First, this site is a girl's best friend during those 2 week waits!!!!
After 8-9 months of worry, stress and anxiety, I have gotten my BFP!!!!! Thank the Lord for the Miracle of Babies!!

I was on BC for 15 yrs, in a committed relationship for 3 yrs and we decided it was time to go au naturale in April of last year. At that time I had the Implanon implant. I had it taken out on April 9th, BD'd April 10th, 12th and 15th. A week later, my BB's grew at least a cup and a half and were really sore. I thought something was up, so I POAS, negative. I thought nothing of it, especially since my period came April 24th. As crazy as it sounds, I was going in to have a back injection the first week of May. The day of the injection, I had to POAS just in case. Well, wouldn't you know the test came back positive, my first pregnancy. I was blown away because I just had my period. Well, after several HCG tests, my doctor realized I was having an ectopic pregnancy, my left side. I really didn't have many symptoms or pain. Thankfully it didn't rupture my tube and the methotrexate worked. This was in May. My doc was pretty positive I would be able to conceive again, but I was not. From May until November every month was torture trying to figure out if I was pregnant and every little symptom I had caused me to run out and get numerous HPT's. ALL were negative!! In December I decided to let go and let God handle this; difficult for me to do since I am sooo OCD and a control freak...LOL.

My periods usually last 26-28 days and were like clockwork. My BF and I only BD'd 4 times in December. My ovulation is either on the 14th or a day before. This time it was on the 14th day and on my LEFT tube, the ectopic tube. I thought for sure I was out this month(We BD'd on O day, the day after and Christmas day). I especially thought I was out this month because I really didn't have any symptoms. The week after ovulation my BB's were sore like normal, I was REALLY gassy(way more than normal), and the week my period was to begin I had normal AF cramping. Something different was the feeling of charlie horses in my stomach area especially when I stretched or even as simple as turning in bed. Other than that, normal cycle symptoms. Like I've read on other posts, the moment you let go of the anxiety and craziness in you own mind, that 2WW goes by fast. The GREATEST tip ever: ALWAYS EXPECT YOUR PERIOD TO SHOW UP, so that when it doesn't, it will be the best surprise EVER!!!!!!

It is still very soon, but I know that God would not lead me to this without getting me thought it!! He put the desire in my heart to have babies and he has blessed me thus far.

I love this: BABY DUST to everyone!!!! God Bless:)

No signs really apart from sore boobs and period pains I actually thought I was coming on. Took test day late and showed positive straight away, I couldn't believe it! :) I came off depo provera in April 2012 so wouldn't have thought it would happen this quick. Getting more signs now like feeling sick and stomach cramps, but its all worth it :). I'm currently 5 weeks pregnant. Hope u all get your sticky beans soon! Baby dust & good luck xx

Wahoo, finally after the longest three months of my life we have just got our BFP ON 14dpo :) I had a gut feeling I was pregnant as well as symptoms, but it hasn't sunk in yet haha. This will be my second as I'm mummy to my gorgeous little boy Isaac who will be 4 on 22nd Jan :)

I am waiting for my husband to come home so I can give him the news. I came off bc in July 2012 after having a laparoscopy for unexplained abdominal pain and bleeding. We used opks for the first 5 months but this was the first month not using as we felt they dampened the mood :) I am not sure when I ovulated but think it was late day 17-20. (26-28 December)

Over the past couple of weeks have not really had any symptoms that I wouldn't normally associate with af coming. Cramps from new years eve (dpo 4-6) and still have them now, sore Bbs but this is normal. And there was a small amount of blood when I wiped on Friday (dpo 7-9). Oh and I was also nauseous this morning for about ten minutes. and I have been extremely hungry.

We did nothing that we didn't do every other month except dump the opks.

This site has really helped over the last 6 months during the dreaded 2ww. I was also booked to have a hsg this month as my doctor couldn't get any dye in my tubes during the laparoscopy.

