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JadeA021 · 30/09/2017 20:05

Thought i'd start a new thread so hopefully people can share what symptoms they're having on what day PO and then hopefully stay on to share the result at the end.

Might be a little easier having it all in one place with people that are going through the same other than googling it which is what I've been doing:))

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VJONES1985 · 03/10/2017 20:08

Sunday! Have you poas yet? I really shouldn't have...

JadeA021 · 03/10/2017 20:08

@VJONES1985 Monday, how about you?

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VJONES1985 · 03/10/2017 20:05

@Jade021 Oh, how weird! When is AF due?

JadeA021 · 03/10/2017 20:03

@VJONES1985 You have literally just described the past 8 days of my life.. Everything except the Temperature as I don't measure that. Everything else though is spot on.

Hopefully its a good sign!

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VJONES1985 · 03/10/2017 20:00

I'm 8dpo and these are my synptoms so far...

1dpo and 2dpo - hot, light headed, low energy, exhausted, fluttering at pubic line, blocked nose, sore boobs

3dpo - headache, nausea, sore boobs, light cramping

4dpo - nausea, exhaustion, stretching and pulling feelings at pubic line, sore boobs, no appetite, small amount of creamy cm

5dpo - light headed, hot, nausea, sore boobs, cramping, no appetite, headache, thirsty, increased urination, small amount of creamy cm, emotional, waistband of jeans really uncomfortable on stomach

6dpo - metallic taste in mouth, very sore boobs, backache, headache, sharp pain on left-hand side (implantation?), pressure feeling, loads of clear cm, nausea, small BBT dip, problems sleeping, very hungry in night. BFN

7dpo - sore boobs, nausea, headache, loads of white cm, blocked nose, BBT back up, hunger, low energy, absolutely exhausted, pressure and cramping, spotty chin, lots of saliva in mouth, not sleeping well. BFN

8dpo - sore boobs, cramping, much less tired, bad taste in mouth and food tastes funny, spots, permanent 'wet' feeling, not sleeping well. BFN

JadeA021 · 03/10/2017 19:58

So glad people are joining this! Its so nice to be able to know everyone else's symptoms and when they encounter them so we know what we're imagining and what is actually there.

Here's another weird symptom for you all not too sure whether i'm getting a bug or whether its an early pregnancy symptom? but I've suddenly got the worst dry/Sicky taste in my mouth (sorry TMI) but I've never encountered it before and just wondered whether anyone else had? Currently 9DPO

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SpongeCake23 · 03/10/2017 15:35

Oh and my breasts feel very heavy too.
Not as hungry as normal...and quite tearful over the weekend.

SpongeCake23 · 03/10/2017 15:33

I'm 6 dpo.
I have tender breasts, some cramping in lower abdomen and pelvis, especially on the right hand side.
Feel very tired and thirsty. Also a little bloated and I've had a bit of an upset stomach.

The thing is, these are usually the symptoms I get before a bad period too ConfusedHmm

CherryVicky29 · 03/10/2017 15:08

Cycle 2 for me and at the same time as last month 6dpo frequent urination has hit me! Really unsure what causes it, also tender breasts for me but other thank that nothing 🙂

Caimor23 · 03/10/2017 14:43

Hi all! I'm going to jump in here as well. It's such a lovely idea to have this :) especially during the ttw.

I'm ttc#1 and it's cycle 2 for me. I ovulated on Friday and I'm 4dpo. Starting last night, have had some really severe cramping. (Sorry if this is tmi but...) It almost feels like a bunch of needles are being driven into my uterus in a single spot to the point where I curled into the fetal position for about 20 minutes. My AF cramps aren't even close to that bad!

I've also been nauseous, a bit weepy, and have tender breasts, though the weepiness and tenderness is normal for this time in my cycle. I'm slightly lightheaded at times too.

AF is due 9 October. Am I the only one who hates that the majority of the symptoms of pregnancy are the same for AF??

Peachy92 · 03/10/2017 14:07

Such a good idea for the October train :) here hopefully my for all of us! We’ve been at it like rabbits this cycle it was hubbys 30th in September we’ve been celebrating a lot so I’m keeping everything crossed! I’m 11DPO and due on Saturday so won’t be testing until Sunday at the earliest! Normally have sore boobs and am tired all the time but they intensified 5DPO from and from then on hot flushes dizziness sudden ravenous hunger and nausea!

kirinm · 03/10/2017 13:28

8dpo and I’m just constantly bloated. Nothing else other than a very sharp but very quick pain on my left hand side beneath by hip yesterday.

I’ve been bloated since ovulation though so am not thinking much of it.

