When is the earliest you would test?

@Giraffe888 aww thank you - a little niece. They live about four hours away from us so it'll be a while until we can visit unfortunately.

Yes, hoping it'll either go away on its own or it can be treated ASAP - I heard you can't take arthritis medicine when you're pregnant as most of them suppress your immune system, so really hoping it's not too serious 😬

@MaltyJones92 yes I was just glad it finally arrived!

Aww congratulations. Do you have a niece or nephew? I love hearing births of babies!

Good idea to try and get your possible arthritis sorted. That could be painful in pregnancy

@Giraffe888 Oh I'm sorry to hear that, but at least you know now and can concentrate on the next cycle.

I'm on CD11 of month 7 but we're definitely taking a more chilled approach this time. I'm seeing a specialist in a couple of weeks for my supposed arthritis (still think that's crazy for 28!) so I would like to get that sorted first before we seriously think about trying again.

I became an auntie yesterday for the first time, so I've got my baby fix for the time being! 🤣

Well AF finally properly arrived yesterday

@Sesamechick and @MaltyJones92 how are you both doing x

@MaltyJones92 I thought it might be so I’ve tested this morning but it was bfn x

@Giraffe888 yeh I fully believe it's down to stress - hopefully when things get back to normal over the next few months then it'll happen. Do you think you could be getting implantation bleeding?

Morning @MaltyJones92

Sorry AF has arrived for you. That’s a good idea to take a little step back until your wedding but still not use contraception and see what happens 😃

Well AF hasn’t actually arrived. TMI but I’ve had spotting and the odd bit of blood when I wipe since weds but I’m still not actually properly bleeding yet

@Giraffe888 ah sorry to hear that. AF also turned up for me this morning too 😭

I've got so much on at the moment though that I feel like it might be for the best at the moment. I also told my other half last night that I feel like we should take a break until after our wedding in June when things are a little more settled. His response was that we should not actively try but not go back to using contraception and if it happens it happens 🤷🏻‍♀️ I'm on board with that idea at the moment x

AF has arrived here

Well I poas and no surprise got BFN

@MaltyJones92 I’m pretty certain AF is coming here too. I might poas tomorrow though 😂

@Giraffe888 I did another FRER today and got a BFN. I am only 9DPO but starting to get more AF signs and cramps so no doubt I'm out for this month. Hopefully you'll have more luck than me! 🤞🏻

@MaltyJones92 I’m really not sure. I don’t know how many dpo is best to get the chance of a positive. I got my positive with DS at 12dpo. I had spotting at 9dpo which I thought was AF coming but must have been implantation

@Giraffe888 Haha I know - it's sooo hard to resist when I have a stack of tests in the bathroom drawer 🙈

I have also had twinges today so assume AF will be here soon. When are you planning on testing?

@MaltyJones92 I didn’t think you’d resist 😂 I’ve got everything crossed for you for weds 🤞🏻

I’m ok. I suffer from IBS and my pains always seem to be worse a few days before AF arrives. I’ve had pains this morning so I’m guessing they’re indicating that she’ll be coming this week 😡

@Giraffe888 I gave in yesterday evening and tested and got a BFN 🤷🏻‍♀️

I'm 8DPO today but going to hold off until Wednesday at 10DPO if AF doesn't show before then.

How are you getting on?

@MaltyJones92 did you poas this morning?!

@Giraffe888 Haha awww it's good he's being supportive at least! I think mine is sick to death of me talking about it non stop every month during the TWW 🤣

I'm 7DPO today so am also holding off. Would like to say I'll resist until Tuesday but I'll probably cave and do a test tomorrow 😬

@MaltyJones92 I’m glad you’re starting to feel better. Definitely best to get checked out just in case!

DH asked me to do a test this morning 🙄 I said no as I’m only 6dpo so definitely no point 😂

@Giraffe888 Today is the first day I've actually felt better in about three weeks! Thanks for asking. Hopefully I'll be getting better from here but I'm still booked to see a specialist just in case.

I also felt totally chill this time about the TWW but I'm getting a bit antsy now! Holding out until Monday to test when I think I'll be 8dpo which is early but around when AF is due this month.

@MaltyJones92 are you still feeling ill or are you feeling any better now?

I feel a bit more chilled about the TWW this month but that’s probably only because I’m only a week into it 😂

@Sesamechick hope you’re ok?

@Sesamechick How are you getting on? Did AF show in the end? x

@Giraffe888 I remember you saying before that your LP is short too and it's not caused problems in the past. That's given me a bit of
hope as I was worried about mine.

I'm due Monday/Tuesday but if this month's late ovulation has effected things I think I'll be due on Thursday instead. I've usually started having PMS symptoms by this point but nothing yet. However, I've been taking ibuprofen recently because of being ill, so I think that could be masking my usual symptoms.

@MaltyJones92 my positive opk was 4 days earlier than last month.

My LP last month was only 11 days but mine has always been short.

FF says AF is due on 27th for me

@Giraffe888 Still feeling under the weather but hopefully it's just a virus that will go away soon.

I just realised you said you had a positive OPK last Saturday - I'm the same, although very strange this month as it's much later than normal for me. AF is due on Tuesday so would be a very short LP. I start to get very minor cramps/twinges around 5-6 days before AF and that's not happened yet, but could be because my cycle seems totally messed up this month.