Getting Ready For Baby Challenge - Part 6

The first two months of trying I tested almost every day from 9DPO-AF starting and each day lost a little hope which in the end helped I think rather than putting lots of hope into one particularly day and then being let down. Last month I went against that though and waited until 12DPO and got my strong positive. Anyway (if I'm making any sense) I do prefer my usual method and therefore think you should definitely test wednesday

Oh sorry just re-read the below .. so you didn't test at 10dpo Jupiter? What dpo did you get the last BFN (if you remember)?

Jupiter did you go from BFN to BFP overnight then? Eek .. it's so weird isn't it that you could go around feeling completely normal for two weeks and then...

Dino sorry about AF.. my cats do that too!

AF just showed up with a vengeance. Have now abanonded all hope of getting work done and am lying down with a purring cat on my back - surprisingly effective for cramps!

I feel like getting my period roughly on schedule AND the good blood tests, we're just closer and closer...

Cats will be fucking furious to share us, though - they're very possessive!

I'm a fan of lots of testing in the 2ww.. I found it helpful to gently let myself down rather than putting all my hope into one day (if that makes sense.) However I stand by the feeling I've had all along grumpy that it will be your month! Very excited for wednesday for you :)

Ahh I'm not even excited as I'm pretty sure it'll be a BFN but still feeling very impatient for Wednesday morning!!

Another vote for Wednesday!!

Go for it grumpy, my line at 12DPO was so strong that easily could have seen a squinter at 10DPO!

grumpy I got my BFP on 10dpo so I say go for it!

*squinter, woops!

I would test on Wednesday grumpy! 10 dpo isn't too early for a + ... a squinted, at least. Fx!!

Yes test on Wednesday! 🙋🏽🙋🏽🙋🏽

Thanks MrsC - you're making it sound so appealing! Sorry work is annoying hope it gets sorted and you can have a nice relaxed Thursday & Friday!

So I've got slight crampy backache now

Votes please - I have 2 FRER in the house and a big boozy black tie event Wednesday night (10dpo). Do I use one Wednesday morning?? Or wait till Friday 12DPO .. my wilko tests are only 20miU sensitivity,..

Not sure when ov happened, so I could be in the right window for implantation I guess!! Fx

Sorry work has been rubbish for you MrsC, it's crap having to pick up everyone else's crap that they're either too lazy or incompetent to do themselves! Bring on week 8!!

Hi everyone!
hb eeek no denying those!!! How super exciting!!
jupiter the NHS needs more Tom hardy! 😂 😂
orange I am 27 and 50% grey, starting going grey at 20! It's awful! Depresses me no end, like they can put a man on the moon surely they could sort grey hair out!
grumpy I live in the stick, commutable to a small city and the lack of job opportunities is such a downside, however I absolutely love the country life, we have a huge garden and live beside the sea, it's heaven when the sun shines, DS plays outside over and back to the neighbours and I never have to worry about him, it is a lovely way of life! I would be no good in London, like a lost bunny!
buzz what a dick, some people must have such a crappy life to go around tutting at people on the tube! Sorry he upset you, bring eggs in your bag for any other such occasions! 😀
penguin hopefully it's something more promising than AB!!! Fx for you xx
confused glad u are feeling well after making time for yourself, me time is so important I feel!
wilde what a super happy week for you, double congratulations!!!
dinosaur glad all is well with bloods, I hope the next stage is a smooth as possible for you both!

Work has been grim today and will be until Wednesday, a bunch of colleagues started a project and I offered to help with admin side of things which basically means I have been made to do everything and I'm well sick of it and them! They don't know what they are doing and the deadline is Wednesday and now it's all panic and somehow I am expected to pick up the slack!
My nausea seems to have eased but I still feel off, no appetite and just feeling low, I cannot sleep because I'm having insane dreams that keep waking me up and then I'm in some weird alternate reality when I don't know if I'm awake or asleep! Anyway week 7 is better than week 6 so hoping week 8 will be better again!
Weather had been beautiful here so enjoyed the sun this weekend! Cannot wait to go on holiday in July now!!

Just watched Tom Hardy read a CBeebies bedtime story. It has cheered up this busy Monday (I am on a break by the way.. this isn't why the NHS is in crisis - because the nursing staff are swooning over TH when they should be seeing patients!)

Depends when you ovulated @Penguin27...

Implantation can happen anywhere from 6-12 days after ovulation...

Hb what a lovely pair of results :) Does it suddenly feel more real? I think the digitals literally spelling it out really help.

Wilde just shows how random the whole thing is really. I conceived on the only month for yonks where I basically had no ewcm.. then again I did have the magic lube!

buzz for you, what a knob of a man. You should have told him you were pregnant and shamed him! (not that I would ever dare do that, I’m much more of a go-home-and-cry kind of gal.) I’ve been feeling quite emotional too, and really clingy to DH - like scared he’s going to disappear or something. Not that he ever would intentionally.

grumpy so sorry you’re having a crappy day. I so empathise too. I left London five years ago as I couldn’t cope with the pace of life, the commute, the lack of green space etc and then moved to Norfolk. Best decision I made. But then again I’m a nurse so could move anywhere really, I appreciate that isn’t the case with your kind of job. You need a holiday my lovely! On a more positive note hooray for scrapey scrapey

dinosaurs that’s excellent news, sounds like things are progressing. Don’t worry the word sperm grosses me out too. Good luck with all the work, you can do it! TTC is a full time job though I agree. So is being pregnant I’ve decided (and i don’t really have any symptoms yet at all).

orange you deffo not an old hag. You are young, fertile and vibrant :)

Penguin what CD did you ovulate? Surely could be implantation bleeding? Am crossing fingers.

Well implantation could happen 6-12DPO so it's possible x

Yes CD26, I thought that would be too late for implantation?

Thanks penguin
Sorry to hear about the spotting - it could be implantation though? You are CD26?

Hb that's so clear!! You're properly pregnant!!

Sorry you're feeling so anxious and stressed grumpy. I'm sure Ovia would tell you that stress isn't good for fertility, so you should try to relax... but I would say that stress isn't good full stop so you should try to relax anyway!! But if you're moving down south, I'd recommend Bournemouth

So today the cramping has gone crazy and now I have spotting, so I'm thinking AB might arrive early

Hb wow strong FRER and digital! You must be so happy

Buzz no I couldn't do it for myself because of regulations unfortunately and remote is a no go because all my meetings have to be in london - mostly face to face. So I'd need a total career change!

Yes hb I've always done this kind of work - the stress comes and goes. I don't normally travel this much for work so it's unusually stressful (I have travel anxiety). I can cope with it occasionally but this is a lot in one go.

How amazing to see it like that Hb!!

OMG HbH! That's AMAZING! Congratulations!

Thanks,HbH and buzz - tbh, I'm mostly just procrastinating!