BFP with Spotting

Wow this is unreal. I am actually writing my own post here on tww! I'm so overwhelmed with joy and excitement. I found out I had pcos after having the implant in for 1 month in March 2012. I had 2 light periods April and June then nothing even up to now nothing! I had an appointment with gyno 25th Feb to talk about fertility treatment but I got there 1st yay :) I was going to bed early (not like me) but getting up very early just can't sleep at the same time every morn 5 am. I couldn't stop complaining about how sore my boobs are. One morning of getting up at 5 am 28th Jan 2013 I wiped and notice a tiny amount of pinky clear blood (thought finally af had come after so many months but then I had nothing!) That morn bored ordered 20miu early test on amazon 2 for £1.90p. They arrived 4 day later on 2.02.2013 so I unwrapped them right away and peed. I saw the red dye flow and thought nothing as the control line came up 1st it did say wait 5 mins but I ran upstairs to speak to my fiance for like 1 minute then came back down and thought I', just gonna check it again and automatically saw a 2nd line it was bold but faint but there. I never said omg so much lol I was in shock but over the moon I did not believe it because I haven't had af since June 2012 ....???? Ok I have one more test of the same. I peed again but in a cup. I noticed the pee was cloudy n darker yellow hmmm waited for a minute or 2 and there it was. I just couldn't believe it so I went and got another two test and yes positive and darker. I hope it's a sticky bean. I just don't have any symptoms. I reckon I'm very early 2-3 weeks. I'm hoping the doctor has good news for me next week so I can relax and believe that I am!!!! It's so good if it was to be a false I'm not sure how I would cope. PCOS destroyed my faith in ttc but I changed my diet and I bd a lot even tho af was nowhere! I prayed when it got hard and dreamed that when the day comes will be the best day of my life wish every baby dust especially pcos ladies I no what your going through everywhere seems like a nowhere with no sign of hope there is hope you can do it, thank you for taking time to read my story .x

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We were starting year 2 of TTC. One year unmedicated and 2 medicated. Clomid over stimulated every so we moved on to Follistim, Ovidrel, iui and Progesterone.
This was our last shot that insurance would pay for and honestly we figured if not by 5 why would 6 help. We did get a very brief BFP in October but it was a chemical. This time was completely different.
1 dp iui-6 dp iui: Just a heavy feeling, nothing completely different
7-8 dp iui: Implantation bleeding, pretty significant always brown. Thought I was out early
9 dp iui: Spotting stopped, stuffy nose
10dp iui: Calmer (I am a very anxious person) I just thought this was the time (I always thought people were nuts when they posted that)
11dp iui: Couldn't wait any longer and tested at night ++++ BFP
12 dp iui: Tested again in the morning, stronger BFP
13 dp iui: Another really strong BFP
14 dp iui: Beta 170
16 dp iui: Beta 489
1st ultra sound around valentines day!!!!! Can't believe it really happened, hoping for a very sticky baby and an uneventful 9 months!

My husband just deployed this morning and I didn't get a BFP until hours after he left. I could just cry thinking I'm going to have to wait at least a week to tell him!!! If I can't tell him, I'm going to tell anyone who will listen :)

I charted BBT, CM, and cervical position. I know i know. Obsessed.
I also quit taking Paxil cold turkey a week before I ovulated (for risk of effecting a potential embryo). I withdrawaled horribly for 2 weeks straight, so I'll leave out those symptoms.

