My DH and I have been trying to conceive now for 6 months (7 cycles). Every month I read into every little thing I felt that I thought could indicate pregnancy, so this month we took our mind off it and just relaxed. I didn't chart my symptoms but I know that I ovulated on the 11th and my cycle length is usually 25 days.

I couldn't believe that we got our BFP! I took it today after DH came home from work and watched the results pop up. We didn't bother waiting the 5 minutes and were disappointed to see no 2nd line. After eating dinner, I decided to look at the test one more time and it was a faint BFP!!!

The only symptom I really had was that my back has been having a dull ache in it for a few days now. I usually only noticed it in the morning and while I was going to bed. Also, yesterday and today (8 & 9 dpo) my throat has been feeling really mucusy and there has been quite a bit of CM in my underwear.

I hope this is a sticky baby and baby dust all you TTCers, I hope you get your BFP soon!

Took a home-test, positive (but faint). Came up pretty immediately -- within a minute.
Took one the next morning, positive (and stronger line).
Confirmed in a lab test.
Eight weeks along at time of testing, evidently.

This time I had not counted anything on a calendar, examined my mucus, or bothered my cervix about its position in the universe. To hell with ovulation was basically my way of thinking, as the last time I had ovulated had seemed so perfect (lots of EWCM) that when a period followed, I was fed up.

Symptoms were in hindsight, and slight: an upset stomach one night, fleeting; increased sexual desire; weepy (attributed to anniversary of a death and a heavier workload); had missed a period BUT this wasn't abnormal, as I have had long cycles in the past, and I felt as though ovulation or PMS was occurring. What might have caused me to take the test was a little nub on my nipple. There may have been other "symptoms," but had I been pregnant any other month, a number of similar things could also have been re-characterized as symptoms.

In any case, I felt so normal and fine that I had a number of glasses of wine and beer over the course of October (nothing excessive) and gave in to some old cravings for cigarettes. That's how *not-pregnant* I felt, and how *not-pregnant* I assumed I was. After seven years, after all, what's another month but a not-pregnant month?

Too many times in the past I have mistaken spotting, sore breasts and bloating as pregnancy and took too many hpts that resulted, always, with seismic disappointment. Disappointment great enough that I had resolved not to take any more tests, which was why it wasn't until November that I tested. I thought, "If I'm pregnant, that won't change, whether I find out early or not (and if I am pregnant and miscarry, I won't have to know)."

It wasn't until after the positive, in my ninth week, that my breasts became incredibly sore, and wasn't until early in my tenth week (where I am right now) that the blue veins became visible under my skin. I had some heartburn in weeks 7/8, but I usually have some heartburn with PMS.

Sometimes pregnancy happens after a long time of waiting. I don't know if I endorse the method, but it was ours. There have been a number of small hells, though, that came with the waiting. And even now, having not told people that we were trying (since we have been for so many years), it is hard to hear people say when we share the good news, "It's about time."

May our baby come true in June.
Best of patience, endurance, and inhuman resolve to all of you. <3

Super excited to share my news with you on this wonderful site! I am currently 5 weeks. :D We have been trying since April 2011 and it happened this month au Naturale!
I do not have many symptoms to share with you because I did not expect a BFP. AF was Oct 22 and Ovulated around Nov 5. Thanksgiving day I tested to make sure I could have a couple glasses of sangria :) and got a "pregnant!" No sangria for me! :)
I remember a few waves of nausea here or there before BFP but after trying for 18 months, I have felt every crazy symptom and never got a BFP so didn't think much of it. Now I am still feeling just an unsettled stomach here or there and very sore boobs and a little trouble sleeping.
My advice to all you TTC- don't let TTC consume you. I know it is incredibly hard when you want something so badly. I hated when people told me to "just relax"! I wanted to smack them. If it was only that easy, right?! I had to come to a place of complete trust that God had the best timing and plan for my life. I would pray after we BD just to focus on His plan and remind myself how much He loves me. My DH and I also talked a bit about fostering/adopting in the last couple months (which we may still do!) so that shifted some focus off TTC.
My prayer for you is that you will trust Gods plan for your life and that your dreams of being parents will come to be when its the perfect time! God has put those desires in your heart. Trust Him!

