BFP au Naturale

A little background: I'm 23, my boyfroend is 29 and we are expecting our first baby. I have pcos no cyst a little overweight. This is really my first month trying. My last period was 2/26/2013 and I don't know exactly when I ovulated. I had ewcm 6 days starting Sunday 3/17/2013. If I had to guess I ovulated Friday, the day I had the most o pains.

1-5dpo: nipples tender
6dpo: sharp pains on top right side of uterus
7-24dpo: mild menstrual cramps
8-24dpo: thick creamy cm
13dpo: boobs,deflated
15-24dpo: boobs are HUGE!!!

I didn't have too many symptoms but I prayed daily. The cramping made me think I was out but I kept the faith and didn't test until 04/15/2013 because breasts were soo tender and at 2:35 pm I got my bfp. Confirmed at er via blood, urine and ultrasound. I'm 5 weeks and I give all thanks, praise and glory to the father who made this possible. God is good and keep the faith ladies prayer without faith is dead u have to believe I'm so overjoyed I can't sleep lol

Hello all my wonderful tww ladies! I am still in shock at my bfp that I received yesterday Monday April 15th!! DH and I have a beautiful 3 yr. old daughter, and have been trying to conceive baby number two since she was one. (two years of trying) We miscarried once that we know of in March 2012, and that really made me sad. It was a long, stressful battle, as both DH and I did not want to take drastic measures to become pregnant as we didnt have to with DD. We both had made peace with the fact recently that we may never have another baby, and that would be ok. We have one beautiful gift from God, and maybe that was his plan all along for us to only have one... I was OBSESSED with ovulation tests, charting, symptom searching, and of course peeing on sticks! Lol. Every single month i would be so sure this was it, only to be dissappointed when AF would rear her ugly head...

Last month I decided to stop using ovulation tests, stop charting and symptom searching. I pretty much decided that this was totally out of my control and It was up to the good Lord. It was so much less stress, and honestly I really thought that I couldnt get pregnant anyways because it would have happened by now! Our entire household came down with a nasty cold which wiped us all for about a week and a half. When hubs and I were finally feeling better we did the deed (April 2). Two days later I got ovulation pain which I hardly ever feel, but knew it was ovulation because of my CM. (I am usually dry until ovulation and then it dries up again). Then our DD came down with the worst flu ever. She was sick for at a week with throwing up and diarrea, so hubs and I didnt really get to do any BDing during that week. Fast forward to Sunday April 14th, 2 days before AF was supposed to start and I thought to myself...I havent got any back cramping like I usually do. I had one FRER left from last month and thought what the heck....peed on it, then my DD needed me in the other room. Ran out and helped her out, when I came back in the faintest second line was there!! I took the test out to DH who was shovelling snow and said, can you see two lines on this thing? And he looked and said "Yes, really faint...what does that mean?" I told him it means we might be preggers!! Both of us dont want to get our hopes too high at this point as we have been dissapointed so much in the past... Yesterday with FMU I took a Clear Blue Digital and it came back pregnant 1-2 weeks!! Praying this is a sticky bean and that I will finally get to hold baby number two in my arms Christmas 2013! For all those ladies out there trying, I wish you all the best of luck! Don't ever give up, God works miracles!! I basically had zero symptoms, and it was really the lack of AF symptoms that triggered me to test!! Good luck and baby dust to all!!!

I'm 24 ttc #3. My only symptoms this cycle was mucus at the end of my cycle, darker areolas and my cervix stayed high 6 days before af was due... I got my bfp 2 days before af even though at 6 days before af I had a negative blood test, so just goes to show even if the test is negative it might just mean baby hasn't implanted yet :)

I am 33 years old and DH is 33 years old.

We have been trying to conceive since Oct 2011. Every time we bd, he would complain that he wasn't inside - that he felt he was hitting a block. After the one year mark, ttc started being arguments.

It wasn't until Feb 2013 that we had a major fight. I thought we would break. I started googling our problem. I found out that I had Vaginismus (vaginismus.com). I took two weeks to get over it so that we could do full penetration.

However, there were other issues.