O day - (CD18) Brown spotting with some pink on toilet paper, little bit crampy. Lots of BMs, gassy. Brown cream cm. Cervix very hard.
1dpo - Lots of brown cm. Cervix VERY high.
2dpo - Pink spotting on tp. Diarrhea few times. dry feeling but Pink CM in afternoon. Cervix so high I can barely reach it. Horny!
3dpo - Woke up starving. Loose BMs, Pinkish spotting @ 9am, Bright RED spotting @ 11am. Extremely irritable. 2 hour nap in afternoon. (I haven't taken a nap in 5 years). Brown spotting @ 1pm. Cervix Very high, hard. Big gush of watery fluid @5pm. Horny!
4dpo - 98.1, Brown watery cm, Horny! Cervix high hard and closed, dry feeling, some cramping at 1pm. ANOTHER 2 hour nap! Brown spotting after BM. AF cramping @ 10pm.
5dpo - 98.3, brown spotting, loose BMs. So hot, sweating a lot. Yogurt and coffee tastes disgusting I gagged. Cervix VERY high, hard, closed. dry tacky. HUGE gush of watery fluid with some brown @ 6pm. Horny! Clear watery fluid again @ 8pm. No brown spotting after today.
6dpo - 98.3, insomnia, loose BMs. So hot and sweaty. Extremely irritable. Horny! Cervix high, hard, closed, cleary watery fluid. Light cramping off and on all day. I feel very turned on and wet, gushing fluid while BD with DH.
7 dpo - 98.9. Very crampy after sex (I remember this when pregnant with my twins), cervix high hard closed. Dry. Very crampy in afternoon. Abdominal muscles are tender. bloating. EWCM after BM.
8dpo - 98.6, Stomach feels heavy. Crying at a commercial. Lots of milky white CM, cervix high, hard and closed. Vomited 3x. Another gush of clear watery fluid. Horny. Right nipple sore.
9dpo - 98.6, BFN. Nausea and vomiting after breakfast. Right nipple still sore. EWCM after pee. I cried at Tinkerbell movie. (I don't cry) Cramping after sex. Another nap @ 4pm. Both nipples feel tender now. Very irritable at night.
10po - 98.6, loose BMs, nipple still sore. My crotch feels engorged. Like a heaviness or achiness. Cervix high, hard, and closed.
11dpo - 98.6, Nipples are still sore. CM is white and thick, cervix is high, hard, closed and wet. Crampy, pre AF bloating starting.
12dpo - 98.4, BFN Nipples no longer sore. Pre AF on chest instead of face this month. Strange? Cervix is high hard, closed. Thick lotion like CM. Crampy in afternoon. Very emotional around 6pm.
13dpo - 98.6, BFN, don't feel any symptoms. Cervix mid hard closed. Lots of thick white CM. EWCM after BM. Some cramping. VERY VERY moody.
14dpo - 98.6, BFN, Woke up with indigestion. Bloating, cramping and back pain while making breakfast. Lost of cramping while shopping. Loose BMs, cervix high, hard, closed. Wet thick lotiony CM. Mild cramping all afternoon.
15dpo - (AF DUE CD32) 98.8, BFN, Lots of loose stool. Really crampy when standing. I feel very hot. CM thick white, a LOT. very bloated.
16dpo - 98.4, BFN. No symptoms. My teeth felt very sensitive. Almost sore when chewing. Cervix mid hard and closed. CM thick white wet. Some EWCM mixed in. Lots of CM today. Dripping onto undies.
17dpo - 98.8, BFN. Cervix VERY high hard closed. Thick white CM with EWCM mixed in. Mild cramping for a few hours in afternoon. Still cramping at night.
18dpo - 98.8, BFN. Cervix high hard and closed. Watery CM. some minor cramping and lumbar aches.
19dpo - 98.3, BFN in @ 6am (took it before DH left), back pain in lumbar again, cervix VERY high, hard, closed and wet milky white CM with some EWCM, back pain at night with tender abdominal muscles. The bloating is getting ridiculous. Indigestion. Tested again @ 3pm and BFP!

I only suspected pregnancy because of 2 things. I never get cramps until after AF actual starts, the crying at the Tinkerbell movie. I don't cry over anything!
Good luck ladies! I still love reading all of these posts!

It is so UNREAL to be posting here. This site is amazing and I hope my story helps someone :)
ME- 25, no children 24-28 day cycles
HIM- 44, 3 incredible children from previous marriage.

I went off Nuvaring in July 2012. I immediately noticed that I would spot anywhere form 4-7 days before my next AF. This was always my early indicator that the cycle wasn't successful and therefore didn't see a lot of BFN's... just lots of tears. I started seeing an amazing doctor who listened to me and my concerns and didn't delay any testing that I felt I needed. In November 2012, he told me my thyroid levels were sliiiiiightly high (most doctors wouldn't have noticed he said) so he put me on .025mg of thyroid medication. That month I also started OPK's (knew about them, just was hoping I wouldn't need them... haha yeah right.) Also switched to full fat milk. December DH got sperm analysis done and I started drinking red raspberry leaf tea every day until O day and taking vitamin B6 (total of 85mg) because I was SO sick of spotting. December was the first month I had ovulation spotting but again we were unsuccessful. DH's swimmers were in great shape and my blood tests came back normal! So doctor referred us to a *gulp* infertility clinic. That appointment was set for Feb 4th, but guess we won't need it because we got my very first BFP yesterday!! Like I said, unreal.