Ok so I've been stalking this website for the past few months and thought I'd share our BFP experience!!! This is our 3rd month ttc and we're both 25 years old. The only things I did differently this month were charting my BBT and not running as hard as I normally do. And, I actually thought I ovulated a week early but apparently not!
0-3dpo- more cm than normal but didn't think anything of it and bleeding gums when brushing teeth which never happens but it was a new brush so I dismissed this too
4dpo- had this weird feeling before bed. Felt like someone had jumped out at scared me but I was laying in bed and just felt anxious which is way weird for me
5-9dpo- sore boobs and cramps but this is standard before af
10dpo- huge temp drop in morning and I swear I saw some spotting but wrote it off as "pregnancy goggles" :)
11-16dpo- no clear signs of pregnancy (so I thought) had slight nausea all week but DH brought home the flu on Tuesday so I just thought I was catching the bug
17dpo- nothing new- boobs started to hurt less and less and no more cramping. Definitely thought I was out this month but was shocked my temps stayed high. Talked to DH and he thought it was just a late period but something told me I should still test since I was now 3 days late
Also- Moreau flowers smell repulsive!
18dpo-(today) finally broke down and tested even though I was certain it was going to be negative. Decided to put contacts in while I waited the three minutes but peaked and couldn't Believe my eyes! BFP!!!! Even thought it was 5am- I woke up my DH. He was kinda groggy soooo I just threw out there "since you're awake- we're pregnant." :)
Today- cramps, egg white cm, and stomach is always growling but I don't feel hungry

So here I am, 18dpo and pregnant! Fingers crossed this little guy sticks!!!! Good luck to everyone!!!

Hi everyone,

In August I found out I was pregnant and at 9 weeks along I found out I had a missed miscarriage and was told I needed a D&C as it wasn't passing naturally. I never came on here to report my symptoms from the last one although I did find some comfort in reading all the symptoms which helped me to know it was quite probably that I was while I was going through the TWW.

Well, this time I want to post my symptoms because it helped me so much and I'm trying to do things differently to help me believe that this time the result will be different. I found out I was having a short luteal phase after the D&C but only really cracked it this month and got my BFP yesterday so now I am just eating up those progesterone tablets and hoping for a very sticky bean!

Here is the breakdown:

CD 16 Ovulated - BD'd day 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 - surely one of these had to work
2 - 6 dpo - Diarrhea, hard bloated stomach before bed, creamy cm, o-like twinges in left ovary (I also ate pineapple core and flesh - divided into 5 pieces over the 5 days)
5 dpo - Increased appetite, had a sweet tooth, and acid reflux
6 dpo - Boobs fuller but not tender no matter how much I tried to find out if they would be
7 dpo - Phlegm back of throat, eyes heavy and feel like starting to get sick. Skin breakout, creamy cm, acute sense of smell, diarrhea still and bloated
8 dpo - Diarrhea (I still have this so I'm on day 9 currently - I got this before my very first BFP in August as well), creamy cm, bloated, slight temperature dip
9 dpo - Diarrhea, phlegm, creamy cm, a tiny bit nauseous early afternoon
10 dpo - Night sweats, temp up more, crap sleep, tested in am and got the faintest BFP that I chose to believe was nothing...although was hopeful it was something
11 dpo - Temp rise this morning, tested with 2 different brands with FMU and got 2 positives... still not super strong but at least they're clearly visible now unlike yesterdays.

Since the D&C I have very skant cervical fluid so I resorted to temping and I'm thankful that I did otherwise I would have got the day I O'd really wrong and not found out about my possible low progesterone levels. I've been taking prenatals since the start of this month. Some other things I did to help implantation was eat walnuts, eggs, drink pineapple juice (not a lot but this was as well as eating the pineapple core), drink only decaf coffee since O with half soy milk and half full fat, and have actually been on a low carb diet all month because I still hadn't shaken the weight gain from the first BFP...so high protein for me. I go in for my beta's tomorrow morning so hoping the numbers come back in a good range.

