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Conception

When's the best time to get pregnant? Use our interactive ovulation calculator to work out when you're most fertile and most likely to conceive.

Testing around 21st May

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thinkingoutloud2 · 07/05/2022 16:41

Hey lovely mumsnetters,

Anyone else starting their TWW and want to join this thread and hold internet hands with each other? x

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Ellswells3 · 15/05/2022 20:23

@ZazuMoon haha - I know, every little twinge I have over analysed!! It’s crazy. Only need to get through to next Saturday, it’s less than a week now and then I’ll be put out of my misery.. ahhhhh

ZazuMoon · 15/05/2022 20:20

@Peonies94 100 days? 😱Have you tried the conceive plus ovulation tablets? Mine weren’t that extreme but they did sort out my short luteal phase and more like 28 days rather than between 20 and 35-40.
@Ellswells3 Hi! I’m also bloated but I’ve decided I have every symptom under the sun this cycle which can’t be possible and wasn’t even the case with my first child 🤦🏼‍♀️

Ellswells3 · 15/05/2022 20:14

Hey everyone! I’m 6 dpo today, had cramping on 4dpo, and for the last two days have felt really bloated. Not sure if this is even a symptom. It could also be because I’ve been eating crap lol!
Is bloating a symptom this early??

Tropicana1 · 15/05/2022 18:17

@Cherrymarket I wish I had that self control 😂
Started getting some of my usual pre AF cramping now so I'm feeling slightly less optimistic which may stop my manic testing

Cherrymarket · 15/05/2022 17:13

@Tropicana1 i will be testing Thursday (10dpo) absolute earliest as everything else was a waste last time. I am really going to try and wait til Saturday but I know myself 😂

@ZazuMoon i know what you mean, it’s dragging this second half!

ZazuMoon · 15/05/2022 15:17

I’m the same as @Tropicana1 that I feel like I felt with DS but also did a test and it was BFN. 8/9 dpo. Why won’t the tests reflect what is going on in my body? Is it all in my head? This is the first TWW I’ve been hopeful that there’s been implantation and it is draaaaagggging on. 🙈😂

Tropicana1 · 15/05/2022 14:23

@Cherrymarket ooh keep us posted! When do you think you'll test?

I'm 8DPO today and got a bfn on a cheapie this morning (obviously!) but all morning have felt exhausted, dizzy and light headed and nauseous so I stupidly wasted a FRER on a 2 hour mid morning hold which was also negative obviously!! DH is convinced I'm pregnant because of how I'm feeling. I had a coffee which didn't help, then lunch which didn't help, just had a second lunch 😂 and do feel a bit better now so maybe I was just hungry haha

@Peonies94 hey! See how my crazy has progressed from this morning 😂

Peonies94 · 15/05/2022 14:04

Hello! Hope you don’t mind me joining! I’ll be testing 20th but I’ll only be 10 DPO! I have a short LP so may start spotting before then! I’ve been temping for 2 months now! Ttc for a total 16 months with really irregular cycles from 28-100 days! I’ve had 2 ‘normal’ ovulation dates now though in a row ovulating at cd14&15!

goodluck everyone!

WednesdayStar4 · 15/05/2022 12:52

Cherrymarket · 15/05/2022 12:38

Hey, how are we all doing?

I am 6dpo now, have sensitive boobs, brown spotting over night and I’ve had an upset tummy all day which is exactly, to the day, what I had with DD. I am convinced I’m pregnant, just waiting to see if it sticks 🤞

hope you are all feeling ok, this week has flown!

Hey! Your symptoms sounds verrrry promising! Fingers crossed 🤞 for you.

I am also 6dpo. I have had some super mild twinges and cramps today down in the middle of my pelvis but that is all (and a really strange pulling feeling all day at 4dpo but that was too early to mean anything)

Cherrymarket · 15/05/2022 12:38

Hey, how are we all doing?

I am 6dpo now, have sensitive boobs, brown spotting over night and I’ve had an upset tummy all day which is exactly, to the day, what I had with DD. I am convinced I’m pregnant, just waiting to see if it sticks 🤞

hope you are all feeling ok, this week has flown!

