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Anyone due to get BFP/AF at Xmas?

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madeleine85 · 15/12/2021 05:10

The pressure is on... in the TWW and AF is due right around Xmas. Spending the holidays with my in laws, and both wanting to drink through the holidays/not drink as in the TWW. I’m also dreading a little bit of feeling down if I get AF right at Xmas. If anyone is looking for a TWW companion/obsessor here I am ☺️. Good luck, and hope you all get your Xmas present 🎁 BFP from Santa 🎅🏻. Xx

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AmberRH1993 · 26/12/2021 23:42

@CookMeANumber3 yes... AF was due today but only some pink spotting so far. When is/was AF due for you?

CookMeANumber3 · 26/12/2021 23:34

Congratulations everyone on the BFP and good luck for the next cycle everyone who got AF! Anyone else in the strange in between still? AF not shown and pregnancy tests have either been negative or slight faint line. (One two but probably evaps) have some FRER due Tuesday so fingers crossed AF hasn’t shown by then 🤞🏻

AmberRH1993 · 26/12/2021 22:01

@pennysays most probably hold off testing until Tuesday fmu - unless AF doesn't show before that. With DS I had implantation but it was more brown cm on AF due day then disappeared whereas this was pink... I will look into it - thank you

pennysays · 26/12/2021 21:56

@AmberRH1993 pink tinged spotting could be implantation bleeding which can carry on for a day or two. Read up on it. Hopefully it is! When will you test?

AmberRH1993 · 26/12/2021 20:55

Good evening ladies and welcome to all the newcomers joining us 😊 AF was due today but no sign of her yet.. Boobs still achey with shooting pains, achey cramps so she may be on her way.
Out of curiosity, Has anyone ever had pink tinged Cm but AF didn't show?
Dtd today and had this after and thought it would bring on AF but it has disappeared again 🤔

Chasingrainbows1518 · 26/12/2021 20:53

Oh @madeleine85 how stressful and confusing for you! Hope you manage to get some answers from your doc, keeping my fingers crossed for you. I’m not going to test again until Tuesday and hoping for a much darker line so we’ll see. Will keep everyone posted x

madeleine85 · 26/12/2021 20:20

@Hopesandrainbows good luck!!

@i123i thanks so much, this actually did make me feel better. I went to a pharmacy which only had very basic cheap tests left, did one today and it came out negative, but then it was very blurry and the control didn’t work. Had a complete meltdown and cried on my husband. Got to my in laws and did a second one which was a strong positive within 30 seconds. I’m an emotional mess right now. Going to call my dr tomorrow and try get an early hcg test if they will do it. Fingers crossed bc I’m going to be a wreck until 8 weeks otherwise. Knowing so early is both great and bad 😂. Hope everyone else is holding up ok!

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Hopesandrainbows · 26/12/2021 19:46

Thanks for the warm welcome 🙂 fingers crossed for us all 🤞 this is our 4th month trying x we are lucky enough to already have a little boy who is a delight and unfortunately I've had one miscarriage back in December 2019 x

frenchie4002 · 26/12/2021 19:41

@i123i I'm glad you had a nice day - helps keep your mind off things when you're around people! Best of luck testing tomorrow. Will you be using a frer? I'm going to hold out and see if af appears as predicted on the 29th and go from there I think - can't take seeing any more soul destroying stark white negatives! Was busy today with family & have a few bits and bobs to do tomorrow then wedding anniversary 28th so should be ok! Let me know how you get on.

@TheBirdintheCave sorry to hear this and hope you're ok xx

Welcome @Hopesandrainbows good luck testing tomorrow!

i123i · 26/12/2021 19:27

Oh and welcome @Hopesandrainbows - sounds like you have all bases covered with dtd!!! 😆 🌟 Best of luck for testing tomorrow!
We dtd on the 2 days leading up to ovulation day, and ov day itself (according to OvuSense skin monitor), although then my Natural Cycles app later moved my ovulation day to 2 days later than it originally said, which is a bit frustrating, so who knows what our chances are.

i123i · 26/12/2021 18:17

@frenchie4002 - yes we’re in it together for the last stretch! My day has been like a typical Boxing Day I guess - leftovers, movies, and a family walk in the cold!! I don’t have any children yet (except the early MC a couple of months ago) l, but luckily I have a sibling with children so Christmas is magical with them! How about yours? I am dreading testing tomorrow…

@madeleine85 - I hope you get some peace of mind. A line is a line is a positive, even if faint. Keep us updated 🙏🏻

@TheBirdintheCave - really sorry to hear about this. But I’m glad you have a positive side to all of this too. You CAN get pregnant 🌟