I am super excited but trying to contain it until I reach an acceptable week. All the best to everyone - I hope this has helped some of you.

Okay, so it is finally my turn to add my BFP this month! I couldn't be happier!

What I did differently this month-- started using Pre-Seed internally (I can't say for sure obviously, but I think this really helped!), I completely cut out caffeine and artificial sugar, drank a ton of green tea, and I cut back alcohol to 1-2 glasses of wine a week.

My periods run from 30-35 days so I wasn't able to pinpoint ovulation, but I assume it was around Nov. 10th? As far as symptoms, this was my least symptomatic month! The past few months I have just been symptom checking everything. This was the month that I realized, pretty much everything with PMS falls under symptoms and I wasn't going to bother stressing about something I wouldn't be able to know for another 2 weeks.

Anyway, my period was due yesterday but I didn't feel like I was going to get my period that day and I figured I would get the disappointment out of the way and take a test before getting my hopes up. Well, I POAS and walked out of the room so I wouldn't strain to see a line that probably wouldn't be there, and when I walked back in what do you know? A very clear BFP!!!! I was honestly shocked. I called my husband that second, I was crying and shaking like crazy. I got dressed and left for the store to buy another test, and it was positive too!

Symptoms: sore boobs from probably CD18 on
I don't temp daily but I check it every once and a while, and it went from 97.6 to 98.5
light cramping, less than AF
aversion to meat
more CM than usual- white, creamy

That's about it! Now all I can do is hope for a bean that sticks!

Okay first of all I would always obsessive over this site and constantly over looking my so called symptoms. We didn't really expect this one but a will gladly take on the blessing. Am only familiar by cycle days not dpo since I've never taken any ovulation tests.
**my cycle is 26-28 days
CD 8: I felt nausea and lots of clear discharge most likely ovulation.
CD 9-11: ovulation cramps and lots of discharge.
CD 12: we did the baby dance
CD 13: more baby dancing
CD 14: I think was when I ovulated?
CD 15-17: too soon for symptoms
CD 18: major hot flashes
CD 20: bfn
CD21-23: this is what gave me a hint all of a sudden I got bloated, not even before af do I get that way.
CD 22-24: a lot of cramping
CD 25-26: BFP.. more worried because I had some beers and did do a lot of physical work
CD 27: af is late, another bfp and more cramping and heartburn with sore boobs
***something I noticed of these 3bfp is the speed they showed up in unlike my ghost bfp they would take a day lol
I have a doctors appointment today 11/28 to confirm.
All in all ladies don't freak out over a little symptom cuz I've had more supposed symptoms other months with all resulting in a negative...

Hi all! I came to this site 2 months ago when hubby and I started trying for #2 and I thought for sure I was pregnant. All the signs that I thought I remembered from my first pregnancy were there again but to my surprise and disappointment, AF reared her ugly head. And the following month, she came so early, I didn't even have a chance to look for signs in the 2ww! By this month, I whipped out the old CBFM which worked for me the last time on the 2nd month that I used it. Well it worked again, this time in the first month. Here's my story:
OV- CD 18-19
BD- CD 16, 17, 19, 20
CD- 21-26 no symptoms really, depressed a little thinking it didn't happen this month. We were away though so maybe it was a nice distraction and good that I didn't obsess.
CD 27- noticed I was starving every 2-3 hrs which is not like me at all. Sore boobs but they always are before AF. Milky discharge. Still no AF and she usually comes around every 26-28 days so maybe there's a shot?
CD 28- still hungry. Very sleepy. Lots of white discharge. Sore boobs. Still no AF! Going to wait to test. Can't handle the disappointment.
CD 29- pretty much the same. Getting excited though.
CD 30- ravished! Slightly dizzy and nauseous all day. Tested after work and got my BFP!

Even though this is my 2nd pregnancy, I wish I could tell you all there was some way I could tell for sure that I was pregnant again during the 2ww but there really wasn't for me. With my last pregnancy, i had implantation spotting and cramping a few days after ovulation but felt nothing this time around. I do recommend the CBFM and pre-seed which I used for my first one. We are very excited and pray for a happy healthy baby! I wish for all of you reading this to have the same. Good luck!

