Well, I can't believe it. I was always one of those people who tried to convince myself that I was going to have a hard time getting PG, so that I wouldn't be disappointed all the time. I guess that only happened twice because here I am--5 weeks Prego! I wish all of you the best luck and much PG Dust!

Here's what I did: Used the clear blue OPK (expensive but worth it--this was my first month trying it) and got peak day on day 21-22. Did the BD on both days while taking ROBI since day 14. Also, I put my hips up for about 5 minutes afterwards to make sure the little guys stayed put!! One other thing that may have made the difference was that I ate yams every other day starting when my OPK said I was at high fertility. Someone had told me it works like the drug Clomid--who knows???

Now I am a nervous wreck that all will go well. Good Luck to you all!

Sorry this is so long, but this success story is 7 years in the making. Thanks for all the years of support on this site. I do not think that I would have made it this far if it weren�t for all of you lovely ladies. I wish you all the best and hope to see all of you on the Alumnae board soon. ++++++++++++++++ thoughts.
God Bless all of you!!!!!!

We moved from San Diego to Connecticutt and I got into Yale IF clinic. My RE there was the best. He did my lap and hysteroscopy. Everything appeared fine. He tried injectibles again. I did a few rounds of fertinex with IUI and nothing. He suggested a steroid. That is when we took a break again. That is when we went for an adoption. We got our son, Aaron within a year and a half and the adoption was final 15 mos. later. I found this site around the later half of the adoption process and started to read even more. After a year and a half or so, I went back and he still wanted me to go on the steroid and I asked him to try the glucophage. He agreed reluctantly.

I was not allowed to do IUI at that time due to insurance changes. They would no longer allow any artificial means to get pg no matter what. I started 2 amps of Follistim and 1500 mg of glucophage. I ended up that cycle with too many follicles and E2 level that was even higher. We took a break again. After my dear sweet SIL announced her pg on my 32 birthday, I decided to do something about my situation and tried vitex and progesterone cream. I did that for about 4 cycles with a fertility monitor. Still nothing. Went back to Yale and dh had his 2nd s/a there and they suggested that since I hadn�t had my tubes checked in a long time, that an HSG might be a good idea. I had another one and my tubes were blocked this time. I was devastated. They suggested that at this point IVF was my only hope. My insurance wouldn�t cover it anywhere but at a military treatment facility. I tried so hard to find a loophole. None could be found. I finally contacted Walter Reed Army Hosp. They told me to ha ve m y current RE send any pertinent info on my need for IVF. I did just that. My current RE vowed to help us anyway he could.

After a couple of weeks, we were accepted into the program. I was sent all the labs that dh and I would need to start. After all was completed, we could be scheduled for indoc. and my final test, a saline sonogram to make sure uterus was ok. Dh was supposed to do another s/a and male survivability test. That was canceled due to the Sept. 11th attacks. They tried to reschedule him, but the doctors at Walter Reed said there was no need since he�d had so many s/a�s in the first place. The indoc was canceled as well. I just had to pay $3500 for the embryologits fee before we could start. We were scheduled to start the IVF process in Oct. I started bcp�s on Oct. 1st and then started lupron injections on Oct. 12th. I started my cycle. It started tapering off on the 16th/17th and then I stopped bcp�s and got AF again. It didn�t last long. I was scheduled for my baseline on Oct. 28th. They were not sure that I was suppressed enough at that point, they waited for my b/w. I got the go ahead to start stims on that Friday. I was on 1 amp of fertinex and 1 amp of repronex 2 times a day. By the following Wed., I was looking like I might loose the cycle because too many follicles and E2 levels again. That night, they told me to just do one fertinex 2 times a day. I went in for the next few days and everything was settling out. The smaller follicles shrank and the bigger ones came up just fine.

I did my HCG on Friday at 11:30 pm. My retrieval was set for 8 am on Sunday morning. They retrieved 27 egg, 26 were mature and 23 fertilized. I was then scheduled for a 5 day transfer. On Friday, I got 2 embies back. They were beautiful and just about ready to hatch. As soon as I got to the clinic for my transfer, the embryologist pounced on me to see if I was going to freeze the first 5 that were ready. I gave her the go ahead. I have yet to find out how many made it to the freezer the following day. I rested less than the 24 hours that the doctor told me because my brother, who drove me to DC was in a hurry to get home. I was grumpy already and so mad at him. He also made me carry my bags that were greater than the 10 lbs I was allowed. I was so sure that it wouldn�t work because of that. I continued to rest as the doctor told me. I never got any implantation cramping or bleeding and by 5dp5dt, I was sure it did not work. I tested to see what if anything I could, it was negative.

