BFP by DPO

I have been stalking this site for 2+ weeks, reading every "Am I pregnant" and "BFP by DPO" story, a few days ago I even posted my own "Am I pregnant" story titled Aunt Flow MIA. And now I am ecstatic to be posting my own BFP story!

I usually have heavy periods for the 5-6 days that AF visits me, but this time was different. I got red discharge mixed in with CM (sorry tmi) two days before expected AF which I assumed was AF arriving early. But for the next couple of days there was so little on the pad that I started using panty liners. And every day I had that same pink stuff showing up sporadically on the liners and when I wiped. I started to think is AF just really light this month or is it delayed>> 5+ days later the pink finally disappeared and I got up the nerve to test. BFP at 1am in the morning at 19 dpo!!!

Here is the run down by DPO
Ov April 10 dtd April 9th and 11th

1-2 dpo- nada
3 dpo- extreme headache
4 dpo stomach feels weird, full/gassy
5 dpo stomach issues continue, vivid dreams
6 dpo very tired, probably because of all of that dreaming
7 dpo dreams continue, increased hunger
8 dpo dreams, hunger, waking up at all hours, cant go back to sleep
9-11 dpo waking up, gas, heartburn, vivid dreams, very moody
12 dpo Mega cramps, visible blood in cm discharge, thought it was AF for sure
13-15 dpo gassy, wet feeling, sore at the sides of my boobs, feel "off", feeling cold a lot
16 dpo- slight nausea, sleeplessness, heartburn, fatigue, hunger
17-19 dpo full feeling, cold/ sinus symptoms, hunger, sleeplessness

Good luck ladies! Sending lots of sticky baby dust your way! =)

I scoured this site during my TWW and said when I got my positive I would share my story in hopes it would help someone else.

Me 30 and DH 31 are high school sweethearts and married for 3 years. I stopped using nuvring July 2012 and my cycle returned to normal 27 to 29 days. We have been trying to conceive since September 2012. I downloaded the I period app and began taking my BBT in October.

When we did not conceive in November I ordered fertility blend for men for my husband. In January we began using preseed still no luck. On Jan 3 af came again and I was devastated. On this day I was listening to Klove and the encouraging story of the day came on and it was a woman who had been trying to conceive for a very long time. She talked about how she resented God for not getting pregnant and her doctors told her she would never have a baby. She repented for hating God and being jealous of others who were pregnant. The caller said she was pregnant the following month. I felt as if the Lord was speaking to me through her. Although I didn't resent the Lord I didn't want to get to that point either.

In February I went to my ob and she did a day3 test. The results came back with slightly elevated dhea. I was rx'd dexamethasone to take beginning cycle day 1 through 16. Next I had a day21 that which confirmed ovulation had occurred.

In February my husband got a SA and he had 2%morphology but excellent count and motility. The dr office suggested IUI but we didn't want to go that route. I downloaded the fertility friend app in February and noticed I missed ovulation the 1st 3 months that we have been trying with the I period app.

In March I began taking dexamethasone with no success.

In April I began taking fertile CM while still taking dexamethasone. I do not recommend fertile CM as I believe it delayed my ovulation. I usually ovulate between day 12 and 15, but when I didn't ovulate by day 14 I stopped taking fertile CM. Finally I ovulated on day 17. I didn't not get any EWCM either. April was the first month we tried the SMEP. It was exhausting but it worked!!

I told my husband by having our dog wear a shirt that said I'm going to be a big sister. He was in shock.

O day- nothing
1DPO - 6DPO nothing
7 - 9 DPO af cramps. This is when I started to think something was up since I do not get af cramps until 2 or 3 days before she arrives.
10 - 14DPO blood in my nose when I blew and when I brushed my teeth. Closer to 14 DPO I started getting extremely exhausted at work around 2pm which is not typical. My sense of smell heighten. POAS 12 & 13 DPO and BFN on early pregnancy test 10miu.
15 DPO day af is supposed to show. Take FRER very clear BFP!!! Took internet cheapie and a faint positive. Took a CBD and it said not pregnant.
16DPO took another CBD it said pregnant!!!!

Didn't think dh and I could concieve, we have an almost six year old and I have had endo and my left ovary and tube removed. We have used the pull out method for a couple years, never had an issue. Then this last month we thought, ahhhh what the heck? If we are meant to have one we will. Then bam! Here we are! I go to the doctor Monday. The power of prayer!!

