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Oh I had a bit of spotting so defo AF and I'm having a big glass of wine and some paté 😕 I'm actually more angry than anything lol

@shelbyrae hopefully it's far too early to feel like AF is actually coming and cramping in the tww can be normal. Lots of people say that they feel like AF is coming and then it doesn't so fingers tightly crossed for you don't give up! (Watch me completely ignore my own advice further down 😇).

@Oilyoilyoilgob would you have mentioned AF starting and CD1 on this thread? We usually announce it to each other 😂 unless that's also wrong! Hope you managed to snack on healthy things for the rest of the day!

No sign of AF. I do have a bad headache and had an absolute melt down today about my glasses steaming up when I put a mask on and did some ugly hyperventilating crying 😳 so that's probably an AF sign and I imagine I'll be CD1 tomorrow or the next day 😢 I've completely given up on this cycle and now all the things that made me think I might get a bfp are making me think AF is on the way.

It's nice to know it's not just me that's absolutely mental in the tww 🥰 and I also diagnose my husband's sperm just by going 'yep, looks good' 😂 not too runny or too thick or too clear or too cloudy? 🧐🔬

@Oilyoilyoilgob so good that you can detach yourself, you need to teach me your ways lol

And I'm the same with the hunger, I'm literally eating my kitchen!! At least you're keeping to healthy food! When are you planning to test?

And yeah 99% sure I'm out - no boob soreness, really bad cramps and lower backache - AF is due around the 4th so hopefully not too much longer to go x

@bigsweetpotato this is exactly what my husband I did this cycle (inseminating every other day) - I keep reminding myself that this is also the general recommendation from NHS although I do appreciate that for some people every other day might be much if their partner is struggling and therefore knowing exactly when you O is so much more useful. But I keep hoping for us maybe that will pay off - we did get much more sperm compared to when we did it every day and it did look healthy, based on my totally non-scientific and backed by absolutely effing nothing opinion 😂🧐

I'm either 5DPO (if I go by cheapies) or 7DPO (if I go by the uber confusing clearblue digital) today - I think it's the former though, looking at my BBT. Despite my best efforts I am 100% symptom spotting already and convinced myself I have been urinating much more than usual 😂😂😂 So to answer your question, @sailormoo92, the way I deal with TWW is clearly by going absolutely mental haha.

@MrsKin90 any sign of AF yet?

@MrsKin90 @Oilyoilyoilgob thanks both. Fingers crossed indeed! I am starting to get sick of constantly peeing on sticks though! Maybe next month I will give the sticks a break and ask hubby to just try every other day from CD6 and see what happens. That and temp taking, which was still 36.4 this morning. 🧐 I hate trying to figure out ovulation!!!!

Thanks @Oilyoilyoilgob @DinkBoo @MrsKin90 and @primrosechill !

How are you all doing?

I'm 6dpo now and feeling achy like af is coming

Just trying to distract myself!

@sailormoo92 that's a far more grown up reason for that name 😳 😂
Bless you, I bet those circumstances makes it a bigger challenge! I hope you get your BFP soon!
I'm not sure if anyone copes being in the tww? I definitely go a bit crazy if I'm honest (which becomes more and more obvious as I go along) especially with nowhere to go and nothing to do!

@MrsKin90 @primrosechill

No although I do get the reference (I think?) anime.

I’m in the Navy and my nickname is Moo, (feel like every person with a name beginning with ‘M’ gets this nickname.

This is the first month trying where my OH has been home at the same time for the whole fertile window, he’s also in the Navy and staying in the same location is awkward for ttc. We’ve got 3 more months together before he’s away for 4/5 months. So keeping everything crossed for BFP but trying to keep in mind it could take a year or more.

How does everyone cope with the TWW especially in lock down x

@sailormoo92 like Sailor MOON 🌙?! 😊
(Hopefully that's where your name has come from or that reference will just confuse you 🤣). Welcomee ❤️ fingers crossed for your tww! How long have you been trying?

@primrosechill 😂😂 I'd save you but I cannot even save myself, so I'm more than happy to join you. I came one button away from downloading a pregnancy app 😳 I hope it's a magical super early symptom for you (I'm not helpful at all I know!!). 🤞

@Lori23TTC isn't it a joke that no matter how much we know our bodies they still prove we don't bloody know them at all??

I'm sure I'm actually out but I'm indulging in my "symptoms" anyway. The main reason I can't give up hope is that I've been sleeping excellently for the last week - all night until 5am which is unheard of for me. Usually I have a week of awful nights that only goes the day AF starts. 🤷 No more testing for me though. Ever.

