Did you ovulate on 2nd April? Christmas Day due date!

@Darmy1 sorry to hear about your chemical. My first is 3.5 heading towards 4 so we will have a bigger age gap. This was our intention due to childcare costs but everyone seems to have such small age gaps

@Darmy1 sorry to hear about your chemical. My DD is 2 and a half, will be 3 in November. I think we have these "ideal" scenarios in our heads which just puts more pressure on. Bigger and smaller age gaps have pros and cons throughout the years. There's three years between me and my older sister and we're not particularly close and four years between my partner and his brother and they're very close.

@Onwardsandupwards2025 last month I tested about 9dpo an got a really faint positive (resulted in chemical) so I think I’ll try and wait longer this time.

Anyone have any symptoms yet ?

those who are trying for #2, how old is your first? Mines 4 (5 end of the year) and I’m feeling a lot of pressure/anxiety about the age gap, every month I don’t get a BFP causes me more anxiety that there’s a bigger and bigger gap!

@Onwardsandupwards2025 with my first I got a positive at 10 dpo and it appeared pretty quickly. However, it was a nervous wait to make sure my period didn’t come and it made the pregnancy really long.
Ideally this time I would wait until the day my period is due or the day after. This is my first cycle so we will see how well I do on this.
I am thinking it helps not to have lots of tests in and then I don’t want to test early and waste what I have. I also often see people testing early with unclear results which then turn negative. I think the truth is these squinter lines were not positive in the first place and it causes a lot of heartache.

How early does everyone test? I’ve said to myself I’ll try not to test until my period is due but I’m not sure I’ll be able to wait 😅

@HopefulCove also TTC #2 after an MMC in January. Solidarity! I'm gonna try and hold out testing until after Easter but we'll see 🫠

@GrizzlyTheBear I would definitely like to go vbac but we will see what happens! Can’t face the thought of another c section knowing the recovery involved, so would like to be blissfully unaware again!
Congrats @Muddysocks1 ❤️ hope this one will stick for you!
Hello @HopefulCove 👋 sorry to hear about the MC ❤️ 7DPO here and really hoping to hold out till at least 11DPO so I’m miserable for less days waiting for AF

Can I join!? I’m 3DPO tomorrow - TTC for number 2 following a MMC back in November (which only fully resolved itself in Feb!)

When is everyone testing!?

Massive congratulations darling 🩷 what DPO did you test? I’m only about 5DPO today.

@Muddysocks1 congratulations!!

Turns out I am pregnant 😮 due date a week before Xmas. I’m convinced it won’t stick. And if it does I imagine it being early anyway for some reason! Im liking the idea of hibernating a bit in December, all cosy, lots of Xmas films and wintery stuff.

@GrizzlyTheBear every month I’ve said I won’t test early but I never stick to my word! I’ll try my best but it’s so hard!!

My son was due Christmas Day by my dates, New Years Day by my scan dates. I ate my Christmas dinner and declared that he could arrive now, celebrated New Years Eve with a non alcoholic drink and said it was about time he arrived. He hung on in there until mid January and then had to be delivered by Csection.

I’m working out as Boxing Day due date. Entirely not what we planned for but we shall see what happens

And sending hugs @Darmy1 TTC is full of anxiety, even more so having a CP ❤️

Not my first, trying for #2 and currently on cycle 5. Ahaha, yes absolutely know that wanting them out feeling, mix that in with Xmas and it’d be fun 🤣 I was miserable in the third trimester! DD was c section so no guarantee a second would fly out early unfortunately!

Also potential Christmas due date. My cycles vary from 23-28ish days so would be around Christmas 🤞so joining you all in the tww and I’m already symptom spotting.
This will be my 6th cycle for a second (first is 4), had a chemical pregnancy last month (wish I didn’t test so early), so I’m extra anxious this month.

Would also be a 25th due date here if it all goes to plan! Just wanting a baby at any time though so I’m not that bothered!
Hope the TWW is flying by for you all 🤞

7th month of trying and would be due 26th if it takes. I would be made up if it does take as I’m beginning to wonder if it ever will. Think of all the positives, off work so you have the time to get into the Christmas spirit a bit earlier and do all the Christmas days out, Christmas seems to start in October these days anyway! Perfect excuse not to attend certain things, no time to go out and buy all those presents. As for the baby, their parties can be the week before or the week after.
Never occurred to me to take this month off.

We’ve just started trying recently, just got my LH surge and it only occurred to me today that it would be a Christmas baby! Panicked a bit 😂 but I’d be thrilled regardless, I know it’s probably unlikely we’ll conceive straight away though.