Anyone want to give each other support? TTC November 2023 TWW

@H938 baby dust for your next cycle. Mine came a week early last cycle, never happened to before either, something in the air.

@LuceNumberTwo 9DPO still very early, I wouldn't feel discouraged and would rest again at 12DPO.

Well I took a test, I think I have a faint line. Though i could see it after 6/7mins, rather than within 5mins. I'm going to get an early detection test from Boots - doesn't open until 9am - and that should hopefully provide a better indication.

I swore I wouldn't be a line spotter but here we go, pic below. It's a lot more visible in person

@LuceNumberTwo ahh I hope it turns into a positive but if not we can both try again in two weeks 😂🫣would be a nice little Christmas present x

@H938 Aww no! That's so odd, it's almost as if your body does it on purpose 🙄
BFN for me this morning, although in real life I swear I can see very very faint lines, but I think I'm just seeing what I want to see.. apparently I'm 6 days from my period, roughly 9/10 dpo. So I don't think it's happening this month, although I know its a bit early, I've had faint positives the last few pregnancies around this time. I'll pop the pictures below but they do just look negative.. I'm having stabbing & cramping so think maybe AF is coming
We shall see!
Stay & keep us updated on you! I'll keep everything crossed 🤞🤞 xx

@rainyskylight I have also just come on … 5 days early (never happened to me before)

I think this month I will do the ovulation tests and see if i can work out when I actually ovulate I will probably be in with a better chance 😂 back to day 1.

Hoping to see some positive tests this morning on here🤞🏼♥️

@LuceNumberTwo No I don’t use ovulation test anymore. Ever since I started checking my cervix it was always accurate until today. I had pains in both my ovaries throughout the day and my cervix feels just slightly opened so most likely ovulated midday today. We dtd just in case and I’ll see if bbt rises tomorrow. If I hadn’t randomly decided to temp this month I wouldn’t have caught this.

@LuceNumberTwo yes I am tracking my ovulation with the test strips but I had two really dark so I thought maybe I ovulated later on one day into the next? I'm minimum 15dpo or 16dpo depending on when I actually ovulated I think based on that.

No didn't use fmu because I've been expecting af and after having not even a faint I just thought we were out! Think the chances are slim but we shall see! I have all the usual af symptoms but then I've literally had them all for the last 2 weeks - to say I'm losing the plot with this cycle is an understatement 🙈

@Pupsandturtles I'm 34 so I know what you mean! This will be our first but it's so frustrating! Keep us posted on how you get on!

Thanks @ButterflySkies, you too! I'm going to New York in a few weeks so I'm using that as my positive - at least I can drink for a bit longer!

Fingers crossed for you @Queenie901 @Pupsandturtles

And thanks for the lovely holiday wishes @LuceNumberTwo @H938

I know you’re not out officially til AF comes but I’m fairly sure I’ve got normal pre-AF symptoms today… boobs are now on fire, they’ve burnt up like this at point since every month since I had my daughter and I’m grumpy as anything. Feeling a bit deflated. In the office for the next two days so at least that’s a distraction, though how do you all keep the front up in the TTW when you think/realise you’re out?! On the plus, at least I can drink the lovely wine on holiday!

Good luck to everyone testing in the morning, please do keep us updated, got everything crossed for you all! X

@Queenie901 I’m in exactly the same boat! No sign of AF, now two days late. No cramps or anything but BFN. Honestly I hate TTC. Waiting for AF makes me absolutely miserable. We are on cycle 3 of TTC baby 2. First baby was conceived immediately and I am now 35+ so every miss feels like a death knell….

how do you all keep yourselves sane?

@LuceNumberTwo sounds lovely!! Are you testing in the morning? I thought i was like 10/11 dpo but actually i think im 9. Although I am thinking have I just looked into everything so much wanting to be pregnant 😂 sometimes I read threads on women who have every symptom going but theyre not even pregnant!! I think I will try next month properly and do the ovulation tests x

@Queenie901
Ohhh hoping she doesn't show her ugly self for you
Did you maybe ovulate a bit later? Or do you track? Still keep my fingers crossed 🤞🤞 & obviously keep us updated!
Did you take fmu test?
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I’m so glad I’ve found this group of you!!

Im on my second month ttc (sort of as we made a half attempt before that) and I’ve just done the tww. I’m 15dpo today and usually have a 29 day cycle so according to my app af should have come yesterday. Still no sign of her though!

just tested and it’s negative but sometimes I am a day late so I think I’m probably out this month. Feels like it’s on its way but then it has for weeks now.
I was pretty convinced I had conceived this month as I started getting symptoms for af really early - including nausea which made me sick.

looking forward to keeping up with how everyone gets on though! :)

Wow! This took off!! 🤣🤣 Hello to all the new ladies 💖 🤞🤞 for you all!

