Dear MommaKath,

Here is my success story. I have been ttc #1 for 17 months. I stopped the BCP 17 months ago and my periods also stopped. I went to the doctor every 3 months to take Provera to bring it on. My doctor had suggested I use Clomid to help me ovulate. I declined thinking that the next cycle will be it. In the mean time, I was charting and taking temps, but it is pretty discouraging and useless when you are not ovulating. Well, by July 2000, 14 months later, I decided to start Clomid. I was waiting too long and I still wasn't ovulating even though I was spotting (but still not my period).

The first cycle I took it (50mg), I was so excited and had such high hopes. I charted and ended up ovulating on Day 26. By that time, we gave up the cycle and did not BD as much so we missed the opportunity. The second cycle, we BD every day for two weeks straight, and I ovulated on the perfect day 14. However I still did not get pregnant and I was so depressed. I was crying and had never felt more sad. It never occurred to me that I would never ever have my own biological child and now, reality was hitting home.

At the end of our 2nd cycle, my DH had a SA done and the results were not that good. His motility and sperm count was lower than average. I cried so much that day. I felt like everything was against us. On my 3rd round of Clomid, I was debating whether or not to take Clomid because I was going to be traveling on a business trip on Days 14-18.

I wrote into this board for advice. My fear was that stopping Clomid would disrupt my cycle, starting the whole anovulatory pattern again. A woman wrote and suggested that I BD like crazy up until Day 14, and resume once I came home on Day 18. Well, guess what?? It worked and I am now 8 weeks pregnant. I took my temps and could tell that I ovulated on Day 19 or 20.
Also, this cycle I purchased EPO (took 3000mg each day until O),
and took one baby aspirin a day.
So I am not sure what happened.
It could be just luck, just fate, or EPO or Baby Aspirin. I would recommend people to take EPO and Baby Aspirin. Can't hurt, right?

I didn't really have symptoms. I had slightly sore breasts but I couldn't really tell because of that. I refused to test until 18DPO. My luteal phase is usually 13-14 days. My temps remained high. I did not want to dash my hopes by taking a pg test prematurely. At 18DPO, I bought two tests. I tested after work and there was a quick but faint line. I think I drank too much liquids prior to the test. Then the line disappeared after several hours and I thought, OMG, what if that was an evaporation line? I took the test first thing the next morning, and sure enough, there was a line immediately and this time, it was darker.
I gift-wrapped my first test to surprise my husband when he came home and he was stunned and so happy. We have been trying so long that we thought we would always have to keep trying and to just achieve the results is so unbelievable. I went to my obgyn to confirm on 20DPO, which was also my 30th birthday. I chose that day hoping it will bring extra luck and that it was indeed true, that we are indeed pregnant.
My doc did an ultrasound and saw a tiny dot that was the embryo. I went back two weeks later, and we saw the heart beating. I am so happy, and so happy that I achieved it by my 30th birthday, too.

I wish you all lots of luck!!!

-MaxineR, EDD 6-22-01

Posted By: Hannah & company...TRIPLETS!
Thursday, 9 November 2000, at 10:27 a.m.

OK, I had my first u/s yesterday..does anyone want TRIPLET DUST???? *M*

Here's the story--sorry if's kind of long!

In March of 2000 we decided to start ttc. My period were very irregular-25-47 days apart at times. So in September my doctor decided to try us on 50 mg of Clomid.

Well that one dose did it. We found out we were expecting 2 days before our 2 year wedding anniversary (October 16) On our anniversary (the 16) we went to the emergency room at the request of our doctor because I was having severe cramps and sharp pains. We know now that it was from all the growing my uterus is doing! they took a beta test that came back very high...438 at 16 dpo. We have had so many people telling us since then that we are having at least twins. Well when we got to the doctors yesterday and she got the u/s all situated and turned on we immediatly saw two babies..they looked GREAT! then she moved around some more and three babies popped up on the screen. We couldn't believe it! they are all measuring at 7 1/2 weeks and all have great heart beats! I can't beleive they are all as big as they are! I'm so glad that they all look so healthy and seam to be kicking strong.

We have been re-assinged to a high risk pregnancy doctor and meet with him today and will hopefully get a lot more information about having triplets. Also I think we'll get to see them again!

