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Hello everyone. I would like to post my story here in order to encourage those of you who have been trying to conceive for a couple of years, without any luck. I have just found out I am 5 weeks pregnant after having tried for a baby for 2.5 years (30 months). I had a thorough checkup in Dec 2002, went off the pill, and started trying to conceive when I was 29 years old in Jan 2003. For almost a year nothing happened. During this time I read up everyting I could find on getting pregnant - so I knew what I was doing, and I used ovulation tests and had intercourse at the right times. I then consulted my ob/gyn for help. We determined that nothing was wrong with me and I ovulated normally. He did a sperm check on my dh, and found that his sperm count was about 10% normal. An average guy has a 16% normal sperm count. So he warned me we might take slightly longer than an average couple to conceive, but we can have children. So in order to just help mother nature on, for a couple of months I visited my ob/gyn on days 10, 12 and 14 of my cycles. He then measured my follicle sizes during those days and injected me with Profasi when the eggs were almost ready to be released. His purpose was to inject me with the Profasi (an ovulation stimulator) when the eggs were about 2cm in size, in order to ensure that ovulation took place within 36 hours. I then had intercourse with dh for the next 3 days in order to maximize our chances. We did this for many months, and nothing happened for yet another year. At this point I felt like giving up and I was at an all time low. My doc then recommended that we do a laparoscopy, which I agreed to, and strangely enough, he found during the operation that I had Endometriosis, although I never had any symptoms of it. It was cleared, and he told me we would have a ten times better chance to conceive after that. He also did another check on dh's sperm, and found that the count went up to about 15% normal sperm. We battled through another four months of trying. Nothing happened. We got desperate and then decided to go for IUI. We had the first Intra Uterine Insemination in April 2005. It didn't work, and I was gutted. The next month we were going to try with an IUI again, but as I went in for the measuring on the 10th day of my cycle, the doc told me they found a "harmful organism" in dh's sperm during the sperm testing for the previous IUI. He said the organism would prevent us from conceiving. He put dh on strong antibiotics in order to kill the organism and I went home thinking we had no chance to conceive during that month (May). However, since I've always refused to miss out on a single try (I'm a fighter!), we did bd at the appropriate times, as usual. Two weeks later I started suspecting that I fell pregnant. I had no real signs, except that my body was behaving slightly odd. It just gave me subtle hints that something was different. Two days before AF was due, I had cramps and loads of gas, which I've never had to that extent before. So I tested two days after AF was due, and got a BFN. I tested again on three days after AF was due, another negative. Then, on 6 days after AF was due, I got a BFP!!!! No words can describe what I felt right then!! I've also had the pregnancy confirmed by a blood test. Finally, after such a long time, it happened. I just wanted to give you my story and leave you with hope! You might ask yourself what kept me strong during this time. The answer: My faith in God. There were times when I got really down and desperate and angry. I got so angry sometimes, I didn't even want to speak to God. But He pulled me back in and gave me hope, every time. He gave me strength to go forward. This pregnancy was not due to anything we did right, or wrong, it was timed by God. He had it all planned out, long before I even started trying. If you are battling with infertility, just remember my story, and know I will be praying for all the women out there. You too will get your BFP, but try to be patient in the waiting game. Remember: Good things will come to those who wait. God hasn't forgotten you, he is simply picking the right time to give you a child. Loads of luck and baby dust to all of you!