TTC Feb 2025

@Taysonic i discussed this with a few girls at work, how you're so aware of your body that everything becomes a symptom, years ago id not even bat an eyelid at the odd cramp😂
I wouldn't say an inspiration- just too tight to spend the money & also want to avoid the disappointment

I've convinced myself I was pregnant last month because of weird tracking on my 'body battery' on my Garmin watch so... trying not to read into it and reminding myself that I basically went to bed fully clothed so what would I expect?

I have surprised myself with how well I've been doing sticking to the temping though.

You are genuinely my inspiration for not getting caught up too much this month - taking a leaf out of your book and determined not to do any early testing!

@Taysonic mine has the last few nights too, i've got some weird stomach pains today, not cramps but like pricking/shooting pains, really quick but they keep coming and going. Trying not to read too much into it though, got a busy weekend so hopefully will be nice and distracting, then onto the final stretch whilst trying to keep sane!

Ooh yes, keeping fingers crossed for you. When I wasn't TTCing and AF was late, I always used to say the sure fire way of getting it to arrive was to take a test.

All good here thanks @LuckyDuck93 - seem to be keeping symptom spotting at bay and just living life. BBT has risen the last couple of nights both times so don't know what's going on there but I was wearing a lot of pyjamas...! So that might be why!

We'll see what next week brings....!

@NotMeekNotObedient fingers crossed for you!

How are you other ladies doing?

I tested negative last week at about 13DPO. Went on a Hen-Do at the weekend and drank a lot. AF still hasn't turned up though. My cycles seem to be have been really upset by having the copper coil removed, used to be 26 days reliably. My cycle was 28 days last month and on day 29 today so if no sign over the weekend I think I'll have to test again. I know as soon as I buy more tests AF will come 😂

@Taysonic thank you! Bloody exhausted. Happy but anxious, find the first trimester hard with anxiety but trying to be hopeful

Holy moly! No mistaking that!! Congratulations @xTinkerbell - you must be delighted. Keeping all my fingers crossed for you. How are you feeling?

@LuckyDuck93 Ha ha ha... I think having the clarity over ovulation date is definitely helping me at this stage because I'm all 'ah, it's definitely too early' whereas in previous months I may have thought I was a few days ahead. Hopefully this chilled out way continues... I definitely feel less anxious this month. Having the charts must be helping to reduce some of the unknowns.

@xTinkerbell definitely no squinting to see that!! Congratulations, so pleased for you ✨💕
@Mama09876 @Taysonic i say I’m protecting myself now, give me 3-5 days and I’ll be symptom spotting like no-one’s business!😅

@Taysonic @LuckyDuck93 4/5dpo already! Probably doesn’t feel like it for you but nearly half way through the TWW!
I totally get the protecting yourself it happens to me most months but you just never know!! Got everything crossed for you! 🤞🏻

@xTinkerbell YES!! Amazing! Congratulations!!!! I knew it I thought there’s no way being this late on your period it has to be positive. Made up for you 🥰

bought tests with the intention of testing tomorrow but temptation got the better of me.

Cant have tests in the house and not test apparently

@Mama09876 no sign at all, feeling tentatively hopeful. Glad you’re feeling better.

@LuckyDuck93 this is exactly like me. I convince myself as here’s no chance to protect myself but you never know.

Ah, I know it's easy to want to 'protect' yourself against disappointment (I do this ALL THE TIME) but you really never know...

I'm 4dpo today (and can say that with some degree of confidence thanks to the OPKs and BBTing!). Think OH and I are quite happy that we've 'done the best we can' this month, and what will be will be. I guess it's way too soon for symptom spotting or anything like that but I feel fairly relaxed. Hoping it stays that way and I don't start making myself go crazy. Hopefully learned my lesson a bit from last cycle.

@Mama09876 - so glad you're relaxed and chilled too! Enjoy this window of not really having to do anything. Make the most of it and your next fertile window will be here before you know it!

@Mama09876 glad you're feeling better, I think sometimes we don't realise we need a break until we've had one!

Im 5DPO and have totally convinced myself this isn't the month, I think im just protecting myself after I got my hopes up last month

How you feeling ladies? Is that everyone in the TWW?
Completely didn’t even realise we were still in Feb thread 😂🤦🏼‍♀️

@xTinkerbell any sign of your period? Very excited for you tomorrow! It’s looking promising 🥰
@Taysonic it’s always good when you have lots of plans and a busy couple of weeks makes it go so much quicker!

I feel much more chilled now and less stressed after a month ‘off’ just feels like such a long way off fertile week! 😂

Oh my god, didn't even twig that is was March now...! Start of TWW for me now... Got quite a busy couple of weeks with work so hoping that will be a good distraction.

@xTinkerbell I don't think so, i've just been hovering around in this one 😅 everything crossed for wednesday!

do we have a march thread yet?

I’ve decided to wait till wednesday to test then i’m a week clear from spotting

@MakeMeJuno congratulations again!!

If my sticky bean sticks around this time, I think we may have very similar dates! It’s first day after my missed period today so wanted to wait until the weekend to do a digital test but I had a clear blue here so did that today and had strong lines!

💕

@Taysonic thanks for your kind words, it's so hard to not test. We are our own worst enemies in the tww.

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a definitive list of pregnancy symptoms that weren't also possible af symptoms.

@LuckyDuck93 fair play! You have serious will power.

I've wasted so much money on tests 🫠
I did get some internet cheapies yesterday just to satisfy my need to poas.
Now they were supposed to be early detection, but are the standard 25mIU 😩

@Taysonic I've only tested on one cycle so far, so trying to hold out on not testing, i cant handle the squinting/not knowing if im imagining things!

We're in the same boat... what's our plan?! Are we holding out to test (we can help keep each other accountable) or are we going to line squinting and every opportunity!?

@Taysonic I know what you mean by the sense of hope, this month has been like that for me, I had my peak, then my bbt dropped and I had ovulation pains, then today my bbt spiked exactly as it should, everything was like clockwork this month and its nice to feel like my body is doing what its supposed to for once,..come back to me in 10 days though when im driving myself mad😆