Thank you all for answering so many of my questions and being so supportive!
You truly are a unique group of ladies.

with love,
Hannah & company!

Thank You

I just wanted to say thank you for everything! I
have learned so much off this web site,
from the temperature taking to the vitamins.
I have been trying to conceive for about 9 months
and my husband I were about to give up
and just when we said we were done,
well you guess it I had concieved and I
have my first doctors appointment on Friday!

In case anyone one is> interested
I was taking evening primrose and prenatal
for about 2 months before I concieved,
and also I prayed alot and
between that all it worked!

I am the happiest women alive right know
and I owe alot to this web site,
and God, thanks again!!!!!!!!!!
God Bless to everyone!

Jennifer

Momma Kath
It has finally happened.
I am a new face to you but you
and your stories are not new to me.
I have been going through all the same fears
each one of you has gone through and
reading your stories has helped me make it to this point.
I hope my story helps someone out there.
I stopped the pill one year this month.
My husband and I always said the timing
for a baby was not good given our jobs and
new marriage but if it happened, it happened.
We really tried to avoid the ovulation days
and were successful until March.
I had a positive test on DPO 13,
faint but serial blood tests showed a decreasing hCG-
I miscarried. With that m/c I learned about BBT and CM.
I found out I was O'ing earlier than I thought.
The fact I O'ed earlier and thinking I was careful
when really we hit it each month to get preg made
me wonder if something was wrong. We still did not
try and I began my research. My cycles were 26-31 days long.
I had brownish spotting each month 3-4 days before red flow
or day 21-26 DPO,and my lp were mostly 9-10 days in length.
I worried I had a short lp. I had my Progesterone checked early
in lp DPO 7- normal at 11 and late in lp DPO 11with spotting nl
at 4.8. I never had EWCM except once in June (big time!)
But that was it. In August we started actually trying.
I started Vitex, B6, PNV, baby aspirin in hopes to
improve but nothing changed.
Nothing happened. Each month I had sore bb,
creamy cm, bowel changes, sickness,
? implantation bleeds- every symptom I had,
but never pg. Each month wiping hoping to find no af.
She came. The 2 weeks before o were fast and tolerable.
The 2 wks after terribly slow and painfully frustrating.
Temperatures perfect -97.7 coverline, OPK positive.
Every postion tried. Not getting up right after BD,
getting up right after BD. BD everyday, BD every other day.
You name it we tried it. I had heard the stories-
as soon as you stop trying it will happen.
I was getting ready to go to a RE or OB
(who is my family practioner in whom I trust-
who is great with fertility questions and work ups,
but a better doctor- she thinks of me as a whole human being
not just the area of the uterus and ovary.)
The torture of waiting wishing and hoping was too much stress.
The cycle before this one God somehow spoke to my heart.
I reached way down inside and prayed.
I decided to trust in God's path for me and let go
knowing only He has control.
You won't believe this.
I threw away all but the prenatal vitamins.
I stopped taking temperatures. I kept my eye on CM,
but I didn't work at it or check cp.
I quit using Lifecycle.
I had temped enough to know what time a month was
right but I didn't count days. We didn't BD-
we made love and had fun. God will prevail.
This cycle at the beginning I had a migraine headache
like I used to get on the pill.
I had a cold sore on my lip like when on the pill.
Somehow I thought this month my estrogen is high enough.
I was right although never had good ewcm.
Since I didn't keep track of DPO#,
around DPO 8 a woman who I know,
not well- she didn't know I was ttc,
told me I was not my perky self.
I told her I felt exhausted but didn't know why.
She said I'll bet you're pg.
I told her, prob not- she said,
I would bet a million you are. I didn't test.
I prayed. The next day I had chinese food
and my fortune cookie said,
soon you will get a pleasent surprise. That was it.
I tested with Aimstick
and after so many negatives ( I have used SOOO many),
I checked it at 20 minutes and there was a line.
I freaked. Test 2- pos.
I went to a lab (called dr) BHcg 18 progest 20.
I cried so much. I bought a pair of baby shoes from Walmart
and wrapped them up with card saying due date 7/21/00,
congrats daddy- gave it to dh. He cried too.
4 days later at (probably) dpo 12 I had brown d/c and freaked.
Lab- Hcg increased to 277 progest 29.9.
No blood today a very little brown d/c,
but cp high and tightly closed-
but I am so cautious. I am even afraid to post
this because I might jinx us. BB sore off and
on but very little (like every cycle before)
and some creamy cm since dpo 8.
No real symptoms just pure joy and love for God above.
No triphasic temps either but I only checked 2 or 3 days
out of curiosity, I am not checking temps- too scary.
So you see- science can be magic
but only God can know your true heart.
To relax was the hardest thing I ever did.
I really had to let go and let God to make it through this.
I always hated that saying, but I guess I hated it because it is true.
Good luck and lots of baby dust and God's blessings to all of you.

