9dpo opinions please!

@MissEmily5 well I had the tiniest bit of spotting yesterday and this morning have proper cramps so think AF will turn up today right on time!
I think next month I’m not going to track anything and just try dtd every other day during my fertile window, I feel like I need a break from tracking.

have you had any more spotting since the other day?

@MissEmily5 bodies are definitely playing tricks! I think you’re taking the right approach though, because it’s so hard to have your hopes up and then AF to arrive! But I can still keep my hopes up for you 😁

i know right, what an awful rollercoaster!

AF for me due Thursday or Friday, so still a few days to wait! When’s it due for you?

@MissEmily5 well literally an hour after my last post cramps have started so think AF is coming 😩 this is such a rollercoaster 😂

you are a few days behind me this cycle right? So your spotting could be implantation maybe! Totally understand how you’re feeling but you really never know, especially if those tests are showing your progesterone is still high?? I would assume spotting related to period would be because of drop in progesterone, although not totally sure.

im keeping everything crossed for you 🤞🤞🤞

@MissEmily5 so i think i am 11 DPO today, which i guess is still early - this has honestly been the longest tww ever I feel like i've been waiting a month! My cramps haven't come back since sunday night and yesterday ive been very bloated, also for the last like 5 nights i have had the WEIRDEST dreams so im still clinging on to hope because of everything i read in these threads - which i am sure is setting me up to fail!

However i bought a test on way home from work last night and did it, of course it was negative so was stupid idea but i couldn't resist, i'm normally not a tester but this time i was weak haha.

Only positive i am taking is that i haven't had spotting yet, and i did read that so long as your luteal phase is over 9 days then you should be ok, so making it to 11dpo with no spotting is good i guess!

That's good news about the PdG tests, at least if this is showing as all good then that's one less thing to worry about and might put your mind at ease a little bit.

The change between feeling hopeful and feeling negative is bonkers isn't it, it can literally change 20 times a day!

Hey @MissEmily5 its so hard not to obsess isn’t it! I started to feel really positive about this month because my boobs usually hurt from ovulation to just before AF but nothing this month and then I’ve been feeling a bit queasy, but then last night started getting cramps and today feel like AF is coming so think I’m out but still hanging on to that glimmer of hope 😂

this is all so NOT fun!

a friend of mine said when she was trying she just ended up getting really drunk every time AF arrived…thinking I might be doing this same this weekend 😂

how you feeling?

Hey @MissEmily5 how you getting on?

Think I am 7dpo today, maybe 8, my boobs still don't hurt like they normally do, maybe just a little bit, but i have had period style cramps on and off yesterday and today so feeling again like i am out, but let's see!

The last two nights i have dreamt that I took a test and it was positive, what a killer!

@MissEmily5 and why does this bloody tww go so slowly!! I’m only 4/5dpo and feels like a lifetime 😂 my boobs usually hurt by now but so far they don’t at all, so thinking it’s not looking good, but that’s me being pessimistic again!

oh that’s interesting, I’ve not heard of the book but might look in to it, thanks!

it’s so weird how this is happening, I wonder if we always had spotting and we just noticed it now? But I swear I didn’t! Will be really interesting to see what the tests show you, fingers crossed it says you ovulate really well!

Hey @MissEmily5 I'm not feeling positive about this cycle, I don't know why because i think we dtd enough and at the right time, but I think I'm starting to think 'well what has changed from last cycle that it would work this time' - but i know that's really stupid and pessimistic, I just can't help myself!

I hate the tww, my work is also pretty quiet at the moment which isn't helping, too much time to think!

Great news that you got your static smiley! I think that's a really good idea about Proov PdG tests...funnily enough I had just been reading the past few days about progesterone levels because (since starting ttc) I now spot for a few days before my period, which apparently can be a sign of low progesterone levels so was wondering if that has anything to do with it. Let me know how it goes with the Proov tests, i definitely think anything that can help put your mind at ease is a good thing.

Hey @MissEmily5 sorry AF came for you 😔 totally get taking a step back, I find that once AF arrives I stay away from here until I’m ovulating again.

have you got your static smiley yet?

I ovulated on Friday I think so now in the dreaded tww 😩

that sounds like a good plan, and hopefully with holiday and an appointment scheduled you will both feel more relaxed and fingers crossed that will do the trick on its own!

@riverlodge90 ahh I'm sorry :( But I guess as everyone says, it's not over until AF arrives!

Yep I have found it helps to take my temp only until ovulation is confirmed, definitely. The closer i get to AF i still get obsessed with symptom spotting etc. but it definitely made it a little less stressful mentally.

@jenkh91

Awh yey! That's the happy part of the cycle, as you say it's full of optimism. I think the hormones around that time also making it easier too!

I'm waiting for period to start, due tonight, had a temp drop this morning and some spotting tonight. I've noticed the day before my period is due I'm usually a crying angry bitter mess but those emotions clear within 48 hours. 🤷🏼‍♀️ combination of hormones and disappointment at another failed cycle I guess.
Ohh that is interesting. I also use the clear blue advanced and really like using them, prefer the once a day pee method and find them really accurate!
I've used natural cycles for 3.5 years so it's becomes a massive habit to temp everyday, I've got the oura ring and love the sleep data so it comes hand in hand with checking my temp.
Do You find only doing it two weeks a month has helped you mentally? I might give that a go!

Hey @riverlodge90 happy new year! How you getting on? That’s good you have a drs appointment booked, hopefully feeling more relaxed will help!

my clear blue this morning said high fertility so ready to go again! I always feel so hopeful at this time in the cycle, and it’s nice not being in the TWW yet, those two weeks are so stressful 😂

ive been using natural cycles, I started with it last summer but I’ve found the temperature stresses me out because I end up starting each day thinking about it all, so now I’ve chnaged and only take temperature in the week leading up to ovulation and until I get the temperature rise so I know I’ve ovulated and then I put the thermometer in a drawer to try and forget about it a bit. What do you use?

@jenkh91
Thank you!

I'm 9/10dpo, Tested this morning and BFN. Had hoped that being more occupied this month and relaxed abit over Xmas it would have worked out but obviously not! Feeling abit more in control as have booked Drs appointment through their app for end of Jan.

Oh exciting! I ovulated early this month (usually 18/19) it was 16! So you may be ovulating early, which feels a good thing as one less thing to wait for! I fend the middle of the month is the most hopeful :)

What are you using to track your cycles?

Hi @riverlodge90 of course! How are you feeling about this month? Keeping my fingers crossed for you that you can start the new year with a nice BFP!

Yep I defo agree, and I think it feels better to even just have a plan in place, I don’t think I can handle waiting for the year mark before getting tests done.

so I’m on cycle day 8, usually I ovulate around day 15 - 17 but I started testing today and the line looks stronger than normal and I’m also spotting a bit today which is strange, so wondering if I’m ovulating earlier, it’s so confusing! I’m going back to my parents tomorrow for a few days so hoping I don’t ovulate until I’m back!

@MissEmily5 @jenkh91
Hey both, mind if I join?

Just ending cycle 8 TTC. Due on my period New Year's Day.

I feel the same about the Drs, waiting until May for me seems like a lifetime. I'm planning on contacting them in January to get bloods done hopefully, as my TSH is slightly off.
My DH has agreed to have a sperm test although may have to pay privately for this.

Where abouts are you both in your cycles?

Hey @MissEmily5 how are you getting on? AF came for me and has now finished so getting ready to go again!