I would like to also mention that DH and I are aircrew and UNTIL this month had perfect timing. We were apart during O this cycle so I wrote it off. I even said to him that it was so we should just forget about it. I know how annoying this sounds so I will slap myself for you all ;)

CD 12: BD in afternoon. Before inserting an instead cup, I sprayed Zestica (Canadian version of Pre-Seed I suppose) into the cup before inserting it. Last ditch effort.
CD 13-14: Out of town. Took OPK on CD 14 and it was very positive. Thought "I told you so" but still googled until my eyes hurt "what are my chances of conceiving with BD 3 days before O." haha
CD 15: O day. BD at midnight when DH returned home from work. So technically CD 16.
DPO 1-5: Nothing
DPO 6: light spotting in the evening. Texted DH who was away enraged that my cycles were so messed up! Also got blood tested for low progesterone.
DPO 7: spotting gone.
DPO 8: brown spotting mixed with CM discovered while using the aircraft Lav. Not fun.
DPO 9: this is the day I always have significant spotting, but it has tapered off to nothing.
DPO 10: near the end of my usual workout class started getting the WORST headache. Felt like one you get during the flu and my throat tickled. Continued throbbing the rest of the day and even considered calling in sick for work the next morning. No spotting.
DPO 11: Felt fine. 2 short flights today and plans to go to the hockey game right after work. No spotting. Starting thinking this is the latest DPO I have gotten without spotting. Should be pretty heavy by now not disappearing. Decided to take a test before we left for the game as I like to enjoy a brewskie or two! DH got a digital which made me nervous because it's so definitive! Came home in a rush to leave, quickly tested and left it in the bathroom. DH followed me back in before we left the house. BFP?!?!?! Huuhhhhh??? Can't stop laughing!

I have no other symptoms except for the no spotting.

This will be our only child so I'm hoping and praying this is a sticky bean so I never have to go through all of this TTC stuff again! I know how hard it is month after month to feel hopeless and cheated. My advice is to be open and honest about your feelings and get a doctor who sets your mind at ease by letting you be a bit neurotic. And once you do get your BFP (which you will!), don't be the coy woman who is not honest about what it took to get there to someone else who is trying. Support one another! BABY DUST! XOX

I am in total shock right now!! Although we have only really been TTC for two cycles now, I really was getting frustrated. I have long 39 day cycles and was afraid that since I typically ovulate on CD24, by that time my eggs were old and no good. Well that is not the case! This month, I started taking Vitex, but I stopped at O. It was very frustrating because I didn't get my normal EWCM this month, and I blamed that on the Vitex. I was not going to take it next cycle. Since I had little to no EWCM I really was sure we were out this month.

To top it all off my sister who is my absolute best friend also just found out she was pregnant three days ago! This is crazy! Anyways, even though I was trying really hard not to analyze my symptoms, the last few days have had me really wondering what was going on down there!

1-9 dpo - Nothing worth noting. I did have some creamy cm but I've had that my last few cycles (another reason I didn't think I was preggers.)
10 dop - Hubby and I went out to eat, I had 3 beers. I came home and was sitting at the computer when I felt a really strange zinging feeling on the left side of my uterus. Immediately after that, a wave of nausea came over me. The nausea lasted about 10 minutes. When it passed, sat there wondering what it was. Could it be implantation? I surely had never felt anything like that before.
11 dpo - Felt some little pinching feelings in the same spot I felt the zing. Told myself to stop over analyzing every little feeling.
12 dpo - 2 little spots of bright red blood when I wiped in the morning. Was that just implantation bleeding? I was sure it wasn't, it had been 2 days since the zing. No spotting after that one time. The sides of my tummy felt sore that night, like I had done some side crunches or something. I hadn't worked out since Tuesday so I thought that was a bit strange.
13 dpo- My sister found out she was pregnant! I was very happy for her but couldn't help but be a little jealous at the same time. Hubby assured me that it would happen for us when it was meant to happen. took a clear blue test - BFN. I was sure I was out. Was still feeling that little pinching sensation in the same spot and my sides were still a bit sore.
14 dpo - Thought my period might come today, but it never came. Was slightly crampy, but they were not AF cramps. my back hurt a little bit.
15 dpo - Really expected AF To arrive today, but she didn't! Still convinced I wasn't pregnant, I was getting really mad that she didn't come. I told myself that if she was just late and i was not PG I was going to make a dr. appt to see what is going on and why my cycles are so long.
16 dpo - Felt that strange pinching pretty much all morning today. was generally pretty uncomfortable at work sitting at my desk. I felt nauseous through my 3:00 meeting and couldn't wait to leave work. I just about fell asleep in the meeting too. On my way home I decided to stop and get some tests. Pondered if i should take it now, or with FMU to be sure. Was totally expecting a negative, but when the second line slowly appeared - I pretty much hyperventilated and ran and showed hubby. He was in denial:) I am still in denial!!!

