General::Trying to conceive

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Planning a family can be an enjoyable, exciting and often frustrating occasion. For some couples, conception occurs quickly and effortlessly. For many others, it takes longer to become pregnant. No matter what your situation is, there are many other couples that are experiencing the same thing. In this section, you are encouraged to talk about anything related to becoming pregnant. Share your stories, your successes, your hopes and dreams with other women who are trying to conceive as well.

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terriann20 - 1 hours ago.
Mom from Canada yes u can, congrats Tara h & h 9 months xxx

momfromcanada - 3 hours ago.
That is such awesome news Tara!!! :) Congrats. I'm really happy for you :) Quick question, can u O without EWCM?

CaniacMom - 5 hours ago.
So I didn't end up burning through a sick day. I got up in the middle of the night to do another OPK test and it was negative. BD'd last night and had another negative OPK. Don't think I've had my surge yet after all. MomfromCanada, sorry you had a down day. Hopefully you did ovulate CD19 and you caught the egg. If you have a normal luteal phase, it would put your cycle at a little over 30 days, which isn't really THAT long compared to some women. Braylon, sounds promising that you might have implantation spotting. Keep us posted! Just found out yesterday that a colleague is expecting after going through a similar struggle as me. She was waiting to get into the fertility clinic and stopped charting for the month and it happened. She said she had taken off all of her night shifts that month. I really think that shift work is one of the contributing factors for my struggle. Unfortunately I can't get away from it, so hopefully it is an obstacle that I can overcome. I do have some vacation time in June and July, maybe that will make a difference.

lil.pigz - 7 hours ago.
loraclacey -FX it is baby-making in the process♥...taralynnnn-Awesome!! Hate to see you go but glad it is on a happy note:) Best wishes and hope we all join you soon:)

taralynnnn - 8 hours ago.
Well, I was a huge ball of nerves today when I woke up. Today is the day...AF is expected to arrive. I told myself I was going to save my last FRER for tomorrow but my nerves have been through the roof and the dollar store ones are just not AS convincing. So I took my last FRER this morning, And it was still a two liner, so today marks my 4 week and I wanted to come in and tell all of you I will be praying for you all every day. Thank you everyone for listening and just being there. I will miss everyone!! <3 sweet sparkly baby dust and super dooper sticky vibes to ALL of you!!

loraclacey - 13 hours ago.
Well... I've been LIGHTLY spotting. When I say lightly, I mean there's only enough there to tint the TP slightly pink. I did have a couple times where there were little stringy red blood spots, but that's as heavy as it has gotten. This has been going on for a few days now. I'm hoping either AF is trying to come on her own or something really exciting baby-wise is happening.

terriann20 - 15 hours ago.
Braylons mommy yes it would be ok xx

momfromcanada - 16 hours ago.
I'm guessing that if I Oed this month it was yesterday/today. That makes it CD 19. I'll either have a long cycle again this month or I'm WAY off. Having a downer night :(

braylons mommy - 18 hours ago.
I am 8DPO and I really hate the 2WW! I had a bit of pink this afternoon when I wiped and I hope that this is just implantation bleeding and not AF coming soon. I usually have a 12 day luteal phase. I don't usually have this spotting until at least 2 days before AF comes. If this was IB do you think that the it would hold if I have a 12 day luteal phase?

lil.pigz - 20 hours ago.
Ok, 12-36 hours after the first positive OPK is what the general answer seems to be on when O occurs, according to the wonderful world of internet anyway:) I definitely have a short surge and fall in the 12 hr range though.

lil.pigz - 20 hours ago.
alohamom3 -YAY! So happy your honey made it home and your body seems to be cooperating:) Maybe it was meant to be this month after all♥...keegansmommy - Welcome back and GL:)...CaniacMom - Ive mad my husband change plans before over O,lol. I was cutting it close this weekend with him going out of town but I think I O'd this morning so we hopefully got it right....kzorn -Hmm, that is odd, but if your tests are getting darker that is a good sign. Nothing compares to bloodwork for answers, but bleeding in early pg isnt all tthat uncommon. or necessarily a bad sign. FX all is well♥...seeg - I had cramping with every one of my pg's, to where I swore AF was about to show. Just the little bean digging in nice and cozy for the next 9 months:)

lil.pigz - 20 hours ago.
So do we O 12/24hrs after FIRST positive OPK or last? Having a serious brain fart right now trying to remember,lol. Hoping it occurred this morning by the feel of the major cramping and misery for about 2 hrs that I usually get.

alohamom3 - 22 hours ago.
Hi Ladies well my estrogen just spiked (late but I'm happy to see it) this morning (also my Temp was higher too but thought that was because honey holds my all night) so I might not be out this month. Honey came home late last night God I really missed him and he missed me. We bd and had fun not thinking we would be able to try. Tmi but he made sure we did it right for baby. LOL wouldn't let me get up to get a drink and timed how long I should lay there HEHE fell asleep waiting. Love that man. So now waiting to see if I get my LH surge and ovulate when he is home.

britphlps - 23 hours ago.
18 dpo 4 days late as nd test was negative two days ago so hAve no clue what's going on and temps higher then yesterday

terriann20 - 1 days ago.
Interesting take a look n have a read ladies ... http://www.early-pregnancy-tests.com/getpregnant.html

keegansmommy - 1 days ago.
Hey ladies - I've used this site for both of my previous pregnancies. I have two boys - Keegan who is 4 and Karson who will be 10 months tomorrow. Hubs and I have just begun TTC our 3rd and final. I don't even know when my LMP was because I didn't bother to keep track =/ We BDd I believe 3 or 4 days ago (see, there I go again, not keeping track or remembering) and I'm not certain but I believe I am currently ovulating or just did in the last day or so. Yesterday and today I feel crampy and also extremely turned on. My hormones are raging for one reason or another. I honestly don't know how soon your body can start changing after fertilization, but I can only hope that I got lucky on the first try. I don't even know when to test as I really don't recall when AF started last. I do believe it was about 2 weeks ago, so if I can hold out, I'd like to test on June 1st which is my birthday. Would be awesome to have a nice BDAY BFP. Anywho, I look forward to going on this journey with everyone for what will hopefully be my last run. Lots of luck and sticky baby dust to all =)