My hands are still shaking

Good luck to everyone! X

OK - so I've been stalking this site for the past year once my BF and I decided to start trying. Unfortunately he had a horrible car accident in May 2012 which left him hospitalized and doing rehab all summer/fall. We were NTNP after he recovered and feeling up to it but I was letting him know when I was ovulating in case we wanted to give a little more effort during that time. My 31st birthday was December 21st, and we went on vacation from the 13-18 so I was working out extra hard the month before, which threw off my cycle a bit. So even though the app on my phone said I was expected to ovulate on Dec 24th, I think it happened a few days later. We BD on the 14th, 17th and 26th (we couldn't find time from Dec 21-25th since we were staying with family for the holidays). Even though I thought we missed our window (the app said Dec-19-24) I still had EWCM on the 26th and 27th so we gave it a go. And how surprised am I today!!! He's 37 I just turned 31, and I have regular cycles from 28-29 days. Symptoms:

Dec 10-13: CD 1-4
Dec 14-18: CD 5-9 - on vacation, BD CD 5, CD 8
Dec 19-24: CD 10-15 - EWCM started on CD 12
App said I O'd on Dec 24th - so we'll go with that but I think it was later
Dec 25: 1DPO - EWCM
Dec 26: 2DPO - EWCM BD that night (I think I really O'd this day)
Dec 27: 3DPO - EWCM
Dec 28: 4DPO - Nothing
Dec 29: 5DPO - Nipples starting to get sore, slight cramping
Dec 30 - Jan 2: 6DPO - 9DPO - Increased nipple pain and constant dull abdominal cramps - insomnia
Jan 3-4: 10DPO-11DPO - Same nipple pain, cramps and now gas - insomnia - so hot at night, woke up sweating
Jan 5: 12DPO - Test in the AM before I go out - BFN although I thought I saw a faint line but didn't want to get my hopes up
Jan 6: 13DPO - Same nipple pain and cramps - still can't sleep!
Jan 7: 14DPO - AF is supposed to come today or tomorrow - now my boobs hurt instead of my nipples and in addition to abdominal cramping I have vaginal cramping - both feel like AF is coming today. SO irritable I even told my manager to shut up! Whoops!
Jan 8: 15DPO - Same as yesterday, just waiting for AF now :( dealing with the cramps - but finally slept well
Jan 9: 16DPO (but I think it's really 14DPO) test with FMU - BFP!! It's light, but it's definitely there. Waited until the afternoon to use clearblue digital - PREGNANT!!!! Wooohoo!!!

This time I didn't drink (I'm a wine drinker most nights) and I switched to decaf coffee in the morning. The main symptom for me was the constant cramping that I usually don't get until at most 5 days before AF - not 10. Other than that, nothing unusual. This is my first time ever being pregnant so I am all types of nervous and praying for a healthy, full-term pregnancy!! Thank you ladies for helping me along the way - baby dust to everyone!!!

I promised myself I would post this time, as with my first pregnancy (2 yr old DD via c-section) I was too excited to sit down and pull my thoughts together to post :)
Me and DH are both 29, my average cycle length is 32 +/- days. The first day of my last cycle was Nov 27th and I just got a BFP today, Jan 9th. I know what you're thinking... "how the heck? that's a long time"... I know...... Praying for a healthy pregnancy! I've heard scary things about late ovulation or implantation etc.

We BD CD 9 thru CD 18 and I had predicted ovulation at CD 17 (based on timing, hadn't tried OPK's yet).
CD 21 I was surprised when I found spotting which was a bright sometimes orange looking color, VERY watery.... NOT normal for me. I was shocked and had so many thoughts, ovulation bleeding or implantation bleeding?
CD 22 Very brown and dry, then was gone.
--- I've had pressure on and off throughout, minor minor crampy.
CD 29 BFN (First Response 6 Days Early)
CD 32 BFN, sad AF is probably around the corner
CD 33 Some pinches and pulls
CD 37 BFN... but realizing late period is for certain now, called OBGYN - they pretty much said pregnancy is highly unlikely if I'm still getting negatives and that I probably am just skipping a period due to stress or diet. grrrrr
CD 40 BFN... feeling crazy, this is just not normal for me... (I had BFP with DD only a few days after ovulation)
-going into January with no BFP or AF since end of Nov!
CD 43 BFP with FMU at 6am!!!!!!!! (clear blue digital) I was speechless. It was very unexpected to be a positive so late in the game. In complete shock and slightly concerned about why it wasn't detected until so late. I'm assuming late ovulation and late implantation but what are the odds, seriously, to be at the farthest on the timeline and lowest on HCG charts to not be detected until now. Thankful I'm not crazy though and I knew my body well enough to know it wasn't normal to "skip" a period like the dr's office said it might be. I normally spot a few days before full on AF, and just didn't have any of that so I didn't know what the heck was going on.