Heidi,TTC 1 year, Clomid 150, IUI, 30 years old First I want to extend my best wishes and prayers
to everyone out there whose struggling with TTC.
As happy as I am right now, I can say
that this past year has been the worst year of my life.
I hope that all of your journeys
(or nightmares as I called it)
are coming to a successful end shortly.

DH and I conceived while taking a break
from infertility treatments!!
We had just finished our fifth round of clomid (150)
and were set to begin injections of Gonal F on 11/15.
We only took a break because we had vacation plans
which prevented us from continuing treatment.

We went away for 2 weeks, and although I was looking
forward to this trip, I was upset about "wasting time"
(i.e., not continuing treatments).
I had even asked my doc if I could take clomid
while I was away and miss the monitoring.
The answer was no.
Since we HAD to take a break,
we decided to make this a real break from infertility and TTC--
no ovulation testing, no green tea, no acupuncture, or anything.
We even went back to using KY jelly--which we had been told not to use.

When I got home, I asked my doc if I could start Provera
so that I would be ready to begin the injections.
He ordered a bloodtest (11/6) which indicated that
I had ovulated, and was not pregnant.
I was really impressed that I had ovulated on my own.
They told me that I should get my period within 2 weeks.
One week later, it still hadn't arrived, and our
injection class was days away---
so I decided to take a pregnancy test.

My DH was on the phone.
I decided to make myself take a test--
before I talked myself out of it.
If I think about taking a test too long--I
end up not taking it---it is too punishing
to get a negative result over and over again.
I didn't think I was pregnant--
at least no more than usual--
nothing was unique about how I was feeling.
I did not and still do not have any symptoms--
besides a periodic yellow discharge.
My thinking was, I'll just take it and erase any question
before we go to the injection class.
I first took a Fact Plus test.
I saw a faint blue line (indicating a positive result).
It was very faint, and I didn't quit believe it so
I took an EPT one and it was clearly positive!
I ran downstairs to tell my DH--who was still on the phone.
I couldn't wait so I motioned to him by first pointing to myself
and then turning to the side and making a big belly with my hands.
He grabbed his chest and his eyes popped out!

I took another EPT test the following morning--
I've become a skeptic this year--it too was positive.
The joy I feel is just as great as the pain I have felt
over the past year. I realize there is always the
risks of miscarriage, but I have decided that I have
spent the whole year depressed and anxious----
I'm not going to focus on what can go wrong
and take away the happiness that I now feel.
God Bless!

Since I don't have a cycle to speak of---
I don't know how long this cycle was
or when I ovulated.
I was beginning to look into other options
for having a child. I never thought this
day would come--not like this.

Heidi

Success After Infertility
Posted By: Jane L.
Tuesday, 14 November 2000, at 4:34 p.m.

momma kath, it`s just jane here.
i was a regular over the summer.
well we gave up back in june. did not
wan`t to push nature by doing all the drugs and testing.
i threw out all my books, b.b.t. charts etc...
d.h. quit his job to get his captain`s license.
we were going to travel and spoil our only child.
well needless to say i am 2 1/2 months pg.
complete with 24-7 hour morning sickness.
I can not tell you how happy i am to
feel nauseated 24-7.

i have no idea when we could have possibly
conceived or how. he has been in school.
it is a miracle!!!!!
we tried for 9+ years and nothing.
we completely stop all together
and 5 months later i am pregnant!!!!
baby is a june bug!!!!!!
love,
jane L. in florida