Then I tested the next day, Thanksgiving,
hoping for a little extra to be thankful for this year, negative also.
I was bummed.
I felt AF like cramps coming on in the evening.
I had been very moody all day.
Friday, 7dp5dt, the cramps came in force and I had pink cm.
I was so sure that it was over.
I got up at 2 am Saturday morning, 8dp5dt, and cried and asked God why? I was so upset. By 3:30 am, for some silly reason, I got the urge to test. It was positive. I almost fell over in shock. I called dh since I knew he was up on duty. He was excited, but not very because he has no faith in hpt�s. No one was awake at the house, I was still with my brother and his wife. By the time my brother got home at 7:30 am, the test faded a lot but you could still see the faint positive. He saw it. I went out right away and got another test, different brand. I came back and did that one right away and I showed my brother and SIL (not the one who told me she was pg on my b-day). It was clearly positive. No one believed it or me. I called my mom and she did not trust the test either. I was so disappointed, because I knew that it was right. I flew home to dh later that day and got a Confirm test that I did first thing Sunday morning, 9dp5dt, with dh. It was positive too. I was getting even more exci te d as the days went on and dh was starting to believe me. I had my beta scheduled for 11dp5dt. I went and the number came back 196. That is when the whole family started to be excited. I have another beta this afternoon, 13dp5dt.

I do not really think that there were any symptoms, but as I look back, I had breast tenderness almost immediately after retrieval that went away a few days after the transfer. On the Saturday that I tested +, it started to come back. By 9dp5dt, I started to have twinges in my abdomen going to my lower vaginal area. On 6dp5dt, heartburn/indigestion was making an appearance which I blew off.
Ds and I were sitting in the family room on 7dp5dt
and I asked him after one of the shows that had a baby on it
if he thought mommy had any babies in her tummy.
He answered,
�Yes mommy, you have 2 babies in your tummy�.
I think I should have taken it as a sign back then.

I just wanted to tell you Thank you for having wonderful ideas :)
After only 2 try's we did it. I read your tip on vitex so I went out that day and bought some I took about 1tsb 3 times a day for 10 days. BINGO :) I ordered those pregnancy testsit came out with a littel line I knew I was Pregnant. I
called my doctor and she said ok come in I had a blood test it
came back @ 15 this was 3 days after I took your pregnancy tests :)
Thank you so much I am so happy to say baby #3 will be here in JULY :)
Amanda

I am not sure how much everyone will want to read my success story, because I have only been trying for 4 cycles, and I didn't have to use any fertility drugs. I haven't told anyone (except DH) because it is too early (just missed period yesterday, tested positive yesterday and today.)

But I truly believe the charting helped us pin down when I was ovluating, because I had just gone off the Pill when we started to try and I didn't know the length of my cycles. And even though I only tried a few cycles, each one was frustrating because the charts were good, but my period kept coming. Underneath, I was afraid, because my sister conceived all 3 of her kids on the first try. By the 3rd cycle, my secret fear started to creep up on me...ever since I was young, I thought I wasn't going to be able to have kids. When I didn't get married until I was 28, and we didn't start trying until a year later. I was afraid I had lost my chance.

The chat rooms helped so much, because we weren't telling anyone and it was so hard to suffer without support. Plus, there was a lot of great advice.

Good News: We tested positive on 3 HPTs! Faint line, but there nonetheless. we are going in for our first appt. with the doctor early Dec. I may take another HPT in a week or so just for peace of mind to see a darker line.

But a better story is my friend ... she had a little boy they conceived while on the pill...she was told at age 15 she couldn't have children by the doctors...not sure if it was because of cysts or problems with her ovaries, or her ruptured appendix or what. But she was put on the pill at age 15 for the problem. She was devastated. But she and her husband, who is 9 years her senior and was in his mid-30s, conceived when she was 26! They have a beautiful, healthy, boy. She went off the pill and is trying for #2. They have been trying for over a year. She is going to the doctor in March to see if something is wrong with her husband's sperm count and they already did tests on her. I will let you know if they conceive #2, because THAT would be the ultimate success story!

I just wanted to say thanks! I'm pregnant. I do believe that reading the Success Stories on your site really helped me. We'd been TTC #2 for 14 months. After reading many success stories and your info on herbs etc, I decided to try something different. I'd heard it all (and tried A LOT) before but something about all of your Success Stories helped me "just do it". I started drinking Green Tea & Red Raspberry Leaf tea daily. I also took EPO and took one baby aspirin a day post ovulation. On my second month of this regimen, we conceived! We found out the same day we were due to go in for a consult on our upcoming IUI cycle. My doctor even admitted that she was PLEASANTLY surprised that we did it on our own! I should mention that it was also the second month we used our Clear Plan Easy Fertility Monitor. We had purchased it after being diagnosed as Unexplained Infertility. I think the combination of using the monitor and doing ! the teas, supplements and baby aspirin is what did it for us! Seems so simple but no t really after trying EVERYTHING under the sun (including other herb regimens) for over a year. Thanks so much for your wonderful site! BTW - I'm 10 weeks and due June 10, 2002! Good luck to all the ladies TTC'ing out there. My advice is READ, READ, READ these success stories, talk to your dr. and NEVER GIVE UP! Try everything because *something* will eventually work and you will be blessed!

Take care & THANKS!

N. Beavers
Dallas, TX