My first OB:
After 8 months of TTC, I consulted my OB. She did blood work and said I was fine. She even did ultrasounds. DH's sperm analysis was low in morphology 2% and low in motility 20%. We went to see a urologist and he put my DH on clomid for 4 months. DH last dose was Feb 2013.
After 4 months there was still no luck.

My second OB:
I decided to switch OB Feb 2013. I switched to an OB who specialized in fertility (You know this by the FACOG behind thier name that they are a specialist in fertility). So the OB was in between a general OB and a fertility doctor.

He looked at my bloodwork and told me I had a problem. My thyroid was not optimal (you need a thyroid level of 1 - 2) for conceiving. He took vaginal ultrasounds and looked at my ovaries and found out I had a problem. He said it was very mild PCOS. He put me on metformin, thyroid medication, asa, fish oil. I started this beginning of Feb 1, 2013. The FIRST OB did not CATCH THIS PROBLEM!!

He suggested that DH go through acupuncture (which we never did b/c of time). He told us that if we can't get the morphology above 3% he would not recommend IUI. We were heart broken because we didn't realize how serious of a problem we had. He prescribed femara which I took one cycle and we had a bfn.

In Jan 2013, DH and I started exercising. We also started a power oxidation smoothie. We blended orange juice, blueberries, banana, and apples together with dinner. It helped with portion control and we prayed that it would help with his morphology. I also put him on L-Carnitine for morphology and Vitamin C for motility.

April 15, 2013: I got my BFP!!!!!!! My anniversary is April 17, 2013. When I found out I was crying and jumping around. I haven't told DH yet. We had booked tickets for Vegas for our anniversary. This was without the use of femara.

Symptoms:
April 2, 2013 (Cycle Day 13) : We BD. I felt a zing through my lower back when we BD'ed and joked to myself, yep that was the baby. I was on top. CBFM said this was high fertility reading. I didn't use Pre-Seed because it just got too expensive. I used slippery stuff which I read was the same thing.

April 6, 2013 (Cycle Day 16) : BD. High Fertility Reading

April 8, 2013 *Cycle Day 17) : BD. High Fertility Reading.

I don't know when I ovulated so I randomly picked CD 15 since it was my average ovulation day.
1 dpo - 7dp: Nothing
7dpo - boob hurt
9 dpo - major lower back pain. Boob hurt.
10dpo: A pin size head pink dot. Boob hurt
11dpo: Constipated. Wiped. Streak of pink CM. BFP at 1:36PM. Boobs tender but not hurting as much. Very Dark Line.

My luteal phase is 15 - 16 days.

I wasn't expecting to get pregnant this time since we didn't bd that much.

I pray that this is a sticky baby!

So ladies, if you have been TTC - maybe go see a better doctor. Apparently not all doctors are made the same.

Thank you god!

I can't believe it; tested and got my first BFP ever on my 15th cycle of TTC! I was temping, and noticed my temps staying elevated...so I tested at 10 dpo. It came out negative. So come 13 dpo, I was expecting my temp to drop and for my PMS symptoms to begin (especially my pre-AF cramping). However that never really happened! I did get some mild cramping and some gas and stomach rumbles. However my temps were still up. So I resolved to wait until 15 dpo, and BFP!

I have pretty short cyles, 24-25 days. My LP is 13 days. Overall my cycles are pretty predictable. 24 hours prior to bleeding, I get cramping, bloating, and bad gas. Last year I sought out an OB/GYN after 6 months of not conceiving because I'm 33, have heavy painful periods, and never had a live birth (I've been pregnant twice before...more than 10 years ago). Also I'm African-American and my Grandmother had a hysterectomy in her 30s due to fibroids. The doctor suspected this for me. However an ultrasound revealed no fibroids. Instead, a cyst was found on my cervix. It was large, but the doctor didn't feel it was interfering with conception. But I was sent for an MRI to make sure it wasn't cancerous. The MRI revealed that the cyst was ok (just a very large Nabothian cyst), but it was noted that I had adenomyosis in my uterus.

In August 2012, my doctor sent me for an HSG. It went well (not painful, tubes open) and I was hoping to conceive that cycle or shortly after. Maybe it had cleared out some cobwebs. But no, nothing. I was even using OPKs and temping! My doctor suggested Clomid, but at this point I wasn't really comfortable with him. He hadn't really performed a lot of testing (just prolactin, anemia and thyroid); and it didn't seem right to take Clomid if I was ovulating. Also if I did have endometriosis, I was worried about Clomid making it worse.