@Mummy2823 mmy2823 I use easy @ home they are usually quite reliable & if you download premom you can scan them with the app & it will tell you how high your LG level is, i use Flo app, but it's totally upto you! I also use clearblue digital ovulatio (quite expensive but cheaper on amazon!) As it's there in digital form, smiley means get to trying & I'd say you were nearing that time! So good luck & keep updating 🥰

@Oatmilktea tmilktea This is exciting!! Atleast you know you DTD around the right time.. When are you thinking of testing? I think I could be about the same as you if I'm honest, as I had my period around the 20th October, but my cycles are always different lengths for some unknown reason!! Hopefully a BFP for you! 💖🤞

@H938 983 How are you doing? I've been working all day so just managed to get some time to read through!
I'm definitely a Christmas freak, my tree has been up since the first week in November 🤣 i just needed the light for my soul this year 🙈💖
I'm going Sat - the following Friday, looking forward to being away as I was last away in March! A break would be nice!
Although gagging & feeling poorly isn't great, I'd say it all sounds promising🤞🤞 bring on the symptoms haha!!
9 DPO! Ohhh my goodness! Xx

@Saffycat92 fycat You are not alone sweety, it's the hardest journey 💔 I cried last night because it all felt like too much again, thinking if I'd done the right thing by trying this month, etc. But I'm feeling a bit more lighter today & hope you are too! Just know you've got people here to cry to anytime! Are you going to wait until AF is due/missed to test again? It could just be the sensitivity of the test etc!🤞🤞 💖

@H0pefull 0pefull Your situation is similar to mines, have a healthy 6 year old DD.. A blighted ovum June this year, followed by a couple of chemicals.. I have an appointment on the 22nd with the obstetrics consultant, hoping they might look into it for me but we shall see!
I'm so sorry to hear you've been through it all, & hoping the results are good news for you & you get a BFP!! 🤞🤞💖

@ButterflySkies rflyskies oh wow that sounds wonderful & lots to do 💖 I love having a family Christmas! I think just enjoying every minute & being with your family is the most magical, although we have a tradition of being home early, Christmas pjs on! My little girl gets her Christmas eve box & loves it! Like a wee treat 💖 we've also got breakfast with santa booked Xmas eve morning!
Ahh, I can't offer much advice on the DTD situation... sneaky toilet breaks? 🤣🤣 xx

@emmatcc1 mmatcc1 I've never heard of this! I wouldn't even think to check cervix etc, so not much knowledge.. Do you track with ovulation tests?

@therealpatmustard lpatmustard Oh wow! I did try for my first girl, but again I had no issues with falling. This time it just seems to be a nightmare! I.had gastric surgery in 2022.. so it goes through my head is it this, the covid vaccine, is it that.. just a paranoid wreck! When are you thinking of testing? X

@Outliers They are sent to try us aren't they 🤣 little monkeys! Hope it gets easier for you! X

Think I've caught up.. jeezo that was alot of typing! But didn't want to read & run with everyone! OMG can I go to bed yet so I can test tomorrow 🙈🙈 I need something to do 🤣

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My DC has been particularly difficult the last week or so, it's giving me PTSD of the first 12months of life and anxiety of having to deal with that stress again.

Will soften blow slightly if I test negative 😅😂

Turns out im actually 9dpo and ive been counting from the day we dtd (if thats the right term) 😂🤦🏻‍♀️.

on another note i have this pain in my left side and back. Its like ovulation pain!

Hey guys,

Can I join, TTC #3 number 1&2 were both unplanned, not being overly careful, or tracking and they happened but I couldn't tell you how many months it took I have a feeling number 1 would have been on the longer side of things, I took no notice of my cycle but did a range of pulling out leaving in etc. Overall the main difference was both of my pregnancies I was way younger, currently in mid 30's now.

I'm 6DPO- according to an ovulation test LH surge on CD16 I would have generically ovulated on CD17 but I suppose this could be later.

Symptom spotting like a mad woman, next AF due 23rd November.

Joining here I thought I ovulated yesterday because my cervix had closed up and mucus turned back to creamy but bbt didn’t rise this morning and now my mucus is back to ewcm and cervix is slightly open. I have never experienced a failed ovulation, maybe a possible double ovulation?

Welcome to the new joiners, wishing baby dust for all.

11DPO - I now have absolutely no symptoms. I did have some lightning in the groin area this morning but this after having a very full bladder. Period due 3 in days, no indication its coming just yet.

