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My af is due in 6 days ive been ttc 11 mos almost 12 come nxt week. Anyways I pretty positive I had a + opk on 11/15 then after that day the test line continuously got lighter to nonexistent. Ok so today I decided to just take a opk for the heck of it bc I had af/ovulatory like cramps last 24 hrs on and off And it immediately came up almost positive. Can someone help me am I ovulating again? Gosh 11 mos of this and I still feel dumb. Thanks for any help!

Hello ladies  i hope you are all traveling well, wherever you are in your cycle  i just thought some of you might like to hear a bit of an overview about my ttc journey to date. Its quite a lonnnng story  but hopefully it will offer some of you a few helpful tips to take on board .

Ok well my precious Dh & i got married in 1998  & I went off bc  (in 2000) . Back then we were initially just being careful but after 4 years or so, we just didn't bother trying to prevent a  anymore.

I remember my hubby & I used to excitedly but scaredally  giggle to each other each time we BD  saying omg?  I wonder if?

If we only knew then, what we know now 

Anyway after wondering why I had been off bc for so long and nothing had happened  accidental or otherwise? I started getting some hormonal checks etc done and even though everything was coming back fine, i still didn't feel right  so in 2006 I decided to change doctors, of which I then (shockingly) found out i had 6 large (previously undetected) fibroids in my uterus. 

After being referred to a fertility / ivf specialist for months of a million other tests, it was suggested that even though there was still a chance of us falling pregnant naturally (with the fibroids) our best option (mainly due to my age I was told) was to do IVF? .

Scared out of our witts by this? we quite aggressively continued ttc naturally for another year, but as the months went by, I was getting more disheartened every minute and started to become more and more depressed and ended up pretty much shutting myself off from all of my family and friends, trying to deal with the fact that we may never have children.

Anyway after more or less admitting (natural) defeat  we did our 1st IVF treatment (in 2007) of which was extremely emotional and painful to say the least. And after all of that, they only managed to retrieve 2 of my eggs in that cycle  due to the restricted access to my ovaries / bc of the fibroids.

After a few days wait, we found out that we had lost our 1st embryo   but the 2nd 1 amazingly survived  so we were called to come in to have our precious little embryo transferred . But on the drive into the city to have the procedure done, we were called on my mobile to say that our little embryo hadn't made it through the night .

We couldn't believe what we were hearing? I will never forget that moment as long as I live! We both just pulled the car over on the side of the road and hugged and cried for over an hour. It was one of the worst days of my/our life. 

So in 2008 we decided to change IVF doctors/clinics (which was the best thing we ever did) and were told by our new doctor that there would be virtually no way I would ever fall pregnant naturally without having the fibroids surgically removed? (what the?) So under the guidance of my new doc/surgeon we did a 2nd emotionally draining  cycle of IVF, in a last minute attempt to save as many eggs as possible, before having the risky surgery to remove my fibroids, which we were told could result in a hysterectomy, if it was not successful.

But unfortunately we (once again?) had no embryos survive from that IVF treatment cycle, to even get to the transfer stage 

By this stage i was severly depressed, heartbroken  and lost, but somehow??? We got back up on our feet and managed to find the strength & the absolute last of our $$$$$ to do IVF cycle No3 (In 2009) of which we amazingly got 1 embryo and had it frozen  until I was able to have my scheduled surgery (an abdominal myomectomy) to remove my fibroids in feb 2010.

Anyway after a successful surgery , 3 months bed rest and a further 3 months restricted activity, i was feeling a lot better and more ready than ever, to have our little embryo put back in , but unfortunately having already spent tens of thousands of dollars $$$$$ on all of my treatments etc so far, we were (frustratingly) in no position what so ever (cash or credit wise) to find another $3,000 to have the embryo transfer done .

Anyway... after a further 7 months of ttc naturally  (knowing we had our precious bubsicle waiting for us on ice ) we are now 'finally' in a financial position to have our little embyro transferred 

Here comes the good part..
Ok so it was my hubby's birthday  on 31st March and it was my 42nd birthday yesterday (2nd April) and by the luck of god, we were 'finally' able to book in to have our embryo transfer done on friday 1st April , of which we then celebrated by continuing on for a very special 5star romantic night away in the city. 

As you can prob imagine, I can't even put into words words what we are both  feeling right now  and although we both fully understand the fact that it could still go either way?  After everything we have been through, we just want to try to enjoy this part of the journey the best we can, as it's been a long time coming and i believe our little embryo deserves me/us to be in the best frame of mind possible for the long awaited TWW ahead.

Anyway... At this point only our parents and my sister know about this and of course now you guys, but if we are successful, it will be a dream come true for us to be able to share some long awaited good news with all of our family & (non virtual)  friends.

Anyway... As you can imagine, we will now have our FTX (fingers tightly crossed)  for the next 2 weeks, until our blood test on the 15th April .

Still Praying 


P.S. Sorry if you have also seen this post in the infertility forum. I have just always been an active member of the ttc forum and wasn't sure which forum would be best to post this in, as i thought it was kinda valid in both .

Hello ladies  i hope you are all traveling well, wherever you are in your cycle  i just thought some of you might like to hear a bit of an overview about my ttc journey to date. Its quite a lonnnng story  but hopefully it will offer some of you a few helpful tips to take on board .

Ok well my precious Dh & i got married in 1998  & I went off bc  (in 2000) . Back then we were initially just being careful but after 4 years or so, we just didn't bother trying to prevent a  anymore.

I remember my hubby & I used to excitedly but scaredally  giggle to each other each time we BD  saying omg?  I wonder if?

