Keep calm and TWW.. yeah right!

Thanks @beckyBP Can't believe it, trying to keep level headed for now but that is a lot easier said than done! Crazy how close we are in days as well!

Good morning Ladies. I need your help, as you know I've been all over the place this cycle. I tested with a FRER this morning and have a BFP! With my new calculations, I'm 16 DPO. What do you think of the line for 16dpo? I'm now 1 day late for AF. I had a chemical last month so I'm pretty scared and we're trying not to get too carried away, but we're already further than last month! I'll test again Thursday to hopefully see some line progression x

Welcome @Snoooozzze Wow I can't believe the journey you have been through. I can't even begin to imagine the hurt and trauma you have had to endure. For you to be here is incredible and I have everything crossed for you that this is your time.

Can I join in?

I'm 5dpo of cycle 1 of TTC#2 but with ALOT of history!

DH and I have been TTC off and on since DD was born and she turned 15 last Friday. We stopped TTC in 2016 due to MC #9 and being officially diagnosed with PCOS after many many many scans and wait and sees from the GP... I have APS (anti phospholipid syndrome) as well which is the cause of the MCs... I've worked on a lot of health things and taking conception/female Health vitamins means I now have a reliably regular cycle and ready to TTC again (last ditch effort!) and I'm drawing a line under the old issues and starting fresh!

If it doesn't happen now it never will and DD will be our miracle child (I was told I shouldn't have been able to carry her to term when diagnosed with APS) which I thought I'd made my peace with but obviously not!

Good luck to everyone here in the TWW! Fingers crossed for BFPs for us all!

@beckyBP congratulations!!🎊 that's amazing, I hope you have a happy and healthy pregnancy xx

@beckyBP AMAZING!!!! Congratulations!
Also so good to see you get pregnant after 8 cycles there is still plenty of hope!
What did you do differently this month? Maybe the preseed!

My AF just came but you have given me hope for cycle number 6

@beckyBP Such amazing news, wishing you a healthy and happy pregnancy.
Hahaha I love how you told him. Present and in the moment ❤️ Congrats again ☺️ xx

Congratulations @beckyBP !!! 😃 What an incredible line. So so happy for you. How are you feeling? Does your OH know yet?

Welcome @Rct4 Good luck on your journey and happy you can share it with us. Ovulation dates and cycle lengths are a nightmare aren't they! I'm not one to use OPKs so I'm rather in the dark with it all! 😂 x

Ohhh my goddddd @beckyBP!! So chuffed for you!! Congratulations 🥰 how do you feel?! X

@beckyBP AF due for me too today! Not arrived yet but I had the AF feeling when I woke up so just waiting now!

Hey, can I join?

This is my 4th month of ttc my 2nd. It happen first try when I got pregnant with my son but this time it's taking a little longer. I was due AF on Friday as I normally have a 28 cycle but this month my ovulation time showed me to ovulate on day 22 so I think AF will be coming later this month! Drives me crazy 😂

Sending good luck to you all x

@bluemagicalsky thank you! Crossing my fingers for you
Woke up this morning and AF is in full force with really bad cramping. Disappointed but ready to get this done and move on to DTD again

@MsCrapola Hope your FRER gives you your positive and AF doesn't arrive. I'm the same as you in that AF hasn't arrived so I'm looking back and moving my ovulation date to make the cycle make sense for pregnancy. Although much further and we won't have DTD for it to add up 😂 Only time will tell! Fingers crossed for us both 🤞🏼 I agree ☺️

I also caved and did a cheapie strip test this morning which was negative. I'm going to get a first response test tomorrow morning and see how that turns out. Tonight I've had some very light pink on the paper when I wiped (sorry if TMI!) so not sure if it's implantation or most likely, AF. I suppose I could be 12dpo depending on when I ovulated as I get 15dpo from when I had a positive clear blue OPK. Will have to wait and see over the next few days.

Hugs to you @bluemagicalsky, maybe we are both out! It's been nice having someone who is testing around the same time as me

@wildraisins you're absolutely right it's hard to relax. I'm on my fifth cycle and AF due tomorrow so just waiting to see, I'm not testing early (I did a couple months ago but stressed myself out!)
It's easy to feel like if it hasn't happened yet it won't happen but I have to tell myself that's completely irrational!
The issue is it's completely random and not like "practice makes perfect", just perfect timing and luck!

It's really hard to relax for the TWW. We've been trying 4 months and it's not that long but already I'm feeling the stress!

I always seem to get cramps at about 10/11dpo, which then ease up and come back when I get AF at 14/15 dpo. Frustrating as it means that trying to spot implantation cramps seems kind of irrelevant for me.

Nothing else really to add but empathy and hugs!