According to the software I had been using while charting,
our timing was a lilltle off-2 days before o and 1 day after o.
I was preparing myself for the next cycle, checking out OPK's and such.
The day AF should have arrived, my temp skyrocketed!
That night, after no AF, I tested with Fact Plus Select
and a faint line appeared!
It wasn't good enough for my dh so we went
back out and bought EPT.
A more distinct line appeared in the window
and we started to call our families!
As soon as I tested, morning sickness ensued
and all the other early symptoms of pregnancy!
My edd is 7/20/01.
My first appointment is 12/05/00 with a sonogram ordered!
Here is lots of baby dust and+++++++++++++
thoughts to those of you ttc!

SusanH

I went back to Canada (Ontario) for a university reunion
and everyone was married and had at least 2 kids.
I kept being asked when I was going to start a family
and it was very frustrating because we have been trying since
June. After being on the pill for 17 years, I had to start all over
again with Health 101 and learn what ovulation is, etc. I didn't get
my menstrual cycle for 3 months so I went to an OBGYN who did tests and
said I was fine. The 4th month, I received my menstrual cycle but I
was finding it harder and harder to detect my LH surge.
While in Ontario, I met up with an old highschool girlfriend
and she said to just "do it every other day"
and you're bound to conceive.

The day that I was supposed to have my menstrual cycle,
it didn't arrive, nor did it on the second day.
I took a pregnancy test, nothing.
Yet, I wasn't feeling quite right.
The next week I decided to take a couple more pregnancy tests
and voila! they showed up positive!
So, the expected date is July 12th.

The moral of the story, your husband will happily oblige
to extra curricular activities!

Nancy

Well here is our story.

my husband is 47 and im 30.
my name is julie we have been ttc for 9 months.
we tried the first 6 months on our own and then agreed
that we needed to go back to doing clomid and iui,
2 yrs ago we did 4 cycles and finally after over a
year of trying we conceived our beautiful little boy
on our 4th cycle. i knew it happened right away that day.
my husband has a short sperm life and we think that is our
main cause for our infertlilty.
anyway, for the past 2 months we have been doing
clomid/iui and nothing.
it was recommended to me that
i take off this month because of my thyroid being
elevated. i dint agree with my re but of course i listened.
i decided to make the most out of this month
and try to do different herbs. the herbs i did
were vitex 1000 mg, alfalfa 1300 mg(2 caps), Epo 1000 mg, b6 100 mg
and NIACIN THE NO FLUSH FORMULA 2 CAPS ADAY
i really believe that is what helped get me to where i am now.
i also drank green tea every evening.
when it came to ovulation time my husband i agreed
that since we dont have a clue how long his sperm live
we should bd every 12 hrs for 4 days so we did.
it could have gotten exhausting but each time
i lit candles and put his fav lingere on
and it did the trick. lol.
i said to him if this doesnt work
then there is really something wrong.

so of course the next 10 days were difficult to wait.
at 9dpo i had some spotting but attributing it to the
dr i had just seen an hr earlier who had done a pelvic exam,
i thought it was kind of strange since i never spot but
took it in stride. that evening i had the most vivid dream
that i was pregnant, i took 3 hpt's in the dream and
they all came out positive++++.
so when i woke up at 4 am i took my temperature
it was a whopping 98.9 and decided to do the
new early 1st response hpt and sure enough there was a
faint line. i knew intellectually what this meant but
my dh wasnt convinced, not yet at least.
so i decded to take 3 different ones during the day which
were EPT,ANSWER, AND ANOTHER 1ST RESPONSE
and all were faint but positive.
at this point im getting excited, my dh still not convinced
i asked him what would help him to believe i may be pregnant
and he said like most men do A blood test!!!
so i called my dr's office requested a blood test,
they called one in for me and i decided to wait till
the next day being that i was only 10 dpo.
so on 11 dpo i went and got my bld test and
2 hrs later i called for the results and the lady
gave me the # 39 and said congratulations!!!
Now my husband believes it.!!!!!

