2ww :( any buddies?

Woops! Posted too soon! This site is a nightmare on my phone!

As for tips on staying sane, I need some too, I'm getting more crazily obsessed every month!

Emma how many cycles have you been ttc? This is my 4th now..

As for tips on

Hi ladies, you guys seem to be experts on preg tests...if a Clearblue says you are 3 weeks +, does that mean by MW dates you would be at least 5 weeks? Does clearblue mean that you conceived 1-2 weeks ago etc? As the earliest I thought a pg could be dated was 4 weeks, 2 weeks from date of last AF. Or did I make that up?

It's normally 30 or 31 days 1 strawberry.

Now I'm over the disappointment of AF's arrival I'm now excited to start trying again. Any tips to keep sane and to make this month the most effective so far?

Ps tweej it's not over yet at 11dpo! Or did you crack and test again today?

Sorry to hear that mrs g :(, here's to next month! Emma we're cycle twins this month then..! How long is your cycle usually? mine is normally 28days..

Tweej I'm using internet cheapie opk, my friend used them successfully a couple of months ago and gave me the rest of her pack of 50.

This might sound crazy but I'm actually enjoying my visit from af, so nice not to have to wonder and obsess! Have to find a way to maintain that tranquility the rest of the month!

Opk is an ovulation predictor kit x

What's the sperm meets egg plan?

Thanks for the welcome!

Period is due 19th ish.

I got a smiley static face on the clear blue ovulation test on the 2nd jan.

I'm not imagining all sorts of symptoms!!

What is opk?

Exactly.

Roll on af now. Every other day is ambitious but a good plan. Keep us updated, do you use opks? Think we will try the sperm meets egg plan again although it was tiring x

Hi Tweej

Sorry to hear that. I know exactly what you mean about convincing yourself that you have all the symptoms of a BFP. I must do that daily!

Here's to next month...

Hey girls,

Bfn today at 11dpo so think it's game over. Disappointed but actually more concerned that I had myself convinced. Last cycle was 33 days long so hopefully period will arrive a bit sooner.

1straw which opks are you thinking of using. Sorry mrsg23 and Emma Fingers crossed for next cycle x

AF also arrived for me this morning so another month goes by....
At least now christmas is over I can eat a bit healthier, cut out the alcohol and dtd even more often. We are going to aim for every other day from next week.

My bloods also show this morning that I'm not pregnant... So my body is just playing Jedi mind tricks on me again! :( but glad to know what is happening! Glad you got your answer strawberry - sad it wasn't the one you wanted though :(

Helen how long do you have to wait to test?..

Af has finally arrived, feeling relieved because had given up hoping for preg this month, now can look forward to entering the interesting world of opk , how is everyone?

Hi helen!
Welcome to the world of TTC (trying to conceieve).
What other abbreviations have you seen that you don't know about..? There are SO many haha :)

Can I Join in!

I'm not sure of all the abbreviations! We are second month of trying.

I'm a bit on the old side so have resorted to ovulation tests.

Now waiting!

Tidge feel your pain with the sickness, both my pregs were morning sickness nightmares! So question to everybody, obv my af could appear today, but has anyone ever experienced late af and bfn, esp those with regular af?

Hi ladies, still waiting for af here, usually like clockwork, would have expected her early morn today or else yesterday, got a bfn yesterday so don't want to waste any more tests, with both previous pregs got early bfps, so not hopeful at all, but can't settle down until af appears :0

Thanks guys what a lovely welcome. I tested four days early on the cycle that I had a chemical. Felt pregnant and wasn't surprised that I got a positive. Had a metallic taste in my mouth and boobs were sore. Literally the next day I felt back to normal. Did another test which was negative. Day period was due I tested positive again and period started later that day. It wasn't a normal period, lasted longer and I was exhausted, it was very heavy etc. Trying not to test early this cycle but it's really hard. Due to test I'm five days according to ovia app. Smep is the sperm meets egg plan. So we bd on cd 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, missed 16, then again on 18. This tww is really hard. It's constantly on my mind. 1strawberry I found opks really helpful this cycle x

Thanks Loopy!

If I can just make it to tomorrow then I'll be further than last time and might allow myself to breathe again. Feeling really crampy today, but I guess that can be normal?

Started drinking beetroot juice to try to lower my blood pressure before I go back for re-checking on Friday... Maybe that's just giving me indigestion instead!

Welcome tweej don't worry, these lovely girls will look after you

Hello and welcome tweej, testing any time soon? What is smep?

Aw mrsg did af turn up eventually? Rubbish... Well I guess now you know that you def do want to get pregnant! I know you weren't quite sure, what about oh? Is he still in 2 minds? Got another bfn today, no surprise, af should be here today or tomrw, in a way relieved to start a fresh cycle. Going to try opk this month for the first time. What's everyone's experience of this? Success? Failure? More/less stress?