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Anyone just started their dreaded 2WW ? πŸ‘€πŸ‘‹πŸΌ

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WF1990 · 15/07/2025 08:07

Morning girls, that’s it really, looking for 2WW buddies to get through the longest part of the ttc cycles !
I’m 1DPO, cycle 8 for a first baby 🀞🏼

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WF1990 · 20/07/2025 16:42

@Lh4503yes you’re right and I heard spotting way before period (without implantation) can be a lack of progesterone, let’s hope you get some answers xxxxx

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Lh4503 · 20/07/2025 16:34

@WF1990 Thank you, im considering going to the drs this month to check progesterone as I've been spotting every cycle for about 3-4 days before my period. I'm worried that this is why it's not happening.

Welcome Natalie πŸ™‚ try and hold out as long as you can!

Sending you all lots of luck this month 🀞🀞

WF1990 · 20/07/2025 15:34

Welcome @NatalieSF🩷
I feel like I am chilled for a week and once I hit 8 dpo I go insane so you’re not alone πŸ˜‚

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NatalieSF · 20/07/2025 15:18

Jumping on. I'm now on CD25 8dpo with AF due 25th. Been trying not to think of test day until today I've become impatient lol hoping to make it to 10dpo but may cave tomorrow. No real symptoms bit if cramping, lethargic and restless legs but could be unrelated. Sending baby dust

WF1990 · 20/07/2025 12:54

Hey girls, 5dpo here nothing to note appart from cramping which is standard in my luteal phase.
@Lh4503im so sorry it’s not your month , sending you love !!!
Im trying to stay optimistic but I am over analysing the amount of time we DTD and we DTD 3 dayz before and like 30 hours before ovulation (from the cramps I had ) and im scared this isn’t enough ! Anyways only time will tell.
first baby for me, I’m trying to remain calm and collected, the more time passes the more I want to wait until AF is due so I don’t catch a chemical !

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Lh4503 · 20/07/2025 12:40

Well girls im officially out again this month πŸ‘Ž

@EmPeEf Yeah ive heard sticky is good sign of fertility around ovulation though mine seems to be a few days before rather than at peak. And then creamy after. Apparently thick and creamy is a good sign!! Keeping my fingers crossed for you all!

lalalalalala2024 · 20/07/2025 12:15

Hi Everyone 7DPO today, I was abit delulu yesterday and I have started cleaning out my daughters room to make more space as they’d be sharing. We will be moving to a bigger house after my maternity leave, when ever that will be.

WF1990 · 20/07/2025 08:40

@EmPeEfthats interesting !!! When are you planning on testing ? πŸ‘€

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EmPeEf · 19/07/2025 23:17

@WF1990 I’m on CD22 either almost 8 or 9dpo.

My fertile CM is normally clear and thinner and a lot β€œprettier”? πŸ˜‚ this was thicker and a bit grim lol. And bad colour mixed in.

WF1990 · 19/07/2025 23:15

@EmPeEfthis month I got really fertile cm (egg white cm) during my fertile window. This tallied with my positive OPK Then it
goes back to creamy - not
sticky cm which is progesterone cm. Which day of
your cycle are you ? I heard you can get more cm when pregnant ! 🀞🏼

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EmPeEf · 19/07/2025 23:13

Does anyone else track their CM? I don’t tend to pay much attention to it, but this evening I’ve had a lot of what I can only describe as creamy snot? 🀒 Can it be a sign of good progesterone levels? My temp hasn’t risen as much this month so far after a couple of dips.

WF1990 · 19/07/2025 22:47

Welcome @GiraffesAtThePark!
and good luck !
I personally can’t use apps that much because my period varies -+ 4 days so I can’t always pin point ovulation! I use OPK.
@Lh4503im so sorry about your bfn, but yes it is not over until af shows up!

i’m 4 dpo so pretty uneventful here as no symptom would be related to pregnancy at this stage. I did have cramps side and lower back but pretty sure it’s just progesterone during the luteal phase!
the first week is so long ….!

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Lh4503 · 19/07/2025 22:04

Welcome @GiraffesAtThePark πŸ‘‹
Ive been using Flo and that always seems to be pretty spot on for me AF. Yes my ovulation tests went dark again too when I was pregnant.

Good luck! 😊

GiraffesAtThePark · 19/07/2025 21:54

I’m sort of in the 2ww but I’m just starting out so not entirely sure if things lined up. I’ll be better prepared when I get AF. I used two apps and they gave me different dates of ovulation more than a week apart. I’m going to be disciplined and not test until the date for my latest supposed period. I’ve still got ovulation sticks from the last time I got pregnant but they never worked for me. The only time they were useful was when I missed my period they gave a strong line πŸ˜‚ - I’d heard that could happen and I followed it up with an actual pregnancy test which confirmed it.

