My symptoms...during ovulation were several bouts of cramps...
not gonna die but extremely uncomfortable for a few minutes each time.
No implantation bleeding
( and girls...I studied that tissue each and every single time) lol!!
Tons of cm at 8-10 dpo! It was to the point I posted about it.
My temp seemed to drop a couple times
but that could be due to me walking around a bit then taking it.
At 11 dpo I felt nauseous in the morning for about 5 min.
Nothing big ...thought I had gas!
We tested at 12 dpo and got 2 lines on the Answer brand test
( Ive seen this particular brand testing out at 25 and 100 mlU. )
I immediately called the doctors office to confirm with a blood test
and he called last nite at 4 pm...preggo!!!!!
My progesterone is at 38 which I thought was low
but he said was good considering I am not even late yet!!!!
Today...no symptoms whatsoever...
except I cant get this smile off my face!!!!!!!
You girls have been so great in the last few months I have been here.
In the beginning I was so scared to post for fear that
I was going through something that no one else was experiencing...
but now I realize that I can help...
even if only to encourage and answer ?s!
I'm throwing baby dust in the air...
come on girls...
roll in it..@@@@@@@@@@@!!!!!!
I love you all...you have helped so many!!!!!

My dh and I were married March 12, 2000.
In October we decided to start working on a family, so we did.
We both 'knew' we would get pg quickly, so we weren't too aggressive.
We didn't temp, didn't use opk's, just bd when we thought it was the right time.

In June 2001, when we still weren't pg, we decided to have dh tested.
We knew that was less invasive and less expensive than having me tested.
When his results came back normal,
we made an appointment for me to get checked out.
I saw my new dr in July 2001 and he looked over the sa results
and prescribed me clomid 50 mg. No exam, nothing.
He didn't tell me to use opks, didn't tell me to chart my temp,
nothing about cm or cp. All he said was take one pill days 5-9
and have intercourse at least every other day, days 12-19.

I started the clomid in August 2001.
I continued on the clomid through January 2002
when I went in for my first ultrasound to check follies.
During the ultrasound they found a very large cyst on my left ovary.
The dr wanted to check it out further, so we scheduled a lap for February 2002.
During the lap the found endo and removed that as well as drained the cyst.
They couldn't remove the cyst without taking the ovary also.

We tried again in February to get pg with no avail. In March 2002,
my dr said we needed to go a step further. Induced menopause.
I was in shock! Menopause???
I can't get pg during menopause! What was he thinking???
Without any other alternatives, we did it.
I had my first Lupron injection in March and my second in June 2002.

September 2002 I was expecting AF to return. Nothing...
I went to the dr and he gave me and injection of Provera to get AF started.
Nothing. I went back to the dr in October and
he put me on 100mg clomid to jump start my cycle and bring on AF.
Nothing. In November we went back to the dr, still no AF
and he put me on BCP for one month, hopefully to bring on AF.

Two weeks after starting the BCP I started AF (December 2002). Hooray!!!
Finally!!! I had a prescription of Clomid 150 mg to start using, which I did.
After a few days of trying to contact my dr with no response,
I fired him.

My hairstylist told me about this site and I've been here ever since.
I learned so much regarding charting temps, opks, cm and cp!
I immediately went out and bought TCOYF,
which I read cover to cover in about 4 days.

I found a new dr (January 2003) who looked over dh initial sa (from June 2001)
and found some problems with RBC and WBC (red and white blood cells).
Suddenly our infertility was not because of me, but dh.

My new dr said that the clomid, lap, and menopause could have all been unnecessary. OMG!!!
You have got to be kidding me!
You're telling me that we're back at square one, wasting well over a year and a half???
DH needed to redo his SA and follow up with his urologist.

Well, we got the SA redone, but weren't able to follow up.
The soonest we could get him in to see the urologist was February 26. I had started spotting 5-10 dpo.
At 7dpo I was sure it was all over, I had red spotting with small clots.
I was throwing in the towel for that cycle with the plan of taking February off and starting again in March.
However, I continued temping.

At 14 dpo, my temp still hadn't dropped. I only had one month of charting to go off of
and that month had a lp of 15 days with the drop in temp starting at 14 dpo.
On February 5 (15 dpo) my temp went up to 99 instead of going down.
Oh well... what the heck... I'll test. I know it'll be bfn, but the curiosity got to me.

