1dpo - it's going to be a long two weeks if anyone wants to symptom spot with me

@MillieKitty i can definitely see a line!

congrats, I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you

@MillieKitty I don’t usually see the lines that everyone else does but I see this! Tentative congratulations! How many dpo are you?

Hey all, I’ve made a new thread, come and join!

@Wrenegade Definitely looks good for ovulation on CD15 or possibly CD16, I think you'll be fine either way 🤞

@Misspotterscat No personal experience of a BFP yet, but I would be cautiously optimistic about any symptoms that aren't usual for you, from about 6DPO onwards.
It is very hard to differentiate between AF signs and pregnancy though! I was convinced in cycle 1 that I was pregnant as I had never noticed sore boobs before, but now that I'm paying attention I definitely get them every cycle from around 3DPO to 11DPO. No idea how I didn't notice them before 😂

8dpo today and Cycle day 22. I am symptom spotting 😩 I have lower back ache and it’s spreading to my lower abdomen and thighs. Anyone else had this at this point in their cycle and it turned into a bfp? My cycle varies between 27 and 33 days usually. I think this may be AF signs or just my brain imagining things ☹️

@MillieKitty I’m sorry you’re finding it draining. It is such a rollercoaster of feelings. It’s hard not to be hopeful and excited each month. Praying this will be your month!

@Mortima It sounds like you’ve really hit the window this cycle. You’re absolutely right there is so much potential at the start of the TWW. I feel like I am attempting to go with the flow more but keep an eye on BBT and LH to ensure I have ovulated and rule out the possibility of not having done so.

LH has begun to drop. CD 13 was completely negative and with no results for CD 14 (although maybe 1am on CD15 is a good indicator) I’m thinking ovulation probably happened CD15 🤞🏻

@Wrenegade Thanks 😊Baby dust to you too...regarding dates to DTD, so far I've been aiming for at least 3 days during the fertile window, ideally including ovulation day or one day before, but it does depend on life! This cycle has been easier due to being on holiday, so we did: CD14, 15, 16, 18 and 20 (ovulation on day 19).
Your working patterns sound challenging, glad you managed to make it work this month!

@MillieKitty Sorry you're finding it draining - I am a bit as well, and also only on cycle 4 but haven't experienced a chemical or anything, that must have been really awful. Hope it's 4th time lucky for both of us this month - is this #1 for you too?

I'm 2DPO, everything feels optimistic at this stage...does anyone else find it all quite a lot of 'admin' - OPKs, BBT, supplements, working out dates for DTD/pregnancy testing? Or are people just going with the flow a bit more?

@MillieKitty ah that’s really interesting I knew that a short LP after ovulation could effect implantation but I didn’t know ovulating before day 11 might effect conceiving! I’m really sorry to hear about your chemical loss, how are you feeling on your journey?

Yes we did, dh works 9-5 and I work late shifts so it is typical that in my most fertile window we would completely miss one another for three days. Luckily he was able to come home at lunch yesterday and today. It is my second cycle so still very new to our journey. I was told last year that we may struggle so I’m trying to be as laid back as I can.

@MillieKitty yes it looks to me like the evening of CD 10 is likely to have been ovulation. Which means you will have hit it with DTD. I’m very hopeful for you too! What cycle is this for you?

I didn’t test yesterday morning as I had no tests, hence testing when I got home at a silly hour. So I have no idea what the rest of the results of yesterday would have been so it is possible yesterday was the day or like you said there will be a second surge. CD 15 today so I will keep testing over the weekend.

@MillieKitty it sounds like maybe it will be later this month. Definitely keep going.

@Mortima what lovely timing for fertile week. Do you plan DTD for specific days of your cycle or do you just go with the flow? Sending baby dust.

I got back from my shift at 1am this morning and tested, I got a positive but at 9am this morning it was beginning to fade so I’m thinking the test detected a surge from yesterday whilst I was working. Will keep testing to ensure I don’t miss it.

@MillieKitty do keep testing and DTD if you can, you might just be ovulating late for a whole variety of reasons.

@Wrenegade it's such a pain when your ovulation day is so variable!

I'm on holiday this week, so nice timing for fertile week - finally got a peak OPK yesterday, after a false start earlier in the week when it rose a bit and then fell. Hope we've DTD enough, would be good to go again today but we're flying back and might be too tired when we get in.

Hope everyone else is good, and looking forward to another 2WW...

@MillieKitty don’t loose hope yet, I have used cheapies for two years and found that they often don’t catch my LH surge, are you testing more than once a day? You might also be ovulating later so keep going! I did read that there needs to be 25 mUI/mLis of LH to be detected on the test but plenty of people ovulate at just 20 mUI/mLis which wouldn’t produce a positive test. Sending you baby dust.

Similar to you, predicted ovulation today but I’m not sure. Last month I really focussed DTD around predicted ovulation where as this month we are just trying to regularly DTD this week and into next as I know I can ovulate anything between CD10 and CD18.

Hi all, I think a lot of us are predicted to be ovulating around this time. How is everyone feeling?

@Sunshine085 thanks! I’m just worried because the last few months we’ve only managed to dtd two days before and it hasn’t worked but I suppose that could be for many reasons!

@Peeonastick22 can't answer your question, just wanted to say that 2 days before Ovulation and 1 day after isnt the worst. You are still definitely in with a chance of getting your BFP this month.