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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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kitty1993 · 22/12/2021 16:08

Looking good @madeleine85 !! Fingers are crossed that it continues to develop! So exciting!! 💐

WTFUterus · 22/12/2021 15:30

I definitely see a line!

AmberRH1993 · 22/12/2021 15:21

@madeleine85 I can see that line! Did you do any tests in the days before this one? What are your symptoms?

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madeleine85 · 22/12/2021 15:18

Forgot to say before I'm 10 dpo today. And oops all the same photo... i'm technologically inept/impatient.

@oldermam give it a few more days and test again, i'm beginning to wish I had. Baby dust to you x

@AmberRH1993 not sure if I see it, but after trying myself, I know that they don't pick up well on camera. try taking the picture on your phone and playing with the contrast/brightness? I did that and it was really there/got darker along with the other line, not my imagination so maybe that will help?

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madeleine85 · 22/12/2021 15:14

Line eyes analysts lmk what you think please. Trying to not get excited, but I’m losing my mind. I’m also in a hotel with horrible lighting, creeping around in the dark as my husband is asleep with our 2 year old 😂😂😂

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Anyone due to get BFP/AF at Xmas?
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madeleine85 · 22/12/2021 15:09

@Pinkyflipflops I see it and it looks earily similar to this... I woke up convinced that I wasn't pregnant, and that the symptoms are lessening/going away. Petrified that this is a chemical or that it won't stick. Also who knows, it was a FRER, but maybe it was wrong. I could see the line in the right light after about 8 mins of waiting. Any thoughts anyone? Going to upload separately from my phone...

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Shabz22 · 22/12/2021 12:58

@Pinkyflipflops I definitely are something there!

11dpo for me, BFN, had some blood in my cm today too so think I'm gearing up for AF which is due tomorrow.

CookMeANumber3 · 22/12/2021 12:08

My AF is due Christmas Day, ovulated late so only on day 7 today but driving myself mad feeling like I’ve all the pms symptoms creeping up. Good luck to you all hopefully we see some BFP this month 🤞🏻

Tigerlilyxx · 22/12/2021 11:57

Supermarkets sell them, they tend to be more expensive, or pharmacies will have them too. I got the clear blue ultra early and def blank for first 10 minutes then a very clear line which I'm presuming it is a evap line

Another BFN dpo11 today, still most symptoms I've had since tTC, but I've never been pregnant to who knows. Decide I'm going to test daily until AF arrives. Reassuring to know I'm not the only one drive crazy by tww

Pinkyflipflops · 22/12/2021 10:34

Thank you @FlyOnTheWall89 thank you. I also usually get totally white tests but I never use frer and I've seen a lot of posts on mumsnet about evaporation lines on them so I'm quite skeptical. I dont have any other frer, do supermarkets sell them ? Or sensitive tests?

FlyOnTheWall89 · 22/12/2021 10:28

@Pinkyflipflops there is defo a line …. Really hard to tell if it has colour…. That is the best way to tell between an evap or a positive. It needs to be pink. I would try again tomorrow morning, but could be the start of something. When I’ve used them and got BFN, it is totally sheet white… absolutely nothing visible. Fingers crossed for you xx

Pinkyflipflops · 22/12/2021 10:19

Here's a picture

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Pinkyflipflops · 22/12/2021 10:19

Morning ladies! I took a frer this morning, I'm 9dpo. I took the test, put in my room, and went for my shower. I looked at it after my shower and there is the faintest line on it. Is it an evap? Second time in my life taking a frer so no real experience with them. There was definitely at least 10 to 15 minutes before I looked at it. It's hard to get a picture of it, but it's definitely there. What do you guys think? I took a cheapie after but totally it's blank.

oldermam · 22/12/2021 09:20

[quote FlyOnTheWall89]@oldermam can you be physically sick that early on even if you are pregnant? Average day for implantation is CD9.

If you’re using to getting a UTI, I’m sure you would sense this either is or isn’t one. 🤞🏻 It’s the BFP you hope for - some people have v early instincts on these things x[/quote]
With my youngest (now ten) I was admitted for dehydration by 4 weeks pregnant. Remind me again why I'm doing all this over 🙈

i123i · 22/12/2021 08:27

Morning all!

@oldermam - those symptoms sound tough!! Still early for a BFP so fingers crossed for a few days time.

@madeleine85 - same as me with the packing both tampons and pregnancy tests 😂 Not sure which I’ll need yet.