Ok so me & my partner had been ttc for about 2 months with no luck. We charted, used opk, everything but NOTHING... Ok well it was our 3rd month ttc and I almost thought it was impossible with the mind that my birth control (mirena) was the cause because I had several complications with it. Well we tried again... So once again I'm in my tww.. I went to my doc for a beta test at 10dpo... BFN... Tested with hpt.. BFN... Another beta test at 15dpo.. BFN... UGH!! Then 3 days late... AF started.. I bled a whole 5 days like a normal period... Well we planned our next try for the following month but I was due for my annual pap smear 23 dpo... While my doc was doing her job.. she asked if I needed a preg test... I said no because I had just gotten my period but she ordered one anyway and BFN... So she ordered a blood test and BFN.. So she did an ultrasound and we saw a little sack there!! My doc still doesn't know why I failed the beta test but I'm happy!! I'm now 26 weeks and we are super healthy!!

Noticed this website 2 weeks ago because I was wondering if there was any way I could know if I was pregnant early. It was really helpful to read first hand symptoms. I thought I would do the same to help others..So here goes...

DH and I are 35 yr olds this year. TTC 1st baby for 3 months.
Month 1: no change to our lifestyles, alcohol and baby dancing every 3/4 days except when DH was naughty :0).AF came bang on day 27.

Month 2: I stopped antihistamines and sleeping tablets with antihistamines as I discovered this limits EWCM production!
Started using ovulation charts too. I have been taking antihistamines a few years and only noticed I hadn't had EWCM for a good year. Had little wet CM this month but AF came bang on 27 days.. Was sad but decided every time I had a period I would treat myself to something good, so had a really great night out with friends food and alcohol included.

Month 3: Learned about listening to my body.
1)Bought OVK online
2)Got Fertile CM ( can apparently increase headaches in susceptible individuals)
3)Took EPO for the first 10 days
4)Bought Pre-Seed: used every time we BDd. Didn't use as much as recommended because was too wet, apologies tmi.

5)Gave up alcohol for January. That was a coincidence as DH had a boozy December, (apologies we are British). I then read alcohol can decrease chances of conception. Can be only 10% for a fertile couple depending on how much consumed.

Details month 3:
DH and I BDd every 2 days (can get tiring after work, also had a few LOL moments at task ahead)
OVK says ovulation approx day 10. Felt pain right lower abdomen, wet CM++++ no stretchy CM :0(

2DPO: Pain lower left side and Brown CM
4DPO: White wet CM, wet and migraine headaches (typical for me as I have hormone related migraines very month). A bit sad cause it meant no change from last month. Was already planning next AF treat.
5DPO: Headaches
6DPO: White wet CM
10DPO: Headaches mild earlier than usual and different
11DPO: Headaches as above and stomach cramps
14DPO: Back pain, cramps and brown blood, like start of AF
15DPO:White CM sticky clumpy with yellow discharge
DUE AF and usual monthly migraine due when Oestradiol low (already been for blood test as I think I may be Oestrogen dominant)
16DPO: Woke in the morning with a clear head! First day like this in 2 years with no migraine auras or throbbing head! Only time I suspected might be pregnant!
Bought cheap PT and very faint line, my imagination could have made it up it was so faint. Line marginally clearer (just) after 15mins so good idea not to throw them away straightaway. Did not tell DH till the evening when I took another, faint line but clearer.
This morning first pee, took another PT and BFP!!! So happy. I hope our bean says stuck!!!

Hope this helps, all our symptoms are terribly different but it helps cause there may be one person who is going through the same as you. Lesson I learned is to relax and not get too stressed but also allow yourself to be sad for a couple of days after AF.
It must sound like we haven't been trying long, but I had reason to believe I may not be fertile because of multiple Gynae problems in the past. Wishing you all sweet baby dust and good fun trying. Stats show 85% of couples would conceive in a year, that made me feel better. Lots of love..