I just got my very first BFP this morning. I was actually testing so I could confirm that I wasn't pregnant, I was so convinced that I wasn't! Here is a breakdown:

O -2 and -1: BD
1-5 DPO: No symptoms
6-11 DPO: Tender/sore breasts. They are always sore after I ovulate, so I didn't think anything of it. The only different was that they got sore later than they usually do.
11 DPO: A very clear BFP. It showed up almost immediately.

I used wondfo OPKs and Clearblue digital OPKs (as a backup) to predict ovulation. I took baby aspirin 1-5 DPO and claritin for my allergies 6-10 DPO (I have bad allergies and didn't want my immune system attacking the egg before implantation). This is also the first month I took prenatal with DHA. Even if it's taking awhile don't give up hope. I was starting to think we had a problem and I just had my first fertility appointment, and now this!

I've read this blog for the past two weeks and have been eager to share my story once I actually had one to share. I've been TTC for our 3rd and recently came off of an IUD. My doc said to wait two full cycles before trying. We did, and with two 28 regular cycles behind me we tried every other day for one week hoping to hit my ovulation. My period came due and no show. I took a pregnancy test - NEGATIVE. I had no symptoms and still don't. But still no period, confused. Now one week later a faint BFP!!!! Going to test again but very happy.

Note, I was so anxious to test the first time I tested at night after drinking a ton of water the very first day of my missed period. My advice follow the testing directions and wait as long as you can to test. I used FRPT. Also, I think I may have ovulated much later than expected, as my normal cycles pre-mirena were always 35-42 days.

Hi everyone! It's so wonderful to finally put my own symptom story on here after stalking this site for a good 5 months to see if I was similar! I finally got my BFP after one heck of a rollar coaster ride. My first BFP was at ~6DPO and after than I got solid negatives for a couple of days. The 6DPO was undeniable! At 9DPO I got several more positives with FRER and by 10DPO my FRER's were negative? What's going on!!! Then the tests that were neg while FRER was positive, started to become positive and now at 11DPO Noon, they are coming up within just a couple of minutes and slowly getting darker :)
It's still early and AF still might turn me into a chemical sufferer but we've got our heads high and are mega excited!

My symptoms:
"less of the symptoms which every other month I experienced" I always said to others to look for things that were "different and not normal for YOU"

1-4 DPO REALLY SORE NIPPLES, never had this before, but went away by 5 DPO
2-5 DPO Vivid dreams about pregnancy (very specific)
3-10 DPO Few headaches pop up around the place.
4 DPO - LOADS OF ENERGY. Biked 25km to sport training and did four hour, biked back.
5 DPO Temp dip below coverline
6-8 DPO Really bad diarrhea sorry TMI, these days plus 1 minus 1 around them - gas really offensive. BFP 6 DPO, BFN 6 (evening), BFN 7, BFN 8
6 DPO ONWARDS tired, lots of early nights
8-10 DPO 3 nights of waking at 3am absolutely ROASTING in bed and had to strip down all my clothing and take paracetamol for one of them. THIS WAS MY DEAD GIVEAWAY. BFP 9 & 10 DPO
8-10 DPO blue veins on bbs beginning to be more apparent? I had some on my stomach as well that I'd never seen before.
Right throughout my tww ~3DPO + my back has been very sore, 10DPO bad, today moderate.
11DPO BFP's.
My LP is 14 days including O day so I get to 13 DPO and then bleed on what would be 14DPO, so we're still holding out and praying we have a sticky!

No spotting, No major sore bbs... none of my "typical" 2ww symptoms. Most of these were very new to me.

Hello all,

I went off birth control pills in September 2012, and my husband and I decided to just go for it. I know many couples who use condoms/etc while they wait for the woman's cycle to 'normalize' but we figured what the heck. I'd been on birth control pills for 11 years and many of my friends who were on them a long time took over a year to conceive, so we figured we'd be like that too.