I think for us its that we never thought
we would be able to conceive on our own
but we did and it truly is a miracle
and such a blessing and we are so grateful
and hope our story will inspire someone out there.
of course im still early but im praying every day
for this to be a healthy pregnancy.
i coulnt have done this with out the wonderful women
on the ttc boards they gave me hope
when i thought there was none,
encouragment when i was down and
best of all their LOVE.
Thank u for everything.
julie

Posted By: LynnP, (35) ttc#1, cy 19, in dpo land
Monday, 20 November 2000, at 11:00 a.m.

I can't believe I am writing this -
but HPT was +++++ve !!!
The line came up immediately.
I truly truly can not believe it but I am pg.
It has come at the most unlikely month,
other than the fact DH and I were in the same city for the entire cycle
(thus making BD timing much easier).
At the beginning of this cycle we were
diagnosed with a very severe MF.
Doc said IUI was our only option,
and if we'd been slightly worse,
she would have said go straight to IVF.
I wasn't happy with these results,
and have been trying to forget them for the most part.
This month, I drank 1-2 cups a day of coffee,
I had a beer or a glass of wine nearly every day,
(and 3 days before a +hpt I'd had several glasses of wine),
I didn't eat very healthy, and I was not consistent
with my vitamins & EPO this cycle. Why would it be
+ve this month? I have no idea.
I have been so careful for all the past cycles -
and this cycle I just felt we didn't have a chance,
so I wasn't going to worry about it.
Its not advice I would pass on,
because I now I'm worried about it!!
I have absolutely no symptoms to speak of.
Several days before AF was due,
I got some slight cramping,
which is pretty much gone now and my normal
pre AF backache..
Boobs are sore as they are each month.
Nothing else.
Nothing at all.
One of the most unexpected reactions,
was after the initial shock wore off from the +ve HPT,
I started to cry.
I felt scared and overwhelmed.
I started to worry what these changes would do
to DH and my relationship.
This never worried me before, but on Sunday,
the thoughts wouldn't leave me.
Here, after 22 months of ttc
(except for 3 that we were on break this summer/fall)
I am finally pg. It is early days yet,
and I know things can still happen.
I have an appt with the doc on Wed.
Guess I will know more then.
Sorry for such a long post.
But, I needed to tell someone
because so far only DH knows.
Agghhh !!!
LynnP

I am still in shock. I feel like I've won the largest jackpot in the world. DH and I have been ttc#1 for about 2 years. It's unexplained infertility. I had very irregular cycles so my RE put me on clomid 1 year ago. That didn't work so we tried IUI. First IUI with just clomid was unsuccessful.

The second IUI with injectibles,
clomid and hcg shot.
My u/s showed 4 good seized folicles.
On cd17 had IUI.
Yesterday, 18dpiui I had a positive beta of 1361.
Does anyone know if this is too high?
I was spotting from 12dpiui until today.
It finally stopped so I can relax a little.

What I did differently was put all my faith in God.
I prayed everyday and thanked him.
I know God's timing is perfect and I waited for his timing.
Have faith and it will happen to you.

Bless everyone on this board
and may you all have this beautiful blessing very soon.

Baby dust to all.
Jonni

Posted By: lizzy
Monday, 27 November 2000, at 9:29 a.m.
Re: details - ling
Good Morning

I have had a really busy weekend with out of town company. First of all I want to Thank all of you for all your support and good wishes. This has been a really tought month. My sister in law just announced she is 8 weeks and I was really jealous. I went to see an Re ( he really didn't do anything for me except my husbands sa). I had my appointment in the middle of my cycle. Next month we were going to have an hsg and iui. We have been trying for almost a year. Went off bcp in December 99. Started temping in August. I determined I had an lp defect and according to my research I needed clomid.

