Anyone else ttc #2? Thread 2

@lovesT hopefully your fertile days will be when he is home but even better would be for this to be your month. I have my fingers crossed for both of us.
I get sore boobs, cramps and crave sugary food. When I was pregnant with my son I didn’t have my usual PMS symptoms at all and didn’t get any pregnant symptoms until about 8 weeks. It feels like it will be here in the next 2 days which would be slightly earlier than normal but not my shortest cycle.

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@Tjsmjs hugs, it's even worse when it feels like there is a time pressure. My husband is away a little bit next month too but only the odd night, maybe a couple of nights at a time so I'm hoping if this month isn't the month it won't be in the fertile time!

I'm really going to try not to test until I might have a missed period as I can't face the disappointment (even though a period is massively disappointing too). My cycles recently have varied between 28 and 32 days so hard to know when that would be and my last one was a complete random at 26 days which I've never had so I'm really hoping that doesn't happen again. I worry about my luteal phase being too short too. I'm still breastfeeding and apparently that an cause short luteal phases ... I hope they're long enough and implantation can be from day 6 so 🤷 not impossible.

What pms siigns do you have? I have weird feelings on and off in pelvic area like always in the luteal phase but I also had period like cramps when I got pregnant with my daughter 🤷 no sore boobs yet which I've had the last couple of months so don't know if I should be concerned and not sure when that happened anyway! I'm even too nervous to look at the app now and see how many dpo I am 😂.

Really hoping for you but here to bounce any thoughts or worries off xx

@lovesT it is all very stressful. DH goes away with work soon so will miss next cycle’s fertile window and which I think is adding pressure. I hope your leak is fixed soon.
Do you know when you will test. My cycles are 24-25 days usually, I have a short luteal phase of 11/12days but ovulated late this month so not sure when to test. 10dpo will be CD24 so I could test CD25 which would be the first day of my missed period but only 11dpo. Tbh I think this will be another short cycle as I have all the pms signs so probably won’t make it to test day.

@lovesT it is all very stressful. DH goes away with work soon so will miss next cycle’s fertile window and which I think is adding pressure. I hope your leak is fixed soon.
Do you know when you will test. My cycles are 24-25 days usually, I have a short luteal phase of 11/12days but ovulated late this month so not sure when to test. 10dpo will be CD24 so I could test CD25 which would be the first day of my missed period but only 11dpo. Tbh I think this will be another short cycle as I have all the pms signs so probably won’t make it to test day.

@HollyT222 what does the pineapple help with? Haven't heard of that before but I've been doubling up socks so obviously willing to try anything 😅

@Tjsmjs I'm only about 3/4dpo but feel the same as you .. I feel quite stressed at the moment too partly because of trying whish I know isn't helpful 🙄 but also we're trying to buy a house and it's all so stressful! When I conceived my daughter it was also a stressful time at work so I guess it can still happen 😅.

My daughter is having a rubbish time with sleep too so I feel your pain! Had a rubbish night's sleep last night then woke up to a leak in our bedroom window!!

Fingers crossed everyone who's waiting ❤️

@HollyT222 congratulations. I had lots of early cramping with DS and it settled at about 8 weeks.

@lovesT yes I’m in the 2ww. 6dpo today and it is dragging. Not feeling very positive for it either- getting my usual pms symptoms and I’m exhausted due to DS not sleeping well during the night and dropping his nap during the day. I did have a dream of a pregnancy test last night- I was questioning an evap line on a blue test or something. Anyway to early to test so the wait continues.

@Skylark1999 thanks, yeah I was very happy to get the dark line and smiley face! So silly as it still doesn't mean much but shows things are hopefully happening 😃 yes it's a long wait! I feel like I get some many twinges and very mild cramps early on after ovulation which doesn't help (I think I always have though and so far nothing has ever shown up when I've had tests years ago) . How are you doing?

