Can't believe it... 29 & pregnant the same month we started trying 😮

I was expecting an uphill journey after being on the pill from 16-28 yrs old, and also because many women my age (or younger) have had issues TTC in my community. I expected maybe a few months of BFNs, so I was extremely surprised when 4 days after we BDed in my fettile week, I had a sore lower back & sore nipples! I thought, this is too early! Is it in my head?

I got a BFN on Christmas morning, but I was an eager beaver and tested 8 days before my expected period instead of maximum 6. My nipples hurt so much I thought maybe it was xmas miracle & my hormone levels would be high. I didn't get upset though, I knew it was still early to detect. Today (3 days before expected period) I tested again and BFP!

I can't say I know why we were so lucky, but if it helps anyone this is what we did:

1. In September, I started taking a daily Centrum Materna vitamin and tracking only my period with Glow.

2. In November, I went off my BC and tracked my period to see if it was still normal (It was). I tried tracking BMT but was inconsistent at it, and it always seemed the same. We had sex that month, but would pull out to avoid pregnancy.

We were using the 30 days to let the BC hormone leave my body, but also to clean up our acts (I started eating better food, drinking more water, cut down on drinking, quit my sleeping pills & started moisturizing my skin). My boyfriend cut drinking completely except for 2 glasses of sangria at a xmas dinner, and started taking a multivitamin for men (Nothing specific to fertility). He's not that good at taking it every day lol.

3. Come December, we had sex whenever we naturally felt like it, and when my fertile week came up, we gave it a go. I tried not to stress, I figured as long as we BDed on the 2 days with the highest % chance of pregnancy, it'd be good enough for now. (I read doing it too much could lower sperm count). We didn't use anything special, and I tried to lay down for a couple minutes after intercourse instead of immediately going to the BR to pee like normal.

I hope maybe this helps someone, calms the nerves of anyone micro-managing who doesn't need to, and helps first time triers feel more positive. I definitely felt a bit defeated before even starting because of all the stories I heard in my community. Good luck everyone & baby dust toball!