anyone starting the 2ww?

[NinjaChipmunk]

i'm due af on 12/10 and not sure if i can mentally make it that far on my own! anyone else care to join me?

thanks babyfever, i've bought a pack of 30 strips so should hopefully have enough, i've read a few times about testing twice a day so i think that could be a good idea.

You will likely have enough. I had loads left this month. Im not getting them again this time. No doubt AF will come since I got BFN today.

I think they stressed me out more this month than I had been previously.

Not sure what plan to adopt this time. Maybe just a shag and see approach :)

Think Ive been too clinical about it and now Im on a total downer!

how long have you been trying?

(I might hang my head in shame a bit) only 3 months. But its amazing how quickly ttc takes over everything and just about every conversation you have!

Plus had a friend that TTC for 3weeks and hey presto! Preggers. Urgh!

So I know I am being absolutley riddiculous but also can't help it bizarelly.

How long you been?

6 months. but like your friend i got pg with ds after only 6 weeks so was spared the whole ttc thing last round.
it totally takes over even if you try hard for it not too. i find i'm better when i'm at work as i'm distracted so don't think about it as much. you'd be amazed at some of the lengths people go to when ttc, its like they become possessed or something!

I feel I need a new hobby :)

I also can't stop thinking because I don't have any kids that maybe something is wrong.

I realise it stupid to feel like this to early into TTC but can't help it.

maybe read up on some statistics to prove to yourself that you are well within the time it takes. 3 months is very little time even if it does feel like years and years! i think positive thinking goes a long way too.
you'll get there, it'll just do your head in on the way but we are all here to help!

Thanks Ninja

Its good to give your thoughts an airing to someone!

Read on average it can take 104 attempts of BD before a result.

So quite a few to go...

by that rational it should take about 8-10 months i think for me!
thats an awful lot of swi!!

congrats on your bfp doitorelsa!! good luck with your pregnancy

Hows everyone else doing?

Af arrived for me yesterday . I think i might disappear for a while to wallow in self pity. been ttc for 29 months so needless to say im a bit peeved off atm. i go through stages like this every few months. i thought after the hsg in august and the +ve opk i was in with a good chance,but apparantly not.

Will just have to keep enjoying my gorgeous ds and count my blessings, and keep trying.

ninja in relation to the opks it is advised not to test first thing in the morning. though i def think testing twice a day is the best thing to do. maybe afternoon and evening would be best?

thanks afa and really sorry to hear how you're feeling. It sucks and I totally get the whole disappearing thing, sometimes its good to have a break from here as it gets inside your head too much otherwise.
still you know where we all are when you need us!

Well that bugger of an AF is still not here!

Have resigned myself to a no. Since I got a BFN yesterday when it was due.

However going out for my birthday on Sat, so figure possibly retest on sat. So if its def neg then I will get unbelievably drunk.

Thanks ninja. I know a break does the world of good but sometimes on here is the best place to be cause there are so many of you who understand what im going through.

suffering maybe your birthday will be a lucky date for your bfp? I am going out on sat too, so i will be joining you in getting unbelievably drunk

Well AF you never know.

Still no sign of AF for me.

Started temp charting. No its not any good at the minute cos you need to do it over a while. But I feel my temp is quite high in relation to other peoples charts. Was like that today and yesterday. Hmm. Why?

Hi everyone, its gone a bit quiet hasnt it.

suffering did you test on sat?

AF nearly over for me at long last. Dp has instructed me that we've to 'really try' this month. eh? I thought thats what we've been doing for the past 29 months . I have also been instructed (by dp) to not put my legs in the air after bding as 'god knows what muscles you'll be clenching, i want you to just lie back and relax'. God love him hes so nice and just as frustrated about all this as i am.

doesnt help that ds (3.1) has started asking for a baby so that he can 'put him in the baby swing and give him a dummy'. bless him. He has a name picked and everything. oh if only this is my lucky month..

Hello-

Do you mind if I join in? Have been TTC #3 for a few months now and find the 2WW difficult. Can't talk about it with anyone (DH doesn't see point until we get BFP) but really struggle with wait - have wasted loads of pee sticks testing too early!

Hi passthechocs, my dps of the same mind! What cd are you on at the minute? What ages are your dcs?

Ok, so cheated and did a test on Friday. BFN. Did another yesterday. BFN.

Going to try another tomorrow am. Bet it'll be a BFN. But I don't understand my cycle at all! Ho hum...

Fingers crossed for you button - it has taken me a while previously to get the BFP (I think about 1-2 wks after AF due).

AuntFlo-love the name. Not sure what cd means? DS1 (4yrs) and DS2 (nearly 2) were very quick, first month of trying (), so am new to the whole obsession thing around TTC. Didn't really appreciate how easy it was before.

afternoon all, how's everyone today?

afa your dp sounds lovely and your ds sounds like mine. he keeps saying 'i wish there was a baby in your tummy mummy' as two friends have both had babys in the last month. bless him.

hello passthechocs I think you'll find most people on this thread had a healthy hatred of the 2ww. natures torture is what i think of it as.

buttonmoon you never know, it might still happen.

well I'm starting the ov sticks as of today so should be something to keep me occupied. dp seemed to think i was being rather organised and adult about it all. He doesn't quite get the whole 2ww thing and really i try to keep my mindless ramblings about it to myself as otherwise it brings it all on a bit of a downer i think.

passthechocs cd is cycle day (1st day of period is day 1 etc)

Thanks for that Ninja. That puts my cd as 13. Think I had ovulation pain yesterday, which totally ruined my 'I feel nausea' symptom spotting yesterday!

Hi everyone

button did you test again?

ninjawe've had the same- 2 sils, 2 aunts and my bf have all had babies in the past 6 months. Im pleased for them obv but its hard not to be jealous. Esp when everyone keeps asking is it not time ds has a wee brother or sister! How are you finding the ov tests? I said I wasnt going to use them this month but I ended up getting some in tesco last night when I went shopping.

chocs any symptoms to report yet? [hopeful emoticon] Hope the 2ww flies in for you

Hi afa still getting to grips with them. haven't done todays yet but have started keeping a bit of a cycle record on my phone so i can see if a pattern emerges. i don't think the ones i've ended up with are particularly clear but we'll see!!

hope everyone else is well? off to make a roast now but will check in again tomorrow.

Was feeling quite positive until this afternoon. Began spotting brown discharge yesterday, feeling a bit off, generally a bit pg tho test on Friday was bfn. So was waiting until tomorrow am to retest.

However this afternoon I've had some bright red blood.

So now I'm wondering whether to test or not. I mean, if I test positive but only because an egg got fertilised but then failed to implant what have I achieved but that except to make me feel bad? Can you even get a +ve before implantation?

To answer my own question, it's implantation which causes the hormones apparently.

Anyway, there'll be no retesting this month - AF turned up this morning in her usual glory. Unmistakeable!

So, I'm out. Fully expect to see you all mid-late Nov to wait again!