Other things this cycle:
-Cervix was all over the board... some days was so unbelievably high (almost gone) and other days was medium to high position. It also kind of turned and was sideways. Difficult to explain but never noticed anything like it before. Noticed very tight insides.
-Also had some gum bleeding when brushing teeth, headaches on and off
-And the strangest of all.... a few days after ovulation bleeding and also recently I felt like there was a heat pad on my insides. Insides just felt HOT and FIREY, not crampy, just hot- enough to make me feel my skin to see if it was also hot on the outside.
All of these things and I still got BFN's until today - just thought I was reading too far into it all.

I don't think it's normal AT ALL to get such a late BFP. But I guess it's true to follow the, "its not over til the AF shows up" rule.
Again, prayingggggg for a healthy, viable pregnancy. Dr appt scheduled in 2 days.

This website helped me so much I wanted to add my own TWW symptoms for others obsessing and trying just like me. Listen to your body and symptom spot away!

I have a good idea of ovulation because we used OPKs.

12/24/12 CD 13: Smiley face on clearblue digital, BD'd early that morning and I got the smiley that afternoon around 2pm.
12/26/12: I'm counting this as O day. Had some O pains and lots of EWCM
1DPO: Sticky to no CM and no symptoms, I thought we missed the egg since we only BD'd once!
2DPO: Sticky CM, no symptoms
3DPO: No symptoms
4DPO: No symptoms
5DPO: Very bloated. And I had heartburn.
6DPO: NYE I had champagne and wine, still bloating and heartburn
7DPO: Bloating and heartburn, increased urination
8DPO: Fatigued, bloated, heartburn, increased urination, my skin started to feel dry and itchy
9DPO: Fatigued, bloated, heartburn, increased urination- I started to think I might actually be pregnant! The bloat and fatigue was not like my PMS. It was worse. My skin was itchy
10DPO: Fatigued, irritable, cranky, bloated, heartburn, dry skin, increased urination, craving spinach like crazy and soooo hungry. the spinach craving was weird. I saw it on a buffet bar at lunch and just ate and ate and ate spinach.
11DPO: Everything at 10DPO PLUS Nipples were sore. I do the "towel test." I hold a towel up on my chest and let it slide lightly across my nips- if the feel of the towel makes my nips hurt then I'm pregnant. Counting this pregnancy the towel test has worked both times I've been pregnant- it predicts it before the HPT. Took a HPT and it was negative.
12DPO: Felt pregnant. Took another HPT that morning and BFP!!!!!!

You can know you are pregnant before a BFP. I am a firm believer in this.

I am so excited and shocked to be actually getting to share a BFP story on this site. We have been ttc for two years and had three failed clomid/IUI cycles last fall. The clomid caused my lining to be really thin (5mm last time at day of iui) and so I was worried that it would take some time to recover from that. We had met with our RE and decided to move on to IVF in February (and get some required testing done during my January cycle). I have been ovulating early - like day 11 or 12 for almost a year and this month did not get a +opk until day 14, so I am assuming I ovulated on day 15 or 16. I was truly not expecting to get pregnant during my cycle off and so was totally shocked to get a very faint BFP 12dpo on an internet cheapie test. I then took 3 more tests that morning - all positive (and about 10 tests since then, still in shock! :)
I truly credit my work with my acupuncturist for the success. I've been seeing her since September and she has really helped me with reducing stress in my life, improving my diet and getting rid of some "stuck feelings" that I think were getting in the way of conceiving. In addition I was taking CoQ10 supplements, L-Arginine (during 1st part of cycle), prenatal, fish oil, spirulina, B vitamin supplements, and royal jelly. Who knows what really did the trick. I also got the Circle + Bloom natural cycle relaxation recordings which I think are awesome, although I only used them for about 2 weeks before I got the old BFP.

