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Tophy124 · 10/03/2023 15:29

Hi anyone else in the dreaded waiting weeks?

Im having a crazy cycle this month so I think I’m 6 DPO but could be 2 DPO as I had 2 LH surges on my Premom OPKs. Trying to not get my hopes up!

Symptoms: back ache, lower belly cramps with aching around upper thighs, sore and full breasts, fatigue.

Not due AF till next Sunday so I have a wait to go!

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Emmamoo89 · 15/03/2023 17:16

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 17:12

@Emmamoo89 everything crossed for you! 🤞✨✨

Thank you 😊 x

pm24 · 15/03/2023 17:14

Emmamoo89 · 15/03/2023 17:03

Haven't come on yet. If I don't I'll test in the morning x

Good luck!

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 17:12

@Emmamoo89 everything crossed for you! 🤞✨✨

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 17:11

@pm24 after having just had a MC myself I'm trying so hard not to tar everything with the 'positive test doesn't mean take home baby' brush... 🙈 it's very difficult though

I know if I get that bfp again it'll probably be very different, you lose the joy a little bit...

Emmamoo89 · 15/03/2023 17:03

Haven't come on yet. If I don't I'll test in the morning x

pm24 · 15/03/2023 16:01

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 15:53

@pm24 that's good advice!

Thanks! After a MC and 100s of negative tests your mind tends to sway away from the obvious reactions xx

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 15:53

@pm24 that's good advice!

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 15:49

@Tophy124 I'm visiting my folks at the end of this month and was due to tell them
The happy news as I would have been just over 12 weeks pregnant, now I've got nothing to tell them! Im still going to visit but yeah... I hear you 100%

Im glad I didn't tell anyone early though as it means I didn't have to tell anyone bad news a few weeks later, but everyone is different.... as you said I'm not going to be doing any announcing on social media, those close enough will know and everyone else can find out when baby is eventually born! 😂

pm24 · 15/03/2023 14:32

@Tophy124 I'm so sorry you are feeling this way, I totally understand what you are going through so I know it doesn't matter what anyone says you can't help feel the way you do. Be kind to yourself and accept what you are feeling is normal.

Having struggled over the years I deleted all social media as I just couldn't handle the pregnancy announcements! I am happy for those people but I just hate that it's not me. I also decided that I wouldn't do one even amongst extended family when it's my time as I can imagine so many other people would be possibly going through what I am.

I really hoped to have a positive for this Mother's Day as it is would have meant the perfect Christmas too. But such is life and yes it sucks!!!!

Everyone I know has a baby or more!! and it's painful to want the same and not get it. Our time will come, it might not be now but it won't be never. I won't say have faith, keep positive etc as I think if that was the answer we all would be pregnant! All I can say is keep doing what you are, if anything educate yourself further in how to track ovulation through various methods, get all the necessary tests done so you can start ruling things out. That's what I've done and I'm doing. I'm focusing my energy on what I can do to make it happen, so using my time to research ovulation rather than meditate for example because if my issue is getting my ovulation dates wrong, it won't matter how much I'm positive or meditate, I won't get pregnant! If my issue is ovulation in general then I need to look at what can be done whether that's with the help of docs or myself I.e weight management...

Cry if you have to, hell even scream and shout, let it all out and accept what you are feeling. Most of all don't stay silent, be truthful in how you are feeling. We are here, I am here.

I hope to not have offended you or anyone with what I've said, but I just think sometimes it's the people who are going through the exact same thing knows exactly how it feels! That includes wanting to scream at your own people for saying 'be positive'!

Sending you love, and virtual hugs xxx

Tophy124 · 15/03/2023 14:04

@suz2285 in over the random announcements!! I have my in laws coming this weekend and I was so excited to possibly get a BFP on Mother’s Day, but I will have to stuff down the negativity to not ruin their trip as we only see them twice a year and they are making a lot of effort to come and see us. Going to try and stay busy till AF shows

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suz2285 · 15/03/2023 13:56

Sorry @Tophy124 it sucks when you do everything right and it still doesn't happen, still time yet though, but do what you need to do

Why is it everyone starts announcing healthy pregnancies when you're trying, it's like we're surrounded right? I've had about 3 more announcements since my miscarriage! Luckily no one close to me and only people I know on fb!

@JD90 I feel so hungry and tired and grouchy today too, such a sore head, have worked from my bed, thank god for working at home! Only good thing to happen after covid! 😂

JD90 · 15/03/2023 13:44

I'm 7dpo today, I've been insanely hungry and exhausted the last 48 hours. Though it's probably a result of dropping stress levels that have been sky high the last few weeks which have left me not sleeping and with no appetite. Got some slight cramps, don't feel like my normal endo pain but don't really think it's anything. I'm just glad I'm off work today, I've barely moved out of bed!

