TTC 8 months in, still early days but starting to feel more and more every time AF arrives

@Izzie94 I used to convince myself of late implantation but I've stopped that now since reading that implantations post 11DPO onwards have super high miscarriage rates, so nothing to be hopeful for anymore lol. As in I think 11DPO was ~82% and it got higher with each consecutive day.

@2020TTC always good to have wine and chocolate ready 🥰 I do that every month!! I hope you don’t need the wine this month though ✨🤍 did you find the OPKS useful? Do you ovulate when you thought? I get so excited seeing the positive OPK, anyone would think I was pregnant!!! 😂 xx

@Lovebug06 hahaha that’s SO me!!!! Whenever DH says he’s too tired, or makes a little remark like “need an early night tonight” I’m like, excuseeeee me!!! Get moody as we won’t DTD haha!! 😅 I think every women is like that during ttc! Men are way too chill!

@SparkyLauz 😂😂 you’ll be wider than you are taller!! Hahaha it would be amazing though 🥰

@Juno231 haha until you need to throw an extra one in that made me laugh! I’m SO tempted to actually DTD less this month, a couple of my friends got pregnant the month they only did it a couple times around their FW then nothing else!! Maybe if there’s more... who knows 🤣😂 I also seem to find bfn easier than AF just showing. But sometimes an early bfn I convince myself I’ve implanted late - I am crazy. 🤣

@MJM1608 heyyyy girlllll!! I’m SO refreshed. I’m back in my good mood, AF is gone. I’m really lucky and usually only 3 days / 4th slightly of AF which is nice. Ready for a new FW and a new chance! 🥰 omg don’t I swear to god the TWW makes me crazy, I had sore teeth once and thought that meant I was in for a BFP 😂😂 I’m only CD 8, ovulated CD18 the last 2 cycles! So a little while yet, but I do love DTD around this time, it’s fun, and I don’t get mad if it doesn’t happen! AHHHHHH, I bet you’re not crazy and I bet there’s something there 😍 omg I feel so bloody excited for you!!!! Is it tomorrow yet? I wanna know if there’s more of a like! Eeeek. 🤍✨ I am keeping everything crossed for you!!! Any symptoms? Xxx

@MJM1608 You never know though, it's definitely worth trying again tomorrow or the day after! I stared at mine this morning for quite a while as if a line would magically appear 😂

Ah yes so I got my peak smile on 27th as well, so assumed Ov was next day (28th) and then counted 29th as 1dpo. If I go from your logic we're the same at 10dpo!

This is the first month i've properly used OPKs and my app says AF should be 11th so i'm close..5 days to go. I feel this month is not the one (although would love it to be!) so already mentally preparing for AF and have chocolate and wine ready 🍫🍷

@2020TTC of course I will!! I’m not feeling that hopeful anymore as I can’t see the line I thought I saw.. going crazy! Been up since 5am waiting to test then stared at it for about 45 mins 😂 I feel perfectly normal today too.

I got my peak smiley on the 27th.. I count the day after as my first dpo.. but could be that I ovulated the day after, I don’t temp! Good to have someone to hand hold! 😊 due AF a week tomorrow (bloody ages away!!) what about you? 🙏🏻 Hope we have some good news in this thread!! ✨xxx

@MJM1608 You'll have to let us know tomorrow morning! I know I tried to hold off but just felt like I had to test as i've had no symptoms and don't feel anything so wanted the test to prove my wrong.. but no 😂😂

I count from day after, do you do the day of or after? I feel we're super close in time, so I am 9dpo but could be 10dpo if I included ov day!

When is AF due to for you? (Hopefully she doesn't come! ✨)

@2020TTC Ugh I’ve looked at it now and I don’t even know if I see anything, going to pee in a cup tomorrow morning 😂 why do we test early and do this to ourselves 😂🤯 sorry you’ve had nothing but still early of course! Do you count your DPO from your peak ovulation or the day after? Xxx

@MJM1608 Eeeeee how exciting! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you 🤞 ✨ Pls keep us updated!! 🥺🥰

I did one this morning at 9dpo but nothing 😔

10 dpo - did a FRER, can see a vvvv faint line that I’ve never seen before (except my CP) 🤞🏼 DH can’t see it so I’m probably imagining it but still early days so there’s a tiny bit of hope!! Will keep you ladies updated and HOPE SO MUCH a proper line comes 😭🤞🏼❤️ That or it’s an indent 🥴