Like all of us, I have looked for any minor change/pregnancy symptom during many twws. This time - virtually nothing! I had some minor heartburn in the evenings around days 9 & 10 and the evening of day 11 I actually drank a giant margarita and woke up during the night with crazy heartburn and nausea and thought I was going to puke. Since then I have just been super tired.
One tip for you all - when you get your BFP - do not share the news with your 3 year old until you are ready to tell everyone in the world (including the lady in line and the bookstore!)

DH and I have been TTC for 2 years. I'm 30, DH is 34. I absolutely did not think I was pregnant this month. I have had almost no symptoms except for some light infrequent nausea and fatigue. I had no implantation dip in my BBT and no implantation bleeding. If it wasn't for the positive HPT's and blood tests, I wouldn't have believed it. Please don't give up!

DH and I have been seeing a fertility specialist since February 2011. Except for a thin uterine lining which was dealt with pretty quickly through meds, DH and I were perfectly healthy and ovulated every month on day 14-15. Why oh why could we not conceive then?! I had one chemical pregnancy, which was so brief I'm beginning to think it was a mistake on my part, but other than that no BFP's. My HSG test showed some possibly blocked tubes, but for some reason my idiotic fertility doctors missed that in my reports for almost 10 months. I was supposed to schedule a laparoscopy this month. I was on Clomid, Letrozole and occasional HCG injections and had 2 IUI's. Nothing- although I do think the medication helped stabilize my cycles. The doctor doubled my dosage of letrozole and I began to ovulate way too early (on day 10 and then later on day 6 the following cycle). I said enough.

I finally took a break from the meds and the IUI's and concentrated on my Acupuncture and herbal medicines. I still went for cycle monitoring just so I could know for certainty what my body was doing. I started to ovulate later and I credit the herbs, vitamins, Pre-Seed, 50 shades of Grey (snicker) and most importantly the power of prayer, for my pregnancy. I asked God to let his will be for me to be pregnant and for his will to be done to me.

We BD on days 10, 12, 14, 16, 17 and I elevated my hips after each time for 15-30 minutes. I really tried to (ahem) enjoy it too. I ovulated on Day 15 (we suspect). I tried to keep to the SMEP, but it was really tough. This was our first full cycle on Pre-Seed as well. BUY IT!!!

Day 0: insomnia, night sweat- BBT 36.2

Day 1 DPO: insomnia - BBT 36.5

Day 2: no symptoms - BBT 36.2 (I think this was low from the insomnia);

Day 3: feeling tired and unwell. Flu is going around so I assumed it was that. Bit of a headache. BBT- 36.6

Days 4-9: still feeling unwell. I have a rash on my face (ew) and I can't think straight. So tired and sick! BBT - 36.8 for all days and BFN on days 8 and 9 using a 10 HCG internet HPT;

Days 10-11: still unwell. Feeling some pressure in my abdomen on my left side (I ovulated on my right side). Sleeping is uncomfortable. Tired. BBT- 36.9. BFN with sensitive internet cheapie on both days again.

Day 12-13: still sick! Nausea is on/off, but I get this during my period so I'm thinking that's what it is. BBT- 36.8 and BFN on Day 12. I think I'm out with a possible fever. I start taking medication (feeling guilty now) and cut back on my herbs to conserve them. I drank a medium coffee on both days (a lot of caffeine for me), eat sushi and pretty much just lived my life.

Day 14: Still feel foggy. BBT- 36.8. Faint BFP on internet cheapie. What the what?! I don't tell DH because I think it's a mistake, I'll test again tonight. Another BFP in the evening and then I break out the big guns and use my last decent early pregnancy test (life brand I think). Clear BFP in 5 seconds.

Day 15: stomach keeps churning. I keep gagging and feeling "crampish" in my stomach. BBT - 36.8 and another positive HPT. See my doctor- Positive Blood test- 164. :-D

I hate it when people say to relax and just let it happen. I think I had to work at this by taking charge of my fertility, making peace with God, improving my overall health through Acupuncture and herbs and by ensuring we BD'd enough (which isn't easy when you've been trying for so long). The pregnancy was a surprise, but everything up to it was very deliberate and calculated. At the end of the day I hope that my wait means that I will just have a healthier baby. I'm sure that's what it will mean for you.

Hang in there and don't give up. You never know which month will be yours. I hope this bean sticks and I'm sending you my baby dust.

