OK, here's my story.
In July '99 I went off bcp's,
and then proceeded to go the following 7
months without Oing or getting AF even once.
On President's Day 2000 my
favorite Aunt passed away due to liver cancer,
and while we were up in
Canada for her funeral, I suddenly O'd.
DH and I were pleased that it
looked like my cycles were getting back
on track, but we were sad that
we'd missed the window of opportunity
for that O, since we only BD'd 5
days before O, and then not again until
quite a while after O (I wasn't
in the mood for a while after my Aunt died).
Two weeks after I O'd I
went to see my doctor who confirmed
(via serum progesterone level) that
I had, in fact, O'd, but didn't do an
hCG test since I assured her I
could not possibly be PG.

Another week went by and still no sign of AF,
even though my doctor had
assured me that I had O'd and I would get AF.
I was now 21dpo and convinced that
something serious was wrong with me.
I posted a question on inciid.org's medical board,
and Dr. Lee responded that I should take
an HPT and if it came back negative
I should call my doctor. So that
day (March 14th, which also happened
to be my husband's birthday!), I
went home and took a CVS HPT.
To my shock the second line appeared
after 10 seconds. It actually appeared
before the control line did, so
I initially thought the test line was
the control line, but when the
control line started to develop
in the smaller window, I suddenly
realized what was happening.
After 7 months of no O and no AF, DH and I
had started to think I would never get PG.
I was completely unprepared
for a + HPT. I started shaking like a leaf,
sobbing, and just generally
getting hysterical. I started talking to myself,
and then to the test
stick ("What's going on?
Please be true, please be true!").
Luckily the test stick never responded.
Then I grabbed both my dogs, threw them
in the car and drove to the drugstore,
where I spent $40 on another 4
HPT's (CVS 2 sticks, e.p.t., and FactPlus).
I came home but I didn't have to pee again yet,
so I spent an agonizing half hour posting to the
TTC board asking for advice, doing dishes,
and just generally trying to
make time pass. Eventually I was able to
squeeze one lone ounce of pee
out into a jam jar, and then dip
all the test sticks into it.
All of the sticks came out ++!
I was floored.

DH wasn't due home for another hour,
so I posted to the TTC board again,
and then I wrote a card for him saying
"Happy Birthday from Gracie and ?
EDD 11-16-00", and I put all the HPT's
in a little gift bag for him.
When he got home I gave him the card,
but he had no idea what it meant,
so I just started crying and blurted out "I'm PG!".
He was shocked, but thrilled!

Anyway, details are as follows:
I stopped Vitex a few days before I O'd
because it was giving me abdominal pain.
I did continue taking Red Raspberry Leaves,
which are supposed to lengthen the luteal phase and
help build up the lining.
I also took B-Complex 50, a multivitamin,
and 400IU of Vitamin E.
I did not lie with my hips up after BDing,
since I didn't know I was about to O,
and we used K-Y, which is supposed to be a
big no-no. I was temping, and my temps
did go triphasic after O (from 98.2-98.4 to 98.7-99.1),
but I just thought my bedroom must be too hot.
Other than that I had no symptoms other than
no AF - no sore bbs, no nausea, no fatigue,
no blue veins, no frequent urination,
no implantation spotting, etc, etc.
I did have some mild cramping, but I
thought that was a sure sign AF was on her way.
I am now 6 weeks PG, and I still have hardly
any symptoms, just some very mild fullness in my
bbs, and my hCG levels have been tested
and they are right on track for
my due date (at 5 weeks my hCG level was 4,623 mIU!).

I truly believe that this baby was a gift
from God and from my Aunt Jane
who is up there with Him. I was heartbroken
when I lost her, but now I
am just filled with joy, because I feel like
I have this special gift
from her inside me. If this baby
is a little girl DH and I are
definitely going to name her Jane.

Good luck to all of the TTCers out there.
I'm sure your little miracles
are just around the corner.
Thank you all so much for your support
through the loooong months of anovulation,
and the terrible doctor's
appt with that OB/GYN who thought
I shouldn't be upset about not Oing
once in 7 months.
Good luck to all of you and
++++++++++ thoughts!

Love,
Gracie

Posted By: Sumaiyah
Monday, 20 March 2000, at 10:12 a.m.
I am pregnant!
For the last 4 days I had heartburn so bad,
and I realized I was 4 days late.
Took the test at lunchtime and it is ++++.
Here is my good luck wishes to all the ladies trying,
have faith.
I am 35 and had a tubal reversal in November.
The doctor said my chances were good,
but not 100%.
Well, it worked!

I just found out this week that I am pg.
Dh and I have been ttc since 2/99.
After being on bcps for about 10 years
and after discontinuing use, my cycle
got longer and longer. I had a m/c in July
and then did not have a period
unless it was induced by provera after that.
My ob finally put me on 50 mg
of clomid in Jan 2000.
The first cycle on clomid, I o'ed on day 19,
but I did not get pg.
I was pretty upset, because I thought that dh
and I timed bd just right.
The second month I did not o until day 21
and had little ewcm. I just knew that it was a bust.
Dh and I bded on day 19, 20, 22.
At first, no real signs.
I did have lots of yellow cm the week after o.
Then bbs got sore. They usual swell a little,
but do not get sore. 10 dpo, I tested with
Confirm and got a very faint second blue line,
and I knew that I was pg. I was out of town
on Spring Break, so I did not test again until day 13 with
ept and it was a definite +. The next day dr confirmed
with blood test with hCG 531 and progesterone 48.
I had another hcg level two days later and it
was 945. I am still in shock and can't
believe it is finally me!!! I am so
thankful for the support of this site.
I will always pray for ttcers for the
rest of my life.

