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TTC baby #2. 1st cycle: DPO symptoms ending in BFP!

Hey everyone, new on here :)
I am 24 years old and already have a beautiful daughter who is 23 months old. She was not planned so this is all very new to me! This is my first official month of TTC baby #2.
I thought I would log in my symptoms I have been experiencing this cycle..
I have a 27/28 day cycle which is very regular, and an ovulation calculator predicted I would ovulate on the 8th/9th of feb 2018.
I had unprotected sex on the 2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th,7th,9th,10th and 11th. So pretty much covered my fertile window LOL. I also experienced quite painful ovulation pains on my right side on the 5th, 6th and 7th.
Since the 15th I have been noticing some symptoms which I do not usually notice...
7DPO: Increased thirst, dry mouth/lips, weird cramps in lower stomach, hot
flushes, frequent urination, fatigue. In the evening I had really bad pain in my stomach which felt like indigestion which I rarely get so thought this was quite strange. I had to lay down in bed and take a painkiller which is not like me either.
8DPO: ALL OF THE ABOVE
9DPO: ALL OF THE ABOVE plus sore throat mainly in the mornings
10DPO: ALL OF THE ABOVE and an increase of white discharge plus sore throat mainly in the mornings
11DPO: ALL OF THE ABOVE and a dull headache which lasted from the afternoon until I fell asleep. Also had really watery discharge which literally made me feel like I had wet myself lol?!
12DP0: ALL OF THE ABOVE, feeling quite nauseous today and keep needing to wee!
13DPO: woke in the night to pee, felt so thirsty, strange taste in my mouth this morning, dizziness and just feeling abit off! Too scared to test though!
14DPO: AF DUE TODAY: Increased urination, feel really tired, dizzy spells, twinges in lower stomach, my legs are really achy which is a new one for me! I feel strange, increased CM, keep thinking I have came on but have not. I also have sore underarms like near my breasts which I do not usually get as an AF symptom. Feeling quite nervous!
15DPO: No sign of AF, extreme fatigue, frequent urination. Took a PT in early evening: very clear BFP!
16DPO: Took another PT in early morning: even stronger BFP!

Now I am 18DP0: still feeling very sleepy, achy legs/lower back, generally achy all over, feeling slightly nauseous, change in appetite, hot flushes!
I am feeling nervous,excited,scared,worried basically every emotion you could think of! lol
The main symptoms that made me suspect I was PG BEFORE AF was due are: frequent urination, feeling much more tired than usual, hot flushes and the strange leg cramps! You also do just feel different when you are PG, like your subconsciously know already.
I feel so lucky and grateful that I was able to conceive my second child naturally and quickly as I have read many posts of women struggling to conceive. So I just want to wish everyone the best of luck and I hope my symptom tracking will help other women in some way!!
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE
Would love to hear your comments/insights.