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2DPO The dreaded TWW begins!

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Cherub250 · 09/01/2016 10:15

So I'm on 2dpo and obviously 3 days in on the tww! Is there anyone the same that wants to be my tww buddy and compare notes? A little bit of back ground info on ttc... My OH and I haven't used contraception for two years now! However we haven't been officially 'trying'! There have been months where we haven't even BD around ovulation etc so technically this is our first month "Officially" ttc! I'm pretty sure I ovulated Thursday but we BD Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning & Evening, Thursday Morning & Evening & last night lol! Grin Today my CM has gone straight back to CWCM and that's it thus far! Any advice on getting through the tww, helping implantation? etc etc?

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Shemozzle · 25/01/2016 23:32

I'm out too Sad. Good luck to everyone still waiting x

KentCat · 23/01/2016 04:48

Sorry to those getting the BFN. I'm due to test next week. Having said I was getting no signs the last few days I've had twinges of cramps. But then I'm also in India so that could just be adjusting to the food etc. We'll see what next week brings.

Brenna24 · 22/01/2016 22:26

BFN for me, then The Witch got me. I'm out for this month.

Shemozzle · 21/01/2016 20:21

Bfn again today, I am only 9- 10dpo today though, although I had mild cramps yesterday and day before. Ovia is putting me a day ahead of that though. Does anyone else shine bright lights on their bfns for ages wondering why a line doesn't magically appear? Haha.

Shemozzle · 21/01/2016 12:38

Bfns yesterday (did one late morning and one evening). Not to bothered about testing today. May do one in a bit. Using FMU is pointless for me, since I get up to pee at least 3 times in the night, sometimes more! It's about every 4 hours plus an hour after I've first got into bed. And so wee is actually clearest for me first thing. I've been that way since pregnant with dd2 Sad

Brenna24 · 20/01/2016 18:56

Ooh, exciting. I would wait until morning to do another test. Your urine will be more concentrated and you are more likely to see something. I am going to test some time in the next few days. 15 dpo and BFN this morning. AF is due between today and friday. No sign so far.

Shemozzle · 20/01/2016 11:06

Gosh brenna I missed your first post on this. Sounds like you've hS a really rough time of it with this issue. So glad it sounds like he has seen sense. The stress it puts on you is much more likely to ruin chances of conception than actually doing those everyday things. I hope he's realised and sorts himself out after your talk. You need to nip this in the bud before he does the same with pregnancy. When are you testing again?

I'm about 10dpo, I know I said I would t test early this time because the chemical was upsetting last month, but I decided I'd rather know about a chemical than not after all, as it effects my symptoms and cycle tracking. So I tested yesterday and thought I might have got the faintest of faint lines but it was only half a line, so possibly a dye run. Will do another in a bit. Just drank about a pint of tea a couple of hours ago so don't think it will be reliable!

Anyone else testing today or in the next few days?

KentCat · 20/01/2016 02:27

Glad you've been able to talk. Just shows how crazy this whole TTC can send both us and our other halves.

I'm a week away from AF but don't think it's going to be my month. I haven't had any signs and well I just don't feel it.

Brenna24 · 19/01/2016 18:46

We had a chat. He has accepted that the stress would be worse and is being more sensible. He reckons next time he is a twonk I should just ignore him. I want that in writing.

14 dpo. No spotting since first thing yesterday. No AF. A few cramps. No idea which way it is going to go this month.

bobcat85 · 18/01/2016 18:46

That's ok Shemozzle, I wasn't too hopefully this month anyway.

KentCat · 18/01/2016 13:41

Oh @Brenna24 I'm so sorry to hear about your situation. Even when our loved ones have our best in mind they can still be frustrating. Would it been for for you and maybe him to speak to a medical practitioner someone like a practice nurse?

There is so much competing information out there it can get baffling.

