My first TWW 🙈

@MrsBP15 aw the pangs sound interesting and I wish I had the ability to not test till due on I'm terrible and as said above somewhere I will probably move the sticks to another location next cycle haha. I did also have what felt like a sore throat and cold coming last week around same days post ov however I'm being killed alive by hay fever at the moment and even did a covod test as had terrible pressure headache which reminded me of when I had covid but also early pregnancy headache haha. Good luck I hope you are positive xxx I had no symptoms when I was and seem to get all the symptoms when I'm not so I don't think it always means anything x

You can't class yourself as out until you come on... these sticks are from December I had stark negatives until cd 13 morning. This first cd 13 was a complete squinter. I got my first positive the day before I was due on and had told myself I must be out... you just never know xx

I’m 8dpo today and have a terrible sore throat and a bit of a fever the last few days (poss covid?) just resting as much as possible as have am off sick from work. Other than that not a thing in terms of symptoms although have had a few lower back and tummy pinches/pangs but very subtle!

still not going to test unless period is late. App saying I’m due Monday but I think it’s more like Wednesday. I’ll see if I have any spotting in the meantime as I’ve had that a few days before period last few times…who knows eh?

keeping everything crossed for you all with your tests!!➕

Aw it's amazon cheapies I use, I bulk buy 50 at a time 🙈 I really hope there is a line there for you chuck. I'm day 10dpo now, I usually have a 26 day cycle and ovulate day 13 but this cycle possibly due to cp I ovulated day 16 so am adding an extra 3 days until I class myself as late so I'd say I'm due on between today (26 day cycle) and 26th (29 day cycle). I love being a woman it's so confusing haha. I wish it was something like 'if you are pregnant your eyes will turn purple' 🤷‍♀️ like feeling what could be pms OR pregnancy is sooo frustrating and I'm a big symptom spotter 🥴 I was going to do a test this morning but the people fitting my new bath arrived at 7.45 and I've missed the chance of using fmu plus the tests are in the bathroom they are in 😭 but my evening pee always seems to be better, when I was pregnant I had to stop watching progression with morning cos it was always so faint so I'd be freaking out then do it again in eve and have big strong line so I guess I gain hcg through the day lol. I'm so excited to see all results this cycle. Feel optimistic it's our months... also I'm quite good with moving on with next cycle once I'm on. I let myself have a few alcoholic beverages when I come on as a treat lol xx

Good morning. I've still got on off pains in both sides, my right side has been sore since the cp last cycle but the left is a new pain and I don't usually ovulate from the left for some reason. Yesterday's test stick was stark negative but I didn't get a proper positive till 13dpo really when I was pregnant, extreme squinters before that. Longest 2ww ever this cycle haha. Fi gers crossed for everyone. I keep getting pressure headaches but unsure if I can put that down to hay fever atm as I'm really struggling. If it's any consolation I ruled myself out in December cos of lack of any symptoms and then was... once I got positive tests though I started getting all the symptoms and told myself it was cos I knew lol. I'll probably do a cheap test each evening now and I have one proper test (tesco) to do if I get some positives to confirm... its a 25miu so don't want to to use that unless I kinda know. I hope we all get those lines this cycle and imagine I'll be posting some line eyes sticks in the coming days again haha. Unsure what that was a couple days ago 🥴

Morning all! I've woken up with a bit of a sore throat today, feeling totally exhausted despite getting a fair amount of sleep, a headache and have a bit of a funny tummy. This could, of course, be an indication that my period is on the way!

I'm 6dpo now and have decided not to test unless my period is late. I'm tempted and will probably end up doing tests a bit more as we get further into the process but for now I'm just going with the flow (so to speak)

Hope everyone has a good day and those tests start to get stronger and stronger ✨

I couldn't resist, I'd accidentally been holding in a pee and after having some niggles I was like screw its either going to be negative or nearly negative lol. But I'm a poas addict apparently. When I was pregnant in nov/Dec cycle I got my first faint at 8dpo and they got darker every day so I decided a few hours early for me can't hurt. I know for some it is harder but I honestly can't help myself and they are apparently too close to the loo 🙈 if I'm not this cycle then I may have to put them in a different location for next cycle so they aren't as easy to grab when I have the argument with myself haha

I did the thing and peed on a stick 🙈 too early... buttttt... there is the faintest positive on there came up within the time. In real life its easier to see but the pics don't do it justice. Won't get excited as this happened last cycle and I had a CP however that was the day before I was due on, I due on in next 3 to 6 days soooo... according to my opk the peak was day 16 and we saw our donor (female married couple) on day 12 and 14 and that was it as we had a bad cold over the actual peak day. So I going to do 1 stick per day I think. I did order in bulk lol

Is anyone else crazy and testing early? (I want to know if I have any more cp so i can inform gyno).

