Testing this week/tww 18th- 26th October

Sounds promising for many of us! I have everything crossed.
Today my period is due (13DPO) and I don’t dare test :( I think I want to be pregnant that badly that I know how gutted I’m going to be if it’s negative so I keep holding off from doing it. If AF doesn’t arrive today then I’ll do one in the morning. I did test at 8DPO which was negative but later on that day I had some old looking blood when I wiped which at the time I convinced myself was an implantation bleed but now I’m not sure. I’m just terrified to test :(

This week has been horrendous since ovulation.

day 1: severe headache, ovulation type pains, fatigue
day 2: uterus/ovulation pain feeling and feeling like it was tight, headache, fatigue
day 3: fatigue
day 4: feels like AF cramping, lower back agonising pain, fatigue
day 5: feels like AF cramping, lower back agonising pain, fatigue
day 6: cramps, fatigue
day 7: at work I felt really uncomfortable pinching, extreme lower back pain, fatigue
day 8: feels like AF, fatigue

I feel so bad this week:( I have felt like I had had a severe period all week. I haven't work any makeup. I have had no energy to. These cramps are honestly tiring me out....

@Yayay30 congrats!! And @Decaffe hope tomorrow brings luck your way. I’m pretty certain I’m having implantation bleeding. I just came off the pill so expected a heavy first AF and this isn’t high volume and it’s light pink, I also need to pee constantly, dpo 10 now and felt the implantation cramps yesterday. Guessing I should wait a few days to test though, unless AF arrives after all... The wait never ends 😂🤦‍♀️

Ah that’s lovely @Yayay30 I got a negative Easy at Home and a negative FRER. Going to waste do one more test in the morning tomorrow then think I will stop pouring money down the drain this month 😂

@Decaffe hi! How are you? Another two faint positives today - one FRER and the other an easy at home. The easy at home was definitely darker this morning (still very faint though). Tomorrow is 10dpo so hoping for a clearer result tomorrow. How did you get on?

@Peonies94 so so hard I hate the two week wait it's horrific .. I don't think I can do another loss .. and I know Im gonna check again in the morning to see if its Still negative coz was defo a positive last night .. very frustrated 😤 I hope this cycle is better for you 🙏

Hi I'm due my period in 4 days and I caved and tested.. yesterday I got a faint positive and today got 3 negatives :( I devastated again . Im thinking this means a definite negative 🤔 iv had 2 very early losses this year and qm need of some chats with mams or those who want is as much as us x

How did you get on @Yayay30?

@ScoptchyBoppit I’m the same, 1 child and first month ttc after straight on the pill. I’m dpo 10 today and had implantation last night I think. Very specific twinges on right side in one place for a few hours and 2 spots of pink after. Nothing since except general cramps so not entirely sure it’s not AF. I’ve had the whole range of symptoms this month, if last night was IB then they’re all due to progesterone increase/pill come down, and I’ve been testing since dpo 5 which was a total waste. I felt nausea all yesterday and had back pain and I started bd5 having dull cramp in my left side. Hormones are a strange thing! Good luck to you this try!

Hi all! I'm around 6 dpo and I have the craaaziest urge to test already.. 😳 the last few days I've had a dull ache on the left side of lower abdomen never had this before but this is my first cycle after coming off the pill. I had my first child went straight onto the implant for 3 years then the pill so have no idea about my cycle at all 🙈

Love how everyone here stays sane through this and supports each other. It’s so uplifting in a challenging time. @Yayay30 and @Moonshine160 I’m around that time too. Dpo9 today (keep testing bc I’m clearly insane and it’s bfn) but symptoms come and go and I had none until week 6-7 with first child, so guessing this is post pill hormones and I’ll be af whenever that even comes. Who knows though. Fingers crossed for everyone!! Thanks for keeping my spirits up and my crazy in check!

@Moonshine160 wishing you lots of luck on Sunday - can’t wait to see what the next few days has in store for us!

Never wanted a weekend to end so quickly in my life haha!

I see something on both your tests @Yayay30 and @Decaffe

I’m about 11DPO today and trying not to test until Sunday so I’ll hopefully know either way. I feel like I’ve got some symptoms and I’m very crampy but it could all just be because AF is coming.

@Decaffe … I got a good deal (£6 for pack of 2 FRER) but yea, not cheap!

I can see something on the top test (in the pic with two)… I wouldn’t trust an expired test at all.

Will test again tomorrow morning and see what happens —omg this is crazy. Fingers crossed for you! First time ttc ?

@Yayay30 I also have some Amazon FRERs arriving today! They must make a fortune out of us 😂

I’m only 8DPO but for some reason did a FRER this morning, it had a reeeeally faint line. Then I realised I had a test in my drawer that expired today (quite the coincidence!) So I did it and it was negative 😕

It’s so hard to photograph but I could swear the first one has some pink to the very faint line…

@Decaffe I’m not sure- I went and made a cup of tea then looked at it again (with the intention of throwing it in the bin and scolding myself for testing too early lol!)

Maybe 10-15 mins. I know there is a risk that it’s probably an invalid result because it was left longer than 5 minutes. Just can’t stop thinking about it now.

Will test again in the morning. Got some FRER tests arriving from Amazon today

Morning everyone…. Think I’m going mad and need someone sensible to set me right ! So hard not being able to talk to family about this ! I know we could but don’t want to upset my mum if something didn’t go right!

So, this morning I am 8dpo (I think). I didn’t plan to start testing till 10dpo. But I totally caved and couldn’t hold any longer and tested with a Premom hcg strip this morning with FMU. I didn’t expect anything and know it’s much to early.

So I’ve just looked at the strip again and I am convinced I can see the faintest of lines forming?!?!? Am I going mad ??

[quote madeleine85]@chloeannw I’m in the same boat. It’s so hard being first cycle off birth control. You open the apps to track and it’s like what’s your cycle? Idk how long is a piece of string 🤷‍♀️. There’s very little to go off. I’m getting weird symptoms but I just don’t know. I have a daughter but it was an unplanned pregnancy and we didn’t know until sickness at week 6. This is week 3 so I’m really wondering if it’s the birth control come down. Good luck to you this month! 🤞[/quote]
I know, it's hard to know where to start tracking really.
I've been super hormonal and my boobs are huge

Well ladies I am out this month 😭 AF has arrived this morning. I even had a couple of very faint tests yesterday so I had got my hopes up 😞 Good luck everyone else.

Congratulations MrsBridge!! xx

Yay MrsBridge 😍 joining - cycle 2 of trying and either 8 or 9 dpo today, due on Monday. So my friend told me she knew she was pregnant before she tested as she showed a faint line on ovulation tests for a few days. I started using these this month and I see a very faint line today (nowhere near the one on ovulation) so not sure if this means anything. not really had any symptoms other than wind 😆 anyone had any other symptoms x