@RAP08 - sorry about the BFN but you’re still not out!!!

Welcome @Margo34 and @FreckledMouse - sounds like it’s positive this cycle so far for you. Fingers crossed!!

@Chasingrainbows1518 - so restrained with the testing, well done. I’m testing from 10dpo as I am planning on a couple of drinks over the Christmas period so would like to know early if possible!!

Still zero symptoms here, 8dpo. When I had my BFP in October (ended in an early MC) in the TWW I had constipation, heartburn, bloating, the lot! Nothing this cycle… so pretty sure I’m out but let’s see. 🌟

AmberRH1993 · 22/12/2021 08:20

Lost the plot or v faint line? - little arrow -
Frer is due in the post today but didn't want to waste fmu... but either I see something or the covid has ruined my eyesight 😂

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hidetheicicles · 22/12/2021 08:14

@RAP08 I ovulate late in my cycle and last time didn’t get my BFP until several days late, wishing you lots of luck with your next test!

FlyOnTheWall89 · 22/12/2021 07:30

@oldermam can you be physically sick that early on even if you are pregnant? Average day for implantation is CD9.

If you’re using to getting a UTI, I’m sure you would sense this either is or isn’t one. 🤞🏻 It’s the BFP you hope for - some people have v early instincts on these things x

Chasingrainbows1518 · 22/12/2021 05:57

Morning all, welcome to @Margo34 and @FreckledMouse keeping my fingers crossed and sending baby dust your way!

Sorry to hear another BFN @oldermam how frustrating with all those symptoms you have! Let us know how you get on with your test on Xmas Eve!

I am still here, AF due around Christmas Day. Haven’t tested at all but starting to feel like AF is on her way…slightly tender boobs which I previously never used to get but last few months I have, and low cramping. So not expecting my BFP this month but will continue to wait and see. I’m going to wait until AF is actually late before testing!

oldermam · 22/12/2021 05:40

Up way too early! Another bfn at 10dpo. I tracked ov with sticks and had my peak 10 days ago. Not sure what's going on. Maybe I should rule out uti (I suffer with them a lot. Maybe I ovulated a little later. Who knows. It was an Asda cheapy. I still feel very nauseous. I am actually physically sick once I reach the evening. Metallica taste in my mouth all day. Sore boobs. But now I'm thinking I'm just clearly a lunatic 😩 I'm going to test with a first response on Xmas eve and not before now I think! If that's negative I'll be out buying my Christmas Day wine!

Margo34 · 21/12/2021 21:31

Jumping aboard, hi there! AF due today and..nothing. I am pretty sure we were too late to the party for this month but my next FW should fall around NYE so I'm optimistic about 2022. Might hold out to Christmas Eve and if still no AF then I'll treat myself to a FRER then.

Good luck and baby dust all

RAP08 · 21/12/2021 19:05

@madeleine85 it's so bizarre. Either way I wish a bfp or af would show as the waiting is driving me nuts!!!!!

FreckledMouse · 21/12/2021 19:00

@FreckledMouse

I'll be 12DPO on Christmas Day ! So hoping to get my BFP then 🥰

Not sure when AF is due because my cycle has been a bit all over the place since I had an ectopic in July and had to have my tube removed. This is the first time I've confirmed ovulated too since then (GP)

I'm 8dpo and so far signs are looking good 🤞🏼

Forgot to say this is my 8th Cycle Trying, I'm 31
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madeleine85 · 21/12/2021 18:53

@oldermam I am really cautiously optimistic for you/also NEED TO KNOW NOW lol. Best of luck for you in the morning, please keep us updated.

@LondonladyTTC @whymewhyme sorry about the BFN, crossing everything that 2022 is your year, and you get luck early on x

@RAP08 that is truly so strange that you are this late but not positive yet. Fingers crossed for you that the next test shows the BFP, keep us updated!

Packing for xmas week away, leave in an hour and haven't started yet, complete disaster lol. Trying to figure out how many tests to take/if I should take any at all, I feel like I am chancing fate by packing a bunch. Maybe i'll take 2 and a bunch of tampons to weigh this out lol.

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FreckledMouse · 21/12/2021 18:47

I'll be 12DPO on Christmas Day !
So hoping to get my BFP then 🥰

Not sure when AF is due because my cycle has been a bit all over the place since I had an ectopic in July and had to have my tube removed. This is the first time I've confirmed ovulated too since then (GP)

I'm 8dpo and so far signs are looking good 🤞🏼