Hopesandrainbows · 26/12/2021 17:50

Hoping I can join 🥰 I'm due to test tomorrow and I am soooo anxious for it 🙈 i don't want to see a blank stick looking back at me! We did it on ovulation day, 3 days in a row before and the day after so hoping we have done enough 🤞 I've had no symptoms in tww so hopefully that doesn't mean it is a no...

madeleine85 · 26/12/2021 17:48

@TheBirdintheCave sorry I see now you said you were spotting... hope you’re doing ok. I’m a little like you in that my husband would more likely be the issue, he had some weird tube thing as a child and was told not to expect children. We thought our daughter was a complete miracle/surprise. I keep trying to tell myself that even if this one doesn’t take, the fact it can is what matters

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madeleine85 · 26/12/2021 17:43

@TheBirdintheCave I am concerned mine is fading... I’m a Brit in the USA so I’m currently waiting outside a pharmacy for it to open in 6FT of snow like a lunatic so I can test again. Someone needs to slap some sense into me. Did you start bleeding? Or was it just the line causing you to think that?

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Echobelly · 26/12/2021 17:34

I got my BFP with DS on Christmas day 12 years ago! We don't celebrate but had BIL and family over, so they heard first. That explained why I'd been so bloody exhausted for weeks!

TheBirdintheCave · 26/12/2021 17:32

Took another test after a four hour hold and my faint line is practically non existent so I think I’m safe to call this a chemical pregnancy. On the positive side, at least we know we can get pregnant (we have male factor fertility issues and our son was a miracle after 16 months of trying) and that was a real worry. Hopefully we can just repeat everything we did this cycle in the next and fingers crossed we get lucky again :)

Good luck to everyone else still to test!

madeleine85 · 26/12/2021 16:29

Congratulations @Beck3115 and @Becca92xo that’s sich great news ❤️❤️🎉.

Sending big hugs to those who got their AF/hopes for a very quick BFP in the new year. @oldermam I’m so sorry for what you/your family is going through, so very glad you got one last lucid day and made him so very happy ❤️. Hope you’re holding up ok x

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Beck3115 · 26/12/2021 13:59

Thank you so much for your kind messages ladies. I’m 10dpo today, I’m still absolutely in shock!

Did another test because I can’t quite believe it

Anyone due to get BFP/AF at Xmas?
LittleMrsMama · 26/12/2021 13:12

Congrats to those with BFPs and hugs to those with BFNs.

AF arrived today, feeling a bit down about it but feel like new year new start and I'm sure my time will come when it's right!

It's been great having some positive stories with the BFPs and also the support and shared disappointment with the BFNs so hopefully catch up again this time next month!

frenchie4002 · 26/12/2021 12:48

Thanks for the positivity @i123i xxx I was looking at the frer statistics though and it's over 99% accurate for 3 days before af :( so weird because I had really bad cramps a week or so ago which I was sure was a sign as I had that last pregnancy but maybe symptoms/ovulation etc is still all over the place from the miscarriage.
Sorry for your bfn too but there's still hope, fingers crossed no af. We can keep each other company in the home stretch of the last few days wait. Hope you had a lovely day yesterday. Any nice plans for today?

i123i · 26/12/2021 12:36

Congrats on the BFPs all!

Sorry to hear about AF @oldermam , but a fresh start for 2022 🤞🏽

@frenchie4002 - 3 days out from AF due date could still be too early for your BFP. Keep us updated 🌟

I got a stark white BFN yesterday (25th) so decided not to test again until tomorrow. AF is due around 28th, so not holding out much hope as I have zero symptoms apart from an occasional stabbing pain to the left of my pelvis, which could just be from too much Christmas indulgence 😂

frenchie4002 · 26/12/2021 12:11

Congrats to all new bfps, how exciting.
Sending well wishes to those with negative results, I also got a negative on frer this morning 3 days before af is due so I’m counting myself out. Feels shit. Going to wallow for a while then pick myself up and look forward. Soon will be our time xx

oldermam · 26/12/2021 12:07

Was about to test. Thought I'd wipe first, AF. So didn't need to test, 😢 oh is up the hospital. His dad is unresponsive today so he's staying there. I'm on a night shift tonight. What a shitty day x

Congrats ladies on your bpfs xx

AmberRH1993 · 26/12/2021 11:58

[quote Beck3115]@TheBirdintheCave thank you! I did a cheapie yesterday and thought I saw something stared at it for ages and did another but then I couldn’t see anything. Had the wine with dinner and in the evening so feeling guilty for that.

This is yesterdays cheapie and this mornings…

Wary of a chemical so will test over the next few days given how faint that line is x[/quote]
There's definitely a line! How many dpo are you?