If you are already a parent, a TTC GTKY! *children mentioned*

lgsdesigner

For those that are already parents, how did you track your fertility/know you were pregnant the last time, and how did you react?

 

With my son—I charted but really had no idea what I was doing, so I stopped charting around O time. I did do OPK’s, and when I got a positive one, we BD’d. I ate pineapple core and also drank POM juice, too. It was my first cycle, so I was a little nervous. I knew I was pregnant when I had a VERY vivid dream that my doctor came to me and smiled and loudly said “Congrats! YOU’RE PREGNANT!” I woke up a ball of sweat, and tested immediately. The dream was right! I bawled like a baby I was so happy.  I was actually late to work because I was crying so much…haha!

 

With my daughter—I charted RELIGIOUSLY, and got pregnant on my 2nd cycle. Did the CM/BD/Symptoms tracking, did OPK’s, and also drank POM juice and ate pineapple core. I knew I was pregnant because my chart temp was sky high! I also had a trifecta on the chart, and an implantation dip at 7 DPO.  I tested in front of my little boy (Ex-DH was sleeping) and told him he was going to get a little brother or sister. I didn’t cry this time, but just smiled, said “Yay!” and jumped up and down. I then had him wake his daddy and tell him. 

Davie813

I got pregnant on our second cycle of trying, so we hadn't started with the charting, temping, supplements, and the like. We did use opks, but not correctly. I never saw a true positive opk until this time around (much good have they done me). I figured I ovulated around the middle of the month when my breasts got sore and called that good. We did, however, stop making the rookie mistakes we'd been making in cycle one (wrong lube, etc). I really didn't have a sense I was pregnant, but it was Friday night, and I wanted wine, so I tested just in case. My exact words to DH were "um, does it look like this test is--doing something?" VERY different story this time around, obviously. :-/

bumpuser10258960

I got pregnant when I was 17, so I found out the good ol' fashioned way = missed period. lol

katie0919

I got pregnant on my second cycle of not trying, not preventing...I had really no idea when I was fertile and when I got pregnant it was the ONLY time we had sex anywhere in the middle of my cycle. And I barely remember, we'd had so much wine! I really had no clue I was pregnant. It wasn't until I was STARVING all the time, and my BFF told me she was pregnant and started naming her symptoms...then I became suspicious that I *might* be pregnant. Went home after work and took a test, just to ease my mind before I poured my glass of red wine and "pregnant" popped up almost immediately. I was SHOCKED. I started crying (not good tears) because I was so freaked out and had no clue I could have been pregnant. It was all very surreal. My hubby didn't believe the digital test and made me go out and buy another one. 9 months later (well, 8 technically) came the little love of my life. I honestly (and naively) didn't think it would be so hard to get pregnant this time, especially since I know my cycles so well (I starting charting in January 2012, almost a year before we started TFAS. Guess my cycles showed me! And I guess 3 years does make a difference age wise, as well. Just hoping I have a few good eggs left.

TripMomma

With the triplets we had been trying for a good year before figuring out the problem. Then once we figured it out it didn't just work on the first try like I thought it would. It wasn't until our 6th IUI that I finally saw my first ever BFP...and I ran up and down the hall screaming and crying. That was the first month I used a trigger...and I think it made all the difference. I always get + OPKs but I don't think they got the timing accurate enough for us. I had waited until 14DPO to test, I was so tired of seeing BFNs and scared to see another one. I was home alone...DH was at work. I sent him a special lunch to work, with balloons and a Congrats Daddy message. I called my sister on the phone as soon as I got the +. She answered with you are calling me at 7 am, you must be pregnant LOL. I had been charting for a good 3-4 months before that lucky cycle. With Jericho, we got lucky on our 2nd IUI cycle...with one canceled cycle in between. I was still charting, and that cycle I tested out my trigger...then ended up with a real + on 9DPO. Jason was home so I handed it to him and asked him if he saw what I saw. It was faint so he said he thinks so...by that night I got "Pregnant" on a digi so there was no mistaking it LOL. Two of the happiest days of my life. I hope I get one more of those days soon

TAT2MAMI

I was not tracking anything other than when I got my period at the time. I had been off BC for 3 months when we went to Maui. I thought my ovulation time had already passed, but I was wrong. I remember getting a tattoo in Kihei and the tattoo artist told me that Maui was a very fertile place. She was right! It was our 1st cycle TTC. I think I need to go back to Maui.

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lgsdesigner

@TripMomma - I had no idea you had triplets! How cool is that?!

lgsdesigner

@TAT2MAMI - That's a pretty cool fact about Maui. The "fertile" place. Maybe we need to rethink our honeymoon to Mexico...hmmm...

hooligans4

Both my children were surprises. DD was the result of a broken condom and DS was a gift from the Hawaiian gods just like @TAT2MAMI. We went to all 4 islands so I don't know which one gave us our son. I thank god everyday for my two happy accidents because if I didn't have them when I did I may not have been able to have any children since we have been not preventing for the past 8 years and nothing has happened except losses.

URMySunshine77

For DS, I think I got my copper IUD taken out in January 2012. We knew that we were going to start TTC. Then I charted (but didn't temp) in February and March. I was learning so much from being on the TTGP board. April was my first month temping. By that time FF had a good sense of my FW and we had good timing in April, O-3 and O-1. We also had sex on O but didn't complete due to stress.

