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Implantation: Timeline, Symptoms, and What to Expect

Implantation: Timeline, Symptoms, and What to Expect The two-week wait. If you're trying to conceive, you know this period all too well—those nail-biting days between ovulation and when you can finally take a pregnancy test. During this time, something remarkable may be happening inside your body: implantation. Quick answer: Implantation typically occurs 6-12 days after ovulation (DPO), with most implantation happening between days 8-10. This is when the fertilized egg (now a blastocyst) attaches to your uterine wall, marking the true beginning of pregnancy. During my own two-week wait on the cycle I conceived, I noticed very faint pink spotting at 9 DPO that lasted less than a day -- nothing like my usual pre-period spotting which was always brown and started at 12 DPO. I also had mild, pulling cramps low in my abdomen at 8 DPO that felt distinctly different from my normal PMS cramping. I tested at...