@SparkyLauz if I don’t need them I can post them out to you gals 😂😊 yeah that price sounds about right!! Good idea only buying a pack! I think even if I got my BFP Id need to take a good few to believe it 😂 I don’t have a normal thermometer, just the BBT one! Feel better now anyway so I’m sure it was nothing! OMG twins, must be a sign!!! How exciting would that be!! 🤞🏼 You deserve two babies at once 🥰

@Lovebug06 can relate to this so much!! DTD until you’re sick of it too!! It’s such a struggle mentally, I’m quite strong minded but this has given me anxiety I’ve never felt before! Tbh I usually convince myself I’ve got symptoms that probably don’t exist 😂😂 why didn’t anyone tell us before TTC how stressful it was?? 😂

@Izzie94 welcome back girl!! 🙋🏽‍♀️ How you feeling? Haha thank you for your excitement!! ❤️ I’m testing tomorrow morning... bag of nerves!! Just preparing for the usual BFN! 🙃 I’ve felt nauseous today.... or have I?? Or do I just want to be?? 😂😂 probs making it up lol! Would be AMAZING to get good news this weekend ❤️ But doubt it knowing my luck!! How many days until OV for you? Hope this is the month for you!! 🤞🏼✨ we all deserve our Christmas miracles!

@CausingChaos2 I know he’s a darling.. except when he tries to understand this TTC business and doesn’t get the emotions involved! 😂 Hope some good news for us!! 🤞🏼 How you feeling? I took the chemical surprisingly well but it’s stepped up my anxiety to another level - would always be nervous of bleeding again, life is so cruel!! Doesn’t the time pass soooo slowly when TTC!! Days are so long!!! Xxxx

Btw I'm def an early tester as I find the negatives easier than AF. If I test on 10, 11, 12 dpo I sort of ease myself into a BFN whereas when I try to hold off I convince myself I am totally preggers and then when AF shows I'm crushed.

Glad that you don’t find BBT tracking taxing Juno231 I’m just so forgetful about doing it every day.

He’s a keeper MJM1608 ! Bless him, that’s very sweet. Sorry to hear about your chemical, how cruel. Yes fingers crossed we know soon 🤞 Hoping you’re feeling off colour because of something very exciting - and definitely not COVID!

It is hard Lovebug06 but not a good habit - for me anyway. Agree that a negative is harder than AF too.

SparkyLauz Good that you’re regular enough to know when Ov is. I’m tempted to not use OPKs this month and take a bit of pressure off. Hoping you get your BFP with twins very soon!

@MJM1608 you can def use a bbt thermometer as a normal thermometer - the only difference really is that it has once extra decimal for more accuracy. No idea what high means though, that will be specific to your thermometer as mine just show numbers really!

@Izzie94 ah gotcha! hopefully you catch it anyway. And if not then you've dodged an August baby at least :D always a silver lining somewhere lol. I'm on CD10 so just started my FW. I normally ovulate anywhere from CD12 to CD17 so will just be DTD every other day until an OPK tells me to throw an extra one in. Tbh though I've ovulated the same day as my LH peak for like the last 3 cycles so it doesn't even give me a heads up anymore!

@MJM1608 yes my first, just feels like my life now, ovulation, TWW, crying when AF comes 😂 then do it all again. Well your symptoms could mean something! I seem to get different every month so I never have a clue 😂
@Izzie94 everyome needs some time out sometimes, and it's good if you have some time not thinking about it.
Ah typical about the dentist app, my DH decided to give up smoking a few months back on the weekend of ovulation (didn't realise it was then when he set the day in his mind). I was fuming it was right on the days as I knew he'd be in an awful mood and would not want to do anything 😂 made me feel crazy how annoyed I felt.
@SparkyLauz
Oh wow twins. It could be a sign you never know my MIL has a thing I should have twins, as if I can choose 😂

@Izzie94 they do actually run in the family! In both our families! So there is a good chance for me 😂 I think the thing that would scare me the most is how bloody big would the belly get carrying 2! 😢 I'm only a little myself 😂

