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Jellbell40 · 07/09/2025 21:04

I'm going out of my mind on month 5 of ttc! Anyone else with me?! On 8dpo, every little niggle or thing is driving me crazy. Just had a bit of spotting so could it be implantation bleeding or is my period coming?! (And so begins a 30 min google hole of perimenopause symptoms, because im 40 so it could be!!!) Argh!

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PineappleK · 14/09/2025 11:46

@FullofconfusionI'm pretty sure it was a chemical, the lines were a little clearer in person than on the pictures. But nothing at all today.
10 days is a very short luteal phase, I'm sure anything less than 11 can make it harder to conceive. Have you spoken to a Dr about it? It's an easy fix though, you can have progesterone tablets to give yourself a better chance ☺️

I read Taking Charge of Your Fertility, would highly recommend it!

Fullofconfusion · 14/09/2025 11:31

@PineappleKi can only see a line on the last one, sorry.

I’m now 8DPO. I usually have a 10 day luteal phase so I guess I’m still in it but I also have the usual cramps so not holding too much hope. I’m not going to test today. I’m going to try really hard to wait until Tuesday when I think AF should be due (I know I’ll cave and test tomorrow morning…)

PineappleK · 14/09/2025 08:49

@Jellbell40same faint line today on a cheapie with fmu. Also I started spotting so I think either false positives or maybe a chemical pregnancy. Due in 3 days and have my normal period cramps and cravings so I'm calling it for this month. Due to be on a night shift for my 2 most fertile days next month so it's going to be potentially impossible to do it on those days 😥 I can't swap because of childcare already being arranged.

But at least I can have a glass of wine on my birthday and besties hen do. I'd much rather have a secret to hide though 😥

Jellbell40 · 13/09/2025 21:06

@Fullofconfusion the wait is horrendous isn't it! You're doing well!
@PineappleK I'd say thats a line in 2 of them!! Let us know how you get on tomorrow! AF has just arrived for me, late by my watch but Flo totally called that it would arrive today. Weird! Im quite relieved its here so we can get on with it next cycle!

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PineappleK · 13/09/2025 17:07

These are 3 tests I've done today. The first two were taken immediately and I feel like there's a hint of a line, the third I could see a hint of a line but then it got darker after about an hour. Evaporation line or very early positive, what do we think 😂

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Fullofconfusion · 13/09/2025 10:45

Ergh I’m in the 2ww too. I didn’t do very well with tracking ovulation this month as I seem to be having a super random long cycle. I assumed I didn’t ovulate but tested on the off chance after lots of EECM on CD27 and got a high reading so I suspect ovulated on CD28. I’m now CD35 so assume 7DPO. Got plenty of cramping going on and feel soooo tired. Negative test this morning. My boobs were super sore a few days ago but not now and I have a random groin pain….not that I’m symptom spotting at all 😅

argh, I just want a positive test or for AF to arrive and put me out of my misery. This is just the worst bit of the cycle.

PineappleK · 13/09/2025 10:11

Am I going mad or is there the faintest of pink lines here? 👀🙈 Wasn't my FMU and it's not the most sensitive of tests, AF due Wednesday

Please ignore, it won't let me attach the photo??

PineappleK · 13/09/2025 09:45

@PBandJellySandwich sorry to hear about that. But hopefully next month, as it sounds like all your hormones are lining up for pregnancy 💕

I've had nausea yesterday and today. Really quite bad and it does remind me of how I felt with my daughter, although I was about 6 weeks pregnant when it started last time and feels very very early to start before my period is due 😂

Chocolate4 · 13/09/2025 08:06

@PBandJellySandwich Thank you so much for your kind words 💕I think thoses lines or shadows are just indents unfortunately as there is no progression but hey ho..
I’m so sorry to hear about the bleeding, that must feel so hard after seeing a line. Be gentle with yourself! your body has been through a lot so soon after the surgery. Even if this month doesn’t work out, it’s really positive that you ovulated and that implantation was able to happen. Sending you lots of love and hoping so much that your rainbow is just around the corner 🌈✨

PBandJellySandwich · 13/09/2025 07:22

I can see lines on all 3 of those @Chocolate4 - sometimes progression can be slow so early on so keeping my fingers crossed for you!

I did a FRER this morning at 12dpo and there is an obvious but faint line there. As soon as I did the test I started bleeding so I think it's a chemical this month as AF should be due today or tomorrow. I'm disappointed but I only ovulated just over a week after the surgery for my MMC and was worried that the womb lining wouldn't have thickened enough for a healthy pregnancy anyway this month.