Tropicana1 · 13/05/2022 15:31

Haha! Ah another one to add to my list 😂

ZazuMoon · 13/05/2022 15:20

It’s the pregnancy hormones, dear. They’re making you forgetful 😁

Tropicana1 · 13/05/2022 14:21

Oh for some reason my reply has just quoted you and not actually replied 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

Tropicana1 · 13/05/2022 14:20

ZazuMoon · 13/05/2022 14:14

I swear I feel nauseous today. Only ever felt nauseous with my son but that was a few weeks in, not 7 dpo 😂 Somehow everything can be attributed back to pregnancy if we try hard enough. Sniffly nose at this time of year= definitely pregnancy. Bloated? Absolutely not PMS. Fridge smelling ‘fridgey’? It’s the HCG doing it… 😁

😂😂😂

ZazuMoon · 13/05/2022 14:14

I swear I feel nauseous today. Only ever felt nauseous with my son but that was a few weeks in, not 7 dpo 😂 Somehow everything can be attributed back to pregnancy if we try hard enough. Sniffly nose at this time of year= definitely pregnancy. Bloated? Absolutely not PMS. Fridge smelling ‘fridgey’? It’s the HCG doing it… 😁

Bonnie118 · 13/05/2022 12:57

Yeah i think mine maybe hayfever related too🤣 so i stopped spotting 3 days ago and now ive started again today 9dpo, so weird as i never spot in between my cycle and im not due for another 6 days either so have no idea whats happening to me apart from that and back aches i feel normal

Tropicana1 · 13/05/2022 10:47

@Cherrymarket I think I should be testing around then too, although possibly having an implantation dip in my bbt chart today? (If that's even a real thing) so I will probably cave and test very early on Monday (9dpo) if my temp goes back up tomorrow

Testing around 21st May
Rellington21 · 13/05/2022 09:39

My symptom spotting has begun too! @Bonnie118 And @Cherrymarket I have a blocked nose as well and am 4dpo. Deffo could be my hayfever too 😂 slight cramping but I think I’m being over sensitive about any and everything

Cherrymarket · 13/05/2022 07:19

Hey can I join? Will be testing on the 19-21st! Currently 4dpo.
last time I was pregnant I woke up with a stuffy nose, not quite a cold, but it’s hard to tell this time round as it might be hay fever 😂

Tropicana1 · 12/05/2022 23:31

Oh that's interesting @ZazuMoon @Bonnie118 - hadn't read that about colds, had a really sore throat all day / a bit painful to swallow etc
Another "symptom" for me to attribute 😂

ZazuMoon · 12/05/2022 19:32

Yes, we all seem to have fallen down the rabbit hole of symptom spotting. It’s so annoying that most of the symptoms are very similar to PMT. 🤦🏼‍♀️
@Bonnie118 I read that colds are more common around the conception as the body suppresses your immune system from fighting implantation. But as OP says, it could be nothing. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Bonnie118 · 12/05/2022 17:53

Hey all can i join please- testing around 18th/19th (af due 18th)

im 8dpo and had back ache and cramping on off since 5dpo on 5,6&7dpo i had light brown spotting and it was at random times when i wiped but cm has been dry since (sorry tmi) but from what ive heard people tend to get more cm before testing positive i also had a cold same days as spotting probably not even linked to conception but thats about it.

how is everyone feeling?

thinkingoutloud2 · 12/05/2022 17:45

Ive had some light cramping today too. Felt mildly nauseous in the car, and headache.

Could be nothing - could be implantation - that's the fun of the TWW! 😂

So glad I'm in good company and not the only one. 👭

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Tropicana1 · 12/05/2022 13:42

@ZazuMoon I've got some light cramping today too (we are so in this symptom spotting together 😂)

ZazuMoon · 12/05/2022 13:07

Has anyone had cramping pains? Not had implantation cramping before but it’s too early for period pain.
Hmm… fridges smelling ‘fridgey.’ 🤔

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