1 - 4 dpo... Sore boobies (progest.)
5 dpo.... Little tinges around my pelvic area.
6 and 7 dpo... Watery white cm. Started feeling a little sicky and VERY bloated and gas pains.
8 dpo.... Same as above.
9 dpo.... Yellow tinged cm in panties, but super thick.
10 dpo... Boobies still sore, little tinges still, still feeling sickly... tested... faint positive! (Rexall test from dollar store).
11 dpo.... Tested again with First Response with first morning pee, darker positive!
12 dpo.... Tested with clear blue digital.... pregnant!
I keep testing like I am afraid it is going to go away. Praying God blesses us that want our babies healthy and wants to be pregnant so badly.

Trying for #2 and suspected fertily issues. 6 months trying, even longer not trying to prevent. Lots of medical history. We were to try fertility testing/treatments next month. However, decided against it and give all the credit to God. This is going to be long, so feel free to skip to the end to the detailed dpo play by play.

Well, let me give you a little history, because I feel it really adds to the story. First off, we have one son. When I was pregnant with him, I underwent emergency surgery around 14weeks due to a 20cm mass twisting my my ovary and tube around. I had the mass, ovary and tube removed. Our son survived and grew well. The biopsy came back cancerous though. I had one more reoccurrence and that was removed after my emergency csection. Anyway, I should probably have a hysterectomy in five years. Because of this, we didn't want to waste time and stopped preventing a little after my son was born.

Last month, I went for my routine checkup. (I am monitored closely to make sure there's no reoccurrence) we found about five cyst, but nothing tumor looking. On the visit, I mentioned how we were trying but not succeeding. I thought maybe part of my problem was the always positive opks I get. This made my ob kinda worried and he ordered more tests, so we could get started on treatments right away.

Well, a couple weeks later, I had some really stressful stuff come up. I was never overly religious before. I believed, but I wasnt sure how much or what i believed. After my son was born, there's no way I could doubt he wasn't a Gift from God. Yet, even though I had faith, I sometimes lost that faith. Nonetheless, on this stressful occasion, I prayed to The Lord. I prayed for someone who had wronged me, asked to for their heart to be righted, I asked God to give me strength to forgive. During this prayer, I kept feeling God speak to me and tell me "don't do the fertility treatments yet... I have plans for you..." I took it to heart and I didn't go through with it. Now here I am, pregnant that same cycle. Praise The Lord.

During this tww I documented everything, I don't know why... I just did. So here it is dpo by dpo. Sorry for the tmi in advance!!!!

1 dpo: Urine smells weird/strong. In the mood. Acne on forehead (never get) and little bit of backache.

2 dpo: Intense cramps. Diarrhea. Intense bloating. urine still smells. Itchy vagina (getting yeasty beasties??!) acne still. Thighs hurt. Watery cm and cervix still high.

3dpo: Mild cramps. Diarrhea. Still super bloated. Vagina still itchy. Thighs still hurt. Extra snotty (sinuses feel stuffed) Watery cm and ewcm. So bd just in case.

4 dpo: Nausea cramps. Gassy. bloated. vagina hurts like beginning of af. BBs really heavy. More watery/ ewcm. Hot flashes and notice a lot of bo (maybe from sweating so much) Think I'm either getting af early or pg. test and bfn.

5 dpo: Nausea. And a lot of bloat with gass. Achy vagina still and creamy yellow cm (definitely think I'm getting af at this point)

6 dpo: Less bloating. Itchy vag again though. More acne and hot flashes. My nipples itch a tiny bit. I feel a zinging pain around csection and burning sensation down there (haven't felt the skin down there in over a year)

7 dpo: Sore left bb, then right. Feel kinda dizzy/ short of breath. Passes really quickly. Think it's in my head. Left leg numb and then Charlie horse. Heartburn and thirsty. Neg hpt.

8 dpo: Some bloating and nausea. bd and didn't start af (odd for me, usually do, if I am about to start anyway)

9 dpo: Some backache and mild cramps. yellow cm. look for cervix but can't feel it because my vagina walls are super puffy/swollen and tight. Neg hpt

10 dpo: Bad bloatin back. really bad backache. Lots of cm. test with $tree test (not sure if I see anything) stare at it for hours. Think I'm going crazy. Pray to God. Thank him for his many blessing. Tell him to give me guidance and clarity. Go out and get frer. Bfp within seconds, with diluted urine. No doubt about it... And no doubt in my mind what contributed to the bfp.