My cycles were also mostly very short. 20-22 days. So I called my ob and told him I wanted clomid. He said OK. Took it for 3 months. My temps this month were absolutely crazy. FF had to manually override ovulation. I took humibid( pill form of robitussin) - my doc prescribed for allergies. I took b6 1,000 mg of epo(for the first time)my cm is really bad. epo kind of helped. I also took baby asprin. The other thing i think did it was i switched from K-Y JELLY TO astroglide
my re sugested that
we bd days before o and the day of o
i sat in bed for minutes with my legs up on the head board
i dont check cp> could not really get it straight
thats about all
i pray this baby is healthy
my son is three and loves babys
his favorite song comes from the tape free to be you and me _
its called brothers and sisters> well i will keep yall posted
i am going for my blood work today if time or tomorrow
i am really nervous because it seems a lot of people have miscarriages on clomid
later and
++++++++++++++++++
to each and every one of you
lizzy

We are pregnant after ttc for 11months.
Nov of last year I was 5 months pg,
with our 2nd baby when we found out
we were going to lose our baby.
It was so devastating.
We have one boy who is 2 1/2 now.
We started ttc immediately.
After ttc for 6mos. we went to my OB
& my DH did a SA which was good.
My doc put me on 50mg of Clomid for 2 months
while I continued the OPK,
BD everyday around O
(which normally is cy16),
did not drink alcohol,
took my prenatal faithfully,
elevated my hips for 30 min, you name it I did it.
Nothing happened. Went back to my doc and
she put me on 100mg of clomid and said I have
a 60% chance of conceiving. I thought
"This is it, I am finally going to get pg,
the odds are on my side". I did that for
another 2 months.
NOTHING.
My doc referred me to a RE.
I made a appt but the soonest they had
was a month later. I said that is no problem,
I am going to take that month off and BD when
I wanted to,have a drink or two if I wanted,
no more OPK for that month and then start
again after my appt.
So I did we ended up BD about every other
night b/c we wanted to, I did continue
to take Alfalfa (for the 2nd month),
I didn't take my prenatals regularly,
I did get a little tipsy when I drank
I just had fun and relaxed that month.
I did give in and test with the OPK
on the day that I got a + every month (cy16) up until then.
I got a -. I was so upset I didn't know
what was going on so I tested w/ OPK again
about 2 days later another -.
I was upset but then I wasn't,I thought
this month was a bust. When I missed
my period I convinced myself that even
though I wasn't on Clomid it just messed up my cycle.
I believe I O on cy18 but not for sure.
Every other month I could have told you
exactly when I O b/c I had very,
I mean very bad O pain except for this month
I had none which also confused me I thought I
didn't even O at all. I do have to say God is in control.
After 15dpo (I believe) I got a + or I should say
3 + hpt immediately. I had my DH look at it
b/c I didn't want to be disappointed when I saw another -
then he showed me the stick. We drove down to the doc
office and had a beta which the #'s was 460.
I cried and cried. I think the Alfalfa helped and I also
think,most definitely the mental break of ttc.
I concentrated more on my 1st RE appt rather
than if I was pg or not. I now have my 1st u/s at 8 wks
to make sure everything good. This was the best surprise
I have had in a long time.
Oh, I forgot to mention that we bd on cy14, cy16, and cy19.
Like I said I believe I O on cy18 when we didn't even BD.
I also didn't elevate my hips.
So for everyone, as soon as you think a certain month is a
bust, that month very well be the best month.

Good Luck.
-Gail

We succeed on round 2 of Clomid.
I o'd my 1st cy on day 10 and
my 2nd cy on day 15. We dtd on Weds.
and I o'd on Fri.

Taking alfalfa really helped me tremendously.
EPO did nothing for me but boy that alfalfa did.
My symptoms were, burping a lot, and cold hands and feet.
Also I had some dizziness from time to time.
At one point I just knew af was coming b/c
I was so crabby and my back was hurting a little.
Also since we didn't get to bd close to O
I really thought that cy was a bust.
In fact I didn't even plan on testing but I found a
test I didn't know I had(came in a package of opk's)
so I took it in the middle of the day.
Boy was I surprised and btw that was at 20dpo
(the cy b4 that I had a 19 day lp due to functional cyst).