If we only knew then, what we know now 

Anyway after wondering why I had been off bc for so long and nothing had happened  accidental or otherwise? I started getting some hormonal checks etc done and even though everything was coming back fine, i still didn't feel right  so in 2006 I decided to change doctors, of which I then (shockingly) found out i had 6 large (previously undetected) fibroids in my uterus. 

After being referred to a fertility / ivf specialist for months of a million other tests, it was suggested that even though there was still a chance of us falling pregnant naturally (with the fibroids) our best option (mainly due to my age I was told) was to do IVF? .

Scared out of our witts by this? we quite aggressively continued ttc naturally for another year, but as the months went by, I was getting more disheartened every minute and started to become more and more depressed and ended up pretty much shutting myself off from all of my family and friends, trying to deal with the fact that we may never have children.

Anyway after more or less admitting (natural) defeat  we did our 1st IVF treatment (in 2007) of which was extremely emotional and painful to say the least. And after all of that, they only managed to retrieve 2 of my eggs in that cycle  due to the restricted access to my ovaries / bc of the fibroids.

After a few days wait, we found out that we had lost our 1st embryo   but the 2nd 1 amazingly survived  so we were called to come in to have our precious little embryo transferred . But on the drive into the city to have the procedure done, we were called on my mobile to say that our little embryo hadn't made it through the night .

We couldn't believe what we were hearing? I will never forget that moment as long as I live! We both just pulled the car over on the side of the road and hugged and cried for over an hour. It was one of the worst days of my/our life. 

So in 2008 we decided to change IVF doctors/clinics (which was the best thing we ever did) and were told by our new doctor that there would be virtually no way I would ever fall pregnant naturally without having the fibroids surgically removed? (what the?) So under the guidance of my new doc/surgeon we did a 2nd emotionally draining  cycle of IVF, in a last minute attempt to save as many eggs as possible, before having the risky surgery to remove my fibroids, which we were told could result in a hysterectomy, if it was not successful.

But unfortunately we (once again?) had no embryos survive from that IVF treatment cycle, to even get to the transfer stage 

By this stage i was severly depressed, heartbroken  and lost, but somehow??? We got back up on our feet and managed to find the strength & the absolute last of our $$$$$ to do IVF cycle No3 (In 2009) of which we amazingly got 1 embryo and had it frozen  until I was able to have my scheduled surgery (an abdominal myomectomy) to remove my fibroids in feb 2010.

Anyway after a successful surgery , 3 months bed rest and a further 3 months restricted activity, i was feeling a lot better and more ready than ever, to have our little embryo put back in , but unfortunately having already spent tens of thousands of dollars $$$$$ on all of my treatments etc so far, we were (frustratingly) in no position what so ever (cash or credit wise) to find another $3,000 to have the embryo transfer done .

Anyway... after a further 7 months of ttc naturally  (knowing we had our precious bubsicle waiting for us on ice ) we are now 'finally' in a financial position to have our little embyro transferred 

Here comes the good part..
Ok so it was my hubby's birthday  on 31st March and it was my 42nd birthday yesterday (2nd April) and by the luck of god, we were 'finally' able to book in to have our embryo transfer done on friday 1st April , of which we then celebrated by continuing on for a very special 5star romantic night away in the city. 

As you can prob imagine, I can't even put into words words what we are both  feeling right now  and although we both fully understand the fact that it could still go either way?  After everything we have been through, we just want to try to enjoy this part of the journey the best we can, as it's been a long time coming and i believe our little embryo deserves me/us to be in the best frame of mind possible for the long awaited TWW ahead.

Anyway... At this point only our parents and my sister know about this and of course now you guys, but if we are successful, it will be a dream come true for us to be able to share some long awaited good news with all of our family & (non virtual)  friends.

Anyway... As you can imagine, we will now have our FTX (fingers tightly crossed)  for the next 2 weeks, until our blood test on the 15th April .

Still Praying 


Ok ladies, I'm no doctor but I have met with enough fertility specialists and doctors over the past year battling my own fertility problems that I am offering up some advice. Take it or leave it, this is what the past 12 months have taught me.

1. Pregnancy signs are the same as af. The only way to know is a missed period and a positive hpt OR if you chart bbt, 18 days of elevated temps.

2. don't test early. Wait until af is due and then test. Testing too early could lead to a false positive or you could catch a chemical pregnancy. (this happened to me, it sucks). This is where implantation happens but it doesn't stick, but the hcg levels are just high enough to show a positive for maybe a day or a few hours. Don't test early.

3. It is not true that you always ovulate 12-15 days after starting af. You ovulate sometimes later, so the best thong is to chart your bbt wert morning and when you see that rise, followed by dry cm, you know you ovulated. Have sex for two days after you see that rise and hopefully you had sex right before as well.

4. Implantation happens anywhere from 3-12 days after fertilization/ovulation. It is rare for implantation to happen before 8dpo but it does happen. It takes another 2-3 days after implantation for hcg levels to be high enough to detect on a hpt. Therefore, you may not get a bfp until after af is a few days late! You can also see why it's very unlikely that your symptoms at 1-8dpo are anything other than af approaching or that burrito you had at lunch. Hcg rise is what causes those pg symptoms, and because that doesnt happen until about 8-12dpo, you probably are
Pausing yourself up.

Just relax .... It will happen. Don't read into all of the symptoms. For 12 months j was convinced that sobering was different or something was feeling strange And I was sure it was my month. There is no symptom to detect pregnancy other than missed af.

Read the book: taking Charge of Your Fertility. This book will be your TTC bible! I promise!

Good luck ladies!! Baby dust to all!

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)

Hi ladies, I'm looking for TTC buddies. Trying officially this month! Just had AF on the 9th... Ready for my 1st official try! Hoping I get blessed to conceive on the first heartfelt try. :) Wishing all that are ttc the best of luck and that you get your BFP! XOXO :)