Thank you, Lord. I do not deserve the many blessings I've been given. However, I do appreciate them so very much. Now I am praying for a sticky bean, if that is his plan for us. If not, I pray for strength to understand. But I know regardless, God has spoken to me and he is good. He has blessed me beyond more than I could imagine.

This would be my second child. We lost our baby boy Sebastian at 34 weeks last May 2012. My water broke and we had severe complications. He was 17 days in the NICU....
I was told to wait between 6 and 9 months. We started unprotected sex on December 2012, but Feb, March and April with Fertility Friend (BBT), OPK´s, and sometimes Preseed.
I was very sad because my pregnancy with Sebastian was a surprise, only 6 months after unprotected sex and "avoiding" risky fertile days, we didn't plan to get pregnant...and now, planning and waiting was very sad... Watching the spotting every month before AF came and thinking that we made everything correct. Our first FF cycle we got HIGH, BD two days before and O day. March we got GOOD, and April we got LOW because my husband had to travel and we BD CD 8, 9 and 10. O day was CD13... so I thought, We have to wait until May, the first anniversary of my child´s death...On 12 DPO I didn't notice any spotting and made a test (internet test) and saw a second very faint line, 13 DPO another test, faint line and no spotting, 14 DPO another test and no spotting, today is 15 DPO, stronger line, CVS PT...I still can't believe it... I'm afraid of loosing this bay too, I hope we can make it until at least week 30... There were no reasons for what happened with Sebastian, they said it was a fluke. My pregnancy was great! only the hot weather and the big belly made me uncomfortable. But now I have to wait until week 12 to feel me better.
With Sebastian, looking at my 2011 calendar, we had sex also on CD 9, 10 and maybe 11...So, this is how it works for us.

Good luck to you all girls!
I would only recommend, eat healthy and fresh food, from scratch home made food, avoid packages.
Wish me luck!!

Me 34 on May 18th
DH 32

Hello ladies! This is my second time posting on this site. My last post was on 12/25/12 when we found out we were expecting. Sadly, that pregnancy ended up in a miscarriage at 5 weeks but I didn’t naturally miscarry until 12 weeks. It was the most painful experience no one should ever go through! This is my second cycle after the miscarriage and now we just found out we’re expecting again! This time I cried not of joy but of fear. I’m so scared I will miscarry again! Well, here are my symptoms:

CD12 OPK -, watery CM
CD13 OPK -, watery CM, BD w/ preseed and softcup
CD14 OPK -, watery CM, BD w/ preseed and softcup
CD15 OPK +, test line VERY dark compared to the control line (could I be very fertile after my miscarriage on 2/22/13??), watery CM
O Watery CM, BD in the AM w/ preseed, softcup and orgasmed twice (just to be sure the little swimmers get an extra push up there :-) ), ovulation pain on left side of ovaries
1DPO Creamy CM, BD in the AM w/ preseed, softcup and orgasm, ovulation pain on left side of ovaries
2-7DPO Creamy CM, no symptons, vivid dreams, had a few drinks the night of 7DPO
8DPO Ovulation like cramping, vivid dreams, heartburn, BFN
9DPO Ovulation like cramping, vivid dreams, BFN
10DPO Ovulation like cramping, vivid dreams, spotting (implantation?), two glasses of wine, BFN
11DPO BFN
12DPO BFaintP, took a test in the morning and came back after work to look at it. I thought I saw the faintest line but assumed it was an evap line so I tossed it in the garbage.
13DPO Took a test in the morning, took the dog out and came back to a BFP!!! Grabbed the old test out of the garbage and sure enough, there were two lines and the one this morning was darker.

DH and I have two step-daughters (13 & 14) and have been married for 10 years. We’ve had 3 failed pregnancies and no live births. I’m praying so hard this 4th pregnancy will seal the deal!

I had a miscarriage on 7 February 2013 at 6 weeks and 3 days. It was pregnancy number two. I already have a lovely little boy born in 2011.

I was devastated by the miscarriage, and the thing that kept me going was trying to get pregnant again straight away.