In October, I started taking B-Complex and natural Progesterone cream in the second part of my cycle. I was amazed at how my PMS improved (it was still there...but much, much better). I also started taking a multivitamin. In December I started taking serrapeptase; which is used to help inflammation and dissolve scar tissue. My doctor never said anything, but in my ultrasound, my right ovary is pulled down very close to the wall of my uterus. If I did have adhesions, then hopefully the serrapeptase would help. But the dosage is big (three pills, three times a day), so I only took one bottle (ran out in January).

In January, I started taking Vitex. In all honesty, I didn't notice any change....my cycles didn't lengthen or anything. I also replaced my multivitamin with a prenatal specifically. The only things I did different this cycle was add in Royal Jelly/Bee Propolis/Bee Pollen capsules, and tried a new brand of progesterone cream. Didn't alter anything with BD time or method. Although I was all set to try Pre-Seed next cycle.

Also last year I tested high for cholesterol. I didn't go an any type of special diet, but I've lost 25 pounds in the last year. Mainly by cutting out soda and other sweets and reducing meal portions. Another thing that may have helped is that I used to take Naproxen for my period pain. However I read that NSAIDs can have a negative effect on ovulation. So last cycle, I took Ibuprofen (which is still an NSAID, but not as strong) only once for pain...and just suffered through the rest of it. I had resolved to stop the Naproxen...with the hope it wouldn't be in my system to impair my fertility. Hard to say if it did or not (but it's a nice coincidence).

In March I saw a new OB/GYN. My insurance doesn't cover infertility treatments at all (I was billed for the HSG in its entirety!). So I wanted a doctor who would be willing to dig a little deeper. My grandmother suggested her OB/GYN. She ordered hormonal bloodwork on certain days of my cycle and I was scheduled to see her again next week after this period (which never came) was done!

My main advice to other TTCers is not 'just relax, it will happen when it happens', because to me, that is just unrealistic. When you can't conceive you feel like your body is broken...that is just how it is. But I would give the advice to not get so hung up on the statistics. Perhaps I do have endometriosis (never had a laproscopy, so who knows), but endo ladies have such a low chance of conception (like 3-5%), it's enough to make you just want to give up. Don't! Approach each cycle as a new chance. Also don't be afraid to try stuff on your own, and don't be totally dependent on doctors. It's your body, and you know it better than anyone.

Best of luck to everyone and my prayers for your BFPs if you need them, and I'll accept prayers for a sticky bean!

I am currently 11 weeks pregnant with my third baby! My husband and I are super excited. We have two boys Brayden who is 5 and Boston is 19 months old. We decided in February to start trying for baby #3. So due to our crazy schedules we only did the baby dance on February 9, 10, and 11th- like at 1 AM because I was working my part-time job then. Lol. I knew I ovulated on the 11th because I was having the EWCM and my cervix went WAY up and kinda hid itself and it wasn't low. On the 12th it dropped back down and by the 13th I started getting headaches. The next day- headache. Never had this after ovulation so I was thinking hmmm... maybe we caught the egg on our first try?! On Sunday the 17th I woke up and told my husband "I don't feel very good". I just felt blah and a little nauseous. On Monday at work I noticed I still felt kinda blah like I was coming down with the flu. That Sunday night I just felt like I was really getting the flu and I even had a sharp pain/ twinge on my left side. Right at that moment I thought of implantation. I just knew that I was probably pregnant. The next night (on Monday) I dreamt my friend and I were pregnant and went shopping for maternity clothes. I told her on Tuesday morning and she said "OMG! I just found out that I'm pregnant!" She just had her pregnancy confirmed that MONDAY afternoon by blood test at her doctor. CRAZY right?! So on Tuesday after work I went home and I took a First Response pregnancy test. I knew it was super early but what the heck and within the 3 minutes 2 PINK LINES! Took a Clear Blue digital that evening around 10 PM - It popped up PREGNANT! WOW! And that was only 8 dpo!!! My husband was like- wow! It was amazing! I couldn't be happier and I'm excited for my husband and our sons to find out the gender in a few weeks! I keep dreaming of girls so since my being pregnant dream was right on- these might be too. :)

Good luck to everyone trying to conceive their little miracles and take care!

