looked at it again once i'd got out.. there was a very very faint line (almost nothing at all), so I checked others in the bin- they had them too! I convinced myself they were evap lines and me and OH went and bought some better tests. The lines on both these tests were much stronger but still very faint (see pic included)... I sent OH to the shop again for a 5 day early test Clear Blue test. I did that at 4am after waking in the middle of the night and it said not pregnant.
13dpo- I was a little sad all day about the negative result, but still hopeful. I bought a "how many days" test and a standard ClearBlue test. I did the clear blue on my lunch at work and the blue line was there! Pregnant!
14dpo- I did the Clear Blue how many days test in the morning and it said 1-2 weeks pregnant :)

Since finding out for sure the main side effects up to 6 weeks pregnant have been tiredness, cramping, extremely emotional and EXCRUITATING BREASTS. Baby dust to all xxx :)

Well, I am not sure where to start. I just turned 35 years old and a month later I got my BFP on baby #2.
I was married @21 and we waited until I was 29 to start trying for our first. Got pregnant right away. I stumbled upon this sight (TWW) and couldn’t put it down!
Because of the TWW sight, I was able to listen to what my body was telling me and that is how I found out I was pregnant (both times) before I got a positive test result.
We were not trying this time around but we are excited since we wanted 1 more.
My periods usually were about 26 days.

I had my period on Jan. 20th.
CD 1-5) AF
CD 10) BD pull out method (sorry TMI)
CD 12) I may have ovulated on this day because I noticed some light pink blood when wiping.
CD 14) BD
DPO 3-6 - bloated, cramps (implant?,) cold and flu symptoms, backache and a little bout of dizziness which I never get.
CD 19 (DPO 7) felt like I was getting sick still. Cold? Sinus infection? Blew my nose and had blood but no bloody nose. Got suspicious because of this and boobs got sore. I usually get sore bbs about 4-5 days before AF, this was almost 2 weeks before.
CD 21 (DOO 9) I got a dollar store test and POAS... surprise! It is a BFN. Still wondered if it is correct because 1, it was from the dollar store and 2, it was a 8 days before AF was supposed to start.
CD 23-24 (DPO 11-12) fever of 100.7 (both days) and I knew I was either sick or pregnant. Went and used my dollar store test thinking maybe it would show up... nope. Negative. BFN!!
CD 25 (DPO 13) I still had a higher body temp of 100 but my “cold” didn’t progress. I was just freezing cold with sniffles, cramps, sore boobs, sore back and headache on and off.
I went to Walmart to grab some items on my way home from the store and I got 3 .88 cent tests. Peed on one and it looked negative... while reading the box it says 3 mins before reading. Well I waited. Look. POOF! BFP!!! I was shocked!
I work from home and went back to work. I kept staring at it in disbelief! So on my next break, I took another test and same thing! Took 2-3 mins to show up positive! Well I went and sat next to my husband and said...
Roses are red
Violets are blue
We are expecting
Baby number 2
Then handed him the results. Lol

I got a negative result on a First Responce and a positive on an .88 Walmart brand. Don’t waste your money on expensive brands when the cheap one works better.
BABY DUST TO YOU ALL!!!