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8dpo to test or not to test?

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Sara1988 · 27/01/2024 17:11

I'm 8dpo tomorrow and have been going back and forth about whether to test or not?

What does everyone recommend? I want to follow the least stressful path possible!

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LaurenLoveday · 01/02/2024 18:43

Thanks lovely not so sure if I’ve just had implantation bleeding. Annoying myself symptoms spotting 😅

LaurenLoveday · 01/02/2024 18:42

Thanks for you reply 😊 no I’ve never spotted before. I never noticed this either in previous pregancies. There isn’t any more sign of it either x

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Sara1988 · 01/02/2024 18:40

Could be implantation? I'm not sure. Is spotting usual for you?

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LaurenLoveday · 01/02/2024 18:25

8dpo and had this today - put tissue in pants to monitor so sorry for TMI. 🤷‍♀️

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Ilovebees · 31/01/2024 14:11

@LaurenLoveday hey lovely ! Don’t rely on the symptoms , they means nothing , progesterone is second half of your cycle after ovulation causes exactly the same symptoms as early pregnancy so there is no way to tell if it’s pregnancy or not , I just found out a week ago and I have zero symptoms , not even one and I still don’t at 5 weeks . Xx

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Sara1988 · 31/01/2024 09:43

I've been up and down with symptoms. I think cause we're waiting we feature spot. I really don't think there's any telling.

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LaurenLoveday · 31/01/2024 09:32

I’m 7dpo or so I think period is due the 7th feb. Had strong symptoms 2 days ago - sore breasts, fatigue and now it’s gone. Any ideas? Disheartening xx

LaurenLoveday · 31/01/2024 09:31

@Sara1988 yes looks so much darker ✨✨🤞🏼 xx

babyonwayx · 30/01/2024 17:45

Definitely progression 🥰

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Sara1988 · 30/01/2024 17:04

Thank you all! Tested again this evening. Do you think this looks any darker?

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Babyenroute · 29/01/2024 22:10

Congrats @Sara1988

babyonwayx · 29/01/2024 21:09

I can also see that!!

My evening tests were always darker than my morning until AF didn't show!

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Sara1988 · 29/01/2024 21:08

9dpo! Did a clear blue this morning and could barely see a thing. This was this afternoon. And I hadn't held for four hours.

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LaurenLoveday · 29/01/2024 20:58

@Sara1988 looks positive to me!! 😍 how many days dpo are you? Xx

Bb542 · 29/01/2024 17:26

Sara1988 · 29/01/2024 17:10

Guys, I think I have a squinter... this was this afternoon after a 2hr hold. What do you think?

Looks positive to me! 🥰

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Sara1988 · 29/01/2024 17:10

Guys, I think I have a squinter... this was this afternoon after a 2hr hold. What do you think?

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AnnieStar12 · 29/01/2024 13:08

@Babyenroute fingers crossed for your natural miracle!
I went to an ivf clinic and they said with my AMH at only 4.8 it’s hardly worth it for me. But I am tempted to try anyway and hope for a miracle!

Babyenroute · 29/01/2024 07:03

@AnnieStar12 we did IVF in the end and luckily it worked first round.

Hope you get your bfp soon! We have just started TTC number two and hoping for a natural miracle 😃

AnnieStar12 · 28/01/2024 22:06

@Babyenroute I’m on cycle 11 and starting to loose hope, so positive to read you took 24 cycles, can I ask how you got there in the end? Did you do ivf? Or just keep trying?

Babyenroute · 28/01/2024 21:10

AnnieStar12 · 27/01/2024 20:10

everyone is different, but after 11 months of TTC, I find that if I don’t start testing early I just spend all my time thinking about whether or not I should test.

So I just told myself many months back that I’ll do a test each morning from around 8DPO and then I don’t need to go round and round in my head if/when to test.

At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter, you’ll know one way or the other within a week or so. So do whatever helps to make the TWW more manageable for you.

I do exactly this. I test and can then get on with my day, knowing I will also allow myself to test the next morning. They are so cheap no point not giving into the urge. I had 24 cycles trying for DS 😅

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Sara1988 · 28/01/2024 20:04

Ilovebees · 28/01/2024 19:11

@Sara1988 i would personally not test , you’ll be dissapointed :( i tested stupidly at 8-9 got stark negatives ! And tested again at 10dpo and got a squiter . I was so upset for nothing for 2 days thinking I was out ! Xx good luck

I tested today and have been fine about getting a bnp. I think because I've heard from so many people like yourself, I'm OK. Weirdly, as each day has gone by it's gotten easier. I had in my head that if we don't conceive first time round there's something wrong...but people have been so reassuring here and I've excepted it could take time.

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Ilovebees · 28/01/2024 19:11

@Sara1988 i would personally not test , you’ll be dissapointed :( i tested stupidly at 8-9 got stark negatives ! And tested again at 10dpo and got a squiter . I was so upset for nothing for 2 days thinking I was out ! Xx good luck

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Sara1988 · 28/01/2024 19:00

So my clear blues arrived today and I now realise '6 days before your missed period' is actually 5 days before your period is due... so 9dpo! Even then it says 78% accurate

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Sara1988 · 27/01/2024 21:12

AnnieStar12 · 27/01/2024 20:10

everyone is different, but after 11 months of TTC, I find that if I don’t start testing early I just spend all my time thinking about whether or not I should test.

So I just told myself many months back that I’ll do a test each morning from around 8DPO and then I don’t need to go round and round in my head if/when to test.

At the end of the day it doesn’t really matter, you’ll know one way or the other within a week or so. So do whatever helps to make the TWW more manageable for you.

I also think that the more I tell myself not too, the more I'll want to do it

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babyonwayx · 27/01/2024 20:30

I got my faint positive 8DPO both pregnancies 🥰

Do what helps you survive the dreaded 2 week wait!