Hubby is 30 and I'm 28. We have a son who's 18 mos, who has Goldenhar Syndrome (a craniofacial syndrome), which is caused by a problem w/ neural crest cells around 5-6 weeks gestation. We had no idea our son would have this until he was born, and even though it's a random thing and not inherited, I wondered if maybe our sperm and egg just didn't mesh well; I feared we wouldn't be able to get pregnant when we tried again. When I got preggo w/ my son, we were newly married and not yet trying, so we didn't have much to go on.
My last period started January 16, which meant I o'd that cycle on CD 17; I'm usually a CD 16 girl. Starting CD 14 and going through CD 18, we BD'd every day, and on CD 16 and CD 17 I went to sleep right after ~ no getting up until the next morning. We were on a long road trip CD 16 and CD 17, because our son is having a health issue and we were seeking a second opinion 1K miles away... so I wondered if the stress would keep me from getting preggo, but...no!
Friday 2/1/13 - Driving to my son's appointment - 12 hours in the car! Strong O cramps near midnight as we passed through D.C. BD'd around 2 a.m. when we reached our nightly destination! A for effort!
Saturday to Sunday 1 to 2 dpo - nothing
Monday 3 dpo - Very tired; fell asleep when supposed to be watching my son to be sure he doesn't pick at seriously injured eye; more frequent urination.
Tuesday 4 dpo - Very tired; tight closed cervix; feeling icky-super-tired at bedtime; mild twinge in cervix area; more frequent urination.
Wednesday 5 dpo - Shooting boob pain in one boob just like at the start of my pregnancy w/ my son; boobs looking HUGE; skin looks really glowy; mild crampiness; much more frequent urination; lots of thick, creamy discharge; lots of sinus drainage.
Thursday 6 dpo - Much more frequent urination; feel very cold several times (just could not get warm no matter what); hunger pains despite normal eating, but not much appetite; bad heartburn at night; feel very yucky-tired at bedtime; slightly darker nipples; some loose stools; bad headache in evening; creamy discharge; strongly feel that I am pregnant.
Friday 7 dpo - Two or three mild dizzy spells; lots of hunger pains; intense low back ache in evening; more frequent urination and also more urgency; bad heartburn at night; teeth feel like they're moving, like when I had braces in middle school (has NEVER happened before EVER); wired and do not want to go to sleep/mild insomnia; breasts sore; craving fruit and cheese and salad; headache in evening; feeling very sexual almost all day; keyed up, looking up best labor and delivery hospitals; preggo brain, unusually forgetful several times today; some loose stools; some discharge; very cold on and off all day; strongly feel that I am pregnant.
Saturday 8 dpo - Emotional all day. Quick to cry - very sad about small things like pen running out of ink. Crabby later at night. A few dizzy spells. My son woke up at 5:30 a.m. and when I carried him to rocking chair and held him in my lap I had some bad cramping. Boobs sore, but not much. Some watery discharge off and on today. Heartburn at night, just like the last few days. Took a loooong, unplanned nap for 2 hours with my son when I should have been working. Craved fruit. A salad I usually enjoy tasted disgusting. I could taste it much more than normal and did not care for it at all! Hungry but not much appetite. VERY spacey and forgetful - much more than normal. Feel icky-tired around 10:30, like I have the flu. Normal bedtime is 12:30. Still having urgency and frequency peeing. Some loose stools. Woke up in the middle of the night last night w/ lots of drainage. THIRSTY today!
Sunday 9 dpo - Can't resist POAS w/ FRER. Negative, of course. Why did I do that?? Now feeling discouraged and upset. Reminding myself that w/my son, I didn't get a positive until 15 dpo w/ FRER. *sigh* Symptoms: thirsty, bloated, weird twinges in uterus area, lack of appetite, very sleepy, almost threw up in the line to get dinner. VERY unusual as I have an iron stomach! I feel like maybe I'm still in the game!
