3dpo here 🙋🏼 Anyone wanna join me for the TWW?

Thanks @Stormwhale I'm keeping with the positive visualisation at the moment

Hello @Azure83 tww is horrible, keep busy. You probably won't be able to resist googling ( I can't) but try not to over - analyse too much if you can. Good luck and baby dust to you xxxx

@Onemorewish sorry it is being so confusing for you. The limbo land is unbearable, so I really feel for you.

@Azure83 If my own experience is anything to go by, the tww is for driving yourself insane wondering if you are pregnant. that's all I seem to be able to do at the minute!

Hi everyone, baby #1 happened so quickly I didn't experience the 2WW!! What do I do with myself?! CD18, I think I've ovulated on Sunday, not measuring temp or anything but we did apply ourselves this month so I'm hopeful.

Good luck to everyone!

Hello.

Did at frer this morning fmu and it was bfn. Not too disappointed as 9dpo.

Did breakfast for dc1 and then went loo and I had red blood on tissue and realised I had cramps. Previous cycles I've had only 10 luteal days so guessed period already and thought what a waste of a frer. I've put a towel on and been looking after dc1.

Went for another wee after maybe an hour and no blood now even though I can feel cramps.

So I'm in limbo land and not sure how this is going to go...I would be more positive about implantation bar the fact it's so close to my 10 days luteal phrase.

I've even already texted my mum to tell Her I'm out this month - that's how convinced I was that period had started.

It's going to be a long couple of days waiting to see if it is af and then maybe test again if not

Sigh

Thanks stormwhale. I attempted to use the opk but gave up as half the time they didn’t work at all. Partially my fault as I attempted to pee on the stick instead of dipping. Next month I’m going to go for a more expensive one. I just guessed. I used to be good at guessing when I had a 28 day clock work cycle. But this time trying dc3 I’m not so sure. We are on cycle 2 and I will find out soon. My period is usually day 25 give or take a day. And I get 2 or 3 days of spotting (annoyingly!!). But this time the spotting isn’t spotting really. I’m just hoping it will go away and I’m pregnant. I will be so annoyed if it’s just a delayed period as then it would be my body playing tricks on me!

I have 2dc and the school run was okay. They are 20 months apart and when my ds was a newborn my husband took my dd to nursery. But I did the pick up and had to make sure to time the feeding so baby had enough time to feed, diaper change and then sleep during school run. And of course my dd always wanted Park after. Now they are older so easier and I plan to get another au pair who will help as well. We also have a 6 month pup. So will need the extra pair of hands the first few months so I can focus on the baby.

@mamabear12 - everything crossed that you get your bfp in the next few days. Did you use opks? Just wondering if you could have ovulated late and so have a longer cycle this month?

@onemorewish how are you today? Any more spotting?

I'm not feeling good at all today. I walked dd to school and had to call dh to come and get me as I felt faint. I don't think it's pregnancy related or anything as I have Ehlers Danlos syndrome and at times that makes me feel absolutely awful. It did make me feel a bit worried as to how I will manage the school run etc if I'm lucky enough to get a bfp. Those of you with dc already, is that something you are worried about?

Dosmamas, I held off testing for just over a week and tested, but got a negative. However, my actual period isn’t due until the 21. I have usually a 25 day cycle. It used to be clock work 28 days. But the last year or so became 25 days and 2 or3 days of annoying spotting. However, this month is different as I had what I thought spotting 4 days before my period and it was as described in pp practically nothing. Doesn’t leave anything on the liner and is only occasionally when I wipe. This morning I checked and nothing now. I did another test this morning and nothing. So it’s a waiting game. It’s frustrating though how your body can play tricks on you when you are ttc. Now I’m starting to think I must be pregnant with this change in my cycle. I won’t test again until the 21s (okay maybe the 20th!) lol

@Mamabear12 aww you are so close to the end of the TWW! You have been so strong to hold off testing!

Oh meant to say no spotting for me but I didn't get implantation bleeding last time so haven't been expecting it. No real symptoms but resting heart rate is still high if that is even a thing!

@Mamabear12 I meant to say 9dpo tomorrow. I've been sitting here since 7pm thinking hmmm if I hold pee for four hours tonight that might be good enough pee to test with and what's the difference between 11pm 8dpo and 6am 9dpo...

Bake off just starting so that should keep me occupied for an hour lol

Onemorewish are you going to test? If things continue as they are I will test again tomo morning. Still nothing on my panty liner and only sometimes when I wipe like a smidge of colour or streak w discharge. Very abnormal for my usually premenstral spotting.

@onemorewish - oh goodness I don't know if I could hold out. If you do you are a stronger woman than me!

