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Any 2wwers?

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MrsG280516 · 28/10/2016 10:48

I'm 4dpo and testing slightly early on 5.11.16 at 12dpo because I'm going to a family party that night.

Anyone needing any company during the 2ww? It's my first cycle off the pill and I'm obviously over-analysing everything!

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Popularcontrarian · 01/11/2016 11:52

I'm also spotty MrsG. Two beauts just appeared on my cheek. Probably a sign AF is due? or maybe it's just all the junk I've been eating...

Popularcontrarian · 01/11/2016 11:51

Wow ricepolo, that baby making is pretty impressive. Hopefully you get pregnant quickly like you did with your other little ones.

We're going for a close age gap, if I get pregnant this cycle there'll be 21 months between DS and the next. If I hadn't had a miscarriage last month it would've been an 18 month age gap! I was excited and scared shitless all at the same time, but I'm a firm believer of getting it all over and done with as soon as possible. Plus I aint getting any younger!

MrsG we are tww buddies so! I'm not going to be able to wait until Saturday. That feels like an eternity away/

MrsG280516 · 01/11/2016 11:49

I'm super tired today and getting spotty Tinkerbell also 8dpo!

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ricepolo · 01/11/2016 11:06

No - they're actually 22 months apart. I fell pg with #2 in late May 2012, gave birth Feb 2013, BF him until Feb 2014, fell pg with #3 in late March 2014, gave birth December 2014, and have only just finished feeding her (she's a boob monster: when she started saying hello to 'the boobies' was when I realised I needed to stop BF!).

22m was close enough for me: 10m would be awful.

I don't like being pg at all, to be honest, and spend the entire time scared and anxious. But seeing the three of them together is just so wonderful, I'm prepared to do it again to add another child to the mix.

But then I'm definitely done :)

Tinkerbell2319 · 01/11/2016 10:46

Weeeelllll attempts not to symptom spot or google like a nutter have failed lol!

Had crampy pains on and off on my lower right side since 5DPO (am now 8) and today am sooo tired I could fall asleep in work and back ache

I know it's way too early probably just being silly and not sleeping enough or getting ill... 2WW drags so badly doesn't it I swear it feels more like 4WW

AgainPlease · 01/11/2016 10:45

ricepolo you're insane (in a good way!)! So your DC 2 and 3 are only about 10 months apart?

I hated being pregnant, I don't know how you've managed it!!

MrsG280516 · 01/11/2016 10:03

Popular I'm 8dpo too, holding off until Saturday morning to test so will be 12dpo. I don't have any of the proper cheapies so don't want to waste too many! It's my first cycle off the pill so actually don't know when AF will turn up if I'm not pregnant.

Sorry for anyone else who AF got already!

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ricepolo · 01/11/2016 09:46

Dazed-if you think you've ovulated and are getting positive opks it might be worth taking a pregnancy test: opks can show positive with hcg as well as Lh...

I'll join if I may. Starting to ttc #4 (!). Nobody IRL knows (except DH obviously...!) and planning on keeping it that way for as long as possible. Have fallen pregnant ridiculously easily with my other children so am hoping it'll be quick this time too. Think I'm currently in the tww, but only finished breast feeding #3 a few weeks ago and haven't had a proper cycle yet so not sure (I thought I got af last week but it didn't last beyond a few hours so think it was just spotting whilst my hormones sort themselves out). I actually fell pregnant with #3 first cycle after #2 so haven't had a period since May 2012...am hoping to do the same this time, if only to see the look on the midwife's face when I tell her the date of my last period...:)

Currently feeling very nauseous and aching boobs but trying not to get my hopes up and trying to persuade myself it's my hormones, not a baby!!

Popularcontrarian · 01/11/2016 09:38

Hi girls, sorry to hear the witch caught some of you. It's always so disappointing when she rears her ugly red head!

I think I'm 8dpo trying for our second baby and I had a missed miscarriage at 9 weeks, 7 weeks ago. Haven't had a period since but I'm hoping it'll stay that way and I get a bfp in the next few days!

How many days do most people test? I'm very impatient and normally start testing with Internet cheapies around now. I think I got my bfp with my DS at 10 or 11 dpo...

Would also love a September baby so wouldn't be too gutted it didn't work out this cycle. Plus, my obstetrician said I should wait until after I've had a period but I reckon that's just for dating purposes.

MrsG280516 · 01/11/2016 09:24

charley an app will just be going on the "average" cycle, but so many people ovulate earlier/later than that and also can have longer or shorter cycles. Definitely trust your body and OPKs more than the app!