Got 2 periods, both months (Sept and Oct 2012) I took tests at every little cramp and twinge. I hadn't had a 'real' period since I was 17 years old and forgot how much the body changes throughout the cycle. After spending a bundle on HPT's, I decided I wouldn't take another test unless I missed my period.

November came and we made sure to baby dance everyday for 7 days before what I calculated online to be my ovulation day (although I didn't know for sure,) and twice the day before the big O.

DPO 1-6: I felt basically fine, no real symptoms to speak of.
DPO 6: Tiny bit of blood when I wiped after going to the bathroom. I spotted both previous months between O and Period, so I figured it was probably just part of my cycle.
DPO 7: Breasts started getting sore
DPO 8-13: Breasts increasingly sore, esp nipples; cramps beginning. Figured it was PMS. EWCM still around when I use the bathroom. Did not 'dry up' during this period at all, but didn't think much of it as I've only been off the pill for 2 months and wasn't sure if i was even ovulating or not.
DPO 14: Period due, very tender breasts and heavy cramps. "Wet" feeling that lead me to believe my period was starting, but when I went to the restroom there was no blood.
DPO 15 (actually my own birthday): Still no period, but lots of EWCM. Super sore breasts and lots of cramping. "Wet" feeling continues. By the end of the day and still no period, I figured I'd test using EPT. Plus sign appeared even before the control line did. Did another test an hour later, still a plus. Really couldn't believe it, felt a lot of shock and still feel that way, but very excited as well :)

Since then my breasts are still super tender and feel full/heavy and the cramps still occur, but have lightened up and spread out a bit, and I'm also fairly bloated with a runny nose. Took another test to be sure yesterday morning and thankfully still a plus sign.

I still feel like I'm in shock, I wasn't expecting it to happen this soon, but very happy that it did. For all those out there who've heard that it takes a while to get the BFP after so long on the pill, just rest assured it can happen right away.

Good luck and baby dust to all reading this! :)

Hey ladies! Super excited to post over here, here's a little background: This is our 4th month TTC our first baby, first two months were more like NTNP, and the last two I used OPKs to detect ovulation which was usually around day 17-19 of a 32-33 day cycle. Last cycle, I got a very early BFP on a blue dye test, followed by early bleeding and BFNs, so I'm not sure if that was a false positive and a wacky cycle or a possible chemical as it was never confirmed by a doctor.

This cycle, we got our first REAL BFP on my 29th birthday, and we couldn't be happier! Here is a breakdown of my TWW, although I must say it was pretty uneventful compared to previous cycles, where I had every symptom in the book, so don't be discouraged if you have minimal symptoms!

BD'd pretty much every other day after the end of AF til our first + OPK, then BD each day of + OPK
CD 16 + OPK, BD
CD 17 + OPK, BD (probably O day)
CD 18 + OPK, BD

1-4 DPO creamy cm, gas, bloating, nothing too unusual
5-6 DPO creamy cm and that is IT, I'm telling you, pretty uneventful
7 DPO creamy cm, light backaches, start of period like cramps that were way too early for me, increased appetite and cravings (I HAD to have chocolate milk and spicy Doritos which I NEVER eat), start of fatigue
8 DPO creamy cm, still craving chocolate milk and Doritos, and so tired I had to take a nap after work and didn't work out
9 DPO creamy cm, bloating, light period like cramps, and fatigue (took ANOTHER nap!)

When I woke up from my nap at 9 dpo, I just had this overwhelming feeling that I should test, and I took an FRER at 6 pm and got a faint BFP! Followed by a digital the next morning at 10 DPO that read PREGNANT--so unreal.

The only thing that has stood out and made me test was the extreme fatigue and period like cramps that started so early. I had no implantation signs this cycle (I had what I thought was IB last cycle). I'm currently 14 DPO, confirmed pg at the doctors through a urine test, and awaiting my 8 week U/S to confirm that everything is on track. So I'm still very early at 4 weeks 3 days, and having no real symptoms still.

