The week is THE WEEK of the POSITIVE...LITERALLY!

Hello ladies (and maybe some gentlemen),

I am 10 DPO (days past ovulation) and according to the best fertility app in the world (Fertility Friend), there is a 34% chance that I will see a Faint positive on a dollar store brand test. So I ran to the Dollar Tree yesterday, bought 5 tests and started testing everyday until I see a fainted line...which in my mind is a POSITIVE.

Test (9DPO) #1...Negative (No Line)
Test Day #2...Negative (not even close)

I will post everyday with the pictures of the tests so you will see that I'm serious about this journey!

See ya tomorrow!

The PT line test wait is taking TOOOO LONG!

This will be Short and sweet... I CAN'T TAKE THE WAIT ANYMORE!!! I know it's only 7 DPO, but I want to start testing NOW. I even saw some posts on the BabyCenter.com (which I think everyone should subscribe to once you are pregnant) that you can start seeing a line as early as 9-10 DPO! I was like OMG, I'm going to go to the Dollar Tree and just buy like 10 of them and start test everyday starting on Sunday!

I am really only a week and a half away from knowing if our Rainbow is coming. I sure hope so...

DPO 2, 3, 4 (Days past ovulation)...MAN IDK!

Happy Monday! I hope you all had a great weekend. I had fun this weekend, minus the timed Coitus activities, but other than that, it was fun! However, I feel like not trying anymore though. This process is so taxing and I just want to quit. But I'm doing this for him, the hubby who is almost 40 and don't want to be an old father like his father was. My father-in-law was 56 when my husband was born! Although it benefited him greatly to have an older parent full of wisdom, he never got a chance to see us get married or have kids because he passed when my husband was only 26 (he was 82). My husband doesn't want to be so old that he missed out on key parts of our children's lives. And I understand that, so I am doing this for him.

Now, I don't know if I actually ovulated FOR SURE (without testing my blood for progesterone release), but all of the signs were there and if my calculations are correct, I ovulated either on 8/21 or 8/22. If that's the case, today would be 3 or 4 DPO. According to the First Response Early Result (FRER) instructions, I can start testing roughly 5 days before my missed period. The only thing about that is when you have PCOS, you don't know when your missed period is! My last period was June 21st! So knowing the DPO count is important. I have this app called Fertility Friend that allows you to estimate the day you will get a positive pregnancy test. According to this app, I can start testing on 13 DPO, although the most accurate results comes after 16 DPO.

Here is my Fertility Path (updated):

8/22/2014 - Negative OPK, BD
8/23/2014 - No Testing, BD
8/24/2014 - No Testing, I was just way too tired NO BD
8/25/2014 - Just in case we missed the window...BD

So here we are...the 2 week wait. I will test live on September 10, 2014, which is also my 9th wedding anniversary! You all will find out almost instantly. And once we get our BFP (Big Fat POSITIVE), the countdown resets for 40 weeks and then the real journey begins...

Clearblue OPK is Negative...the COUNTDOWN to a POSITIVE Pregnancy test begins NOW!!!

Yes! This blank circle tells me two things: I am no longer having an LH surge which is good because that means my hormones are actually doing what its supposed to be doing. A while back (2008), the doctor diagnosed me with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) which affects the hormones and estrogen levels in women. It also causes irregular periods and abnormal ovulation cycles. But I am not believing that condition is permanent, NO not in me! Second, the blank circle tells me that it's time to start the countdown from conception to a positive pregnancy test! At this point, it's a waiting game. So here is how my fertility calendar looks this week:

8/19/2014 - I did not test this day although I think this was actually the 1st day of the Peak Fertility result on the Clearblue digital Ovulation tool. If it was positive this day, then that means me and the hubby needed to start Coitus process on 8/20/2014 and 8/21/2014.

8/20/2014 - Positive OPK (Ovulation Predicator Kit) LH Peak Surge means that you will be ovulating within 24-48 hrs AFTER the positive shows up. It took a while for me to get that. Just in case the test was actually positive on the Tuesday that I didn't actually test, the hubby and I just went ahead and got started with Coitus. Since this is the first day that I've actually seen the positive Peak Fertility result, we will add an extra day to Coitus process. This means that if this is accurate and Peak LH Surge did happen today, we should expect ovulation to occur either 8/21/2014 or 8/22/2014.

8/21/2014 - I did  not test on the OPK to see if my LH surge was gone, but I assumed the positive result was still there from the day before. On the Clearblue Digital, the positive result actually stays lit in the window for 2 days! It's a constant reminder to do what you need to do to make it happen! Coitus also occurred this night. We have agreed to continue Coitus until we see a positive pregnancy test which could be in about 2-3 weeks from now! It will take work, but we just have to keep it fun, fresh, and exciting and we should be able to make it through. By the way, we haven't done that since we were in our 20's so this will definitely be a challenge!

8/22/2014 - OPK Negative

Well ladies (and maybe a gentleman or two), we are on this journey together. The Path To Fertility for some is easy (hince the 4, 5, 6+ kids), but for some, the journey is long and hard, but in the end it will be all worth it! We just want to be an encouragement to the thousands of couples around the world struggling with infertility or high risk fertility and let you know that WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE!!!

Clearblue Digital OPK solid Smiley Face just made my day!

This is going to be short and sweet. So remember how I told you I will test all month until I see a positive Ovulation test? Well after nearly 7 weeks of NEGATIVE Ovulation Tests (weird but ok), I finally got a POSITIVE peak fertility with Clearblue Digital which has a 99% LH surge detection rate. So you know what that means right...BD time! I showed it to my husband so he would be encouraged to "participate" in this process! With men, they don't really need hard evidence to get them to have sex.

Ok, so here is how it works.According to their instructions, Clearblue gives you the most fertile days (4 days). Here are my results so far:

8/14/2014 - Blank Face (Negative OPK)
8/16/2014 - Flashing Smiley Face (supposedly Day 1 of High Fertility)/ BD
8/17/2014 - Flashing Smiley Face (Day 2 of High Fertility)/BD
According to Clearblue the next day should be peak right?
8/18/2014 - Flashing Smiley Face (Day 3 of High Fertility)
8/19/2014 - No test (so this could be either Day 4 of High Fertility or Day 1 of Peak , I don't know)
8/20/2014 - Solid Smiley Face! (Day 1 of Peak Fertility Ovulation within 24-48 hrs)/BD

I will post more frequent for the next 3 weeks, because we might be closer to the Path of Fertility than we think! Stay tuned.