@sailormoo92 welcome! So many newbies on here recently - and I bet there are so many more lurkers! - it just goes to show how much more common this method is than we might think :)

@MrsKin90 lol 100% Google should charge for every pregnancy-related search 😂 & @Lori23TTC thanks for clarifying - might look into EP if this cycle is not our cycle, I’ve been hearing good things!

I just attempted to do my usual workout and absolutely COLLAPSED, am completely shattered today - being a few days DPO I have of course decided to view this extreme tiredness as a sure symptom of my soon-to-materialise pregnancy 🤣 honestly someone please freaking save me from myself.

Hoping to join this group, i'm currently starting theTWW. Nice to hear success stories of those using the SI method. x

@primrosechill sorry EP is Evening Primrose tablets. I’ve not tried the 7 seas but I might try them next month if not.

@MrsKin90 oh bless you it’s so hard when your body doesn’t make sense, I hope you get a BFP soon! I got annoyed when my body ovulated early and we missed it as I missed a month.. I feel after this long it should make sense but it still doesn’t! Xx

@bigsweetpotato hmm I'd always go by your temperature over an OPK. These digital CB things seem to be causing a lot of trouble for everyone! Are you carrying on with the cheapies until they peak?

I've been doing all sorts of googling 😂 they should charge for it and then I'd never use it (or I'd rack up a lot of debt....).
I actually wonder if I've got some sort of illness and that's why my temperature is still high and my RHR is going up. I don't know if that would also delay my period but maybe.

Good afternoon ladies. How is everyone? I have missed quite a few days of chat sorry!! Welcome to new joiners also!

I have been utterly confused by my cycle this month which is super annoying. My cb showed a static smiley about 5 days ago but my cheapies showed nothing until 2 days ago. My temp still hasn't gone up either so I have no idea what's going on :( we did try twice so fingers crossed. I also used the softcup and it was so easy to use!! Much easier than the fertilily that I was using! So thank you for the tip.

CD15 so now we wait..... xx

@oilyoilyoilgob my husband normally announces he's going for a shower, so I tend to do my best Puss in Boots impression, and say "jizz in a cup!?" I think we'll do a couple more days, then he can have a rest 😂

Hope both your cats recover quickly! I'm definitely more of a cat person, but the husband came with a dog. Took a lot of adjusting for both myself and the dog, but we got there! X

@MrsKin90 sorry it's a BFN (at least for now)! Still keeping everything crossed that AF doesn't show her ugly face.

@Bizawit it's sort of nice to know there's not some secret trick we're all missing 😊 Goodluck for this cycle.
@Lori23TTC you will definitely get your BFP ❤️ we all will.

Two is a good number I think 😊 but I'd be just as happy with one right now.

BFN for me today!! Not too upset as still no AF 🤔 My BBT was still high and my resting heart rate jumped up again! So... Where is my bloody bfp?!?

@MrsKin90 we always said two kids but I don’t necessarily think I need to birth both. I would love to have the experience of being pregnant - as a woman I’m just so curious about what my body can do - but I would also consider adoption for one/both if it’s not meant to be 🥰

@Lori23TTC I thought you were talking about seven seas but just realised you’re mentioning “EP” - I think I might have misunderstood what you’re talking about! What does EP stand for?

@MrsKin90 I’m the same I don’t tend to test either and wait for AF.. it’s to heartbreaking otherwise and if I was pregnant I’d find out sooner or later! I would also love 2 children but I wasn’t expecting it to take this long and with not getting any younger I may only be able to have one (really hope I can get pregnant one day!) x

@primrosechill I only take EP up until ovulation, as it does have negative effects in early pregnancy. So I figured I don’t want anything effecting a pregnancy if I’m still taking it... and taking it for around 2 weeks as I ovulate between 15-18 days for me I get loads of EW CM.

@Oilyoilyoilgob oh I really hope it doesn’t come to that with your precious cat 💔 I love my cat too so can’t imagine. I love decaf tea I made the switch about 3 years ago and I sleep better now! X

Aww thanks for the warm welcome guys! 😍

@primrosechill I’m not sure I have any tips to share that aren’t already on this thread. I’m Currently going through- lots of great advice 😅. The month I got pregnant last time, I used clear blue advanced OPKs + temping, for insemination I used a combination of the syringe and soft cup and did the whole lying with legs in the air etc. It worked! 🥰