Anyone waiting to test around 18th July - please join me

With DD, I was so not aware of the pregnancy that I was smoking a pack of cigarettes a day and gulping down tasting different wines every day. Not to mention skiing down red slopes for a couple of days around the time I was expecting AF.

Oh and I have a painful throat and no voice this pm. Is that a symptom?

u give me hope CoteDAzur
hearing abt your 'no symptom' pregnancy.. cos' i have none at this moment n hope to be pregnant ..
btw i'll try not to test till 18th cos' i am really waiting for AF to come and challenge her face-to-face if she ever does come

It's not even the money. I will not test for a few days yet because I might get a BFN even if I am pregnant and that is just unnecessary grief.

I don't feel sick (though never did with my DS or last 2 mc's) sore boobs and a bit crampy, though I get like that when AF due. So I am a bit confused too! Some don't get any symptoms. Try and resist the urge to test, save your money and wait a while (I wish I had)

I'm a bit confused by these symptoms that everyone seems to be feeling - are you supposed to be feeling anything less than 10 days after conception?

I don't feel anything, and didn't feel anything when pregnant with DD until late 2nd month or so.

If anyone here feels sick or has sore breasts, they should be able to get a BFP as their hormone levels are obviously quite high.

Hi again ladies, not had time to go in recently. I still haven't visit from AF (thanks for the explanations spottyshoes - and congrats! I'm rubbish at all these abv.s)so maybe I am going to get a BFP, or just a late visit. EIther way I'm not going to do any more testing (run out of tests) and not buying any more unless I haven't seen AF by the weekend. Look forward to hearing how the rest of you get on over the next few weeks (wink)

just read the article gemzooks. very interesting, and so so true!
www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/When-can-I-expect-a-positive-HPT-if-I-am-pregnant .html

same here...i got BFN...not really surprised...far too early!!! why do we do it???

Gemzooks 5 days before AF is due is early, so not surprised you got a BFN - plenty of time for a BFP!

Bit of a temp drop from me this morning which firmly squashes any urge to test

hi all,

check out this link, especially the second table. says why you shouldn't test too early.. very reassuring:

www.fertilityfriend.com/Faqs/When-can-I-expect-a-positive-HPT-if-I-am-pregnant .html

had the urge to test today but then kept chanting to myself 'i will not test, i will not test' over and over again
oh man..so difficult and im starting to feel like my AF is coming soon in a few days time ..no symptoms as far as i know..

ok now I feel crap.. Did a test this morning and negative.

However it has to be said AF is not due for another 5 days, so it would be unlikely to be pos, would it?

Checked cervix and that also doesn't look hopeful, as is low, hard and generally pre menstrual, not going soft or anything)..

oh well. will test again wed.. stay strong everyone, and don't give in and test because it's crap to get a negative but not really be sure because it's too early anyway!

Another waiter over here!

It is our first cycle of ttc. I have been off the pill since end of Feb. Cycles since: 67 days, 27 days, 31 days.

Think I ov'ed either Monday 7th or Wed 9th. Symptoms so far [though could be imaginary] feel hot, itchy nipples, boobs feel heavy, twinges in abdomen, very bloated. Today I have a runny nose too.

hants - 12 July
gemzooks - 16 July
yarnie - 16 or 18 July
greenbeenie - 18 July
nandos - 18 July
daisy5 - 18 July
dinkyboysmum - 19 July
belgianbun - 19 July
cosmogirl - 19 July
cotedazur - 20 July

am so not going to make it till thursday...2ww is so emotionally draining! might try a sneaky POAS tomorrow morning with FMU.
feeling quite crampy for last few days, mainly in the morning, but remember being VERY crampy with ds1 (which totally freaked me out at the time), also have quite a bit of cm (sorry - TMI!)..is this normal? defo not EWCM tho, much thicker (again - TMI!).

I have bought only one test, so will wait until 18th. Or maybe 17th

Thanks for the explanation spottyshoes...and congrats on pregnancy.

So DPO means days past ovulation - I guess you guys are using the Persona sticks or something. My ongoing plan is to loosely guess when I am ovulating and try to squeeze in a bd every 2 or 3 days that week. That is around 7-14 days after first day of AF. Is that what you mean when you say CD7 and CD14?

Am reasonably convinced I am not pregnant as getting a heavy thudding feeling down below now, so probably lining up for the mother of all AF's. I am actually really glad as this is my first month after mc and we only had unprotected bding once, at a time that I thought was safe, but afterwards calculated wasn't so safe. I wanted to wait 2 months before trying properly again.

Sorry that it wasn't positive Hants....maybe too early?

Congratulations on your pregnancy spottyshoes

I would also like to add that with DD I was completely unaware that I was pregnant until 5 days after AF was due, when it finally dawned on me that I should maybe test. No sore breasts, no nausea (never had nausea the rest of pregnancy, either), no cramping.

Hi, just having a nosey as I was on a similar thread last month, hope you all dont mind.

Just wanted to say that I got nausea 7dpo and nothing else, no sore boobs (with DS I got from OV for 9 mths!) I got my BFP 12dpo. This is my 6th pg as 4 m/c's and each time the syptoms have varied loads so dont worry if you havent got one you think you should have.

Funny you should say about loose hips/pelvis daisy as I've felt that and panicked it was SPD starting stupidly early this time. Never thought of it just for already having DC.
AF = Aunt Flo i.e the unwelcome visitor, period. DPO = days past ovulation. BFP = Big fat positive.

Good luck everyone & lots of babydust to you.

SS (aka POAS addict and still doing the occassional one at 7wks )

Sorry to hear that, hants. Better luck next time, and hope to see you on pregnancy threads very soon.

Oh no! Sorry to hear that, Hants. But it could just be early days.. if test not v sensitive etc.. anyway, keep us posted!

Sorry ladies but I couldn't resist testing today, I know i'm soooo impatient, bad news is I'm not! Mind you last time I had mc I had 2 home tests, and even a blood test all negative, then I turned out to be, but then it did end up in a mc. So it seems I'm not. Good luck for the rest of you, I look forward to hearing how you all get on. Will keep you posted on my own developments.

Hi everyone,

Hants, will keep my fingers crossed for you tomorrow. May you be our first BFP! Then a lot of us expecting AF on 18th, but when are you going to test? I'm going to try on Weds because of wedding anniversary and hoping to be able to tell DH I'm preg while out for our anniversary meal.

Belgianbun, if you're in Belgium (I'm in Amsterdam), Kruidvat have these really cheap tests now, 5 Euros for 2 tests.. I test so much that it's worth it!