I got my positive OPK and temp drop 15 days after my miscarriage which I coulnted as CD15. We managed to BD on CDs 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16. So we missed O-day, but seemed to have all the bases covered otherwise.

The rules I set myself this month were no POAS until 12 DPO and no overanalysing symptoms.

By 4DPO I was feeling really crampy. Much like I did in cycles which ended up in BFNs. I was getting a nice gradual rise in my BBT though.

By 7DPO, I was feeling super crampy, very irritable and also constipated.

8DPO I was noticing more symptoms. All of a sudden my CM had turned creamy and I had lots of it. I was feeling a bit nauseous after my morning coffee, the cramping was continuing, and I was peeing more frequently.

By 9DPO I thought I might be imagining the previous symptoms, as I had nothing of note happening that day except a tiny bit of cramping/itchy feeling in my lower tummy.

By 10 DPO the cramping had got to the stage that I thought it was pre-AF cramping and I was going to have a short luteal phase this cycle. I was super irritable and emotional. After a huge hormonal outburst, I burst into tears and told my husband that there was no way I was pregnant this month, then I cracked open a bottle of wine to drink away the PMT! I had a huge dip in my BBT that day which I thought meant my period was about to arrive. Goodness only knows why I didn't click that it could be an implantation dip!

11DPO I was super nauseous. I put this down to the wine I had the night before (bad mummy!), never thinking that it was for any other reason.

12DPO I woke up deperate for a pee. My temp had jumped back up the previous day and was still high that morning. I had one pregnancy test in my bathroom cabinet, and since FF had this as "test" day I thought, might as well POAS. And there it was. A second pink line!

I am 39 with two children. One at age 31 and one at age 35. I conceived the first month off of the pill naturally, easily and had easy pregnancies. I started trying for #3 in August. I found out that I was pregnant immediately in Sept., but Dr. Confirmed that it was low hcg and a early loss at 4.5 weeks. I became pregnant 2 more times in 6 cycles and they all ended between 4-5 weeks. I had very faint positives usually at 12 dpo and beta hcg never got above 100. I learned in these 6 cycles that I have long 31-35 day cycles and I ovulate on cd 19-24 with an 11-12 day luteal phase. My symptoms were very low or nonexistent in tww with the failed pregnancies. Also, my opks never got positive and the surge only lasted about 24 hours. I didn't have the complete rpl work up, but did find that my TSH was very slightly elevated and anticardiolipin was a little elevated, but neither explained the reason for 3 chemical pregnancies in 6 cycles. Here are the details of my successful cycle.
Cd1 Started miscarriage from chemical preg. #3
Cd21 and 22 sore bbs and cranky so I knew estrogen was peaking
Cd22 LH rising on opk, soft cervix
Cd 23 Ovulated (I get very sensitive sore nipples when I ovulate due to progesterone starting to rise)
1dpo I always have lots of af type cramps just after ovulation due to fluid from burst follicle in abdomen, ewcm, nipples still sore
2 dpo Nipples sore
3dpo Right o cramps, tugging
4 dpo o cramps, tugging, cm stays wet, breast feel full but not sore
5 dpo Cranky, slightly sore bbs
6 dpo CM watery, cranky, not bloated, slight sore bbs
7-8dpo BBs very sore on sides, af type cramps, constipated
Up until now, I didn't think these were pregnancy symptoms, but symptoms of a strong ovulation and progesterone rising properly
9 dpo HPT neg.,tired, sore veiny bbs, bloated, nausea, rt. o twinges
10 dpo BFP on hpt but very faint then slightly darker 8 hours later, sore bbs, tired
11 dpo Nausea, constipation, af cramps, sore bbs beta hcg 16 and progesterone 14
12 dpo Slightly darker hpt ( all hpts are frer), tired, cranky, constipated, af cramps, sore bbs
13 dpo BBs sore, but hpt looks much lighter and lighter still a few hours later, diarrhea, which scared me because I thought progesterone and hcg was dropping
14 dpo Very dark line almost as dark as control on hpt, beta hcg 109, constipated, sore bbs, some af type cramps
16 dpo Beta hcg 336 with doubling time of 29.55 hours
Now I just wait for US at 6.5 weeks. I felt that ovulation became stronger this cycle with stronger hormonal symptoms. I did conceive with sex on top, about 16-20 hours before ovulation.

