4 Dpo and going mad

@MrsM29 That sounds positive! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

@MrsM29 oh that sounds promising!! Hope you get a clear result on the next test I stupidly tested this morning at 7dpo and it was negative. I just couldn't help myself.

@sunnyside257 this was me the last 2/3 days. I took a frer this morning think I'm around 10dpo... I'm too impatient. I had a faint positive but waiting to test on Thursday with a clear blue to be sure. I've also had period like pains and feel heavy soo keeping fingers crossed for us all!

I'm 6dpo. Still have the cramping. I've had A LOT of gas today. Like, more farts than I've ever had in my life

@weathervane123 don't worry about it! Weird you mentioned it though I had a dream the other night a bout moving 😆

I'm getting disheartened already. I don't think this month will be ours. So I'm hoping that puts me off testing at least till the 28th/29th.

@bestwisheskindregards Heavy is the way I'd describe my feeling too. Let's hope it's a good sign. I think I'll be testing on Sunday too. In-laws are here for the weekend so maybe after they leave. That's if I can wait until then!

@Wishfulthinking2021 oops, sorry! I hope I can count my crappy concentration as a symptom!

I've had the same feelings, an I've put that down to wind 🤦‍♀️🤣. I have been extra bloated as well. I've had to go up two sizes on my works belt which I'm not overly happy about 🤣.

I get a feeling it won't happen for me this month especially as its our first month trying. Plus we didn't BD as much as I'd have liked due to our work patterns 🥺. Work has been a good distraction today!

@weathervane123 I think you're getting me confused with @Firsttimetrier I think.

@weathervane123 I've had some weird twinges and pinches on and off for a couple of days but as it was so early, I've tried to tell myself it's probably wind haha. My womb has definitely felt a bit heavy too. But I'm not sure if that's because I'm trying to find symptoms or not! Really trying to not get hopes up. I'm contemplating testing on Sunday. AF due next Wednesday according to my app.

I'd love a distraction too! Time is going sooo slowly.

Bake Off on tonight though!

@bestwisheskindregards did you have any cramping or discomfort at all? I've never had the bleeding or discharge bit, but I've definitely experienced cramps that were as strong as period pain.

@Wishfulthinking2021 I feel like every house show I watch on TV the woman gets pregnant during the renovation, so it's probably a really good thing you're house shopping right now! My partner has joked that we should find a place to do up for this very reason, lol. Good luck with it!

I'd love a big distraction atm. Am busy at work, but it's boring! And the symptom-spotting has begun with me too... had a weird feeling in my uterus this morning, and have been grumpy/emotional as hell for a couple of days. As I'm only 6dpo (7 at most) I know it's probably just progesterone acting up, though.

It is crazy how misled we all were at school, isn't it?! TTC is a minefield!

@LittleMysSister my school made out that if we had sex just once unprotected that we would get pregnant! However, a month of unprotected sex and no signs (as of yet) that I’m pregnant. 🙃

I’ve had the strangest few days as we’ve just decided that we may look to sell and move into a house, so we’ve been busy getting all that together! Stressful but at least it’s keeping my mind off things and giving me something to do.

However, the houses we can afford need a lot of work and I hope the world works in weird ways because I will gladly welcome being pregnant and doing a big refurb! So keeping fingers crossed things align.

How are you doing @Wishfulthinking2021?

@Wishfulthinking2021 I’m so busy at work today that I haven’t had the time to worry about tcc so that’s quite good! Yesterday my boobs were a bit sore and I had some EWCM and was feeling hopeful but today it’s back to normal so 🤷🏻‍♀️

@bestwisheskindregards I’ve never had implantation bleeding so I’m not sure, but implantation is between day 6-10 so it’s possible? Fingers crossed for you but only a test later will tell 🤞🏼

I've had veeeeery pale brown/pink CM when I wipe today. Only very slightly discoloured though so no idea if it's implantation bleed or just my body being weird. I'm only 6dpo. Trying not to get hopes up.

Anyone else had any implantation bleeding this early before? Was it always dark pink/brown or quite pale?

I agree with being taught you only had to look at a boy an you'll pregnant. When in reality it's much harder. Do the YouTube videos distract you or make you worse?

How is everyone doing today?

@flossy980 I'm not 100% sure, had a positive OPK on Wednesday so I guess I ovulated Thursday/Friday? So either 4 or 5.

Yeah I am hoping that my app being a bit out had thrown things off. I'd probably be better off trying to do the every other day thing but it's just exhausting at times!

@LittleMysSister I know at school they taught us that if you so much as looked at a bit of sperm you'd fall pregnant, and I think that's part of why it feels so daunting when you're trying and it's been a few cycles and nothing has happened. Definitely continue on with the OPK's, like you my app is usually out by about 3 days and in reality that's quite a bit! How many DPO are you now??

@sarahtom23 by 6 DPO I'm usually on YouTube watching people's pregnancy test videos 🤣🤣 not sure why we put ourselves through it, I think it makes the whole process feel even worse but in the moment we don't see it like that!

@sarahtom23 I can’t wait either! I’m going to try to wait until Thursday!!

Good luck everyone!

@flossy980 Really sorry about your loss xx

Thank you @flossy980, I guess I thought it would definitely be out of my system by now as I've had regular periods around the expected date ever since stopping. Although tbh the last few months while still taking it I was having a bleed each month and it was obviously still in my system then, so who knows.

Just never in my wildest dreams did I think I could have unprotected sex like this and not end up pregnant for months! Plus I've got 3 same-age friends who have had babies in the last year and they all fell quickly, which plays on my mind too.

@LittleMysSister coming off the pill is a journey in itself so I definitely wouldn't feel disheartened after only being on month 4 after stopping the pill.

I fell pregnant on the 5th month following coming off the pill, sadly ended in a loss but I don't think my cycles were really how they should've been until that point! Definitely continue using OPK's so you can get a grips on when you're ovulating and what's normal for you x

4dpo for me too.

Starting to feel down about the whole thing now as I came off the mini-pill in May and have had no sniff of anything so far. This cycle is month 4 for me. Feel like my brain is getting more and more convinced it will never happen now, you know?

This is my first month of properly using OPKs to track though and according to those it seems like my ovulation might be a couple of days after my app was initially predicting. Hoping maybe that might have made a difference this month, as I had been taking my foot off the gas as soon as I thought it was 'too late' the last few times, and maybe it wasn't crosses fingers .

I will try not to test this month as it just makes me fed up AND I still just keep holding out hope until my period arrives anyway so it's pointless.

Big fingers crossed for all of us this month :)

Hello everyone,

How are you all doing?

I'm 5dpo today (first month TTC) and now starting to go mad. I swear the days go sooo much slower than normal. I go from reading into every little thing and convincing myself of symptoms (even though I know realistically, it's probably a bit too early) to trying to mentally prepare for a BFN and being convinced it probably won't happen first time.

We used OPK's and DTD everyday for 5 days around O so sometimes I think "well it's gotta work!" But then I know it's not that straight forward for a lot of couples. I get so anxious of something being wrong and not knowing about it. I have regular cycles and O on day 15 so everything appears normal so far but who knows at this stage!

I hope you're all doing ok!