First off, I have to say this website has been a savior these past few months and I want to thank everyone who shares their stories! :)
Here are my details. I may be a day or so off on DPO because I did not actually take any ovulation tests, I am usually right on schedule and I use an app on my phone to keep track of AF and Ovulation. I hope this helps.
1-5 DPO - Nothing other than my BB's got really itchy around 4-5 DPO. I never got that before and thought it was weird, but blew it off.
6 DPO - I actually thought I had an inflamed appendix or something because my lower right side was aching and I would get sharp pains on and off. Nothing major or unbearable, just there and annoying. BB's were starting to get sore and still itchy.
7 DPO - BB's really sore. Noticed small little breakout around my hairline, which I thought was really odd too because I never get that. Took a cheapie test with FMU...BFN.
8 DPO - BB's really, really sore to touch. Felt super tired and decided to take a cheapie test with FMU, which came up faint BFP! I could definitely see the line, but at the same time, thought I was going crazy and seeing things, so I decided to use a CB Digital. I was thinking I should probably wait until I have more urine accumulated, but of course couldn't wait... within 20-30 seconds, it came up PREGNANT!!!!!! I showed my DH and he was soooooo excited.
9DPO - I took another CB Digital test with FMU and got the same results within 20-30 seconds. We are so excited! I just called my OB GYN and made my appointment for this Friday.
Much love and baby dust to everyone!!!

Hello ladies,

I have a long story but here it is. I had uterine fibroids and decided last year 10/22 to have them removed. I had never been trying to conceive and if I did I would have never been able to have 12 fibroids removed....so my surgeon advised me and my fiance to wait at least 2 to 3 months. Well I started taking pre natal vitamins back in Dec and then decided we would try this month. So I got a positive OPK on Jan 5 which was two days earlier than my ovulation date prediction... LMP was 12/23/12 so I ovulated on between Jan 5 and 8th. Now I'm still thinking because of the fibroids maybe I will have a long time before I conceive. Well me and DH BD the 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th and 9th of Jan. Still I'm thinking nothing of it. Well I usually get PMS symptoms and I GOT NONE which seemed alarming to me.... so again I brushed it off then I noticed EVERYDAY since Jan 4th my temp has been up. So again I just played it off as just my imagination. So last week and this week I had strange strange urges for shrimp and I don't EAT SHRIMP... SO TODAY I'M 11 DPO AND DECIDED maybe I should take a PG test so today I took a cheap 1.00 test and LONG BEHOLD A FAINT LINE BFP.....I am in total shock my AF is due monday. I just can't believe it. I'm gonna re test again on Friday.

I found out I was pregnant last night at 14dpo. Other months I had tested way before that but this time I felt a peace and waited until the night after I had missed my period. It really is true what they say..the month you feel different than your "I know I'm pregnant" months, is the month you are. I had no symptoms, no pms symptoms, except about 4 or 5 days after I Od, I woke up with pms-like cramps, and the night I think I conceived, I had a hot-flash. Other than that, the only thing that made me wonder was my complete clumsiness. I spilled two glasses of wine of people's laps (drank because I didn't think I was pregnant!), dropped things without consciously knowing it..and last night my husband and I were at the store and as I went to bring him a jar of something, it fell out of my hands and rolled to his feet like I thew it, but I don't remember dropping it. Last night I also fell asleep at 8:30 and can't remember falling asleep.

So at 13-14dpo I had: Tiredness (def not fatigue), sore nipples (which had never happened) clumsy and no period. No cramps, no nausea, no excess hunger, no bloating, no gas. Pretty weird! But also pretty amazing :)

I joined Fertility Friend in July and began tracking temps, taking OPK tests, and checking cervix and cm. In October I got a cyst on my left ovary and was going to get it removed, however I got a scan the next month and it was gone, but it caused me some major symptoms around my period, cramping, pain, moodiness, fatigue. Everything checked out with me after that, except my thyroid has always been a little low.

I went to see an endocrinologist and he increased my synthroid. I stopped charting temps and taking OPKs because it didn't seem to make a difference and temping made me wake up too early everyday worrying about did I get my earliest temp or not. So while I didn't "forget" about trying to get pregnant, I stopped trying so hard. I still know what day I ovulate - 13/14 so I made sure we BD at least once around that time.