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charley2016 · 01/11/2016 09:04

Bloody AF! Sorry everyone :(

I have no idea what I'm doing to be honest Confused My app estimates ovulation today. Me and my hubby only really get time together at the weekend so hoped to catch it. However I read up more info so I checked CM and its creamy and an OVPK said negative. Worried I'll ovulation on Thursday etc and miss it! Makes you wander how so many people fall by accident on one night! It's like a bloody science Wink

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 01/11/2016 08:56

Sorry to hear about AF catching people out :(

I'm trying not to symptom spot Hmm I've got another week until AF is due! Grin

cookielove · 01/11/2016 08:29

Sorry to hear that af is catching every one out this month :(

jools I have the ovia app!

AgainPlease · 01/11/2016 08:26

Thanks flappergirl ❤️

Sorry airyfairy :( onwards and upwards!! X

AiryFairy1991 · 01/11/2016 06:23

I'm out :-( AF arrived now, must have been the jet lag after all! Onto the next month!

jools20 · 31/10/2016 23:17

can i join in please? ttc no2 after 2yrs on cerelle, took last one yesterday. not quite sure what to expect as AF was erratic on cerelle & could be anywhere between 3 days-3 weeks. are there any good apps i should download/should i get opk? thanks

Flappergirl86 · 31/10/2016 20:01

againplease If only he knew the torment women go through in the journey to conceive, he should have looked at you like you were Venus! Despite your sad times so far you can take comfort in the fact you know you can get pregnant easily, thats half the battle won already. xx

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 31/10/2016 19:58

Are you having a big fancy wedding - like, will you have to hide a pregnancy?!

Yep! I've got my hen do on the 19th so if I get a BFP on the 9th I'll need to find some kind of excuse to cancel it Grin my friends won't believe "I'm on antibiotics", I only just about got away with that with DD - they were wondering why the heck I wasn't drinking and getting up on the karaoke stage during Freshers Grin and then I need to hope my boobs don't go massive so I still fit into my dress Blush

AgainPlease · 31/10/2016 19:14

MrsG good luck for holding out till then. It's so tough.

I spent around £70 on tests at Boots so I have enough to poas when I feel like until Friday/Saturday. The guy behind the counter was looking at me like YOU FREAK why you need so many tests 😳😷

I gave birth/lost my son in August so this is our 3rd cycle since delivery but I think it's good going I had a CP already. I hope that's my body saying "I'm ready".

MrsG280516 · 31/10/2016 18:50

Hi Tinkerbell good luck!

My FRERs came in the post today, two for £7.29 on Amazon haha. Now to hold off using them until Saturday!!

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Tinkerbell2319 · 31/10/2016 16:15

Hi all

Cycle 2 technically "trying" but 4 months total "hoping"

TTC#1 AF due 8/11/16

2WW is a pain in the ass and it's only super early days but getting less excited and more pessimistic each month, might be naive of me but it isn't happening as quickly as I thought it would :C fed up of SS already lol

Fx for everyone xx

crombanna · 31/10/2016 15:44

Sorry about AF, Hells and wantingbaby. I remember the months where I was so hopeful that we would have had a "happy accident" and never being sure what was more disappointing, AF or seeing a negative test. In the end I decided just waiting for my period was less stressful. I decided this month that if AF arrived I would buy myself a nice bottle of red (to share with my husband..!), do something fun and grown-up like going out for dinner. And then pick 1 or 2 things to make me healthier for next cycle. Like - a nice smoothie mix or maybe one of the fancy fertility supplements.

Again I've been taking tests everyday (and not the cheap ones because they don't. bloody. work) just to see if the line is still there. Ridiculous, because I know that POAS doesn't help or mean anything day-to-day but still..I am not going for the £13 tests though. What a rip-off! So far line is getting darker. But according to my app my period is due today so I still feel like a fraud.

Let's see.

Wow Ovaries how great to have your family young. Are you having a big fancy wedding - like, will you have to hide a pregnancy?!

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 31/10/2016 13:16

Aw thank you Again, some say "amazing" some say "very irresponsible" Wink

I'm so sorry to read about your CP and the loss of your son, I hope the 2ww is kind to you and you get your BFP soon! Flowers

AgainPlease · 31/10/2016 11:54

ovariesbeforebrovaries i love that username Grin

23 is so young! You sound like an amazing woman. At 23 I was getting drunk every night and didn't know how to cook a decent meal. I'm 28 and I'll be the youngest by far in my area ( naice part of SW London), the average age here for first time mum is around 33-4ish!

hells shitballs I'm so sorry :(

I've resided to the fact that I'll be poas everyday for the rest of the week. It's the only thing that keeps me sane, even if they are BFNs and even if I'll be broke by Boots and Superdrug!

OvariesBeforeBrovaries · 31/10/2016 11:32

Can I join? I'm 2ww-ing now :) BFP due November 9th-ish. Trying for DC#2, already have DD who is 2 and a half. Friends & family have been pestering us for months to have another Grin but we wanted to wait. We get married in December and from this month onwards if I get pregnant I'll be 23 when the baby is born, which sounds like a good age :) I think DP is secretly holding out for a honeymoon baby as I ovulate the day after our wedding Grin

Congratulations to the BFPs :)