Long irregular cycles TTC journey - success story!

[ABLOSSOM]

Hi

You may have seen my posts on here ALOT. I like many others have had a long journey TTC and know how every single person here feels.

I have been trying for over a year and have done everything (diet, exercise, vitamins, acupuncture, OPK, BBT, SA test, blood tests etc) and felt like nothing was working.

Every month (or so as my cycles were 40-60days) I would test and symptom spot and constantly had the BFN.

Today, after having a 1 month break from BBT testing and continuing just to use OPK I got my BFP. I am 12DPO. I have no symptoms yet what so ever. I know I have a long journey ahead and it's still very early, but I am just so happy to have this moment after what feels like an eternity of pain.

My message here is to all of you in a similar situation. I know it's hard, painful, sad and my heart goes out to you all. Please do not give up hope. 🩷

Baby dust to you all! X

Congratulations ❤️

Congratulations so happy for you. Can o ask did you get positive opks? I'm in a very similar boat to what you have been in but I'm never getting a positive

@Beccylou94 yes, so I had a positive OPK on 12th November (estimated ovulation 13th).

Then I had no symptoms but today I had more EWCM and thought I was ovulating again which has happened and the test was positive. I thought I would do a pregnancy test just to rule it out as I was certain it was negative but came back positive.

Thank you 💕

Hi @ABLOSSOM congratulations! Out of interest, did you do anything else differently this month other than not track BBT? I have been trying for a year without so much as a glimmer of a bfp and have also tried everything you mentioned, all tests come back normal, and am beginning to despair!

@hopingforapeainapod thank you!

So strangely this month I didn't have acupuncture or BBT and tried to just relax more. I was still obsessed and testing OPK but I didn't track temps and stuff so just tried to keep my mind occupied. I also didn't DTD everyday over the peak times which is the first time I haven't. I was like many who would read the above and think yeah well no way will that work for me but weirdly enough this is the first month since trying August 2022 I've been like this!

I have been taking ovulation and fertility vitamins from conceive plus since July and my partner took the male fertility ones this month which is the only difference.

Fingers crossed for you but honestly as long as you get the tests with doctors and do all you can at home, try to give yourself something to take your mind of it! I know how time consuming it can be!

Fingers crossed for you 🩷

Hi @ABLOSSOM thanks for the reply, really interesting to hear! I think I’m going to give up on BBT tracking as well - I just get obsessed and I think having to do it every morning means it’s the first thing I think about and I’m starting the day with a minor ‘stress’ and that probably isn’t good! I’m also wondering whether to give up on OPKs just for a month too, but if I have a Hycosy this month it might be good to know when to DTD to hopefully make the most of any fertility ‘boost’ I might get from clearing out my tubes… did you ever have this test? Congratulations again and best of luck for everything with your pregnancy - I honestly cannot bloody wait for the day when I can also post my bfp on here!!