In January 2013, I had sore breasts and weird dull constant cramping in abdomen area, especially on the left side. I always start on CD 25/26 and if not then, I have spotting at least. When I didn't start or spot, I thought maybe I could be pregnant. I tested on CD 26 and I got a yes on the first response gold and two lines, one very faint but there. I credit getting a BFP to increasing my synthroid dosage, I have read on other sites that helped people and I think it helped me. I even tried acupuncture for three months before this and herbs and it didn't help at all, so once I stopped that, I actually felt like my body was more regulated. I also did not use Preseed this time. I am 33.

After 6 months of stalking this site (thanks to everyone who has posted here before!), it's finally my turn to post :) Still not really believing my BFP because I have almost no symptoms - boobs are hardly sore, no increased sense of smell, still generally full of energy.. Earlier on I did have a few symptoms which were a little out of the ordinary, which made me take a test on DPO 9 with an early preg test (Fortel Ultra, which claims you can get positive results 7 days after day of intimacy) but got a BFN then. Thought I was out, was very depressed and called to make appointment with gynae as we had been trying for 6 months already. I only decided to test again on DPO 12 when AF did not arrive and my temps remained high (I usually have luteal phase of 10 to 12 days and temp usually falls a day before AF.) Here are my symptoms by DPO:

DPO 1 - slightly crampy
DPO 2 - a lot of milky discharge, especially in the afternoon
DPO 3 - same milky discharge in the afternoon, headache, achey around neck
DPO 4 - same milky discharge in the afternoon, crampy, slight spotting (this was strange, still don't understand it since it can't be implantation given my BFN on DPO 9)
DPO 5 - gassy (normal for me during luteal phase)
DPO 6 - gassy, bloated, crampy at night
DPO 7 - gassy, crampy, backache
DPO 8 - gassy, crampy, backache, headache
DPO 9 - gassy, crampy, backache; took test because consecutive days of crampiness was unusual for me, but BFN, thought I was out because test claims to be effective from 7 days after intimacy..
DPO 10 - slight dip in temperature (i thought AF was coming), backache, headache
DPO 11 - backache, constipation, tired
DPO 12 - decided to test again as temperature went up slightly which is unusual for me on day AF is due, got a super faint BFP on Fortel Ultra which DH insisted was an evap line; backache
DPO 13 - tested again and got a more obvious but still faint BFP on Clearblue (it almost faded entirely away after a few hours); backache
DPO 14 - tested again and finally a normal looking BFP!! (that's today!); still backache, sleepy but that could be because it's a monday morning...

Overall, the only unusual signs for me:
- Crampiness from DPO 4 to DPO 9
- Persistent backache from DPO 7 onwards (although I often get backaches from carrying my 12kg 10 month old son)
- Possibly the abundance of milky CM from DPO 2 to 4 (although it being so early on makes me doubt it was anything..)

Only thing I did differently this month (this is my 6th month or 7th cycle of trying) was to take 1000mg of Vitex every evening up to ovulation (earlier months I either took 500mg or didn't take). What seemed different this month (not sure if due to Vitex or other reasons) was I had two days of ':)' on the ClearBlue Digital OPK, instead of one day which I usually get, so maybe I had a healthier egg emerge?

Other things I have been doing every month:
- Took EPO to increase CM up to ovulation (but didn't really help, I still hardly had any EWCM)
- Use OPK and BD'ed on the two days with ':)' as well as the day after

So excited to have my #2 on the way, this time TTC was a lot harder than the first time (which was first try - on wedding night/week!). I felt I did everything right so many times, but AF never failed to rear her ugly head.. I really thought my system had been screwed up after having #1. But I guess the advice was right - don't give up and keep trying! I also have a short cycle, 22 to 25 days, with a short-ish luteal phase of 10 to 12 days, so ladies with short cycles don't despair!

Wishing for BFPs for all of you in your TWW! Hope my post is helpful to some! *hugs n kisses*

Hi everyone,

My DH and I have been TTC for 19 months. I have been diagnosed with PCOS and had problems with irregular periods. I was on all doses of Clomid (50, 100, 150mg), had an HSG, DH's sperm are great, OPK's every month, and we began seeing a fertility specialist after many frustrating months of trying on our own and Clomid not doing the trick for us either. I had an IUI in August 2012 which resulted in an Ectopic pregnancy. My tube was saved, and needless to say after that, we took a step back from trying so hard for a bit.