Monday 10 dpo - All day doc appts w/ my son. Can't remember. Some hot flashes at night, and very emotional. Lack of appetite. Some heartburn. ? Mild pink spotting when wipe and WAY too early to be my period!
Tuesday 11 dpo - Very small amount of pink/brown spotting a few times when wipe. BM - small amount of bright red blood. If this is my period starting, I ovulated earlier than ever before!!! WTF??!!! Very upset! Cried in Panera because someone was nice to me and it made me feel a little better. Very tired all day and terrible heartburn at night.
Wednesday 12 dop - Spotted pretty much all day. Very disappointed. Figured cycle was screwed up and period would start any time - did not even track symptoms and am even now writing them after the fact. Spotting was both red and brown, with one very, very tiny clot. Total, was probably enough to fill a super thin pad. Had heartburn and 'sour stomach' in evening. Fell asleep w/ my son around 9:00 (NEVER happens).
Thursday 13 dpo - Spotting stopped. Totally confused. Have had no major preggo signs and am still not tracking symptoms. Keep waiting for spotting to come back. Slept till 8, meaning I had 11 hours of sleep last night (never get that much EVER) and all day I am struggling not to fall asleep! That was a big sign for me that maybe I wasn't out after all. I literally have not slept this much since I was preggo w/ my son, so why am I still tired??? Also had sour stomach, weird gas, and terrible heartburn after everything I ate. Wanted two cookies for lunch and cupcake for afternoon snack! Totally unlike me. Hungry all day despite all the sugar. Boobs possibly a little sore? Almost cried when I saw my body wash on the floor of the bathtub rather than on the shelf! Checked cervix - mid-height and kind of hard, seems tightly closed at the tip. In the evening a little brown spotting - very little. POAS at 10 p.m. after doing nothing special (no holding pee, etc.) and get a very faint pink line on FRER! Different than the ones I took a few days ago, where there was no line at all. Told my husband, then did an elliptical workout, looking at the test the whole time! Can't wait to go to sleep and try again tomorrow a.m. for a darker line.
Friday 14 dpo - POAS first thing. Line a little darker, but not much. Confused and disappointed - too scared to trust that I am really preggo and it won't be a chemical. Mildly crampy all day. Side stitch on and off under the left side of my ribs. Hungry and heartburn a lot. Some very minor brown spotting. POAS again at noon but line was even more faint; think I drank too much. Noticeably hungrier today. Very spacey a lot of the day. Felt nauseated and over-tired. In the evening, got into a terrible mood - threw a big fit and wanted to kill everyone in sight. Want to trust my light BFPs but desperate to see a darker one. By bedtime feeling very discouraged. Still have cramps and heaviness and pulling in my uterus. Can't wait to test tomorrow!!!
Saturday 15 dpo - POAS w/ FRER as soon as I get up and NOTHING! Not even a control line!!!! Finally control line comes after about 3 minutes, but no positive. I got so upset I threw this and all my other faint positive tests away! Prayed really hard that I could handle it if this was a chemical. Went upstairs and took another test - immediate positive, darker than yesterday (though still not dark). Realized it's not 15 dpo for me until about midnight. I o'd Friday 2/1 around midnight... so I'm still technically 14 dpo. Took a while to get a strong pos w/ my son, too. Must just be a 'me' thing. Agonizingly tired today around midday and also around 8:30 p.m. More thirsty. Stomach hurting/nauseated/heartburn. Cried once or twice over small things. VERY crampy today, especially after dinner, and had some faintly pinkish CM right after those cramps. More thick white CM, too. Boobs more sore today. Praying for a sticky bean and God's grace, always!
*I've realized, from my experiences w/ my son, that I need to trust God TOTALLY ~ even if his plans for me include something I think is horrible, he is my God and he knows what's BEST! I pray for my new baby constantly but in the end it's all in God's hands and I wouldn't have it any other way!*
xoxox Baby dust to all!