anyone else in the 2ww but absolutely not symptom spotting this time?

hi 'spring' I try not to but I'm a total symptom spotter but it will never work for me I have ibs so stomach cramps and bloating at random times anyway. always have some mild cramp bloating week AF is due anyway. I have noticed this month thou I got severe PMS after ovulation never noticed that before! I love food and always craving choc but funny enuf this month I haven't craved it once! even bought my colleagues choc and ate an apple myself! I'm due AF on sat so trying to hold out until then to test soo hard to do when I have 4 sitting in house.
last month was not great for me I had my longest cycle ever at 39 days. I knew I wasn't pregnant but the longer AF didn't show up the more I let hope sneak in

what about you? can you resist symptom spotting?

Hi birch! Are u symptom spotter or can u show self control?? Lol

hi do you mind if I join in? on 2ww AF due sun

Sooo still no AF? Although I'm beginning to think it is stress more than anything!! I'm going to give it to the weekend the test again!!

How did u get on today fuzzy? Do u think u will just about make your fertile time?

Fingers crossed doom!! I'm nearly sure we were on the same time line a month or so ago!! Lol

Time to try again, begin cycle 5 post pill. Bring on my birthday and Barcelona!!! A week today.

Lol Spring, actually have really missed him.

I think the clear blue fertility monitor is fairly accurate my physical symptoms match the results of the tests.

It's frustrating when DP can't be around at the crucial time.

Aww thanks fuzzy!!!

You all set for dp coming tomarrow??? Lol!!

How reliable are the clear blue? I've heard so many reviews??

I'm feeling cautiously optimistic for you Spring, all my post ov symptoms vanish the day AF arrives.

Pregnancy tests measure the HCG hormone, which only starts increasing once implantation happens and then the hormone doubles every two days, most tests don't measure the hormone till about 25miu.

Everything crossed for you.

We all have ha relationships where we look back and go wtf! My previous ex I constantly think of ways to kill him and have pretend conversations of what if say if I seen him!! Lol!!

I think it won't be long till you get bfp! At least you know u are fertile!!! Are u using tracking methods??

I don't understand what's going tbh my boobs are sore but I've zero cramps!!!!!! This is nearly a week later!!!

Spring you're not out till AF arrives.

I have two DDs from previous marriage, marriage was horrendous he was violent.

DP doesnt have DC of his own & hes really lovely with my DDs tho & I really want to have DC with him because he's so lovely and a great dad.

I'm aware I'm really lucky to have DC and I'm absolutely not complaining.

Wish I'd had the courage to leave ex sooner.

Poas used a clear blue digi and bfn..... Still no sign of AF! Urgh!

Awww fuzzy! I really hope you get your bfp!! Is this your first DC?

Definitely missed peak according to the monitor.

Will pounce on DP when he's home on Monday tho, for luck.

Good luck Spring, let us know how you get on, love reading about the BFP's, friends recently had a little DD bought home how much I want a baby.

Will you miss your chance this month?

I think I will wait till Monday.... I've waited this long lol!!! Dp isn't aware I'm late as at the time I was like naw I'm past ov so it can't happen!!!

Oh good luck Spring. How long will you wait? My boobs tend to be sore at OV and then nothing right before AF shows...

I got the Ov surge today and dp is away, not back till Monday! Altho reckon my luteal phase will be short it's so late in my cycle.

Hi guys so I had written on this post a month or so ago.... Then after bfn me and dp felt we weren't ready to try as we have plans we want to fulfil.... Long story short.... We dtd about 5 days after my expected o and my AF was due today... Apart from sore boobs I've no other symptom!! I really don't want to poas as I'm scared of a bfn........

Sorry to hear your news Doom and Temp. I'm also out this month so have decided to take a completely new view on ttc next month and ditch the monitor and thermometer. Hopefully this will stop me obsessing so much (unlikely but hey I can kid myself for a few days).

Fuzzy is it possible that you missed the surge? I'm sure I've read that this can happen sometimes with the monitor.

Doom good luck for Barcelona. A change of scene could be exactly what you need.

Sorry to hear that Temp, everything crossed for us all for the next cycle.

Ov still no show and DP is away over bank holiday. I really want to stop caring so much about whether this happens or not.

Lily I can feel when I ovulate, I get pains depending on which side they can be very painful and last about 24 hours for me. And my fertility monitor also at the same time ends up with the static smiley face. hasn't happened this month.

I think taking starflower oil has delayed ovulation, which will mean my LH phase will be really short. My cycles are also 25 days.

Kitty that holiday sounds amazing. Fingers crossed.

As luck would have it, I'm next due to ovulate on my birthday 14th May which happens to be when I'm planning on being on holiday in Barcelona.

Hopefully the sunny weather and swanky hotel will help things along.

Got to ask Fuzzy, how can you tell that you've not ovulated if you're at a high chance. Asking so that I can try to tell myself next month x

Doom sorry to hear that, happened to me last month went to test and af showed.

Fingers crossed for the next cycle.

I was starting to get my hopes up, and just like last mont, did the test and whilst waiting af arrived. Oh well guess my cycles are getting back to a normal length again.

Fingers crossed for all three of you. Sincerely hope it's your month . My ov is missing in action.... Apparently I'm 'high' chance of fertile tho (how without ov I do not know). [grumpy face]