Wishing lots of luck to everyone still in this month x

Chocolate4 · 13/09/2025 06:52

10dpo today. High hopes this morning and I'm so disappointed...😩 How are you all doing?

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PBandJellySandwich · 12/09/2025 21:05

Jellbell40 · 12/09/2025 18:57

So I just caved and bought a couple of tests from Sainsbury's. What are people's experience of these? This came up immediately on 1, and then the other is tauntingly white! Argh! I can only assume the positive one is faulty. Very disappointing. Still no sign of AF though.

It's so frustrating when the tests don't give a clear answer. I can see the pink second line, but it doesn't look like it goes all the way across the test so I think it might be faulty, though I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for you for a BFP on another test x

PineappleK · 12/09/2025 19:41

Congrats to everyone with their positives! I'm holding out till 12DPO now (Sunday). AF is due in 5 days but I felt like I had PMS the last 3 days and nothing today. No cramp and still a lot of CM! It's a tiny bit sticky/stretchy. It seemed to dry up yesterday until the evening then lots of creamy/lotion type. I'm pretty sure that's what happened last time I got pregnant, judging by what I recorded on Premom app 🤞🏻

This is only our first month trying, and last time we only tried for 2 months before I got my BFP so I'm not good at being patient and trying to remind myself that we got really lucky last time!

Jellbell40 · 12/09/2025 18:57

So I just caved and bought a couple of tests from Sainsbury's. What are people's experience of these? This came up immediately on 1, and then the other is tauntingly white! Argh! I can only assume the positive one is faulty. Very disappointing. Still no sign of AF though.

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JHpr · 12/09/2025 18:07

@Chocolate4I will do a test in the morning! Don’t praise me, I did a test yesterday morning😂 it was negative, but my previous pregnancy I didn’t get a positive until my AF was 5 days late, I think my implantation happens quite late! My AF is always on time as well, Flo is always right!

Chocolate4 · 12/09/2025 18:04

@JHpr I completely understand although I would tested a loooong time ago. Well done on you for waiting. AF late is a good sign, when do you plan on doing a test?

Chocolate4 · 12/09/2025 18:01

@Jellbell40 thank you. Waiting is so hard and the disappointment can be huge as we get our hopes up.
Keep us updated when you take an other test. Fingers crossed! I hope for our BFP soon!🌟

JHpr · 12/09/2025 17:33

Hey guys, was due AF today but no sign of it at all, felt so anxious waking up this morning seeing if it had arrived, another anxious morning tomorrow I guess!

Jellbell40 · 12/09/2025 17:27

I can see something @PBandJellySandwich ! And also @Chocolate4 same as @flowerpots2 i can see something for sure on last one. Let us know how you get on tomorrow! I haven't tested yet or come on! So really hoping for a bfp but scared its not going to be hence im putting off testing now!

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PBandJellySandwich · 12/09/2025 16:53

Chocolate4 · 12/09/2025 14:10

@PBandJellySandwich I can definitely see something! How many dpo are you?

Congratulations @flowerpots2 🤗that's fantastic see it on the digital! Bb dust to you with a very sticky one :)

I'm losing the plot here, currently 9dpo (maybe 10), I'm convinced I see something, especially on the edited picture but worried they are indents or evap lines.

Thanks! That test was yesterday at 10dpo, but I can't test again until tomorrow morning!

I can see something on the last test, but it's tricky as the quality of the photos drops so much when they're uploaded. 9dpo is still super early - I tested obsessively with DD1 and didn't see even a hint of a line until 10dpo

Chocolate4 · 12/09/2025 16:14

@flowerpots2 ooh I hope there is truly!

flowerpots2 · 12/09/2025 14:21

@Chocolate4im not usually good at seeing lines but there is definitely something on the SMU 9dpo test that’s catching my eye!

Chocolate4 · 12/09/2025 14:10

@PBandJellySandwich I can definitely see something! How many dpo are you?

Congratulations @flowerpots2 🤗that's fantastic see it on the digital! Bb dust to you with a very sticky one :)

I'm losing the plot here, currently 9dpo (maybe 10), I'm convinced I see something, especially on the edited picture but worried they are indents or evap lines.

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flowerpots2 · 12/09/2025 12:20

@PBandJellySandwich well done for holding out til 10dpo! I wish I’d had your willpower!

I can definitely see a hint of a line!!

I got 1-2 weeks on digital clearblue this morning which was a relief - I never progressed to it registering on a digital with my chemical so I’m hoping this is a good sign!

Good luck for everyone testing today!

PBandJellySandwich · 12/09/2025 09:24

Forgot to attach the photo - can anyone else see anything? (Feel free to tell me if I'm imagining things!)

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