Trying To Conceive Success Stories

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Posted by yashinfan
I know this is going to sound dumb to the women who have been trying for years, but I am insane so bare with me.
I went off the pill after ten years in January. Month one we weren't trying as we had an awesome all-inclusive vacation in February. Stupidly, I thought that day one of your cycle is the first day after your period because I'd been on the pill for so long. So hubby and I really enjoyed our feb trip and my friend said to me, oh you are going to get pregnant because it is your most fertile week! I got so excited that I tested early, got bfn, but day of my expected period there was nothing! Cd35 and still no af, so I was convinced! However it ended up being my body adjusting to the change in hormones. Unfortunately for me, both my ttc buddies got pregnant their very first month of trying. Now I was devastated and felt alone.
So march I threw myself into it- bought opks to make sure I'd know how long my cycle would be, and made my hubby do it everyday for two weeks (not that he minded!). On cd25 out of nowhere, af appeared. I was so devastated because I'd done everything possible to make things work. The two days before af I was insanely tired, thought it was going to happen. At this point I was crying all the time. Trying to stay positive while it looked liked everyone else was pregnant.
This month I started feeling like I had a yeast infection. I was not happy as we were taking a trip to Hawaii which is a 15 hour plane ride. My husband bought me some canesta and i read that pregnant women shouldn't use it. So I thought ok, I'll take this test and it.l be negative so I can use this med. At five am I took the test in complete dark, turning the light on quickly just to check for the negative. To my complete shock there was a positive! I thought I messed up and did another brand and also got a positive. I started sobbing and my hubby thought I'd somehow hurt myself!
Anyway, the point is that no matter how stressed and sad and anxious this process was, it was worth it to see the bfp. I was an insane monster, my husband can attest to this. I know it was only four months but it felt like an eternity to me.

Baby dust to all! Don't give up!

Added: May 18, 2013

Posted by MsEbby
Even though it took longer than I expected, it came at perfect timing. I wanted to surprise my honey on his birthday by telling him that he was going to be a father. He turns 30 on the 19th so this came at perfect timing. The only method I used was charting my cycles using the Period Tracker app on my Android phone. I had to learn not to focus on having a baby during intercourse as well as rid myself of stress in my life. The only symptoms that I had leading up to pregnancy was a dream of seeing 2 pink lines on a pregnancy test about a month or two before actually conceiving. I didn't notice any pregnancy symptoms that stood out other than a late period and always sleeping/being tired. I had no clue I was pregnant and even gave up hope this cycle because I thought I felt PMS symptoms coming along a few days before my period. I remember writing a journal entry in my TTC journal on here mentioning that I for sure knew I wasn't pregnant because I had used the First Response 6 days sooner test and it said not pregnant when I tested a few days before my period. -After my period was 4 days late, I decided to pick up another First Response 6 days sooner test and just as I thought there wasn't a line, a minute later a faint line appeared, I took one 2 hours later and there it was...a faint positive again. I was 17 dpo when I took the test. I'm excited yet still in shock.

Added: May 16, 2013

Posted by lamargaretm
After 2 cycles of ttc, I am finally pregnant! I stopped taking my bcp in mid-March, March's cycle was completely thrown off and I had two periods that month! April was slightly disappointing, but I told DF that it may take three cycles to conceive. I was taking prenatals off and on and thanks to CDTP I was able to successfully calculate my ovulation date, track symptoms and chat with other moms-to-be!. Babycenter.com is also a MAJOR HELP with ttc journey. I was 15 DPO when I test and got the BFP, AF is 3 days late. Symptoms are:

Gas, bloating, sore nips, slight pressure/twinges, slight nausea (no vomiting, yet!) slightly fatigue.

Mostly I feel normal, high levels of energy, I plan to go walking everyday and do yoga/pilates. Eat healthy, disinfect everything around me to stay clean! Go to all my doc appointments, etc. Everyone says I will make a great mom. My due date is Jan 20th which is 9 days before my bday, so excited I will be having a lil Aquarius!!!

Good luck and LOTS of baby dust to all the soon-to-be-moms on their ttc journey. Feel free to write me and ask me any questions!!!

Added: May 15, 2013

Posted by Estella731
My husband and I have been together for 5 years, married for 2. We decided that we would start trying for a baby in early 2013. In the fall of 2012, I weened off all medications and started taking multivitamins. My first month off birth control was December. We weren't trying to conceive all that hard. I wasn't really charting the first few months, but I was using this site to keep track of when I got my period and recording symptoms when I remembered to. It was somewhat disappointing to see the negative tests in January, February, March, and April. We were starting to get concerned as there have been some fertility issues on both sides of my family. The end of April, I bought ovulation strips to better predict my most fertile days. My periods had ranged from 24-32 days in the past few months, so it was hard to guess when we should BD. As I saw the line progressively get darker, DH and I BD-ed almost every day for a week. We didn't after the day that I think I ovulated (I think we were both a bit worn out). I was feeling more optimistic this month, but not overly confident. Being impatient, I started to POAS at 8 days past O. Nothing. Tried again at Day 10. Nothing. Got in the shower and got dressed, then, feeling curious, I checked the stick. I saw a very faint line. Having been warned about evaporation lines, I figured I should try again tomorrow, but I was too excited. I took a stick to work with me and tried again later in the day. Once again, it looked like nothing at first, but a faint line showed up. By this point, I was experiencing a strange, metallic taste in my mouth and feeling sort of full in my abdomen (some cramps and aches in lower back area too). At the end of the day, I rushed out to the pharmacy and picked up a digital test. Once home, I took another internet dip test and the digital. The dip test showed a faint line, and the digital clearly read pregnant. To surprise my husband, I took a little white onesie and wrote a message that we have an addition to the family coming soon and laid the positive test on top. To catch him even more off guard, I pulled it out in the middle of dinner. He was surprised and happy!

Added: May 14, 2013

Posted by Brambles
We had decided to try for a baby in November. Our little boy was such a joy we knew we wanted to add to our family. we got pregnant quickly (2 months) with him so imagined it would be just as quick the second time. We were wrong!
We were very good with our health, adding all the right vitamins and foods and cutting out alcohol in an attempt to be as healthy as possible as we tried. Well, as soon as we started trying my cycle started going strange. It came late, early and was all over the place. I was sure something was wrong, maybe I was going into early menopause? (I'm 37) We saw my family doctor and had some blood tests to check my progesterone. That came back fine. So was my FSH and testosterone. By 6 months and still nothing we decided to see a fertility specialist. I was just aware of my age. She tested us both. His sperm was perfect, my eggs were too and I had lots of them. This made me relax I think, previously I'd been BD-ing thinking / worrying that maybe we were broken inside! We had been 'doing it' for a baby rather than enjoying each other and having fun. Well, I had sort of given up being good. I was drinking coffee and the odd glass of wine, we were both under the weather too, I was on antibiotics and developing a touch of the dreaded thrush from them. Still...we managed to conceive! Funny things happened that I took as 'signs' - wether you believe it or not, it's quite nice. I was with a group of women I'd never met before, one of the women had a son who was 18 months or so. He was really upset and instead of running to her, he ran to me and wrapped his arms round my neck and snuggled into me! I thought it was lovely but wondered what had made him come to me. I also saw a series of unusual beautiful birds the day before we found out. Symptoms - interestingly - Dry CM. Vivid dreams, bitter taste in mouth, tired and cramps. We were able to tell our mums on Mothers Day! What a great gift. We are thrilled. Looking forward to a happy and healthy 9 months ahead. Baby Dust to all xx

Added: May 12, 2013