TTC First Baby Thread 22

I'm CD 27 today, AF due to arrive tomorrow. I took some tests last Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday but they were all BFN, although possibly too early. So today / tomorrow I will just be waiting for any signs.
Am away this weekend and tomorrow not back until lunch time so if I test tomorrow, it won't be with FMU but if AF not here by then I think I still will just to see if there's any squinters 🤞

Oh yay @anny27 another cycle buddy :)

I go on holiday 22nd the day af is due 🤦‍♀️ and I'm not going to test before I go!!! (I say that now, I have all the intentions. I also have no tests in the house)

@lemonysherbet i am 6dpo as well! Planning on testing on the 22nd when AF is due.

I had cramps yesterday but nothing else out of the ordinary.

Totally wish that symptons were totally different to AF haha!

Hey all,

Feels quiet on here today! @redmarchingband cycle buddy, im 6 days Po too and symptom spotting even though I said I wouldn't. I've had weird pains down below, not sure what's going on. After the MC last month I feel like I'll have a better idea of what to expect if we manage to fall pregnant this month but only at the later stages, I wish I had logged more symptoms before but pretty sure it was really similar to the standard cramps randomly hitting. I do feel really tired but I sometimes get this anyway.

Wouldn't it be great if you had symptoms that were nothing like af so you could tell 😂 for me it was all about the boobs and how painful they were, I never get them that bad with af!

Hope everyone is having a nice relaxing weekend!

Nothing exciting to report from my end - I’m on CD6 and each period is more soul destroying. I’m using 3 different apps and each one tells me a different Ovulation date but we’ll see

@MotherOfShihTzus glad you're getting sorted!

I'm on cycle 15. Had surgery, hormones and all sorts done at this stage. 2 chemical pregnancies.

Next time I get a BFP, going on progesterone.

@Anny27 it's so funny how before we were all TTC we never took notice of all the little weird pre menstrual symptoms now we're there overthinking everything! 😆
I'm 10DPO and currently running on 3 apps all saying AF is due on different days... but I think that's due to a years worth of irregular cycles and it's only been the last 4 cycles that have been 28 days...

@kiza how many dpo are you today?

I am 6dpo and no symptoms. Had dome cramps yesterday at 5dpo but i cant remember if thats what normally happens in my usual cycles or not haha

@MrsH497 oh my gosh sometimes the bloating is horrendous! Even at 4 weeks you can look heavily pregnant and it seems to worsen as the days go on!!! Maybe start saying you have IBS to keep questions at bay, sending tons of sticky baby dust your way x

@MrsH497 I can't help but wonder though despite feeling tired and that awful taste you have is it like a satisfied unwell feeling? Don't know if that makes sense but like I'm a bizarre way I'm looking forward to all those symptoms Cos then I'll know I'm growing a fab little human inside me 😆 or maybe that's just my weird brain?

@Lozzlepop Sorry to hear you're feeling down, totally understandable, we need to allow ourselves to grieve and the grieving process is different for everyone. Be kind to yourself, don't feel pressured to put on a smile when you instead want to hide away for a bit, do whatever you need to do hon 💜

I'm up super early and heading to the gym, partner and I are now in competition to see who can reduce our body fat % the quickest 💪🏼 or maybe it's just a way to keep my mind occupied during this TWW!

@Lozzlepop sorry to hear that hun 😓 sending you big hugs 🤗 personally have to drive all the way to the sea side for a short lived weekend get away with my OH and parents 😅

@lozzlepop sending love ❤

We dont have much plans this weekend, some relaxing and house cleaning haha

@lozzlepop I bet, it's ok to be sad. Lots of self care and chocolate for you. I think I'll struggle when our 12 week scan should have been, especially if we're not pregnant by then.

How are you feeling @MrsH497 ?

Evening ladies

@MrsH497 I have everything crossed for you lovely you really deserve it!

Feeling a bit sad today, should have been our 8 week scan today and due to ovulate so just one of those days where everything has kind of got to me a bit!

Doing a charity walk on Sunday so that’s my weekend plans, what’s everyone else upto?

Stay strong @Anny27 - try and keep yourself as busy and occupied as possible 👍🏼😄

@Kiza that keeps me a little bit more sane to know that there can be 0 symptoms!

I am 5dpo today and not planning on testing till the day AF is due on 22nd Sept so only 9 days 🤞

@Whatnext11 I normally bruise quite bad but never had a Hematoma, my mum said if I apply really firm pressure next time the moment the needle comes out it should prevent it.
I know what you mean about the symptom spotting, I've been (unsuccessfullly) pregnant 3 times and only once did I have a symptom of ridiculously sore boobs (couldn't even run). The other 2 times there were zero symptoms so I've given up symptom spotting 😂

@kiza, oh no! Never heard of that, sounds really painful. Does that happening once mean it's more likely to happen again? Hopefully not. I keep prodding myself, certain boobs feel sore, and wishing I prodded them more before I started TTC so I knew what normal felt like!

@Whatnext11 ohhhh man I'm currently sitting with a bandage on my arm after getting a lump over the vein entry and can't move my arm much! My mum (who's a nurse) told me I've got a Hematoma 🤦🏼‍♀️ from the blood draw.
Fingers crossed I don't need any more blood tests for a while as that's put me off!!

Yeah I really hope that maybe your cycle was a bit off and the reason you didn't get a good progesterone is that you ovulated at a different day, or if you didn't at least now you know and like @ELW85 said there's ways the doctors can help increase your progesterone.

@kiza hope your blood test was ok. Thanks for your understanding, yes will not be impressed if all that effort was for nothing. Even worse, next month I need to do it all again as the next blood test is after ovulation. Still clinging to some hope that it's wrong dates, and that I am PG! Unlikely though!

@XjustagirlX sorry that AF arrived :( have you considered temping so that you can be certain of when you ovulated? Onwards and upwards ❤

Welcome @MotherOfShihTzus :)