Tophy124 · 15/03/2023 13:33

Did another test today and BFN! 12 DPO. This one hurts as I felt like we did everything right this month and I now will need to book my HSG which I was trying to put off. It feels so unfair seeing all my friends with two babies!! Meanwhile I’m dealing with health issues constantly. Having a bad day today.

Thank you for those of you that told me you got later positives!! I’m sure my OPKs were wrong this month and I’m kicking myself for not just using clear blue tests

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Tophy124 · 15/03/2023 13:22

I had another really vivid dream last night! I actually kept waking up as they were so vivid. Not pregnancy related tho.

Woke up to a friend telling me her sister is pregnant by sending me the scan photo. Why do I care?! The fact I’m moody probably means AF is due as I suffer badly with PMS. Just sick of peoples pregnancy announcements and I swear if I get pregnant I won’t be doing one. I think it’s time for me to come off social media but even on my texting there seems no escape! I feel selfish but it’s been constant.

Woke up with swollen glands, sore stomach and feeling really run down so I think I’m likely out

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 15/03/2023 11:08

@suz2285 it'd still going on today. Did have another vivd dream last night but now I've been busy I can't remember exactly what happened.

I also agree on the days getting a positive. I was 1 day late for AF before I had a faint line and 3 days before I had a good strong positive.

8DPO today going to test Friday at 10DPO as have a blood test for progesterone that day which I am paying privately for as cannot get an appointment for one of NHS on the right day for this cycle or next cycle and don't want to waste time x

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 09:53

@KIWI2023 yep same! Had a dream I was trying to wake up and couldn't, was silent screaming in the dream trying to wake up, was still asleep in real life... several dreams about random things! Dreamt about cake the night before that was much nicer, though I woke up before I got to eat it 😂

Now I've got a sore head... it's fun and games being a woman right!

KIWI2023 · 15/03/2023 08:35

@Emmamoo89 what a lovely dream!😍 mine definitely was not like this, I was panicking and running around where we live as I couldn't find my shoes and they had all disappeared 😂😂 I don't usually dream so I'm going to put this down to TTC messing with my brain and trying to trick me into symptom spotting😂

Emmamoo89 · 15/03/2023 08:20

I had a dream where I had another boy 🥺 x @KIWI2023

KIWI2023 · 15/03/2023 07:54

Good morning all!

I am 6DPO today and had the oddest dreams all night and very broken sleep so I'm knackered. I woke up at 2AM panicking as I thought I'd slept through my alarm and not taken my BBT😂

@suz2285 that's great to hear about your temps! Fingers crossed & baby dust to you🤍

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 07:49

Lol @Rabnes I'm so bloated too but been eating crap! Fixing that today (she says... again!)

Hopefully it won't be too long for you to recognise a pattern once your hormones settle! I was so mad when I came off mine cos I'd been on the pill for years, thinking it was just so easy to get pregnant! Hahah

suz2285 · 15/03/2023 07:46

Morning all! Finally got enough high temps to indicate I did ov when expected so currently 3DPO and omg it already feels so long 😂

Vivid dreams club for me last night! Was really quite scary! And I appear to be getting the snuffles/cold/sore throat so that's just great! Was meant to be in the office today but just gonna stay home and work and snuffle!

@Tryingtoconceivenumber2 I was so gassy when I got pregnant the last time! Was one of my first signs along with the sore boobs!

@Tophy124 I just looked back at my last testing when I caught last time and I didn't have any positive until 14dpo and then the blaring positive wasn't until 18dpo! Every forum I see with FRER are either people confused by Evap lines or lines not getting stronger, personally I'd wait until you are due AF and then test again, but even then, unless you get AF you're not out yet! 🤞

Tophy124 · 14/03/2023 19:03

Back is killing me today so decided to do a FRER at 11dpo (tho I’m not sure how accurate my OPKs were this month) and big fat negative!! Just had a little cry. I was so sure this month was the month! I hate having long cycles as AF isn’t even due till Sunday

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Tryingtoconceivenumber2 · 14/03/2023 18:44

I am good. Have been having pains on the right side almost feel a bit like a burning sensation. Also pretty gasey the last 48 hours and had another fairly vivd dream but not as much as the night before. Boobs are killing but they have been like that every month since I started the 7 Seas tablets. Still no strong feeling either way as had symptoms other months and nothing happened x

Emmamoo89 · 14/03/2023 18:34

@GH9687 congratulations 🥰

Emmamoo89 · 14/03/2023 18:27

Well tomorrow is when AF is due. Will keep everyone updated. If I get a splitting headache I'll know its AF. We shall see. How is everyone? X

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