Thanks,
Kimmi

Posted By: Jeannie 5w 4d - EDD 11/28/00 - Thank you God! =)
Saturday, 1 April 2000, at 11:01 a.m.
OH YES! Now I believe it - I'm pregnant! Details anyone?
Hi ladies =)

After 5 +++ hpts I went to the Dr. yesterday -
got my hCG results back just now - they're over 10,000!
I'm so happy I can't even sit still! With my 2 m/c the
results never made it up past 4,000 and were very low for
the gestational age. My Dr. gave me progesterone suppositories
to use twice a day and put me on pretty
much bedrest to make sure all goes well.

Now, how did I get here? I started charting after the
last m/c in December and and bought the TTC store's
OPKs. We started trying again in February, last AF was 2/22.
I o'd March 8 and we dtd several times prior
to and after that date. I have been taking 1 baby aspirin a day
(Dr's orders), vitamins & extra calcium,
drinking my green tea and lots of water every day
and have really been careful of everything I eat and do.
I didn't really have too many symptoms other than fatigue
in the beginning - tested at 11dpo with Aimstick and got a faint
but readable positive. Waited a few more days and tested again
with Clearblue easy and got a darker positive.
The urine test at the Dr's office yesterday was so dark
it made the control line look faint!

I'm so thrilled I can't begin to express it!
Here's some dust for you all
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Much love & +++++ vibes to all,
Jeannie & little pumpkin =)

Posted By: Alesha. ....EDD 12/11/00..YES!!!!
Monday, 3 April 2000, at 1:37 p.m.
OK...here are the details... VERY LONG...SORRY!

First and foremost i want you all to know
how much i love you all!!! And to my chat buddies...
where would i be without you!!!
I will still be in the chat room bugging you so beware!!! lol.
I still cannot believe it! I am SCARED to death
that something will happen. I thought my blood test
results were a little low but the doctor doesn't
seem to think it's a problem and either does my
"wicked" step mil who works in the lab....
yes the one we had a problem with..lol.
I tested positive at 11 dpo.
Went it for my clomid follow up and
they took a urine test "just to see" and it
came back positive! They ordered a blood
test since at first the line was pretty faint
but it darkened a few minutes later.
I even showed the lab tech the test and asked her
if she thought it was ok!! LOL! Then i came
home to wait for the results and decided to
take another test...it was positive too right away.
They called a few hours later and told me the
blood test proved i was pregnant.
I still didn't beleive i was pg!!
My period wasnt' even late yet!!
So after it didn't come on schedule Saturday,
I took another test last night and that
thing turned pink before i finished peeing!!
I have had practically no symptoms!
That's what is makeing me nervous...
but i guess not everyone has
symptoms. My boobs have been sore
since about 2 dpo(normal for me)
and i had blood tinged cm at 3 dpo...
yes 3 dpo...not sure if that was implantation
or just a coincidence. I also started to feel the need to
pee alot more often but that have been my only symptoms.
The only thing that started to tip me off were my
temps.NEVER this high!!!!!
day before o: 97.9

• 1 dpo: no temp
• 2 dpo 98.4
• 3 dpo 98.9
• 4 dpo 99.0
• 5 dpo 99.0
• 6 dpo 98.9
• 7 dpo 98.6
• 8 dpo 98.6
• 9 dpo 99.0
• 10 dpo 99.2
• 11 dpo 99.2 +++ pg tests

Posted By: Stephanie TTC#5 11dpo,cy3
Monday, 3 April 2000, at 10:32 a.m.

I had asked the questions further down regarding
Equate brand and hpt sensitivities. I went out and bought
an EPT today and it did come out positive within the three minutes.
I am calling my Dr.'s office today to request bloodwork anyway.
I appreciate this site being out here and all the helpful information
it has provided me. My sister is TTC and just received AF yesterday.
She also reads this site for help and information.
Positive thoughts to her and each of you.
Stephanie

Posted By: StephanieV
Monday, 29 May 2000, at 5:02 a.m.
Clomid Success!!!! ttc#1 since Dec99
Hi all,

This morning I got a ++++ on the hpt.
This was my first round of clomid 50mg!!
I'm still in a state of shock!!
Im cd29 and 13dpo.Here are the details----
I started clomid cd5-9 and I Oed on the 16th.
I had plenty of ewcm starting at cd9.
I also used Astoglide because I tend to get dry..
We BDed on cds..10,11
and 15. I was so sure that this month was a flop..
I even went out and refilled my prescription of clomid.

My symptons are just really,really sore nipples.
I didnt even get inplantation spotting. I see the Dr first
thing Tuesday morning!! I'll keep you guys posted!!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~**~to all!!