-Kristina

Some background, I'm 34 (nearly 35 in a few months), no previous pregnancies. Husband is 35 (36 next week).

It's probably been about 5 or so months of TTC so after the first couple, I gave up that early POAS stuff because even at $1 a pop, I felt I was throwing money down the toilet while also bumming myself out. On the first day of my cycle last month I decided I was going to try the CB digital monitor - I figured the OPKs at twice a day would be pricey and the monitor at least is a smidge cheaper for the sticks. I didn't think it would only be used for one cycle (then again, one never know - I hope he/she sticks!). Good old Amazon Prime had it on my doorstep two days later literally (CD4) just in time to use it the next morning (if you don't start by CD 5 you have to wait another cycle).

I started getting high readings on CD6 (!). I think I must have high-ish estrogen, naturally, as that is one hormone it tests to determine fertile days, in addition to LH. Finally CD 16, I got the peak reading. Which is pretty much in-line with my cycles (29-31 days). I had also been temping and I had a jump of about .8 degrees on CD17. Did the deed CD 14, 16, and 17. Didn't do the business of sitting there for 5 minutes elevating my read. I am rather impatient and I've read that it's not really a factor.

1-6 DPO: nothing. 5 DPO I ran 16 miles and a good pace as I was still planning to race a marathon in May. 6 DPO was Easter and, seriously, I probably drank the equivalent of a bottle of wine through the day yammering with family, cooking food, etc. Whoops. I thought this cycle was a bust at that point seeing how I had absolutely zero symptoms (as opposed to previous cycles).

7 DPO: temp drops .4 degrees after being consistently 97.6 for 4 days straight. That was strange. In the afternoon I get the most random heartburn every in addition to a pinching pain under my right rib cage. Every so slightly nauseous.

8DPO: temp back up to 97.6. Again with the heartburn. Get a gnarly sinus headache in the afternoon (literally distracting me from being able to do work). Take an ibuprofen. Drinking water like a camel (something like 64 ounces over about 6 hours). Run 6.5 miles during lunch break.

9DPO: Heartburn and nausea gone but now... I am feeling like I am getting sick. When no one else around me is sick. And I get colds about once every 2-3 years. Very weird. 8 mi run after work and normal pace.

10DPO-13DPO: Cold continues - ears and sinuses plugged up. We go on a long weekend vacation hiking in the Sequoias. Find myself out of breath easily when going up inclines (it was 7000 ft so I was chalking it up to elevation). Still having a beer or a glass of wine at dinner or lunch throughout this week.

14 DPO: No real symptoms other than when I ran 6 miles, I found my normal easy pace kind of hard, and my lower abdomen felt bloated and like I had to pee. CD 31 - if AF doesn't come tomorrow that's the longest cycle I've ever had.

15 DPO: woke up nauseous. Still no AF. Decided I would test beause of the nausea. Bright line came up on FRER almost instantaneously, almost as dark as the test line. 5 mi that evening yet slower pace than normal felt the best I could do (in fact, felt like vomiting when I tried to run a just a bit faster).

What is funny to me is that this cycle I didn't avoid alcohol that much in the TWW as I had done before (I will not have to hold on to the memory of my last glass of Pinot Noir from 14 DPO for the next 9 months if all goes well), I had quite a bit of coffee, etc, and, yet, everything worked. Makes me think that if it's meant to happen it'll happen without drastically changing your lifestyle.

The one change I did make in January that I think was actually key for me is I stopped drinking soy milk daily (and eating Luna and Clif Bars - full of soy). I have been drinking it in my lattes for 3+ years and, interestingly, those 3 years I have had the worst acne of my life (mostly in the chin area - which apparently is often caused by excessive estrogen). I spoke with a coworker about soy and a light bulb went off about all the phytoestrogens that are contained in unfermented soy. Within a month of stopping, my acne had cleared up. I can't help but wonder if this was screwing up my ovulation and/or the luteal phase thus why it took 5 months of concerted trying to finally be successful.

Still in disbelief!

