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Momma Kath

We BD'd on 7/28 the day my Father died in '85, O should have been 7/30? and DH's grandpa passed on 8/4, implantation. The due date, 4/24/02 is my Dad's birthday. Too weird!!! I think they collaborated!!

No vitamins, no meds, nothing! Had stopped all that in June! Just beer, smokes, advil, anything that was bad, lol. No timing, no lying there 20 minutes after BD. My cycles are 21-25 days, so Wed was CD30, so for the heck of it, I tested with the last test I had from June, and the second line came up! Got DH off the couch, and showed him...holy **** was all I could say all day, lol!! Still is blowing my mind! Was excited for a sports car next year, but will take this over that anytime!!! Never expected this! Never thought I would be one of the miracle babies! too weird!!!

I was on the pill after my son, who is 17 now, and went off it in August of '98, and we started ttc in November. 9 IUI's, a clear LAP, a painful HSG, DH has low motility/count so had him on Proxeed for 6 months. I am happy we tried all the stuff we did, as it calmed me when we made the decision to stop trying in July. That even felt good to make that decision and be moving on with our lives. Was so tired of the ttc stuff. Not much else to say, except you will know when you are "done" with all of it, but I hope you all get the baby, too! Just go with what your heart tells you, and trust those feelings. I am happy to be here, but think I would have been fine also, to just of had my DH.

Rhoda
"If you don't keep walking you will never get where your going. Don't wait for someone to stop and carry you, you may weigh them down and you both could fall. When you think the walk is too steep, press on, for there is no mountain that can't be climbed. "

I wanted to share a success story - since I have been reading everyone else's and wishing it was me with one.

I am pregnant. I find it difficult to say - because I am still in shock - but I am. I am 33, and my DH is 33. We have been TTC for 6 months now. There was a strong chance that I could not conceive as several years ago I went off BCP - just to see what would happen since I had been on it for 10+ years - and my AF stopped completely. I was diagnosed with PCOS and was promptly put back on BCP. My doctor informed me that when I did TTC, I would have the best luck the first few months after going off BCP.

Here's our story. We got married in October of 1999, and in March of 2001, we decided it was time to TTC - so with great anticipation I went off BCP. My DH thought it would happen right away - but I knew better. As a matter of fact, we waited until March because he wanted me to get pregnant in April. Poor misguided fellow.

At any rate, at first we were estimating when we thought I would ovulate, but after a couple of months, decided to buy the OPK. Well - I couldn't read the stupid thing, and I saw the electronic one at the Drugs. I had not found this wonderful site, so I didn't know anything about charting temperatures, or CM, or not using KY or anything like that. I actually drank green tea at night - but only because I liked it. I had no idea it was supposed to be helpful. Finally my DH (who is a Saint) told me to buy the Electronic OPK. It was 200 dollars, but it would take the guess work out of when I would ovulate and it really took a lot of the stress away.

I started using the device, and sure enough, my high day and two peak days showed up. We BD'd on both peak days, but not the high day, and I lay with my knees in towards my chest for about 30 minutes both times. My first symptoms were a sore back - that I attributed to working out. I was also getting up in the middle of the night to pee - which I NEVER do. Finally, my boobs started to get sore - but I thought I might be imagining that. Then 7 DPO I went to the bathroom and saw thin strings of blood in my CM. I still refused to believe that I could be pregnant. My boobs were getting progressively more sore, and I was getting irritable - not to mention famished. I am not a big eater - so my DH started teasing me that I was pregnant. I finally broke down and took a test - which came back negative. No surprise - I tested 9 DPO. But the next morning I looked at it - and there was a thin line in the positive side. I decided that had to be because it sat for too long, so I bought a few more. I tested right when I got home from work, and got a faint, but definitely discernable, positive line. I couldn't believe it. I went outside to where my DH was floating in the swimming pool and informed him that my little test was positive. He did not seem shocked - because after all we WERE trying (whatever...) but he was thrilled. I took another test again the next morning, just to be sure (and because I wanted to see that line appear again) and the positive line was so faint it was almost not there. I was concerned, so I called my doctor and went in and they did a urine test. It came back absolutely positive - and the EDD is May 9. The whole time she was talking about me and "my baby" I could have sworn she was talking about someone else. I just couldn't stop laughing.

At any rate, I know I am by no means out of the woods. I am just going to try to maintain a positive outlook and trust that God knows what is best. The interesting thing is we found out we were pregnant the same day that we found out we were being relocated to Florida - where we ultimately wanted to put down roots. God does have a sense of humor.

My best of wishes to all those TTC - I know how discouraging things can seem. Keep your chin up and just know, although it's easier said than done, that if something is meant to happen - it will. Everything happens for a reason - and when you look back on why they happened the way they did - most of the time you will say to yourself "Ohhhhhhh. I get it now."

Take care.

Mary M.

The symptoms I have had are sore BB's,
slight implantation spotting on CD 25
(10 days after O), and small cramps.
May due date is May 20, 2001.

Good luck to everyone!

DottiFl

Thanks again for all of your support!

Love, Pam

Momma Kath,

I am eight weeks pregnant!!! I think lots of prayer was the key, the tons of carrots didn't hurt, either.

Even though I had eaten a great deal of carrots, I got a bad cold and DH and I only did the BD once. I was also going on a trip that had stressed me out. I had decided to skip this cycle, so I was shocked when the faintest pink line appeared. It only took 4 months, but I expected it to take longer, because I had been on the pill for 4 years. This is my first pregancy and baby, so I am very excited. Pray for me, because I am already high-risk, due to blood pressure.

Thanks for this web site, it was the very helpful to me.

Soni

This site was a God send knowing there were other women that were experiencing difficulty getting pregnant. I found out I was pregnant on an TTC pregnancy test where the second line showed up 30 minutes after I took the test! I thought for sure I had done it wrong.

Thank you Momma Kath for this site - you have reached out to so many! When I'm ready for the second baby - I'll be here!

Always,

Traci