Regardless of the test results later this week,, it will be nice not to think about this for a while.

@Oatmilktea sounds exciting for you!! When will you test? 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼X

@H0pefull its really hard not to symptom spot- i was second guessing myself on if I have any of these symptoms leading up to my period and im sure I dont but ive never been looking out for them so who knows!

@Saffycat92 im going to wait until im due aswell! As I will spend all week googling every little thing and the negatives are just dissapointing so will just wait and see 🤞🏼 for you!

@ButterflySkies South africa sounds amazing!!! What a lovely holiday for the little one also some sun in December is ideal!

Thanks for being so welcoming! Did everyone hold out this morning?

I’ve got some boots early detection as clearblue seem so anxiety ridden and no FRER anywhere! No symptoms and no knowing feeling (I swear I knew immediately with my daughter) but also no PMT symtoms, my boobs are normally on fire by now!

@Mummy2823 v interested in the best ovulation tests on a budget too as i think il start using them too.

My daughter is a light sleeper and we’re away with my in laws, my FIL lives in South Africa. We’re off to a game reserve and the accommodation has very thin walls so unless we can get them to take DD out without us I think we’re out next month… it’s their treat - we cant afford to take us all out there - so i know we’re very lucky and it’s a nice problem to have, I shouldn’t grumble too much about possibly not being able to DTD!

I love December - my daughters actually v nearly three so it’s her bday and my nieces 4th in the lead up. We’re having Christmas day just us as it’s most of our families turns with the other side - we have lots of plans around it. We are very excited, well my hubby is!, but does feel a bit odd as we normally have chaos! Any tips on making it magical still very welcome. And, get the tree up when you want to, it brightens up the evenings!

Just also reading the thread - you’re all superwomen! Lots of resilience and strength on this thread, TTC is so emotional isn’t it especially when it takes time and isn’t smooth. Sending lots of virtual hugs and fingers crossed for us all xx

Hi everyone, hope i am ok to join!

Following an unplanned pregnancy in June 2022 that ended in a loss, i have been TTC #1 since then, with no luck. 2 chemicals over the last few months but that is all. I am currently waiting for my NHS fertility referral appointment to come through, and in the meantime my fiance has his sperm test booked for the end of this week (he is thrilled lol) but just to cover all possibilities.

I am currently about 5/6 DPO, trying my best not to symptom spot but as we all know that is easier said than done 😵AF due a week today, 21/11.

Lots of luck to everyone that is testing this week, can't wait to see how you all get on! x

Hey everyone, after my test on Sunday (where I could see a vvvfl which got my hopes up, but I’m now sure it was an indent) I had a negative test yesterday which I was super disappointed about. But I’m not due on until between Friday-Sunday so have decided I’m just not going to test again until Friday. It was a bit irrational but I just felt so upset and emotional about it yesterday. Trying not to think about it now until Friday and just keep myself busy with other things. Hope you’re all hanging it there ok and fingers crossed for all your Wednesday tests! TTC wreaks havoc with my emotions!

@LuceNumberTwo only one more day! Hopefully will go quick if you are back at work. I also LOVE christmas, i actually want to put my tree up this weekend but I think its too early 😂 although ive never been so organised to have presents done and wrapped. Im usually a christmas eve wrapper 😳 I have two little girls so have to hide everything! Although I have got a few things already, thought this year im not going to go crazy with the presents as I only stress myself out!! Would be lovely to be 🤰🏻by Christmas for sure!! We always have christmas at home and everyone comes to us so its full on but I love it. Will you go away for the whole week? Also im not sure if its the fact ive got a cold still but felt so sick this morning and just had to pull over on the school run as was literally gagging 🤮🤮🤮🤮X

I’d like to join for my last days of the 2WW please. Last period started 17/10, likely ovulated 1/11, DTD 31/10, 1/11 and 2/11. (Had a transvaginal ultrasound on 2/11 to check for PCOS and the nurse showed me it was clear I had very recently ovulated).

I have had very sore boobs since 7DPO and have had a dull lower back ache. According to natural cycles my period will be due tomorrow.

I’m so hopefully that this will be my time, we’ve been TTC for a year now

Is your toddler a light sleeper?
I'd definitely dtd whilst away to not miss out on this month. Even if it's middle of the night when your toddler is in a deeper sleep

I wanna join 😀
I'm 30 TTC #2, DD is nearly 8months old, really want 2 close together.
First time around happened really quickly on first month of trying. Tried last month but came on a week early so possibly got ovulation dates wrong 😞
Have just finished my period so would like to get some ovulation tests this month but I've never used them before. I'm on a budget as maternity pay is so bad 😂
What would people say are the most reliable on a budget?