Thank you that's really helpful. I think I might just leave it now until after my period. I've been using test strips and got a really weird one for the first time today so I think it's best to leave it and save them for the next time!!

I've not really had any symptoms other than a really bad headache yesterday (but I'm wondering if that was a pressure headache because of the weather), a little bit of nausea yesterday when I woke up and feeling totally exhausted (but I am always tired and I am working ridiculous hours at work). I'm 5dpo now and as previously mentioned this is my first proper tww so who bloody knows. Definitely no sore boobs or anything....to be honest nothing to report?!

For me, it will be if i spot in a few days time because that will mean my period is coming. It's a nice new development which has happened since coming of contraception....at least I'll know I guess!

So far just back ache, tum ache on left and right and extremely vivid dreams (vivid dreams i had ALOT when i was pregnan)... I had the worse pressure headache from maybe 3dpo to yesterday but I don't know if that's a bit of hay-fever too.

Those symptoms look like good signs @Hotmalibu94 fingers crossed for all

@MrsBP15 I have done cycles where I have continued to test with opk however kept thinking I was having a surge when I wasn't, the closer to AF you get the darker the lines go as they pick up a different hormone but also if pregnant they can sometimes pick that up too so in a way makes it harder to track. I often test opk from day 7 to 2 days after opk peak... the month I tested throughout just made me think I was pregnant when I actually wasn't and gave me false hope. Hope that helps.

How's everyone doing? This particular tww feels like it's lasting a lifetime... I had a CP last month and allowed myself to get super excited after seeing those faint positives only to have AF 3 days later... which you would think would put me off testing early but at 6/7dpo all I wanna do is test haha. When I was pregnant in Nov/December cycle I had faint positive at 8dpo, negative at 9dpo and 10dpo and then from 11dpo stronger positive and they got darker and darker until I was a week late and my gp said I can probably stop testing haha. It was so strange though as fmu was always faint but the evening was always stronger so i decided its cos i pee through the night but forget to go from around lunctime onward so did tests around 7-8pm after putting our 3 year old to bed. I had had a cp in September so wanted to track the lines. Unfortunately ending in mmc in feb. Possibly adding to the desperation to just be pregnant again and get the end result. Tww is a killer lol

Does anyone continue to test ovulation during tww or is that just silly? I said to myself I would test every day other than when I was on my period so that I could compare tests as much as possible and look out for trends etc x

Ha I know what you mean. I've spent tww telling myself I must be when I've been negative and positive so I think our bodies like to play tricks on us which is just annoying really lol

Haha thankyou and yeah my diet hasn't exactly been top notch to be honest 🤣

I do find this time so much easier when there are others as you say who are able to understand the frustrations.

Fingers crossed for everyone 😊

Thank you! Like I say, first proper TWW so it’s good to have some people to talk to!

wondering if anyone does anything to help with implantation? I’ve read bone broth is good?

I meant 5 dpo sorry 😬

May I join this thread for 2ww... I'm 6dpo, ovulated 3 days later than usual and had a CP last cycle. We had a 12 week mmc in feb. I have some familiar feelings which is odd, not from the cp but early in the pregnancy. Lower back is very sore, I have disc disease so is usually sore to a level but this is reminding me of week 5 of pregnancy and the usual way I deal with the pain isn't cutting it annoyingly. Leg cramps and extremely bloated 😫. Keeping everything crossed this is it... or I'm just symptom spotting due to wanting it so much.. could be either.

Hoping we all get bfp this cycle 😊

Hello! Jumping in here as this is my first proper TWW and I’m trying to keep busy/distracted but I think talking to people on here will be really helpful! I’m 3DPO and we dtd on ovulation day and day after, couldn’t manage before as we were both working. Wondering if we’ve done it enough but then it does only take one go I guess? Been ttc on and off since about Feb but this is our first “proper” go as it were!

sending everyone lots of baby dust ✨✨✨