My husband and I have been trying for #2 since January (foolishly, I thought I would get pregnant toot-sweet, but no...). We have a 2 year old boy. Just like my first pregnancy, I have virtually no symptoms (they will come in the next couple of weeks, I'm sure!).

I had stockpiled dollar tree tests. We got home from a trip, and I took one right away just to see (knowing it was probably too early). A very very faint line appeared within 10 minutes. I thought, hmm, probably a dud, and tossed it.
Next morning I took two, both of which had very faint lines. I knew I was pregnant, but still didn't tell my husband because it didn't seem real (denial, much?!). I took a digital test that afternoon and it said "NOT PREGNANT". I was disappointed, but something inside me said 'P'shaw! That's not right'. So, this morning I took another dollar tree (same faint line) and broke down and took the other digi (12dpo) and it popped up 'PREGNANT'. I took a little video of it waiting waiting and then popping up pregnant and send it to my husband. EDD December 19th so I texted him "Looks like we might be spending Christmas at home this year!".

Symptoms in hindsight: I had a lot of stabbing pain in my uterus. In fact, a week and a half ago I had a stabbing pain that lasted a minute and made me say 'ow ow ow'. I'm guessing that was implantation. A lot of stabby pain since then. No queasiness yet (was sick as a dog last time 7-17 weeks). Boobs aren't sore. Did think the wine last night tasted like vinegar and I didn't drink it.

I tried tracking my ovulation the first couple of months, and it totally stressed me out. So I was like, nuts to this. I'm just gonna have a lot of sex- and it worked!

Very excited for our son to have a sibling! We have been praying for this for a while and will continue to pray for a healthy pregnancy and baby!

p.s. dollar tree test pic attached. All four looked like that. very very faint. but digi confirmed it!

Me: 29
DH: 33
My husband and I have been trying on and off for our first since June 2011. Had a MC in September 2012 at 7 weeks, then took three months off starting in December 2012 to cleanse (liver & candida cleanse) and relax (I was an emotional wreck after the MC). March is our first month starting to try again.

CD1: March 14
CD16: LH surge
CD17: O
BD on CD 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18
DPO1: Mild cramps in abdomen, otherwise feeling great
DPO2: Mild cramps in abdomen, otherwise feeling great
DPO3: Mild cramps in abdomen and difficulty waking up in the morning, otherwise feeling great
DPO4: Difficulty waking up and bloated all day, otherwise feeling great
DPO5: Bloated all day, but feeling great otherwise
DPO6: Extremely irritable, very small amount of pinkish blood on TP, six BM in the evening and diarrhea right before bed (TMI)
DPO7: Moody, and woke up several times during the night
DPO8: Today I woke up feeling extremely tired and really lightheaded. Ate breakfast and still feel really lightheaded. BFN on IC. Then submitted my "Am I Pregnant?" Story, but couldn’t wait to Monday morning to hear people’s responses (Type A anyone? LOL)
DPO9: BFP on FRER! It was very, very faint. I had my husband break the thing open so I could take a picture, but he seen the line too so I was sure I wasn’t crazy:) No other symptom as now I am floating on a cloud, so happy!
DPO10 (today): BFP on FRER that was much clearer. No questioning it! I hope this one sticks!

What I did different:
I took three months off to do a liver cleanse, candida cleanse, and six hydro colon therapy treatments. March was the first cycle we started trying again, and it looks like the cleanses made a big difference. I stopped eating all processed sugars, only get sugar from fruits. My naturopath put me on B6 multi, B12 with folic acid, and oil of oregano.

Sorry that was so long. I wish everyone else good luck and I hope you all get you BFP soon...baby dust to all!

I don't usually write on forums or discussion boards but I really enjoyed reading other people's success stories and promised that when I got my bfp I would share.

My husband and I have been trying for 7 months. I found the fertility friend website really useful for tracking and predicting ovulation and period. I was also temperature tracking which was very useful. I used digital ovulation predictor sticks to confirm ovulation. We dtd from 6 days before ovulation until the thermometer confirmed ovulation. I drank pink grapefruit juice to increase cm. Also used boots conceive plus lubricant.

I didn't have many symptoms before my missed period. Just a couple of very mild twinges in my abdomen. I'm still very anxious about all being ok. Good luck for your ttc journeys!!