Good luck to everyone.
Amanda

We are pregnant after ttc for 11months.
Nov of last year I was 5 months pg,
with our 2nd baby when we found out
we were going to lose our baby.
It was so devastating.
We have one boy who is 2 1/2 now.
We started ttc immediately.
After ttc for 6mos. we went to my OB & my DH did a SA which was good. My doc put me on 50mg of Clomid for 2 months while I continued the OPK, BD everyday around O (which normally is cy16), did not drink alcohol, took my prenatal faithfully, elevated my hips for 30 min, you name it I did it. Nothing happened. Went back to my doc and she put me on 100mg of clomid and said I have a 60% chance of conceiving. I thought "This is it, I am finally going to get pg, the odds are on my side". I did that for another 2 months. NOTHING. My doc referred me to a RE. I made a appt but the soonest they had was a month later. I said that is no problem, I am going to take that month off and BD when I wanted to,have a drink or two if I wanted, no more OPK for that month and then start again after my appt. So I did we ended up BD about every other night b/c we wanted to, I did continue to take Alfalfa (for the 2nd month), I didn't take my prenatals regularly, I did get a little tipsy when I drank I just had fun and relaxed that month. I did give in and test with the OPK on the day that I got a + every month (cy16) up until then. I got a -. I was so upset I didn't know what was going on so I tested w/ OPK again about 2 days later another -. I was upset but then I wasn't,I thought this month was a bust. When I missed my period I convinced myself that eventhough I wasn't on Clomid it just messed up my cycle. I believe I O on cy18 but not for sure. Everyother month I could have told you exactly when I O b/c I had very, I mean very bad O pain except for this month I had none which also confused me I thought I didn't even O at all. I do have to say God is in control. After 15dpo (I believe) I got a + or I should say 3 + hpt immediately. I had my DH look at it b/c I didn't want to be disappointed when I saw another - then he showed me the stick. We drove down to the doc office and had a beta which the #'s was 460. I cried and cried. I think the Alfalfa helped and I also think,most definitely the mental break of ttc. I concentrated more on my 1st RE appt rather than if I was pg or not. I now have my 1st u/s at 8 wks to make sure everything good. This was the best suprise I have had in a long time. Oh, I forgot to mention that we bd on cy14, cy16, and cy19. Like I said I believe I O on cy18 when we didn't even BD. I also didn't elevate my hips.
So for everyone, as soon as you think a certain month is a bust, that month very well be the best month.

Good Luck.
-Gail

Momma Kath,
Thank you for the prompt delivery and great product
of Aimstick HPT's.
Tested the day they came, in the evening; positive.
Tested again the next morning; positive.
I am on day 28, 11 DPO.
No symptoms yet.
Just swollen chest, maybe from Clomid.
No symptoms with last 2 mc's.
Hoping for a good OB appt.

Thanks for all you do. It is truly a ministry!

Marcia

Looks like I'm pg.!!!!!!!
I want you to know I owe a large part of it to your site!
If it hadn't been for you site i would have never bought
TCOYF - click to order!
I haven't O'ed in 6 months.
This was my 2nd round of clomid and I thought
I still hadn't o'ed. I had totally written the month off.
BUT I did have EWCM on the day it turns out I o'ed and we dtd.
dtd = doing the dance
That was the only day I had it and because I was so discouraged
about not o'ing yet again, we didn't have many bd'ing nights.
I didn't realize until almost 4 days after I o'ed that I had.
(I had a stair step rise that wasn't real clear at first)
Because of this site and that book, I actually DTD on the
right day AND WE DID IT!!!!!
It's truly a miracle that after 9 months
of trying and 6 of those being anovulatory
that I am actually pg.
and you were a part of that miracle!!!!
LOVE
Crista

Hi MommaKath-
I can hardly believe it myself.. but i am pregnant!
We've been trying for about 9 months
and i was starting to give up..
we even decided that we would start
adoption proceedings in August if I werent pg by then..
INSTEAD WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY IN AUGUST!
I took a hpt on 14dpo and it was very faint.
I asked my dh if he saw a line and looked and looked
and finally said he thought so.
I called my midwife immediately and
asked if i could come in and take a test
(i was home from work for the day cause
we had a blizzard the night before!) -
she told me to come on in!
I did one there and it was also faint,
but she said "A dot is a dot.. you are pg!"
I waited til i got home to tell dh and he still
didnt believe it! We are going to tell our families on
Christmas!!!!!!!!
It's the best Christmas gift ever!!!!!!!
I didnt really do anything different this cycle.. i just relaxed!
I think that was the key!
Thanks for such a wonderful site with so much Info!
Mollie & Jr!