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4dpo, impatiently waiting! Anyone else? Positive vibes only please

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HopefulSS · 04/09/2024 16:52

Hey, thought I'd start this thread to wait out the painful TWW with anyone in a similar boat.

I'm quite an anxious person so only positivity and happy stories welcome please.

I had a terrible time trying to conceive a few years back with an ex due to infertility on his side, and so now I have met my life partner and we have started trying this cycle I am struggling not to feel down like I did before even though it's someone different.

I must add that we did have one off unprotected sex last cycle and I had a chemical. So I am hoping we will be lucky soon.

I have a lower egg reserve and I am 35 so anyone in a similar boat to me I'd love to hear from you.

Baby dust to you ❤️

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HopefulSS · 08/09/2024 11:23

@YourRealLion I think that's good! Sometimes the calm is what you need, I am trying so hard to forget about being 8dpo but equally it's hard and I can't lol. I am seeing friends later for a roast, I've decided I will have a wine or two as I've not had a drink for a week!

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YourRealLion · 08/09/2024 09:26

HopefulSS · 08/09/2024 09:21

Morning ladies! I am 8dpo today, I won't let myself test until Wednesday I think at 11dpo. I am hopeful for this month but also no there's a higher chance of disappointment 🫣

Morning! I'll probably still be poas on 11dpo so let's see eh!
I think this is the most easy going TTC thread I have read yet 😁

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HopefulSS · 08/09/2024 09:21

Morning ladies! I am 8dpo today, I won't let myself test until Wednesday I think at 11dpo. I am hopeful for this month but also no there's a higher chance of disappointment 🫣

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YourRealLion · 08/09/2024 09:12

sellingupslow · 08/09/2024 06:17

@YourRealLion BFN for me today but not feeling disheartened by it, will test again tomorrow morning!

Fingers crossed for you this morning!

Total bfn for me but I'm the same, I'm kind of just letting myself poas because it's on my mind anyway. Did have some bizarre dreams though and more cramps but I'm trying not to read too deeply into it.

sellingupslow · 08/09/2024 06:17

@YourRealLion BFN for me today but not feeling disheartened by it, will test again tomorrow morning!

Fingers crossed for you this morning!

YourRealLion · 07/09/2024 21:05

Let's do it ! Early or not it's on my mind anyway. I'll test until I can feel those pms symptoms kick in and then give up as I'm expecting nothing this month 😄

MKD1 · 07/09/2024 19:32

Not sure about symptoms but I've been unable to hold my pee in all day today and yesterday. Been needing to pee so much. So odd

sellingupslow · 07/09/2024 18:39

Sorry, I might test tomorrow @8dpo and if negative I'll test at 10dpo (Tuesday)

sellingupslow · 07/09/2024 18:38

@YourRealLion il 8DPO and I think I might test.. I've got a box of cheapies so why not 😅

AppleCarter · 07/09/2024 11:38

I’ll join!

Also 7dpo today @HopefulSS.

Is 8dpo not a bit early to test @YourRealLion ?

MKD1 · 07/09/2024 11:28

@YourRealLion, not me, I'm slightly behind you by a few days. Good luck 🤞

YourRealLion · 07/09/2024 08:24

YourRealLion · 07/09/2024 08:23

Anyone testing tomorrow? I'm going to buy a pack of cheapies today. I really have no expectations this month but might as well see !

Meaning to add I'll be 8dpo

YourRealLion · 07/09/2024 08:23

Anyone testing tomorrow? I'm going to buy a pack of cheapies today. I really have no expectations this month but might as well see !

MKD1 · 07/09/2024 07:35

I've had a terrible night's sleep. It took me forever to get to sleep and then got woken up super early, so I'm feeling groggy now.

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HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 23:03

@YourRealLion haha my guy has no idea all I talk about is what dpo I am and if I have any spotting when I wipe or random cramps 😂😂 he's blissfully unaware of how a woman's brain works when TTC 🤣

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HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 23:02

YourRealLion · 06/09/2024 20:27

Well absolutely no symptoms for me that stand out on 6dpo. Feeling moody/lost in my head a bit and occasional cramps but nothing else stands out, compared to my symptom spotting frenzy last month. Looking for to seeing if anything changes .

Neither for me! 7dpo tomo so hoping for some cramps or spotting to give the game away 😂 my boobs have been sore today so it makes me feel good that progesterone is rising. Fingers crossed 🤞🏻

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HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 23:00

MKD1 · 06/09/2024 17:11

@HopefulSS I think the women always feel it more for sure.

Haha my DH said he feels like he's won the lottery the past few weeks!

Waiting is always the hardest.

Yeah my other half thinks the same 😂
I'm so impatient I am wishing the weekend away and il be 9dpo Monday which is when I'm likely to feel anything if at all 🫣 it's so silly!

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YourRealLion · 06/09/2024 20:29

HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 15:46

@MKD1 yeah it is stressful for the women I think at first and then if there are issues the men feel it too. My other half is none the wiser just likes the fact he gets lots of sex 😂
I feel quite chilled just super impatient now! Praying I am pregnant this month... I'd love a spring baby!

Mine is none the wiser - he'd love to start a family and we've discussed it extensively. but I'm keeping him away from the gory details of symptom spotting and countdown days 😂

YourRealLion · 06/09/2024 20:27

Well absolutely no symptoms for me that stand out on 6dpo. Feeling moody/lost in my head a bit and occasional cramps but nothing else stands out, compared to my symptom spotting frenzy last month. Looking for to seeing if anything changes .

MKD1 · 06/09/2024 17:11

@HopefulSS I think the women always feel it more for sure.

Haha my DH said he feels like he's won the lottery the past few weeks!

Waiting is always the hardest.

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HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 15:46

@MKD1 yeah it is stressful for the women I think at first and then if there are issues the men feel it too. My other half is none the wiser just likes the fact he gets lots of sex 😂
I feel quite chilled just super impatient now! Praying I am pregnant this month... I'd love a spring baby!

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MKD1 · 06/09/2024 15:15

@HopefulSS Ah I hope it works out for you, It's such a stressful thing for couples isn't it.

@SunshineMine my pregnancies are always horrendous so that is giving me a lot of anxiety. I've never done the whole tracking ovulation etc, it's a whole different world considering I'm a woman! Feel Like i don't really know my body as well as I thought.

SunshineMine · 06/09/2024 11:48

We're first cycle too! I had quite a traumatic birth with my first so in the back of my mind I'm worried that it might affect us conceiving again. I know it sounds silly and docs have assured me that it won't but... 🤷🏽‍♀️

I had some really strange symptoms around 5dpo (painful nips, strong cramps, v bloated and gassy) but nothing at all now! So we'll see! Anyone else had any weird symptoms?

My first is a May baby too and I think it's such a lovely birth month because the weather is lovely and you get to enjoy the summer with your newborn. So hoping for a summer baby again this time! Sending baby dust to you all xxx

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HopefulSS · 06/09/2024 11:14

@MKD1 oh same as me this is our first cycle trying! We've also given ourselves until the new year which will be 6 cycles and if nothing we will go and see a fertility specialist. We have no children and are desperate for them. that's lovely you have two other children. Sounds like you will like be fine! X

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MKD1 · 06/09/2024 10:14

@HopefulSS Heya, to be fair, it's my first cycle! So I'm not trying to think about it too much. Although we have agreed only to try until the end of the year and if it works out, it works out. If not, then that's OK. As we are trying for a 3rd. The first two were both surprise pregnancies, so I feel more stressed now that we are actually planning for a baby this time 😆