I am so grateful I’ve fallen pregnant again, I hope this is a sticky bean, so far it looks like it’s here to stay. This will be my first. I started TTC when I was 38 years old with a private donor (friend) but after 6 months of home insemination nothing had happened other than a chemical pregnancy. I was freaking out about my age and having read so much horror stories online, I was sure my age and old eggs was the issue. We went to a fertility clinic for IUI treatment and blood work and examinations and it turned out I was fine but my donor had rather bad sperm count and low motility, but not so low that we had to go directly to IVF/ICSI. The doctor was convinced that my age was not a problem as my numbers were all great. Yet in the next many months I had two more chemicals and nothing else happened. Finally after 10 months of trying with Chlomid, Puregon, trigger shot and IUI I finally got that BFP!! Unfortunately I miscarried at 5 weeks pregnant just few days before my 40th birthday. I was devastated. Again I was sure advanced maternal age had something to do with it, women over 40 miscarrying more often than younger women and so scared it was now too late and I would never fall pregnant again. Again the doctor was sure it had more to do with the quality of the sperm rather than my age and kept telling my numbers were perfect. For the next four months we tried again but nothing happened. Having had three chemicals and a miscarriage I was send to an expert in recurrent miscarriage. Before our appointment was due my friend backed out and decided not to be a part of it anymore. It was another blow. We had been in this together and now I was all alone. The new doctor too thought my numbers were too good to be the issue and with no blocked tubes and a very high AMH and low FSH he told me my age was not likely to be the cause of recurrent miscarriage but probably had to do with the quality of the sperm as bad sperm quality is more likely to result in miscarriage than healthy sperm. He suggested trying IUI with a donor a few more times and then go on to IVF Having read even more bad stories of older women trying to conceive for the first time I was not convinced. I was freaking myself out with stories of old eggs and problems conceiving. Then I started loosely dating a guy for a short while and used the break from the treatment to think about my situation, if I should continue with IUI with a donor or if I should go directly to IVF. The date and I found out about a month into it that it just wasn’t the of us and I was ready to move on to donor Ivf. While waiting to begin treatment again I bumped into the ex-date and after a night with drinks (too many) we ended up in bed. Well AF never arrived and there was no need to start donor ivf – I was pregnant! Completely unexpected, although I had this gut feeling from the start that I might be pregnant. The guy even ended up being quite thrilled about it, even though we are both sure we are not going to date again. Miracles do happen – and I guess the doctors were right, I do not have bad quality eggs.

I think I ovulated 4 days after having sex because I felt ovulation pain that day but looking at my dpo timeline, it looks like I O’ed a few days earlier.

I still am in shock 4 days later. I got my BFP on Saturday. DH and I had been trying for 9 months and this past cycle was my first IUI. DH's SA was normal and all my tests came back normal. The only thing that wasn't working correctly was my CM. I hardly had any EWCM and the stuff I did have wasn't very stretchy. DH's little guys just needed a little help to get past my cervix. At first I thought I had missed my window because we didn't BD during my fertile window and the IUI took place the day after O. I got a +OPK Friday morning and ended up Oing that same night. IUI was Saturday morning. Needless to say, we caught the egg! I had no symptoms except implant spotting and still no symptoms.

1-7DPO (1-6DPIUI): No symptoms

8-10DPO (7-9DPIUI): Mild cramping which is unusual for me, but I have had this before and my usual PMS symptoms (tender bbs, acne, moody). Definitely thought I was out. On the night of 10DPO I had a substantial pain on my left side that felt like ovulation pain. It only lasted a minute. I also couldn't stand the feeling of my pants on my abdomen the entire day. I felt so bloated, which I never get as a PMS symptom.

11DPO (10DPIUI): Light brown spotting at 6am on toilet paper. Three wipes and it was gone for the rest of the day. I was worried that this meant my LP was down to 10 days and AF would arrive shortly. I always spot minutes to hours before AF. My usual PMS symptoms.

12DPO (11DPIUI): No more spotting. Cramping subsided. My usual PMS symptoms.

13DPO (12DPIUI): More cramping. My usual PMS symptoms.

14DPO (13DPIUI): AF due. No cramping. My usual PMS symptoms.

15DPO (14DPIUI): Cramping and BFP!

Those of you symptom checking, here's a tip: no pregnancy symptoms will appear until after implantation (6-12DPO). Take that first week to relax and try not to think about every little thing that's going on with your body.