Brenna24 · 17/01/2016 22:35

He isn't normally, generally he is the opposite and is happy to see me bouncing around having fun. We had a miscarriage at 11.5 weeks in October. I am guessing that his way of coping is to try and think of every way of minimising it happening again. Which I would be all for if there was anything that would make a difference. Last time I didn't drink, had no caffeine, was doing lots of exercise, rested lots when tired right through the first trimester. We did fly to Italy for our (second) wedding which was exhausting and that was where I had the first bleed (after our first time dtd since getting pregnant). I mentioned I didn't want to fly anywhere in early pregnancy, so didn't want to plan any holidays for this year. He seems to have taken that as carte blanche for going overboard on other potential precautions. Going overboard on things in general he has form for.

AliceScarlett · 17/01/2016 21:40

Brenna, he doesn't like you to drive in the tww? That's crazy! Drink til it's pink is common. Does he know what they emotional impact of his behaviour is having on you? Also, is he normally this controlling?

Nics107 · 17/01/2016 17:40

Just made a name change, thought it would change all previous comments but it didn't...oops! Bobcat thanks again for the advice :) if I get a neg test this time I'll take a look on Amazon Smile

JES12 · 17/01/2016 17:31

AF due for me on 23rd! Trying not to get my hopes up too much

Shemozzle · 17/01/2016 17:28

Oh, sorry bobcat Sad I accidentally read to the bottom of page 1 not page two. Best of luck for next month.

Shemozzle · 17/01/2016 17:26

bobcat have you tested yet? Are you about 10-11 dpo now?

I'm 6dpo (I think, only used OPKs not temping) and have very mild cramps today.

Nics107 · 17/01/2016 17:06

Bobcat- I had never thought of looking on Amazon. Thank you, I will take a look :) and I'll also look into the herbal and decaf tea.

bobcat85 · 17/01/2016 16:21

Nicki - take a look at Amazon for pregnancy tests as you can get lots cheap.
Also, I find herb teas like Peppermint etc nice as a replacement for hot caffeine drinks. You can get decaffeinated tea as well.

Nicki107 · 17/01/2016 13:17

Cherub I'm not sure when to test, I only have one at home lol They're quite expensive aren't they?! So don't want to waste doing it too early. I told myself I'd wait until Wed to see if af shows up, then if not I'd test. But not sure I can wait Blush**
Really struggling with cutting down on the tea and coffee I drink, especially with this cold weather...need find a replacement warm drink without caffeine lol any ideas anyone?

Brenna24 · 17/01/2016 12:42

We have a wedding in Hungary in June, Kent. Thankfully no date or written invite yet (just a verbal one last time we met up) so I am ignoring that one for now.

12dpo. Still tiny amounts of pink spotting about every second time I wipe after a wee. BFN this morning.