Hello ladies,
This has been a long journey for me, and thanks to God it is just beginning! My husband (38) and I (35 tomorrow) have been TTC for almost 2 years. In Feb 2011, I had my tubes "put back together". In April 2011, I was ectastic to fall pregnant already, but that ended in a miscarriage at 5 weeks. We have been trying since then to have another baby. In Feb 2012 I had to have LEEP surgery done because I found out I had precancerous cells ( the stage just before cancer). Every month since then I would have brown spotting a week before my period would start. It wouldn't look like blood, just old brown tissue. A few months ago, I got really serious and starting charting and using OPK's. I was happy that I ovulated but worried that nothing was happening even though we were BD'ing at the appropriate times, using preseed, taking vitamins. And to top it all off, my cycles started getting shorter and shorter, so I took matters into my own hands ( without consulting a doctor) and bought some soy to use on CD 1-5 and progesterone cream to use on cd 17--->AF. Please don't do this on your own without medical advice, as it caused me not to ovulate that month. I dont know if it was the soy or progesterone but that is the only month I did not ovulate. Like alot of other ladies I was hoping for the Christmas BFP, but all i got was a 7 day painful Aunt Flo. I was very sad that day but did take a moment to stop and pray about things, thanking God even though I was sad. There is a reason for everything. The verse "in everything give thanks; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus". I figured it wasnt my time yet, but knew He could make it happen if it was His will.

This month, I kept up with the charting, my temps and OPK's looked great. I bought a new brand of OPKs which caused me to get 4 days of positive OPKS. I was very confused by that. (I am guessing it was the brand, that has never ever happened with the internet cheapies I order from pregnancy test.com)
My temps were low during AF then rose significantly after O. I even had some EWCM this month, which is usually scant. Hubby and I BD'd only the day before and day of ovulation. Then my heart dropped again when i noticed the brown spotting 8 days later. I had a mini breakdown there on the bathroom floor. Once I was done having my pity party. I told God that I surrender it all to him. Im done temping, done trying so hard...its His now.
I was a little down but I felt free somehow, like a weight had been lifted from me. Yesterday while in the bathroom, I noticed a CB digital test and I fought a small battle with myself, trying not to use it because, - hey- I was spotting, AF was due anyway, right?
I took the test, braced myself for disappointment, then went in the other room. When I came back I glanced at it expecting the worst, but had to do a double- take...BFP! I was so happy. Still a it worried about the brown spotting so I called the doc today. She said that some women just do that and not to be worried unless i see red blood and have cramping. She said it was ok to continue the progesterone cream.

CD16- EWCM, ovulation pain and cervix was medium soft and open
CD17- EWCM, more ovulation pain, cervix was so high I couldnt reach it, BD in the AM- used instead soft cups for the 1st time
CD18- EWCM, positive OPK, BD AM and PM that day- used instead soft cups again, developed a respiratory infection
CD19 (1dpo)- respiratory infection getting worse, positive OPK again, too sick to BD, didnt notice any CM
CD20 (2dpo)- have a fever of 101 today, feel like I have the flu. I go to the MD and she give me antibiotics to take, creamy CM
CD21 (3dpo)- positive OPK, still feel horrible so no BD again, CM has dried up
CD22 (4dpo)- no CM, started using progesterone cream that you rub on your skin morning and night, still sick
CD23 (5dpo)- sticky CM, nothing else
CD24 (6dpo)- creamy CM today, nothing else
CD25 (7dpo)- sore boobs, dry CM, so so so tired slept alot, thirsty for water. In the middle of the note woke with the stomach flu this time vomiting and diarrhea lasted for at least 4 hours. Nice to get sick on top of being sick. :(
CD26- (8 dpo - BFN) sore boobs, notice the usual pre- AF brown gunk when i wipe so this is when have a cry on the floor, this is when i had all i could take and gave it up to God, had some cramping for a short time (1 minute? ) while laying in bed that night
CD27- (9dpo) My boobs hurt so much worse than yesterday, twinges in absomen all day, the brown spotting continues
CD28- (10dpo)Spotting continues, boobs a little sore.
CD29- (11dpo) Spotting continues, boobs a little sore.
CD30 (12dpo) Spotting continues, boobs a lot more sore than yesterday...test and BFP! with CB digital!