Reader Stories from Those Trying to Get Pregnant

Do you keep a fertility, trying to conceive, or life after infertility blog? Please share your blog with us. Whether you're just starting to try to get pregnant or have been trying for years, or if you're pregnant after infertility or have decided to stop treatment...whatever your infertility blog's focus, we'd like to hear more about it.

It's happened to all of us. You feel nauseated, fatigued, and you're just sure these cramps are different than your typical PMS cramps. You feel pregnant! But then, it turns out you're not. Have you ever thought symptoms you were experiencing were signs of pregnancy when they were not? Which "pregnancy symptoms" drive you crazy? And if you've ever been pregnant, could you tell the difference between the real thing and imaginary pregnancy symptoms?

Experts recommend having sex three to four times a week if you want to get pregnant. Or, you can track ovulation signs and try to have sex in the days before ovulation occurs. But what experts tell us and what we do are sometimes very different . How often do you have sex when you're trying to get pregnant? More often, the same, or, ironically, less often?

When trying to get pregnant, I often wondered why I didn't buy stock in pregnancy tests. They can be so addictive. The worst experience I ever had was getting a false positive -- it was an evaporation line on a cheap test, which I suppose I imagined to be darker than it really was. What has your experience with home pregnancy tests been? Did you ever get a false positive? Did you get a negative result from a home pregnancy test when other tests or blood work confirmed pregnancy?

There are so many ways to track ovulation signs, from body basal temperature charting to cervical-mucus tracking. There are ovulation predictor kits and fertility monitors, and saliva ferning kits and cervical position checks. What's your favorite method of ovulation detection?

You probably know that your fertility declines after age 35. Miscarriage rates and pregnancy complication rates also go up with age. Whether you're trying for your first or subsequent child, you most likely have feelings about trying to get pregnant after 35. Are you feeling hopeful? Or worried you waited too long? Share your thoughts on trying to get pregnant after 35 here.

As with any drug, taking Clomid comes with risks. One of the big ones is the chance of getting pregnant with twins -- or more. What are your thoughts on conceiving twins? Would you be excited? Scared?