I've decided to start a new thread with this clear title today as I keep seeing new threads about people being so sad at getting BFN's at 8,9,10, dpo & im unsure how rare it is to get a BFP, this late past ovulation. However if this even helps 1 person keep the faith, it's worked!
DH & I have been trying for 2.5 years with unexplained fertility issues, just told to KEEP TRYING! Got first ever BFP 18 months ago only to miscarry. Since then it's been my one & only quest in life.
So for the last 18 months have been using Clear Blue Fertility Monitor ( which has been a godsend) have also been using CB Opk's & Charting.
The cb monitor highlighted that I was not ovulating when I though mt I was & that although my cycles were quite regular ( between 28-32 days) my ovulation days ranged between day 14, 16, 18 & 19... They really were so mixed.
The last 3 months have been strange in terms of cycle. In November my cycle was 40 days... & I didn't ovulate at all. Had strange very light period end of December.
In January I was gobsmacked when my CBFM & opk's recognised ovulation CD 9 & 10... But we did all we needed too. Temperature stayed high after ovulation.
Around 8dpo I had extreme back pain & started spotting (which I thought was promising) however after about 6 hours this turned in to a very heavy bleed & I needed pads. I was passing clots (sorry tmi) but presumed AF Had arrived stupidly early. I continued to bleed heavily through that first night & in to the following morning. However that afternoon the bleeding came to an abrupt halt. No more bleeding at all.
I then went on to have 2 temp dips within 5 days & although it did go back up slightly, it was closer to my normal temperature.
I did however continue to have extreme pregnancy symptoms & at this stage thought I was going insane & my body was not only cheating me out of a baby but now mocking me with symptoms.
I was getting hot, having implantation cramping, really bad lower back pain, lotion like CM, so so tired & extreme mood swings.
At 20dpo I decided to test & got a really really faint BFP. I posted pics here & got it confirmed by an u biased eye & it was agreed there was deffo 2 lines, faint but there. I then bought CB digi's that I did at 22 dpo that both read BFN. So was once again gutted.
I went to see GP on Friday who advised I should wait another 3 weeks, relax & not test anymore, even though AF was due last Monday. 3 MORE WEEKS TO WAIT?!?! NOOOOOOOO
So I did what we would all do... Went and purchased a bag of tests & was just going to keep taking them! (Yes... I too am a Poas addict!) I decided against Digi Tests as I'd not had success with them earlier in the week & when reading the product description they only detect 20/25 miu rather than other tests that detect as low as 10/15. Plus, considering how faint my earlier in the week test was, although HCG is being detected its obviously still very low even though I'm 20+ dpo.
Yesterday I did 6 tests all measuring 15miu HCG and all 6 were positive. Fainter than the test line but all very definitely positive. So 25 dpo & I've now got my real positive. It's taken it's time but it's here.
Some people are lucky to get BFP's very early, others aren't & some people can never get a BFP on a home test.
No ones out of the game until AF shows. I know POAS rules our lives every month, but I'm living proof it can happen A LOT later!
Good luck to you all
x
DH & I have been trying for 2.5 years with unexplained fertility issues, just told to KEEP TRYING! Got first ever BFP 18 months ago only to miscarry. Since then it's been my one & only quest in life.
So for the last 18 months have been using Clear Blue Fertility Monitor ( which has been a godsend) have also been using CB Opk's & Charting.
The cb monitor highlighted that I was not ovulating when I though mt I was & that although my cycles were quite regular ( between 28-32 days) my ovulation days ranged between day 14, 16, 18 & 19... They really were so mixed.
The last 3 months have been strange in terms of cycle. In November my cycle was 40 days... & I didn't ovulate at all. Had strange very light period end of December.
In January I was gobsmacked when my CBFM & opk's recognised ovulation CD 9 & 10... But we did all we needed too. Temperature stayed high after ovulation.
Around 8dpo I had extreme back pain & started spotting (which I thought was promising) however after about 6 hours this turned in to a very heavy bleed & I needed pads. I was passing clots (sorry tmi) but presumed AF Had arrived stupidly early. I continued to bleed heavily through that first night & in to the following morning. However that afternoon the bleeding came to an abrupt halt. No more bleeding at all.
I then went on to have 2 temp dips within 5 days & although it did go back up slightly, it was closer to my normal temperature.
I did however continue to have extreme pregnancy symptoms & at this stage thought I was going insane & my body was not only cheating me out of a baby but now mocking me with symptoms.
I was getting hot, having implantation cramping, really bad lower back pain, lotion like CM, so so tired & extreme mood swings.
At 20dpo I decided to test & got a really really faint BFP. I posted pics here & got it confirmed by an u biased eye & it was agreed there was deffo 2 lines, faint but there. I then bought CB digi's that I did at 22 dpo that both read BFN. So was once again gutted.
I went to see GP on Friday who advised I should wait another 3 weeks, relax & not test anymore, even though AF was due last Monday. 3 MORE WEEKS TO WAIT?!?! NOOOOOOOO
So I did what we would all do... Went and purchased a bag of tests & was just going to keep taking them! (Yes... I too am a Poas addict!) I decided against Digi Tests as I'd not had success with them earlier in the week & when reading the product description they only detect 20/25 miu rather than other tests that detect as low as 10/15. Plus, considering how faint my earlier in the week test was, although HCG is being detected its obviously still very low even though I'm 20+ dpo.
Yesterday I did 6 tests all measuring 15miu HCG and all 6 were positive. Fainter than the test line but all very definitely positive. So 25 dpo & I've now got my real positive. It's taken it's time but it's here.
Some people are lucky to get BFP's very early, others aren't & some people can never get a BFP on a home test.
No ones out of the game until AF shows. I know POAS rules our lives every month, but I'm living proof it can happen A LOT later!
Good luck to you all
x