I had psychedelic dreams on DPO-3 and DPO-4 and started randomly waking up early in the morning. I didn't think much about those symptoms at the time. Then my breasts started hurting when I went down stairs on DPO-8. I knew then but didn't get a BFP until DPO-12.

I look back and see that we were truly fortunate to conceive on the third month. I'm hoping that we can achieve the same timing this month. It would be an amazing birthday gift.

C_Girlie

My very first two pregnancies was a result if not trying not preventing. The first time I was pg I felt weird & I had a suspension something was different so I tested and DH (he was my boyfriend at the time) was not happy cause I said I wanted to keep it. He wanted me to terminate the baby. Then after I had my first sono at 7 weeks he was on board with having a baby. He was excited and nervous just like me. We saw the hb, Dr told me the fetus was measuring small told me to come back in 2 weeks for another sono. When I went back there was no hb, so I had to have a d&c. We were both devastated & decided no kids till we were married. Several years later were finally married in April of 05. On November 05 I noticed I was sleepy all the time and the littlest thing made me cry. When I was one day late I tested and wham BFP. We was both happy/excited & nervous. Three days after my BFP I began bleeding. I thought I was m/c, but he was a sticky baby and finally made his entrance into the world in July that following year.
Recently we tried that same ntnp approach but it was bfn continuously. I started temping in Feb of this year, and taking supplements, hoping for a BFP in the immediate future

Davie813

Wow, I'm really struck by how many of us conceived either unintentionally or within just a few tries.  And now look at us.  Time can be a real bitch. >:P

kris-dan

My first pregnancies we were trying for 4 months.  My cousin had given me these dolls that supposedly helped you get pregnant.  We had put them in the closet the month that we conceived our darling son.  Other than those dolls we weren't using anything.  I was going to my High School reunion and was a few days late so I tested before leaving for the fun of it and there is was PREGNANT!!!!  I did two tests before leaving. 
With my second which ended in a miscarriage at 8 weeks I had gotten pregnant after 2 month of trying.  We also didn't use anything.  We were so excited -- I started spotting shortly after and the doctor send me for an ultrasound where we saw the sac and heard the heartbeat.  I was still spotting a week later so he send me for another ultrasound and there was nothing there. 
I started using OPK's the last few months and we are hoping that God blesses us again very soon with a BFP!

kiki_1218

I'd been a part of these boards for a while. Started with the knot in '03, then moved to the nest when we bought our house, which led me to the bump before we were TTC, just because I had baby fever. Lurked probably over a year, then became more active and learned about temping and charting.

I started charting from the beginning and became pregnant my 3rd cycle. I was OCD and started testing on 8dpo and got my first shadow of a grey line positive.

KirstenAlecia

I got pregnant on accident with my daughter at 20. Unmarried and too young! I think based on that i always thought I would have no problem even later......

harmonyzip2

I've been surprised at how much more difficult it is in my 40's. I got pregnant with my first 3 at 17, 18, and 23 while on birth control used properly all the time!! At 35 I got pregnant as a result of rape, wasnt on birth control as my ex dh had had a vasectomy after our dd was born.now that we are trying again it isn't so easy....
I charted, bbt, cm, opk, vitamins, supplements, etc...took 6 mo ttc then didn't stick.
Back to the drawing board....

kindershlitz

I was 34 and we tried for eight months. However, during that time we had two family deaths and our house flooded leaving us to live in a hotel while it was fixed for 7 weeks (so a little stressful). My dr had me do and hsg since I was nearing 35 anyway. I had started to use opks in November. Hsg in December. Pregnant in January (two months before 35)

lgsdesigner

@harmonyzip2 - Oh my goodness...rape? I am so sorry! That is really sad.

supersarah77

@harmonyzip2‌, wow, pregnant as a result of rape. My heart hurt for you when I read that. What an incredibly difficult time that must have been.

@Davie813‌, I agree, I'm struck by how many "easy" previous conceptions there have been on this board.

DD1 was conceived when I was >35, too. I was taking OPKs but at the wrong time, had irregular cycles, so finally one month we had sex every other day that whole month to be certain we hit FW. That's when we conceived. I actually started temping but got the BFP a couple days after starting. I only knew I was pregnant from the FRER because pregnancy symptoms were the same as AF.

lcwed

Glad this thread got bumped back up. Couldn't bring myself to post till now. With DD I got pregnant at 33 on our honeymoon in Italy 2 months after stopping birth control. No early symptoms other than no monthly tongue blisters. I got pregnant the 2nd time at 36 after trying for 5 months after my Mirena was removed in December. We used OPKs and temping. Possible implantation dip on FF and sore breasts made me test early even though I still got tongue blisters. We will probably do OPKs and tempting again.

KirstenAlecia

harmonyzip2 said:

I've been surprised at how much more difficult it is in my 40's. I got pregnant with my first 3 at 17, 18, and 23 while on birth control used properly all the time!! At 35 I got pregnant as a result of rape, wasnt on birth control as my ex dh had had a vasectomy after our dd was born.now that we are trying again it isn't so easy.... I charted, bbt, cm, opk, vitamins, supplements, etc...took 6 mo ttc then didn't stick. Back to the drawing board....

oh my how awful that happened to you.