Praying that this little bean sticks, and praying for all of you ladies on this TTC journey. This cycle I just tried to put this decision in God's hands, and prayer for his will to be done, rather than for him to give us a child. I also talked to the little bean pretty much every day, praying for it to stick and be healthy. God is so good, and He knows the desires of our hearts. Keep the faith ladies!

I meant to write this much sooner as I'm 20w this weekend, but the important part is that I'm sharing it now! This site gave me hope when I had none, and I sincerely hope that my story offers the same to whoever reads it. It's slightly long but I hope it helps!

I have always known, since I was a teenager, that something was wrong and suspected I couldn't get pregnant. I have always had horribly painful and heavy periods and had heard of endometriosis but didn't realize how serious a condition it can be. I never looked into it and my DH and I started trying in June of 2011. After only three cycles of not getting pregnant I started panicking and just KNEW something was up. I went to an OB who ran bloodwork on me but didn't go much further and encouraged me to 'just keep trying'. I started charting and realized I was spotting for up to 7-10 days before AF each month and had a short luteal phase. I started seeing a specialist in March and had my dye test done. Tubes and bloods came back clear, so the next step was a transvaginal ultrasound. Long story short, I found out I had enormous cysts in my ovaries that were swelling them both to the size of my uterus. They were touching they were so swollen. I was devastated and my doc told me she suspected severe endo and that even with a lap I would probably not even be successful with IVF. She expected to find frozen pelvis and a lot of damage when she went in for the lap. I decided to get the surgery quickly since doctors mention that there *might* be a chance that cysts like might could be cancer and not endometriosis. I was terrified about going under but got the surgery done. When I woke up after my four hour surgery my doctor told me that it had been much worse than she thought, stage IV, but that I didn't have frozen pelvis and she was able to remove every bit of endo including all cysts from inside my ovaries (and as a result I lost half an ovary). VERY fortunately my tubes were totally clear. I also had a D&C and had a small polyp removed. We were told we had six months to try naturally before IVF would be our only option. I was advised not to have sex for two weeks, but got the all clear after only a week. I knew I had probably missed ovulation at this point but did an OPK just for fun. To my shock it was positive and my DH and I BDed that night. We didn't have sex any more that month as my body was very tender and painful still from surgery. I figured that I wouldn't know what my new TWW 'normal' was after having so much work done on my body, so I didn't pay a lot of attention to signs and there didn't seem to be any. I did throw up three days in a row but was completely in denial that it could be a pregnancy symptom. I did a few early tests and they were all BFNs. I went to bed on 9dpo devastated and feeling like we'd have to wait forever and save for adoption or IVF and that I'd never be a mother. That night I had an amazing dream about a little girl. It was so sweet that in the morning I decided to do one more FRER and to my utter SHOCK a very, very faint BFP appeared. I had a good ugly cry and shake on the toilet and ran out to buy 15 more tests and a card for DH. I did another test at work later that morning and the line was darker. I am now 20w pregnant and still cannot believe that I MIRACULOUSLY got pregnant on one round of BD-ing and without even having a period after surgery. We tried everything in the book for 14 or 15 months to no avail. The lap is really what allowed me to become a mother.

For those symptom stalkers--I really didn't notice anything until 7-9dpo when I threw up once each day. I completely thought nothing of it! The nausea got much worse after that for my entire 1st trimester.

Don't lose hope ladies! I pray that each and every one of you gets your miracle baby.

Wow! I did the test this morning (two days past af) and it came up! I was speechless and cried (tears of joy) I knew this month that something was different, I know my body and could tell something was up, just had that instinct. Here are the symptoms I had.

3-5dpo I had cramping, it was a feeling I have never had. Also a little nausea.

5-8dpo tired, headaches, cravings

8-10dpo irritable, cravings, headaches, sore boobs, cramps, insomnia, and vivid dreams. I had a dream my water broke then a few days later I had a dream I got a positive! Crazy stuff!

10-15dpo headaches every now and then, still irritable, nausea, when I eat certain things I get heartburn, lil cramps every now and then, sore boobs...they are getting more and more sore by the day!

15dpo I got my BFP!!

