Newbie looking for some support

@HRP1990 you can do it lol!
I'm going to wait the full 2wks even if it kills me.. dont think I can bare another BFN! X

@ConfusedNewbie21
Hey lovely, I've only ever heard that small cramps are either ovulation or implantation cramps BUT you wouldn't get a positive test before implantation occurs .. or it's could be your uterus expanding x

Hi all! Hope you're having a lovely day. I'm trying to stay away from google, do any of you know if tiny cramps are an early symptom? Like little tiny stabbing pains? Also more discharge than normal? So sorry for TMI but we're all girls here 

AF is predicted a week today. Can I hold out though, that’s the question 😂 5DPO 🤞🏻

@Peachycream I think im going to wait until the 20th .. about 3 days before AF is due.. if I can haha x

@Aries491 yh I haven't really followed it either tbh but last cycle there was some and I haven't noticed any this one.. im currently CD16 xx

Thanks @Peachycream hopefully we caught it but if not I'll keep using the opks each cycle and gauge an idea of how everything works lol.

Hiya @dannii892 it is a minefield isn't it?! I've only recently started looking at CM lol before ttc it was just one of those things. Hopefully you've caught your ovulation peak too, we DTD 3 times last week and yesterday morning which was my predicted ov day and gonna probably continue a few times this week, what CD are you currently?

@Aries491 hello! I had 2 days of flashing smileys and on the 3rd day I tested in the evening because my OH was out the following evening and didn't want to miss the static one.. we DTD 3 days leading up and the morning of ovulation in that evening.. I haven't noticed any CM at all though I don't think so I also have no idea what's going on - just trying to get on with stuff lol

@Peachycream I know.. when do you think you will test or will you hold off for AF?
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@KayL1988 I ordered them slow delivery rather than next day from Amazon to remove the temptation to test too early haha. Reckon they’ll be here Wednesday so might do Thursday FMU. Excited but also apprehensive!

Haha no worries @peachycream :) trying not to stress about it as I know stress does nothing good so just gonna carry on testing DTD and see what happens! Our bodies are just so weird and naively you think it'll be easy lol! How are you doing?

How is everyone else doing I need a brew and a read of these weekend posts:) x

Hey Ladies hope you're all well! Well I am on CD16 yet to see a positive opk (got the pink smiley ones from cb), I only tested once a day in the morning so wondering if I missed the surge potentially. Been BDing when we feel like it so a few times over the past week and I have had some EWCM so very confused as to what my body is up to haha! Think I will keep testing twice a day now morning and afternoon and then carry on DTD and see if AF arrives in 2 weeks lol! Anyone else ever experienced this? :)

@Peachycream yes I seen that, I felt that with CB I had an accurate reading circle-flashing-static-ovulation .. but I understand! Have to look after our mental health also or we'll lose the plot! Xx

@Peachycream call me crazy but I've actually kept this to myself until it's certain. Which is probably why I'm being so full on with the questions in this thread!! I know that in general he goes back and forth with the idea and I know he'd be an amazing parent, so you could say if nothing else this experience has encouraged me to start yes of course that's a convo that we need to have.

I've really psyched myself up that it could be real so I know I'll be so upset if not. FRER on their way to me later today fingers crossed

@KayL1988 thanks hun, up until this month I had been way off with when I ovulate.. I was using the app clue but also just trying to dtd every other day. Also trying not to test too soon but af symptoms are so frigging similar.. its stressful isn't it especially getting a bfn after the long wait..
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Welcome @Dannii892 - glad you've joined us!!! Seems like your in a similar boat to us all

How have you found TTC so far?

The TWW is awful, last month was my first month and I symptom spotted so much!! I agree I wish there was a test that you could take at home was like 'yup they've met up.. let's see if they make the journey down to your uterus and set up home... '

It just feels like we don't know anything during TWW which is why I became so hyper aware of my body!

@Peachycream oh that's nice to know!!! Do you have any symptoms?
My boobs are feeling quite heavy but not sure if that's because I slept on my back 😅 or ovulation? I can't deal!
It's not letting me tag anyone else but yes the TWW is torturous! Just wish there were a specific symptom that aloud you to know the little guys atleast met up with her you know 😉
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@HRP1990 honestly I dream that I get a bfp almost every night it's constantly playing on my mind. So tiring

Hi @Dannii892 fingers crossed for you this cycle! The TWW goes so slow doesn’t it!?

So I had a dream last night that I did a random OPK and both lines were as dark as the control line 😂 as if I’m thinking about these things in my sleep!

Hey ladies, hope you don't mind if I join‽.. ive literally just read this whole thread and giggled quite a lot of the way! I'm 29 and have been trying to conceive naturally with my partner for 4 months now and this is my 5th cycle and 1st time using CB digital 20 stick ones.. I ovulated a week earlier than I thought I would so that was a surprise..
1st stick was a O .. 2nd stick was a flashing smiley .. 3rd stick flashing smiley .. 4th stick am flashing smiley/pm static smiley!
Me and my partner DTD on days 3 4 5 (all AM) and on the 5th day I had ovulation cramps on my right side in the evening.. i think today I am 1CPO .. in for a horrid TWW now 😥 .. just keeping my fingers crossed!

Yeah definitely @glasspaw I have some cheap dip sticks and then a couple of plastic ones in case I have a melt down and need one of those too! Also I figured if I pee in a cup... if I dip cheapy and it's positive I can then dip the expensive (as long as I don't through pee away straight away). If you pee directly on the stick... and it's positive... you'd have to wait until the next day for the first morning pee pee! 🧐

Are you testing now????

@KayL1988 that sounds like a very sensible approach! I did think that the paper ones could be a real challenge otherwise haha! The plastic ones are so expensive though so I figured I’d use the cheaper ones until there’s a suggestion of a BFP, then FRER to confirm.