DH and I had a massive row last night and are still not speaking today. I was being a tiny bit unreasonable last night but since we have constant problems with him not listening to me at all when I have a reasoned argument and listening to others without question I got a mare on last night and just went and did my own thing regardless. He is furious and I am refusing to back down until he will actually have a discussion that involves listening to me and compromising. We are taking a friend of his out to lunch for her birthday today. I am hoping it won't be obvious. It is really stupid, every time someone says something may be bad for a pregnancy he is determined I should just stop doing that too for the whole week I may ovulate and the two weeks after that. I am now no longer doing yoga, climbing, running, cycling, driving. One of my friends died this week and in a way that is a good thing as he was totally against me going to see her in her hospice as it was an hour and 15 minutes away and I was struggling with just abandoning her for 3 weeks of the month. He is not getting the option about the funeral, I am fecking going. We were out to other friends (two sets) for dinner friday and saturday night. The friends on friday night know of the friend who died. I bumped into the wife during the day on the friday and she said she had told her husband to buy loads of wine for that night so we could let off some steam. I thanked her but said we were in our tww so I wouldn't be able to drink very much. We had a lovely night and I didn't actually drink at all. Same as last time we went there for dinner as were were also in a tww then. She knows about he m/c and it is not a problem having that conversation. The friends we went to last night know nothing about pregnancy, miscarriage, loss of friend or any of the other shit going on right now. It was a kind of tough night as they were asking all sorts of questions about how my climbing is going, where we are going on holiday this year etc. All the things you might talk about if you haven't seen anyone for a while. The husband is a major foodie and wine buff and always had different wines matched to each course etc. So I was 'driving' (all of about 10 minutes). I don't normally touch anything if I am driving but last night I made an exception of having less than a quarter glass of the three wines over the course of the evening and meal (5 hours in total) and making sure my tummy was well filled before I touched any of it. There would have been so little alcohol in my system that I was in no danger of being unable to drive home, even under the new laws. DH is utterly furious with me. We are scientists. He understands the concept of concentrations and how low the amount in my blood would have been. I am either having an implantation bleed or the start of a period this weekend. There is no placenta there. The baby is in no way going to be affected. He wanted to know why I didn't just tell them I was probably pregnant and then tell them I wasn't later. I cannot face the drama of going through that every month. So we can now rule out meeting up with anyone who may suggest a glass of wine during ovulation and tww. And if I get pregnant are we going to have a drama every time I eat a bowl of chips or a burger or anything less than macobiotic health food in case that too is bad for the baby? Right now I really do not want to be pregnant. He will not listen to me telling him how I feel my body handles things at all. But he will happily listen to anybody at work/home/on the street who says something might be bad and then announces I should stop doing that and is totally furious if I don't comply as 'it is better safe than sorry after all'. It is totally daft that I chose to make the issue over the wine. I like the taste but can happily go weeks without it. I just got to that point where I could not take another day of putting everything on hold just in case I may be pregnant by next week. I am far more upset about the restriction on movement/hobbies.

To make things worse I took the dog out for his morning walk this morning and was going to then get my car from the car park in our street to go and get some bread for breakfast. My ex had an affair with the mother of my godson and they bought a flat a bit further down our street. They now have a baby. She was only fecking in the carpark putting her baby in the car and I couldn't face barging past her to go and get my car, so I couldn't even get out for bread this morning. We are going to sell and move this year as soon as we have it confirmed that we both have contracts for the next 5 years as we can finally afford it. After 5 years of living in the same street as them. I am so fed up of worrying about leaving my house. The day I was miscarrying I left the house and bumped into the pair of them pushing their pram.

Today I am in bed crying my eyes out as I really cannot take any more of the shit that life decides to throw at me. Sorry about the wall of text. I am kind of stuck for situations where I can rant in real life right now. I am lucky really, I have a (generally) lovely husband, who just occasionally gets a bit blinkered, we have a good roof over our heads and payed off the last payment on the mortgage this month, we have jobs (probably) and food, a lovely if somewhat old and wonky dog and wonderful families. I am lucky. Having a family would be the icing on the cake.

Cherub250 · 17/01/2016 11:26

I think I might start testing at 12dpo Nicki! I know it's bad but i'm soooo impatient!! Fingers crossed for you next month Bobcat!! Fingers crossed for us all!! It is hard t imagine that it's possible to get pregnant by accident when the odds are so unbelievably against you in any case! Then people actually try and doing everything by the book and still not getting pregnant! I'm so down today, I think it's a sign of AF coming lol!!

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bobcat85 · 17/01/2016 09:57

It was AF which showed up early on Friday, boo. So I'm out this month.

Nicki107 · 17/01/2016 08:54

After looking through threads on here, the amount of women ttc and getting negative results, amazes me how some fall pregnant by accident....It's not as easy as it seems this whole ttc malarkey!

leoniethelioness · 17/01/2016 08:39

I think I'm out. BFN this morning with FMU. I'm on CD 27 of 29 so it's a bit early but I'm not feeling very confident of my chances this month. Wishing you all good luck - would love to see some BFPs on this thread!