Very faintly positive!!!
I told dh and he said not to get excited.
On my way home from work I bought a different brand hpt and
did that test after dh got home from work. BFP!!!
I went to the dr the following day and it was confirmed, EDD 10/14/03.

We never did find out what our problem was, but that doesn't matter now.
To all of you ladies out there, it will happen for you!
You need to keep trying and not give up!!!
I am praying for each and every one of you!
Camille

On Sunday, March 9th at 6:30 a.m.
I tested positive with a home pregnancy test.
I just could not believe it. We had done it.
We had gotten pregnant.
After over a year of treatment for polycystic ovarian syndrome,
and surgery to remove endometriosis, we conceived.
It was the best news.
Dh was so happy to find out he was going to be a dad.
On Monday, March 10th, a blood test confirmed our pregnancy.
Sending baby dust to all of you.

Reema

Hello.
I just tested positive at 10dpo.
I've been lurking on this site on and off for about 3 years.
I have been TTC for 5 years. I'm 36 and DH is 47.
A little bit about me. I went to my OB in 98 and
she had me chart for sometime.
She wanted me to chart for at least a year
because I was under 35 at the time.
I stopped charting after three months b/c
I knew something was wrong.
I starting seeing a RE in '99.
I had all of the necessary fertility test
and the RE found nothing wrong. DA semen analysts came back normal.
I had a LAP in 2001.
The RE flushed out my tubes
(he said I had mucus in them).
Since there was no other problem
I should get pregnant in two months.
Nothing happened.
As a matter of fact I didn't get a period for two months.
He put me on provera and then clomid.
I conceived on the 3rd round of clomid and miscarried at 12 weeks.
My OBGYN told me to wait 2 cycles and then try again.
I ended up waiting 6 months. After my miscarriage
I took assessment of my life.
I knew there were somethings I need to do.
One was lose weight.
I was about 50lbs overweight.
I wanted to be in the best possible health before TTC again.
I lost 45lbs.
2002 I went thru 5 rounds of clomid with no success.
At that point, I said this is just not going to happen.
We started to think about adoption.
January 2003 a close friend of mine gave birth to her 1st child
at age 41 after TTC for 3 years.
Now at 36 I told my husband lets try one more time.
I didn't use any clomid.
I just went back to basics.
Taking my temps and using an OPK.
I came back to this web site and starting reading.
One thing I noticed is I never had EWCM. Also the only thing I did differently when I conceived in 2001
was on my 3rd round of cloimd,
I used a real eggwhite in place of the absence of not having EWCM.
I learned about that trick from this site.
I wasn't sure If I wanted to use the eggwhite this time
(by the way it worked fine me, I never got an infection)
This time, I wanted to increase my mucus naturally
so I starting taking EPO and Alfalfa.
I also drank tons of water, red raspberry tea and a baby aspirin a day.
When my OPK showed positive on day 14, I still didn't have any EWCM.
I had slight creamy lotion mucus and it was a very small amount.
I've had creamy lotion mucus in the past and it was never enough
for me to conceive.
So I pulled out the egg.
I left it on the counter for 1 hour
and then used a medicine dropper to insert it.
I used about a teaspoon full.
We BD with real eggwhites on day 14,15 and 16.

Hi Momma Kath,

My dh and I tried to get pg w/ #2 for 13 months
and finally its happened!
I took a test on December 20, 2002 and it was BFP!!
Early xmas gift from God.
I am now 17 weeks pg.

I didnt think I would be able to conceive because
I had been on the depo provera shot for 1 1/2 years.
My last shot was 8/01 and AF returned in Feb. 02.
Since it takes at least 3 months for the shot to start to wear off,
we didn't technically start trying until 11/01.
Then I joined the board not long after that
and learned about temping, etc.
O started back up in March 2002.
I began charting and checking my cp and cm.
Month after month AF would show and I was sure
the depo ruined my body forever.

In July we moved and I stopped temping all together.
I hate to say but after months of forgetting about it...it happened.

This board, you and all the ladies here have been
a comfort and support to me and I want to thank you.
I still post frequently and will continue to even after the baby is born.
Only 5 months to go!!
Thanks again Kathy!
Love, dawnmargaret

DD (almost 2) was also conceived on 100mg of Clomid,
at that time they found out that only one of my tubes is functioning -
so everything came together at the right time!
I called today to cancel my RE appt. which was
scheduled for this Wednesday!
Oh, and I'm 37 and will be 38 in September.

Thank you so much Momma Kath
for your regime and
the positive, eggly thoughts + + +

Emily