@SparkyLauz haha I’m baaaaack!!! It’s quite refreshing to take a couple days off not thinking about it. But here she is again, consuming her day 😌😂

Ah twins imagine, do they run in your family? I’d be so scared of having twins, but I’m sure it’s not as hard as it seems 😳😂 xx

@Juno231 hey lovely. I did yes!! It feels like a lifetime ago now, and I can’t ever imagine a BFP! I’m sure you feel the same 😅 just a pain POV! I’m sure it’ll only kick us out by a few days - I’ll have to just get him to lay there 😂😂 well defo DTD the night before and then as soon as we can after. I won’t do OPKS this month. Hopefully it may help 😌 where abouts are you in your cycle?

@MJM1608 how have you resisted the urge to test yet with all those test!!!! I’m feeling excited for you- keep checking to see if you’ve done one 😍 I legit just wrote this out then remembered you’re only 9DPO, actually feeling unwell can be a good thing! Your immune system can drop to accept the baby🥰 ahhhh imagine!!! I’m keeping my fingers crossed for you. That would be the perfect Christmas present xxxx

I had a dream last night that I had twin boys!! 😍😍 its the second time now that I've had a dream about having twin boys. X

Welcome @Juno231 to the thread. Everyone is lovely and supportive here and we're all in the same boat.

@CausingChaos2 yeah I tend to ov either day 14 or 15 each month after tracking it for how ever many months I think I'm confident knowing now which days are the most fertile. Will see how it goes though 😂

Welcome back @Izzie94 Wondered where you had disappeared off to! Totally get what you mean about AF and the lead up to Ov, that's the easiest time of the month for sure.

@MJM1608 that is a lot of tests haha! I just buy one pack a month usually after AF as I keep in the mindset that i wont need anymore after this month😂 theyre £5 for a pack of 2 tests on amazon. Thats where ive been getting them from. Is that expensive or is that what you pay?

Also if you have a normal thermometer for taking your temp and it said 'high' then it doesn't mean its faulty it means its too high, we use these ones at work as have to monitor our temps before starting the job and if any of us flashed up 'high' we would have to go straight home and have a covid test before we can go back into work. Have you taken your temp again since this morning? I hope you arnt coming down with anything 😰

@Juno231 hello! since you take your BBT, I was wondering if you can take your regular temp or if it’s purely for TTC? I’ve got a BBT thermometer but don’t use it, feels like I’ve got a temp & used the therm at 8.30am (after I was up) and it said “high” does that mean anything or invalid as it’s not the way to use it? Sorry if it’s a daft question! 9 dpo today, feeling weird! Thanks 😊 xxx

@Izzie94 hi - I see you started TTC in Jan as well so we're around the same cycle :) For my understanding, how is the tooth affecting the DTD?From a pain POV or is he on antibiotics or something?

Hey girls ✨

So sorry I’ve been MIA, I always find AF so boring and it tends to be the only time I don’t think about a baby!! How are you all getting on? I see most of you are coming to the end of your TWW ahhhhh, exciting!!! 😍 someone set this thread off with the luck we need 🥰

DH has got to have a tooth out in a few weeks, so we won’t actively be trying this month, but I will keep checking in with you all ☺️ Unfortunately his apt is right around OV day - typical haha!! Xxx

@Lovebug06 the drawer of a psycho 😂😂 well done having that will power!! I’m hoping I don’t need to use them all but that’s optimistic!! Hopefully AF doesn’t arrive for both this month! Are you trying for your first? I’m 9dpo today... feel like I’ve been hit by a bus & feels like I have a temp... probably caught COVID rather than a pregnancy symptom 🙃🙃 the end of the TWW is so nervewracking lol! Xxx

@MJM1608 wow that drawer! I have one of those I've had for months and have somehow saved it 😂 I have a couple of cheap ones left, I used to go through loads of them but I'm now trying to keep them for if AF actually comes late, used to try and tell myself maybe the cheapies were wrong due to being cheap when I got negative 😂

Sorry about all my messages girls, I'm not very good at replying to lots at once.

@Juno231 welcome! I am a cycle behind you. It's rubbish isn't it. I've never had any sign of a BFP either. I have sat and squinted at the sticks trying to see a faint one but nope! 😂 Can't imagine actually seeing two lines. We will get there!