So happy and baby dust to all!!:)

I am so excited to share my news!! I am 37 years old, my DP is 38 and our DS is 19 months. We began TTC in October (2 months ago) and the day after ovulation I began having cramps. The next five days brought on tingling in my breasts and more cramps. I thought for sure I was pregnant...and then AF came! I was shocked!!! It reminded me about the power of belief!! So we tried again this month (November) and I felt nothing at all, no symptoms. On a whim I decided to test with a hpt at 9dpo and got a BFP!!!!

Here is how it went:

1dpo to 7dpo - nothing
7dpo-8dpo - cramping and crazy mood swings. A lot of anger and sadness (unusual for me)
9dpo - BFP!!

I am now 14 dpo. I don't have sore breasts, I don't have creamy CM. But my bad mood is definitely noticeable! I am hungrier too and light headed.

The only thing that changed between the first month we TTC and the second month is that during the second month I made sure to stay lying down on my back for at least 15 min afterwards...

Good luck to you all!!!!

Just thought I'd share this, didn't ever think I'd get a BFP this quick :)

I'm 26, got 2 children 7 and 3 out of past relationship. Last period was on 11th - 15th October, regular .... came off microgynon 30 pill on 10th November been on and off with it, not taking everyday, as me and my bf wanted to ttc. Started using opk tests from 15th Nov, got a obvious + on 25th, 26th and 27th Nov. We bd mostly either once a day or every 2 days. Recent bd's were 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28 Nov and 1st Dec.... Don't know if it's too early to notice symptoms, can't remember what I had with my previous 2, however I've been feeling these:
* back ache
* feeling nausea on a morning and throughout the day
* dizziness (not sure I've if stood up to quick)
* aches and cramps in stomach
* creamy cm (sorry tmi)
* skin has broke out on my chin (unusual for me)
* bloated/gassy feeling
* noticed I've been going to toilet more often and I'm a bit constipated (sorry tmi)
* very very tired - don't normally take naps throughout the day

I then stopped getting any symptoms apart from the odd twinge, I can't really say I've noticed any spotting either :/ from about 7-10dpo, was testing on cheap Internet tests and getting very very faint lines, thought they might be evap ones, went and bought a boots one and that also had a faint line on when I took the test apart. I went and bought some superdrug tests and at 13dpo I got a instant pink line :) feeling a bit sick today and I've gone off chocolate the smell makes me sick, great for Xmas eh lmaoo ... Just goes to show that the pill doesn't mess up your system all time time, I've got pregnant within 2 weeks or so off coming off the pill ....... FC to everyone who's testing and h&h 9 months to everyone who's got a BFP xxxx

Hello ladies. It was so helpful to me to read these stories so today, here is mine! I'm 39 and got off birth control pills in February of this year. Right away, I though I was pregnant, had all the pregnancy symptoms from no AF, cramps, hot flashes, tired, and emotions all over the place. Well, that was just the pill. But, it made me realize how badly I wanted to get pregnant again. I have a 10 yr DD. So, I tried for a few months, nothing happened, by June, I was getting paranoid. 10 years ago, I wanted a baby, I got off pill and was pregnant straight away. So, I just assumed it'd be almost that easy. lol, I'm embarrassed at that thought now. Anyway, I got serious and started trying to track ovulation with a calendar and really pay attention to my body, I'd never noticed ovulation before. So in July, went on a romantic trip with my partner and had sex around ovulation time. I just knew I was pregnant, had all the symptoms, 7 days late, but it was all in my head. This happened again in August, September, and November. Then my my best friend said, maybe my partner couldn't have kids since he is 37 and has never had any children. She didn't know it, but it hurt me to the core, then I just sort of gave up, thought about how much I loved him and how great our life would be with my 10 yr old that he loves too. Then BAM!!!!! Was relaxed in October, not thinking about it, BD'd only 3 times (other months it was every other day the entire month - we love it!) and only once around ovulation. I remember thinking the next morning, hmmmmm, I've got a painful throbbing in my lower right ovary area, I wonder if I'm ovulating. Then, I just forgot about it. But, that was it!!!! I work out 6 days a week and for the last two weeks, my workouts just seemed so hard, I was out of breath, and afterward I'd feel so tired instead of energized. Then my partner says "hey when's AF coming?" I realized I was 10 days late!!!! Took a test and the line appeared, I kid you not, about 1 second after the control line and was just as dark. Couldn't believe it!!! Bought another test, a dollar store cheepie, dropped 4 drops of urine per instructions, BAM!!!! Line came up before I could throw away the dropper, it was so dark and so fast. I just quietly sat on the floor and cried. I am so happy and for all you ladies in late thirties and forties or any lady having some issues, I hope my story is an inspiration. I know it's hard to relax, but hopefully I can help someone else focus on all the other great things in their life. Then maybe, like me, the BFP will come when you least expect it!!! I found out 3 weeks before my 40th birthday. Please pray for my little bean to stick.