TaraLynnnn - 1 days ago.
Ewan - it really depends on the person. I got a pretty strong BFP two days ago with FRER but a lot of people don't get even a standard positive until the day before or day of AF. I would say that 12dpo is a good place to start tho! GL!!

ewanfreak31 - 1 days ago.
Hello, I was just wondering how early I could take a HPT to find out BFP or bfn.... I'm on Cd22 I think ovulation was Cd 15 Hoping for baby #3 and hoping for a girl. I have 2 boys.

kitty79 - 1 days ago.
Cd15 here. I stopped the Vitex but we are still gonna do the Metformin, fertility tea, prenatal a and pre-seed. I'm also using opk but they seem not to work for me but I figure use them if you got them. And I'm charting BBT. No big spike yet. I must say the pressed is helping bd... When TTC I seem to have a dryness issue so it's helping with that. Congrats to all BFPs and sticky baby dust to all! I am so glad I can post on here again... Unless you yourself are TTC or TTC with fertility issues you just don't get it. Everyone keeps saying that I should just be happy with my son. They don't get that I am and that he is my world and that I want this for him too... To have a sibling. Just because you have one child doesn't mean you shouldn't long for another. They say some insensitive things too, although most of the time I am sure they don't realize it. My husband tries to understand but even he can't get it all. He has his own version of stress over it but I am the one with the fertility issues, his tests all come back great. He just doesn't understand the emotions I have right now. It's funny but I think my son does. When I test and get a bfn I come out of bathroom and my son sees me and runs to me and gives me a big kiss and hug and pats my back like he wants to say it will all be ok. He is very caring for 17 months!

alliegirl - 2 days ago.
cd 19 here. no idea if i've ovulated yet. I usually ovulate on my own aorund cd 16 17 but have been known to o as early as cd 14 and as late as cd24. we bd cd 12 16 17 19 hoping I catch it this month though I know its a lower chance with not as much bd, but we'll see. going to universal this weekend so won't be able to bd again unless wedo before i leave again today til sunday night, but just relaxing about ti all, my service dog had to retire and ds has been sick, so just relaxing about ttc, hpoefully it'll happen, if not there is always june! congrats to bfps and praying for all still waiting.

CaniacMom - 2 days ago.
Kzorn, waiting is so hard to do. Keeping you in my thoughts and I hope you get good news. DH at work and DS dropped off at my in-law's house as I work in the morning. Did some cooking and cleaned the kitchen, now I'm dying to sit down and enjoy a glass of wine. Instead, drinking a glass of water and eating an apple. Trying to do everything to maximize my chances, which means I'm eating healthier, cutting back to one coffee a day, and cutting out alcohol except for special occasions. I know it seems drastic, but I figure now that I've turned to fertility drugs, I need to do everything I can to make them work. Plus I'm only a short time away from stepping it up to IVF, which will cost us upwards of $10,000 for the first try. I figure it's worth the sacrifice to hopefully avoid having to go down that road. CD13 today, which is only 4 days since my last clomid pill. Ovulation is supposed to be 5-10 days after it. Figured I would start testing today just to be safe. Took a test then wandered away to do some housework with the intention of checking back 10 minutes later. Well, fast forward two hours instead, so the test has dried up and isn't as easy to interpret. The lines look about equal, so I may be getting my LH surge earlier than I expected. I would be ok with it, except like I said, hubby is working tonight and I work tomorrow morning, so our earliest opportunity would be tomorrow to BD. I'm seriously considering calling in sick to BD in the morning.

kzorn - 2 days ago.
I am so stressed out ladies... I had started bleeding a couple days ago so figured my faint positives were a fluke but I took more hpts today and they were all positive with darker lines than before... I called my drs office and they are sending me for bloodwork tomorrow morning to check my levels... so I just have to wait and see what's going on...

seeg - 2 days ago.
hey guys I just took a digital and it says pregnant. been having crazy bad cramps for the past few days but no bleeding. Going to try and go for bloodwork tomorrow. My pregnancy tests are darker then the other day so I am hopeful and I am exhausted and nauseous. With my daughter I had a lot of cramps too.

alohamom3 - 2 days ago.
lil.pigz no my Dr isn't an OBGYN she is an Family with OB and she doesn't do infertility. I now have to wait til DH is home tonight and he will go into his work office and see if he can get me on his INC. mine sucks. CD16 for me and I should have had my Estrogen peak already and today I should have had my LH surge but I have had my LH surge on CD18 and not sure on the estrogen surge because I was using a different test then. But this will be the First ever that I miss my LH surge. I'm thinking that the miscarry changed things. I have been doing research on taking DHEA and I will buy that and start on it on a low dose until I can get into see a Fertility Dr.

terriann20 - 2 days ago.
Can't believe I e been trying for bby no.3 for 13 months now taking such a long time especially as I'm not use to it both my girls were really quick my oldest was tried for and caught straight away n my youngest was a happy accident (oral pill + alcohol= birth control doesn't work lol) would be so much easier and less heartbreaking if all us ladies didn't have to try to have a baby and just got BFP straight away (wishful thinking) anyway all our times will come hopefully sooner rather than later xxxxxxx