Share 'How it happened' - not literally but how you went from a TTC-er to a BFP-er!

[BloomingImpatient]

Hi,

Been here a while and thought, I don't see many posts how one got their BFP!! So in the name of TTC-ers, would the newly BFP-ers share their successes.

Were you planning, strategically trying, been through the hsg/bloods/ivf meetings/had ivf/clomid, addicted to ovulation testing, random night out, thought 'fuck it' then it happened...

Share your BFP love guys...

DC1 went on some meds that stopped my contraceptive pill working 😬

DC2 no idea. I was on the pill for that one too. Never trusted the pill again!

Now ttc #3 on cycle 2 but considerably older and more haggered lol

I second legs in the air as aiding my conception previously!
TMI But we did the deed this morning I was lying there as normal with hips elevated after, I sneezed and pretty sure I sneezed out the semen 😳

Legs in the air for me from now on!

@greggs at least you know your pelvic floor muscles are in a good state 😂

I was ttc #2 since December 2016. With my first I fell quickly so thought it would be easy. Totally wrong! By cycle 3 I was opking, temping and trawling the forums like a madwoman. Every time AF was due I would drive myself (and OH) nuts! Turning point for me was late July/early August when I had a chemical. I had a faint (but noticeable) line on a FRER at around 11DPO and got really excited. Bought a 'I've been promoted to big sister' Tshirt for my 2 yo dd and was planning on taking a digital and then having her give it to him as a surprise. Took the digital at 12DPO and 'not pregnant'. I was devastated. The next cycle, this one just gone, I didn't do anything. Just DTD pretty regularly but no opking or temping or anything. I actually really relaxed. Then about 3 days before AF was due to start I had low lying nausea. Also I was tired all the time and got a cold. I had lower back pain and AF style cramps. I waited until a day after she was due (unwilling to risk disappointment of another chemical) and there it was. My BFP! Now nearly 5 weeks pregnant and progressing nicely. So there is hope and as cliche as it sounds I think relaxing really does help! Once I took all the stress out of it it worked! Good luck to all who are ttc and tons of baby dust

Coming from someone who has been trying for a baby for almost 3.5 years, this is what I did to finally get my BFP (side note, I have endometriosis and ovarian cysts which also impacts my fertility):

In the run up to my BFP I had changed my prenatal vitamins to the Pregnacare all singing all dancing (expensive) ones and I also took high dose Omega 3. I also made my DH take vitamins too. I changed my diet to mainly Organic where possible.

I had kept a record of my cycles on Ovia App for 4 months to help me understand my cycle, so that I knew exactly when I would ovulate. I used the clear blue ovulation sticks to back this up. In the end I was able to predict the exact day even though I have irregular cycles.

On my successful cycle, we decided to go all out and dtd every single day in my fertile window including the day I ovulated. We had never done this before. We used to opt for every other day-ish as I had heard this was better for his swimmers but apparently this only applies to men with low sperm count.

I'm currently 8 weeks pregnant.
Good luck x

After 18 months of trying I had an AMH test done which showed I had a low ovarian reserve. I was devastated but was given advice on things to do to maximise success, including using OPKs.

I know the day of conception as DP and I had only done it once in the space of a few weeks due to work commitments etc. I had a feeling the OPK would be positive so I had a can of knock off red bull to keep me awake in the evening. When I got home I tested and the OPK was positive. I went in to tell DP who said 'what now?' to which I replied that he had time to finish his cup of tea first!

Two weeks later, I was cursing the fact that my period hadn't arrived as I'd been referred for tests and couldn't get them done until day 2 of my cycle. It then dawned on me that maybe I was pregnant.

When I got that BFP I thought it mad for an amusing story and had a chuckle to myself. Sadly it wasn't to be and I miscarried - still waiting for another BFP.

My main tip would be continue to dtd after you get positive opk and keep testing until you're sure the opk is negative, I often had 2 surges. Also just because opk is positive doesn't mean you're ovulating at that second you've got at least 12-48 hrs past the positive opk before you ovulate, occasionally a bit longer!

Oh I'm 13 weeks pregnant with baby 1 and have had 2 miscarriages whilst on my ttc journey

Ds took 4 years. I was very naive about ttc and genuinely thought there was something wrong with me. I have high bmi and was too scared to go to the doctors so we just kind of gave up and got in with life. Needless to say a positive test which I only took after being forced to by my sil after I complained of unbelievable tiredness and sore boobs but no period. Turned out I was already 7 weeks pregnant. Ds is now 3.

With dc2 we started trying around April last year. I used the ovia app initially and just checked my cm. After 3 months of nothing I tried telling but was useless at remembering to do it. Tried ic opks and then after 7 months of nothing I decided to use the cb digital opks. I got my bfp the first time I used them and am now 35 weeks pregnant.

excellent thread!

5 years of TTC - meticulous charting, temp taking, ovulation sticks, timing sex, different positions, vitamins, diet, legs in the air, pre-seed, moon cups, cough mixture, acupuncture, no alcohol, stress, arguments, misery, despair ... nothing. BFN every.single.month.

Suddenly we're going to be homeless (renting). One month warning after 6 happy years. Panic! Clear out, packing, panic, house hunting, cleaning, panic, moving - did i say panic? - then clearing jungle garden in the new place. Friends wedding in the middle of it all - legless drunk on neat Jack Daniels to drown our sorrows and one very drunken shag in hotel with DH. No other sex all month. 4 weeks of not thinking for ONE SECOND about TTC at all. No time or energy!

One week into new house ... late period

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