Unfortunately, I don't remember any symptoms except being tired, that's it. This week (7 weeks from 1st day of LMP) I am getting some nausea, a non-stop disgusting taste in my mouth, and a really defined sense of smell. But, I feel great and God is good!

Baby dust to all!!!!!!

This was the first month TTC and I'm beyond happy :))) I tested on 9dpo and got an an evap line. I retested on the evening of 11dpo and instantly got a 2nd line!!
Here were my symptoms:
lower back pain
my gums felt swollen and looked red to me
severe headaches (which I haven't had since my last pregnancy) I had to take tylenol 2x a day
my cervix was low, very soft, wet and open (but this is my 2nd pregnancy)
stuffy nose...was getting over a cold but still this was different
peeing more (even waking up at night and having to go)
starving hungry but then full quickly
a few days before my missed period I had tons of energy!
tingling nipples (almost like the let down feeling)
during the 3rd week I was moody and had little patience

Best of luck to you ladies!!!!

I am a little late in posting this, but I have come across this site after finding out I am pregnant for the first time. I have read many stories on here over the past months and felt the need to share my story, or symptoms mostly, to maybe help some of you out. To keep my "story" short, I was NOT TTC. I am in no way disappointed, but I was on the pill. My LMP was April 21, 2012. On May 17, I went into my OBGYN office to have a cervical biopsy done because three weeks earlier, some pre-cancerous cells had been found during my yearly pap smear. This was also the day my period was expected to start based on my birth control pill pack. (I was always very regular and had little, if any, PMS symptoms while on the pill.) About a week or so leading up to this biopsy, I had started having severe back pain, not lower, more mid and upper back. It was hard to get around, and the pain usually occurred at night. A day or two leading up to the biopsy, I had PMS-like cramps. Something I rarely experienced since getting on the pill. I believe I also had a few headaches and some moodiness. My appointment was at 8 AM and the first thing they had me do was take a urine test. When my doctor came into the room, I explained to her how I had been feeling and she assured me I was not pregnant based on my urine test. (This was the day of my expected period remember). Also note, this was not my first morning urine, but my second. Anyways, I went ahead with the procedure. That afternoon I began to bleed. (This was due to the biopsy). I think I also bled most of the following day, which would have been on a Friday. As I recall, the bleeding had stopped by Saturday and I didn't really think much of it until Sunday when I was getting off of work. I had to go to the pharmacy to pick up my next pack of birth control (Oh, the irony!). And decided to buy a 5 pack of clear blue digital tests since they were on sale. I went home and my boyfriend and I were planning on going to his parent's lake house so while I was in the bathroom changing, I peed on 2 tests. They both came back positive VERY quickly. I have never been so in shock in my life. It took me hours to be able to tell him, and if I had to do over again, I would have had him in there with me to see the results. (He had no idea I even thought I was pregnant). Anyways, I guess the point of my story is not to give up if you're trying and maybe wait a day or two after you are supposed to begin your period. And I think everyone's early symptoms are different. My boobs didn't begin to hurt until a few days later and my gums also began to bleed, but the back pain finally went away. My entire first trimester I was a total b*tch, my hormones were all over the place, I was fairly sick, but my docs gave me Zofran and that is a magic drug! I have rambled on long enough, I hope this helped bring piece of mind to someone!