7DPO anybody else want to wait with me?

@itssquidstella that's what I keep thinking too but then a little voice inside goes 'what if..?'. Torture!

@toomuchteaandcake I know, Saturday might as well be next year! Every evening I tell myself I definitely won't test in the morning, and every morning I cave!

I just need to keep preparing myself for AF to arrive in the next few days...

@LunaLlena the only thing I thought is that I was on holiday in mid September and had a bit of a mad one, so I thought maybe I had just messed up my hormones with all the partying and boozing (one last hurrah before ttc!) looking back it has happened to me before but normally the next or previous cycle is longer and it all balances

@itssquidstella I'm also trying to hold out until AF/missed AF, resisted the urge to buy any tests so I won't be tempted! If nothing has happened by Saturday I will test. Seems so far away!

@LunaLlena vitamin b complex is supposed to be good for lengthening luteal phase. Only anecdotal, but I've been taking it this month and, as I said above, I've made it to 10dpo for the first time in three months!

I'm now 10dpo and AF hasn't made an appearance yet! She doesn't feel like she's on her way, either. I'm counting that as something of a victory given that she's arrived at 9dpo for the last two months.

I tested again this morning and got a bfn (basically pissing money away but I can't help myself...); if what I felt the other night was implantation cramping then it hasn't even been 48 hours yet so no surprise really!

I'm going to try and be good now and only test again if AF hasn't shown up by Saturday (14dpo).

@toomuchteaandcake Really similar to what happened to me this month! Can I ask you if you did something different that could cause that shorter cycle? I ask you because last month I started to take the Seven seas conception vitamins and I´m scared it has messed up my cycles. Could it be that happened the same to you or it was totally random?

11 dpo today and my BBT is still high. Trackers are saying AF today or tomorrow but I had a weirdly short cycle last month (22 instead of 27/28) so I am thinking it'd be more like Friday. Trying to stay grounded and not overthink, so hard!

@ellsisland Try to hold and test Wednesday then or today if you are impatient like me

@TTC1993 I know that after a time a test get invalid, but that´s so pink, right? Hope you try again soon and tell us the result. Finger crossed for you

I am out, this morning I had a BFN and when I wiped I found red blood. I´m more concerned than sad, my cycles are always without fail 28 or 27 days (they alternate, so if one month was 28, the other will be 27), but this cycle was 22 days long Do you know what could have happened?

@TTC1993 That looks really promising! There is definitely pink in the line. I would get another ASAP with it being outside of the time frame... keeping everything crossed for you! I am due AF today and have all the symptoms of arrival plus a BFN when I tested this morning so think I'm out for another month 😔

@LunaLlena hey , according to Flo AF was due on Saturday however I think I ovulated a few days late so I've estimated Wednesday.. I know clear blue etc say 5 days before missed period but unsure if you have to wait longer after implementation bleeding? I'm driving myself mad already so not sure how I can wait a few more days! When are you going to test?

Hi @ellsisland. It´s really hard to differentiate! Nature should give us a really distinctive symptom so we wouldn´t have to spent money on pregnancy tests Do you know when is your AF due?

How is everyone doing? This is my second day of brown spotting, but only appear in the morning and then nothing. Also I felt really dizzy during all day. Gym was hard today, but again, I always struggle to exercise at this time in the cycle, so yeah, all of this can be something or more surely it´s nothing at all

Hi all, I'm 13 DPO now and had very light spotting last two days which is not usual for me but also had really bad back and cramps so not sure if AF is on her way.. agree with previous post that AF symptoms seem to be very similar to pregnancy I think I am going to wait until Thursday but also a POS addict so no doubt I'll be off to buy a test in the morning fingers crossed we all get our BFP this month

@LunaLlena I've had every symptom under the sun over the last three cycles so I've given up assuming I'll be able to tell in advance of a positive test!

I've still got AFish lower back cramps, but don't seem to have that full uterus feeling I usually get before she arrives, so we'll see! Fingers crossed that your spotting is implantation bleeding 🤞🏻

@itssquidstella I really hope AF doesn´t come for you! Those symptoms sound promising so finger crossed you got your BFP soon.

Today I woke up with cramps very similar to AF, and I bit more of light brown spotting, just a bit. I´m not very hopeful now because I feel the heaviness in my lower abdomen just like when AF is coming.

The spotting is not normal at all for me, but every cycle my body seems to surprise me with random symptoms that I never have outside TTC. One cycle was crazy sore breast, another I cramped really badly for a week and a half (that one I was really convinced I was preggo) and now weird spotting...

Hi @LunaLlena, I had very strange cramps last night (felt like someone was sticking loads of pins into my uterus and drawing them sideways), which might just possibly have been implantation. I have a short LP so expecting AF today or tomorrow; if she doesn't show then I'll test on Wednesday.

(I did a test this morning even though I knew it would be negative, what a waste!)

Hi all, I´m 9dpo today. I did a test but BFN.
Strangely this morning I found brown blood (just a little bit) while wiping, but nothing more, no cramps and AF is due on the next weekend. I´m pretty regular, only the odd cycle having AF one day earlier or one day later, so I was a bit
I´m going to test on Tuesday, just because I have a POAS addiction and enjoy a lot the moment I test... unitl I see the BFN, of course
Anyway, is someone testing the same day?

I haven't had any AF symptoms yet, which I'm hoping is a good sign that she won't arrive early this month!

I'm absolutely dying to test! I could probably get an FRER because I'm 11 or 12 dpo now but had a false positive last month so trying really hard to wait it out. I've had lots of twinges and feel quite lethargic but I always do at this point... mother nature is a bitch making pregnancy symptoms so similar to PMS 🤣

Feeling okay but definitely twinges/pressure in my pelvic area. Going crazy googling stuff, going to work tomorrow and being busy will be a relief! Excited to see what next week brings but trying to keep realistic that it's only cycle 1

How's everyone doing?

I'm feeling grotty today. Nauseous and moody, like PMT! 8DPO today. Keep getting twinges in uterus area.