@mamabear12 I know what you mean. I'm trying so hard not to symptom spot, but it's impossible!

Thanks @Dosmamas in my head I think it is sensible to wait but I know what I'm like!

Feel free to message me :) x

@OneMoreWish can i ask you some questions about your fertility clinic and IUI if you don't mind? can i message you privately?

@OneMoreWish do what makes you happy (oxytocin is good for conception isn't it?!!) lol, I have calmed down the last few days and not asking my partner every five mins how she feels. But when it comes to day 9-13 I think it will be too hard to not give in. She has no symptoms at the moment, the cramping/fatigue has passed. She is bloated at the moment which she never gets but I'm not going to read too much into it. Good luck for tomorrow morning girl!

@Mamabear12 spotting sounds promising for implantation bleeding xx

AF due 24th ( next mon) I was going to try and hold out until 12dpo ( sat) but the frers I ordered arrived today.... and two ics you got free with the pack I bought.

So I'm 9dpo and I'm thinking do I just use a ic with fmu to get the poas hit? It's so hard resisting...

Stormwale, hopefully your mood improves. Yesterday I got in a very low mood bc I saw the tinge of pink brown when I wiped. But this morning I woke up suddenly in a wonderful mood. My last two pregnancies I was in great mood. I’m still waiting and seeing. Boobs felt a little fuller this morning. But that could just be in my head. Wish I could know now! It’s the anticipation that is the hardest! Good luck to you! Is this your first ?

@mamabear12 af is due on the 28th, so I'm going to hold off as long as possible. Maybe 26th or 27th. With dd I found out at 3+4.

I'm still mega moody. Every tiny thing is pissing me off. I'm not usually like this. Not sure if it's tiredness or hormones or what but I'm not pleasant to be around at the minute.

So when is everyone going to start testing? My period is due the 21st. I usually spot before, which unfortunately began yesterday morning. Except this time it’s not really spotting as nothing has been left on panty liner I wore yesterday and today. Only a smidge of pink or brown mixed w mucus when I wipe. And not always. Sometimes it’s nothing or some mucus is clear! This is very abnormal to my normal spotting, which is usually like drops of blood. Anyway, I’m having wishful thinking it’s implantation bleeding. I took a test this afternoon and it was negative. But still have a few days until my period is due so I’m hopeful.

Anyone else having some spotting?

@OneMoreWish @Stormwhale I do this too and totally think it works! I go one step further and speak affirmations! 🤓 yesterday at 7dpo I felt something so hard to describe, I had this almost strong pressure / cramping right in the centre of my uterus that literally took my breath away, accompanied with a strong wave of nausea and dizziness. Had to lie down during it and couldn't get up for around 20 mins! I'm thinking, hoping it was implantation. I also had diarrhoea all day, had to keep going! (sorry TMI!). Don't think I ate anything bad, when I normally do I get horrendous stomach ache to accompany the runs but I feel absolutely fine, no pain just lots of diarrhoea 😬

Today at 8dpo I've had a bit more cramping but not as bad and mainly from the side I ovulated from (Left), bloated, bit tired but not ridiculously and still very gassy and still having diarrhoea (yuk!) 🤢

Complete opposite of last month when I had every symptom going but wasn't pregnant. Right now apart from a few niggles I feel pretty good...🤷‍♀️

@Stormwhale so glad I'm not the only one! Currently telling my egg to tuck in to my comfy uterus lol x

Totally not symptom spotting at 6/7 dpo..... but if this isn't pregnancy and it's just my normal hormones then I don't think I'll cope! I am HOT!!!! Like I feel like I'm walking on the surface of the sun hot, it kept me awake all night and now at work I'm chasing the aircon while everyone else is just normal. I'm drinking so much water that I'm pretty sure I'm going to pee myself at work (I can spend large amounts of time in the back of an ambulance!!) And I'm so tired I can't even speak properly! Plus my boobs are sore, but to be honest they are sore more often than they arnt these days! Roll on next week!!!!!

5dpo here and feeling a bit hopeful. Usually by now my boobs are incredibly painful and stay that way until af shows, but they aren't. Could be nothing but it's a promising sign!

@onemorewish I do the visualising thing too. I know it sounds daft, but I did that when we fell pregnant with dd so I kind of believe it works. I sound like a loon.

8dpo back hurting a bit today but think connected to carrying dc1 yesterday .

I have baby class this afternoon but debating about going to morning one as well to keep busy/ just hope back doesn't get worse...

So my resting heart rate went up at ovulation and still high for me... I've googled it ( obvs) but trying not to read tooooo much into it.

Anyone else got Fitbit / have noticed heart rate go up?