I was on no medication last cycle (December) and we got through the holidays like normal. We were on vacation the last 2 weeks of the year so we were both pretty relaxed. I didn't feel any symptoms at all...none, until what I now guess was about 13 DPO when I had some spotting which I naturally assumed was my period.

I was thrilled that my period was going to start (weird, right?) because I hadn't taken any Clomid that month and it seemed I was getting my period all on my own for once!! But then my period never actually started, the slight spotting went away. When I realized it wasn't going to be starting I figured I should rule out a BFP because that's what I do every month just in case. I was fully prepared when I took my test at 19 DPO to toss this test in the trash with the others!

But to my shock, I had a full out BFP staring me straight in the face! So far as of today (27 DPO) all is going well! I have had good HCG numbers (831 and 4000) and it's all working out!

Again, let me re-iterate...up til that ectopic pregnancy, I could literally not think about anything other than getting pregnant, I was obsessed...and low and behold with no help at all, we did it on our own when I wasn't thinking about it at all. All those people that say "just relax and it will happen" truly are right...even though it's next to impossible to fully relax when TTC!

I hope my story can help give someone hope...if you've had an ectopic pregnancy, been trying a long time, etc....I hope my story helps!!

Hi Everybody,

My husband and I have a 5 year old son. I had been taking bc since my son was born 5 years ago. I stopped taking bc in October, because my heart started skipping. I went to a cardiologist and he said that my bc could be causing the skipping because of the hormones in the bc. When I stopped taking the bc I felt so much better and the skips did stop. But my periods were so painful. I had a cycle in Oct, Nov and Dec. My husband and I were talking about having another but unsure because of age ( he is 46 and I'm 42 ).

Christmas Day I started cramping felt like cycle was coming but it was too early, so I took and ovulation test and got a smiley face. My husband was unsure about trying because he was still taking blood pressure medicine that can cause low sperm count and low mobility. Oh, my husband and I started drinking "Bolthouse Farms, Green Goodness" which has ALOT of vegetables and fruits ( it is VERY high in zinc). So, I had a smiley face on Dec. 25, 26, 27 and half on day on 28th. We did the dance on 24th and 26th. Took pregnancy test on Jan. 3rd and it was negative, too early. Took a clear blue easy dig. 9dpo and it said Pregnant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ) I had symptoms ever early...........

2dpo---dizzy
3dpo--- car motion made me sick, very dizzy, stomach felt nervous
4dpo---cramping, sick on stomach
5dpo---hurting on left side, sour throat
6dpo---not as sick, hair started changing, breaking out, gums swollen and sour
7dpo---had light cramping, morning sickness, and very tired, breaking out
8dpo---woke up around 4am pain on left side---
9dpo---took pregnancy test and it said PREGNANT

I am so excited to share the news with the TWW world (especially since DH and I aren't telling anyone else) !!!!

I have been TTC 2 months, 30 years old, used an OPK and read the SMEP. My cycle is 26 days with a 12 day LP.

Cycle day 9--BD
cycle day 11--BD
Cycle day 13--BD
CD 14 O day
1-7 DPO nothing /normal post O cramps
8DPO - very sore/dry throat out of the blue mid afternoon
9DPO- VERY SORE throat, drank tons of water, ate halls, drank tons of decaf tea. Noticed a shooting pain through my bb in a meeting, shocking. POAS BFN
10DPO- sore throat easing up, nipples feel burning/sore, and hard. Headache.
11DPO- heavy period cramps? Very "wet" down there, strange. Stomach seems to hurt
and slept aalll day.
12DPO- woke up starving,Nipples sore, craving pomegranate-- went to store and bought then devoured 8oz of arils, AF is due today according to my regular cycle. Since Im feeling these AF cramps, figure I should definitely count myself out.
13DPO- Cramps, and random shooting pains from my belly button to vagina. I was sure I
was out, then DH cuts his fingernails near me, I gagged ... Ran to bathroom to POAS ... CB digital, BFP! Shocked! Went to the store and bought 2 more tests, FRER digital and
CVS early detection... Both BFP. faint on the CVS test.