Laura2018 · 03/10/2017 13:08

It looks like lower back ache is a common theme, fingers crossed for us all xxx

Laura2018 · 03/10/2017 13:07

JadeA021 thanks jade! How are you feeling?

Laura2018 · 03/10/2017 13:06

I'm due AF tomorrow and usually have brown spotting by now but nothing! I want to test now but I'm not sure if I should wait to see if I miss my period before testing!

LittleGoose · 03/10/2017 12:29

Hi everyone! I think I ovulated Sunday 24th. On the Tuesday I had sharp pains in my abdomen and Wednesday a dull ache in my lower back (usually get this for AF but seemed far too early and is gone now). Also been feeling slightly nauseous for the last week. Nothing really bad but just a feeling in the back of my throat. Sunday I was so tired all day and we hadn't done anything! Today I don't really feel anything though... trying to hold out until Sunday to test, as I'm scared of a BFN! But this week seems much harder than last week already.

BeautifulLiar · 03/10/2017 06:43

Hey everyone! I think I'm about 8DPO, but don't quote me on that as this is my first cycle off the pill. Here are my "symptoms":

Backache
Lots and lots of cramps
The other day I had a very strong metallic taste in my mouth out of nowhere
Boobs feel a bit more full
Emotional/snappy

This would be my sixth pregnancy (fifth baby) and my symptoms do seem similar to the other pregnancies... But at the same time I think it's sooo easy to imagine! Getting impatient now and just want to know

peachesarenom · 02/10/2017 23:18

Posted this elsewhere too:

AF due on sun for me. I think!

In the middle of the sat night I woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp pain in my abdomen. I thought I might be having digestive issues but no problem there.

All last week I had this random feeling in my lower belly (I'm 'curvey') feelings in my muscles from one hip to the other.

I have also not felt very hungry these days which is unusual for me but on sat I couldn't stop eating.

I have been very bloated.

I had a headache on Sat which is also unusual!

Friday night till Sun afternoon I was inctedibly exhausted.

Myself and hubby are trying not to get excited but at this point I can't stop myself! I think I'll be a bit devestated actually if I'm not preggo!

WeeEnglishRose · 02/10/2017 23:12

Felt quite sick at times this evening, really tired, and my boobs are sore. Really want to test, but I know it's prob too early! I'm due AF on Sunday.

ActualMermaid · 01/10/2017 22:09

Hello! Trying for my first and this is attempt number 3. Currently 4dpo and having some lower back pain this evening! I'm too impatient for all this waiting around, it's going to be a long 2 weeks. Sad

JadeA021 · 01/10/2017 21:51

@Pumpkinpatch000 I may even have this all completely wrong as my last AF was the first since coming off the Depo so I might not have even counted my ovulation properly but fingers crossed!
@WhyTheHeckMe I never did an ovulation test on the day of my supposed ovulation day because I ran out but the day before the 2 that I did were dark but not completely the same colour as the control line, so i'm hoping that I did actually ovulate then.

This whole ovulation cycle is just a guessing game for me this timeBlush

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carringtonm · 01/10/2017 21:50

Hi, I’m currently 4 weeks pregnant.

Symptoms before BFP were:
Tiredness
Needing to wee a lot!
Nausea (around implantation)
Cramping, but not in the usual AF places. I can’t describe how it was different, it just was.
Creamy discharge

Biggest indicator to me was that I track my cycle on the Flo app, which has only been wrong when predicting AF once in 6 months. This time, every time I added symptoms onto the app, it was changing my AF day, which made me aware that my symptoms weren’t my usual cycle symptoms, as the app couldn’t recognise them.

Had my BFP on cycle day 29, 15dpo. Hope this is helpful!

WhyTheHeckMe · 01/10/2017 21:45

Hi girls. I got my lh surge on the Thursday morning so I counted Friday as 1dpo, saturday as 2dpo etc .
I've had 3 private scans so far (absolute nervous wreck) and every scan has dated me that I conceived on that Thursday I got my surge. Please keep me updated as to how you get on :-)

PumpkinPatch000 · 01/10/2017 21:45

@JadeA021 Ah that would be why then. Glad we both calculated it correctly. i'm hoping my cycle stays at 29 days as i only came off the pill in July and i'm not too sure how stable it is yet. My first cycle was 33 days and then 29.. if this isn't the same then who knows when i ovulated.

Ah that's good, you didn't need it for your first Smile

JadeA021 · 01/10/2017 21:36

@pumpkinpatch000 Yeah we're a day out in cycle length as mine in 28. I knew there was a fertile window as to when you had a higher chance of getting pregnant but I didn't realise it was so small Blush I caught quite quickly with my first, so I didn't really do ovulation tests and all the apps that I've done this time.

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