This website has been such a great help to me on countless tww's, so I wanted to make sure that I posted my story in the hope that it may help others.
My husband (37) and I (38) had been trying for baby #1 for 2 years with no joy. I found out that I had a low AMH of 3.6 so we decided to have IVF supported with acupuncture. I produced 7 eggs, 3 fertilised and 2 made it to embryo stage, sadly the first attempt failed but we were absolutely overjoyed to be blessed with our dd in 2013 after FET.
We tried another round of IVF (no acupuncture) 18 months later at a different clinic to try for baby #2 but I didn't respond to the drugs and therefore only produced one egg so we had the treatment changed to iui but the cycle was unsuccessful.
Not wanting to have any more fertility treatment but equally not wanting to totally give up, I started acupuncture again in September 2015, along with the following supplements; DHEA, Vit D sup, pregnacare max and an Omega 3 oil. We timed intercourse according to my fertile window but had no joy.
Fast forward to February 2016 and I began to think IVF was my only hope as my AMH had declined to 2.7. So I booked 2 consultant appointments but each time the day before I cancelled each one because I still felt unsure that IVF was the right choice at this time.
So in March we went away for a weeks break, we only managed to Dtd once whilst away and then once on return so it was certainly not a month where we tried.
But on April 17th (11dpo) I felt rough, hot flushes, dizzy and very tired and I didn't improve on the 18th. To be honest I thought I was still recovering from my friends 40th birthday celebrations! Well it turned out that wasn't the case, I am in fact pregnant!
I took my second to last internet cheapie pregnancy test on 12dpo and saw the elusive second pink line I nearly fell over with shock!!
With regards to symptoms, I wasn't tracking because I thought this month was out for sure!! However these are the symptoms that stand out for me...
1dpo - Boobs hurt a tingly pain rather than aching ( they still hurt and my nipples are erect most of the time!!)
7dpo - Very mild cramping different to the pain I usually get after ovulation from ( I'm still getting these)
8dpo Emotional cried with friend over not being able to get pregnant.
11dpo -Hot flushes and swimmy feeling but I thought I was hung over.
12dpo - bfp on internet cheapie and Pregnant 2-3 on a clear blue!! Yay!!
12dpo - onwards I feel very tired, boobs still hurt , swimmy feeling in the mornings but not sick.
21DPO - took another test and line is really dark now :-)
I hope my story has helped some ladies out there on the tww especially those with low AMH, I do think the acupuncture and supplements helped.