14DPO--Currently and since 8DPO , I have had a dry "tickle" in my throat, and a very stuffy nose. No other cold symptoms. I am having shooting pains in my pelvic area every couple of hours, and shooting pains in my bbs. Doctors appointment scheduled for 17DPO for a blood test.

Praying for a lasting bean and wishing all of you reading this tons of baby dust :)

Hi everyone, I read this board while I’ve been trying to conceive and promised myself I would write my story when I got my BFP so here goes!

This is my second month trying for my second child. I have a 19 month old son. While trying for him I had very long cycles once I went off the BCP. With him, they were 34 days, 43 days, and 34 days again. I was expecting long cycles again, but surprisingly got my first period off the pill at 28 days. I was then expecting another 28 day cycle. I don’t track my ovulation so I don’t know when I ovulated, but it was obviously later than I had expected based on watching my CM. I THOUGHT I O’d on cycle day 13 or 14 (but was definitely wrong based on when I got my positive). We BD cycle day 8 through 22 at least every other day, almost every day (I had decided I would give it all I had this month before investing in ovulation prediction kits!). I tested on cycle day 24- negative, cycle day 27- negative, cycle day 30- negative (this is when I really thought I was out). When my period never showed up by cycle day 34, I decided to test again with FMU….BFP!

The only specific thing I remember during my 2ww was that on cycle day 31 I had some light spotting in the morning. I actually thought I had started my period and was shocked when nothing came after that.

Don’t throw in the towel until AF shows up! I was very surprised when I got my BFP so late! Good luck to everyone!

I just got my BFP after trying for almost 5 years for our 3rd child. I had my first DD almost 13 years ago and my last DD 10 years ago. The last year or so, I have been experiencing hot flashes and since July, I have been experiencing shorter cycles. Both are signs or perimenapause. I tried not to become discouraged and scoured the Internet for hopeful stories. When my period was late I didn't want to become too hopeful. I know the statistics. I thought there was a greater chance of me being late due to hormonal changes than pregnancy. I braced myself to expect to see a Not Pregnant on the digital HPT but remained hopeful that even if, it may just be too early (I was 5 days late) as I had read that some woman don't produce enough HCG to register a positive right away and I would retest on the weekend. I peed on the stick and in less than a minute the test read POSITIVE! We are so excited. We are not going to listen to any of the negative statistics. I'm sure this is likely my last pregnancy and I want to enjoy every minute of it!

My husband and I decided to go off the pill in November, waited a month, and then started trying. I wanted to figure out my normal cycle length first, since I've been on the pill for over 10 years. (Luckily my natural cycle started almost right on time--only 2 days late.) Before we started trying, I did a ton of research online, and that convinced me that it would take me at least 9 months to get pregnant since I'm 32 and my husband is 34. All these years they basically teach you that you can get pregnant if someone winks at you wrong, only to find out it takes a loooong time and a lot of trying, especially when you're older. Imagine my surprise when I got my BFP after only 1 cycle! Here's the breakdown:

10 dpo: BFN (of course)
11 dpo: Kind of think I see a line, but its not appearing until after the 3-minute window.
12 dpo: Definitely a line (on all 3 tests!), but it's still taking longer than 3 minutes to show. Must go buy expensive digital. Hold pee for 4 hours (yikes!), test........BFP!

I really had no symptoms until 12 or 13 dpo, and its only been cramping and bloating (just like before your period starts), otherwise I do not feel pregnant. Had some bleeding (brown, old blood) 15 dpo and pretty bad cramping so got progesterone and hcg checked. All is well, no more blood, and cramping is letting up. I'm now 17 dpo (4 weeks and 3 days pregnant!).

I just wanted to share my story so other "older" gals don't get discouraged. It CAN happen quickly! I've been lucky with regular cycles, even before the pill, and when it was time to start trying, I got very familiar with my cervical mucus and used an OPK, testing every 12 hours about 5 days before I thought I would ovulate. I got a neg the night of 1/5 and then a positive the morning of 1/6, which was then negative again that night. Short surge! We BD'd 12/31, 1/1, 1/3, 1/5, 1/6, 1/7. Pretty sure I O'd on 1/6. Basically BD'd until I didn't see EWCM anymore.

Hope you find this encouraging. Wish you all the best of luck and hope that your 2WW goes by fast!