Good luck everyone

EllieWales · 19/07/2025 20:37

@Lh4503 I’m sorry about your BFN but keeping my fingers crossed for you, you’re not out until AF arrives!

@WF1990 Friday will come quick enough, and what a lovely surprise that would be for both of you! I’m thinking of testing a week Monday because we’re camping next weekend Friday - Sunday - that’s if I can resist temptation πŸ˜‚

Keeping everything crossed for us all

Lh4503 · 19/07/2025 07:06

Welcome both! 😊

Yes let create a nice little space where we can all overshare. Because im the same i dont say too much to my hubby as I dont want to get his hopes u. I was going through this with my sister and me and her actually caught the same month (1 week apart) her pregnancy progressed and mine didn't 😒 so I'm so happy for her but ive lost that support and it's a constant reminder of where I would be now.

On another note, im 13dpo today and I did a test this morning, BFN again 😒 not surprised but feeling very deflated. Especially as my daughter was saying to by husband last night how she wants a baby brother, that really set me off. πŸ™ˆ So not feeling great.

lalalalalala2024 · 18/07/2025 22:52

@EllieWalesWelcome Ellie ! I am the same, only the day before ovulation as it was so hot, I’m currently 5dpo !
@Lh4503its good to learn off each other too, I think I’ll be testing on Friday, I want to order some FRER’s I think they are called. I share an Amazon account with my mom so I will have to make my own so she doesn’t see lol.
I am 10dpo on the Wednesday but I’m in the office so if I did test it’ll be on the evening and I always thought fmu was the best.

WF1990 · 18/07/2025 22:37

Welcome @EllieWales! It’s so nice to find people to go through the 2WW with :)

when is everybody planning on testing ? I’m 6 dpo on Monday, planning on testing next Friday as my period is due next Saturday (10/11 day luteal phase). It’s my partners bday on Saturday so it would be so nice to surprise him (wishful thinking!)

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EllieWales · 18/07/2025 22:29

Hi all

@WF1990 @positivethoughts1 I think I’m also 3dpo based on Chat GPTs analysis of my BBT, RHR and CM 🀣 TTC #2 (again) we’ve been on and off for a bit due to me being made redundant and starting a new job so this is the first month trying this time around. We only DTD once the day before ovulation so I’m not feeling super hopeful but keeping my fingers crossed for us all 🀞

WF1990 · 18/07/2025 22:05

Welcome @positivethoughts1! The more the merrier ! We are exactly in sync ! I’m 3dpo too !
I don’t bbt but I do opks! I’m so impressed at how much you DTD this is a performance πŸ˜‚ surely you’re in with a chance here !

@lalalalalala2024let’s over share here ! I’m the same ! It feels good to have a group where everybody is in the same boat !

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lalalalalala2024 · 18/07/2025 22:04

@positivethoughts1is this your first cycle ? I haven’t tracked my temp but I was looking at some videos and I might do it next month. I have the premom app and they have a premom thermometer which I’ll get if I do start temping.

lalalalalala2024 · 18/07/2025 22:02

Aww this is exactly what I needed to hear this afternoon @Lh4503@WF1990.
I’m an oversharer so not sharing with my friends or even my mom is so hard for me lol I don’t want to keep bothering DP either because I told him let’s just go with the flow but little does he know I am not just going with the flow

positivethoughts1 · 18/07/2025 20:54

Can I join please?? I’m 3DPO TTC baby number 2 πŸ₯°

I had my LH peak on CD 17 so think I ovulated on CD 18. We dtd on CD 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18 (how with a toddler I don’t know) πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ€£

When I conceived our little one, I had a BBT dip at 7DPO which I think was implantation so keeping an eye out for that next week! I plan to wait until 14 DPO to test but I’m sure I will be testing by 10 πŸ‘€πŸ€£

WF1990 · 18/07/2025 20:41

Thank you @Lh4503🧑 I thought about stopping but in order to have full effect I really need to be on it for a few months so it is what it is !
let’s hope this month one of us gets a bfp !!! 🀞🏼

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Lh4503 · 18/07/2025 20:16

It's always easy to look back and see what you could have done more but this is hard enough so we shouldn't be too hard don ourselves.

Aww I hope your feeling better now @WF1990 your medication wouldn't have an impact though, lot of people stay on them while pregnant and yours is obviously a very low dose. You wouldn't have been told that if it wasn't OK πŸ™‚