@HollyT222 aww so pleased for you. It's such a nerve wracking time but I remember having cramps (some quite strong ones) for quite a while in early pregnancy and remember the midwife saying it was normal so I'm sure you're okay. All the best with it all though and hopefully it will all be okay! All the waiting is so hard XX

Any others in the early stages of the tww??

Thanks everyone. Tests are slowly getting darker which is good but I forget how worrying the early stages are, had quite a lot of cramping this evening which was worrying me but it eased off now.

@Skylark1990 I think we BD about 4 days, stopping on the day I got my peak (I go mostly by EWCM) and that had basically disappeared by then. I’ve also been taking some fertility vitamins this month and I wore socks and ate pineapple in the TWW. No idea If that made the difference but I did it with my son too 🍍

@HollyT222 can definitely see a line!! Have you done more tests since and line been darker? Congratulations 👏❤️ very exciting for you. When did you end up DTD this month in relation to ovulation?

@lovesT so glad you got your peak! Hope the tww has started off ok... It's such a long time isn't it!

@GreenFlipFlop congratulations on 12 week scan. Really glad everything is good 😌😌

Welcome to new people 😊

I'm CD7 today. Think we will DTD every second day from CD 10/11 till 17/18 and also day of my LH peak (if that happens to be the day after we DTD we will DTD again that day haha) if I get one this month. I feel like I didn't get a proper peak last month, maybe I missed it or it was because I was sick.

I still feel quite run down if I'm honest. Have had a cold sore outbreak and just feel very tired atm. It's hard as I feel due to feeling unwell / run down I worry it's not the right time to be trying, or that it won't stick if we do. 🤷‍♀️

@GreenFlipFlop all good here thanks! 26+3 it's flying!!

@HollyT222 congratulations 🥳

@HollyT222 I can see that line. Fingers crossed for you.

I've heard red dye is more reliable than blue dye so hopefully!

Oooh @HollyT222 I can't zoom in on the photo but I can see a line! That's very exciting but I know it's so stressful and uncertain. Really hoping for you that the line gets darker and it all goes well for you! Hugs whilst you wait 🤗

@Tjsmjs thank you!

I’ve done another first response and there is a line. Still very early days so will see how things go over the next few days but fingers crossed 🤞🏻

@HollyT222 try not to feel to discouraged. Like you said there is still time and 10dpo is very early. Did you use the same sample for the two tests?

Ladies I had a dream that I got a positive pregnancy test last night so I woke up this morning and did one…. Got a very faint line on easy at home but nothing at all on first response which is supposed to be more sensitive. So now I’m worried it was a false positive ☹️ 10dpo today so plenty of time to keep testing but hard not to feel discouraged

@GreenFlipFlop thanks! I think husband has had a busy day at work but I think you're right so he'll have no choice 🤣. Then the wait begins 😩😬.

Thankyou @HollyT222 and @lovesT!
@whatsthecraic91 i hope you're getting on ok too!

@lovesT I'd def DTD tonight if you can just to cover all bases! Every little helps! I'm so glad the OPK's this month though, I'll have everything crossed!

@PinkButtercup and @GreenFlipFlop thank you! She had a great day.

I got my peak yesterday so we dtd and I wonder if we should tonight as well? 😬 Despite all the stress k felt about OPKs now I've actually had my peak I think they have helped as firstly I think I thought I ovulated a few days earlier and also were not so exhausted so can just dtd on the important days. I really hope it works!! But who knows. I guess I'm kind of in the tww now?! 😩

@GreenFlipFlop great that all is okay with your scan! So exciting xx

Ah another very clear BFN this morning at 9ddpo ☹️

@GreenFlipFlop great news! Hope you're keeping well xx

@HollyT222 I'm around day 13 of a 21-25 day cycle. It's pretty nerve wracking as when I got pregnant with my dd we weren't trying- we split when she was 2 and I remarried 2 years ago.

@GreenFlipFlop so glad your scan went well. Congratulations! A big milestone

And welcome @trying36! What stage in your cycle are you?