Who is joining me on the hideous 2ww?

[LauraM20]

Hey All!
Im currently on CD 20 so around 8-10 days until the AF arrives or I can test :D Just thought there may be some others that are waiting and driving themselves crazy! Thought we could hopefully share our BFP within the next few weeks, and keep each other sane! :D

Hi Laura - I'm on CD21, and about 7 days away from AF - if my cycle is 28 days, but who knows ;) I'm not completely sure of the actual day AF is going to come. Meh.

Best of luck Laura! When do you think you'll test? I keep trying to fool myself into thinking, oh I might just wake up one day and realise AF is late ;) But alas, no. Instead - heart pounds when I imagine symptoms.

Have you felt anything? Is there anything to even feel?? From about a week ago, I've had period-y stomach gripes. I don't normally get that until about five days before AF. I could just be imagining things.

Hi Bettbat,
We will probably be testing around the same time then, AF should arrive between 12th-14th, I havent yet managed to wait until its late, so will prob test on the 13th (zero willpower!)

I have had a bad back and a few twinges in my tummy, but its hard to say, I wonder whether these are real or I am imagining them! I go through so many emotions in the two week wait, excitiment because I'm always sure this will be the month! and then sadness when I think that it couldnt be! Every day feels like a major countdown!! How long have you been ttc now? I have my fingers crossed for us! x

I'll join you if you don't mind. I'm due AF sometime over the weekend...but I'm really hoping she doesn't make an appearance! I've been ttc for over a year, and I'm 44 so not a lot in my favour unfortunately.

Have been having heartburn issues (I NEVER get heartburn), stomach cramps, nausea and sore boobs, but if I keep telling myself it's all in my head then I won't be disappointed when AF shows up (who the hell am I kidding?!)

desperate

I'm going bloody crazy on this...everytime I go to the loo I keep dreading that AF is going to turn up! MAN who knew this was going to be so stressful?

Hi, i'm starting the 2ww, think AF due on 19th. Fingers crossed as we have been putting in the effort this month!

I know, that will be me next week! Glad to know that I'm not alone in my insane ways! I have my fingers crossed for desperateoldie, please keep us posted! We have been trying for about 9 months and I'm sure it gets harder every month waiting for the dreaded AF, every month I say to my husband 'its going to be this month i just know it' for it to only end in tears! Are you busy over the weekend to keep your mind off it?

Oh isn't it just awful! I'm impatient at the best of times. I have an assignment due in 3 days before AF should arrive...I literally cannot concentrate at all :(

I keep getting that sensation when I know AF is supposed to arrive....a heaviness in my lower half, a sensation of leaking (sorry if TMI!) This has been happening for a week or so - so two weeks before I think AF should start.

I don't know. I feel depressed, and hormonal, but desperately hoping :)

Stupid me though - I thought I'd bought a pack of early pregnancy tests but they're for the day it's supposed to arrive. They're the medical grade thingies but I thought they were up to six days early. Fail.

Hi

I might join you girls. Laura and bettybat you have a few days to go, so be paitent! desperate - fingers crossed for you over the weekend.

Some of the 'syptoms' sounds promising but we'll see.

I think I am feeling some 'syptoms' but at the same time feel like I am being daft. To be honest I don't even know if I have ovulated yet, not sure when AF is due, my head is all over the shop. But I just thought this evening that maybe I felt something different. I may have to google a few things a in a mo.

Anyway must try and stay busy and not be stupid thinking about things too much.
:)

Well I POAS so I knew I ovulated...we dtd (several times over the previous and following days LOL!) and I've had all sorts of 'symptoms' since then, but I don't know...it's sending me loopy!

So glad I'm not the only one driving my self and the husband around the bend!!!
I work from home too so have a lot of time to (over)think every little twinge!
We have been trying for over a year and sadly I miscarried in October (gestation 8 weeks), so I going extra crazy this time around. Probably counter productive but how do you shut your brain up?!

I'd suggest getting drunk, but obviously as we're all ttc or on the 2ww, we can't do that!

I think the thing to do is try and keep yourself as busy as possible, although unfortunately it doesn't seem to be working for me at the minute. Mostly, I'm just trying to convince myself I'm not pregnant so I can keep the disappointment to a minimum. Mind you, given the cramps I'm having in my stomach just now, telling myself I'm not pregnant is not proving too difficult! I'm convinced AF is on the way :(

HAHA! Getting drunk is what I did after last AF arrived (miatake!!)
I'm not sure whther being on here is keeping me busy or giving me ideas?!
Think I may have to take the dogs out just to avoid all the little test packs looking at me in the bathroom!

I've got one sitting in the drawer at home and, like you, I got one that can only be used when AF is actually late. Fail!

I'm off to get some lunch to take my mind off it!!!

I'm currently on CD19, so settling in to the dreaded 2WW. Glad of the company :)

Had a MC in Oct, so this is only my 3rd cycle since. That doesn't stop me feeling a bit desperate though. I'm determined to wait as long as possible before testing though!

Stupid thing is, I can see me not testing out of terror if AF doesn't appear this month...Sort of a "if I don't POAS I won't jinx it!" scenario. Yup, I'm officially batshit!

Sorry to hear about your MC browneyesblue. I can't imagine how awful that must feel

Doing this for the very first time, and in a bit of a panic about it all! Have charted (for contraceptive purposes) for years so certain that I ovulated on NYE, now 5dpo. Decision to ditch contraception was a bit of a crazy Christmas whim, and now feel a bit panicked at the thought that it might actually have worked. We are moving house on Monday which is not helping, and I have been unwell for a couple of days. I know it's much too early to be feeling ill as a result of conception so must be psychosomatic angst about the whole thing but all the same am panicking about strong family history of hyperemesis. General stress!

Not helped I think by the fact that I'm in work trying to get a few things done but it's still v. quiet here. I think it would be better if I was busier!

I have long luteal phases so probably shouldn't test until Monday 16th, which seems an age away.

Hope everyone else is OK.

Well one day down! Only 6/7 more to go! Anyone else got any news, I hope AF doesn't arrive next weekend as it should I also have a baby shower, christening and 1st birthday party-worst time for it to arrive! I'm going to be surrounded by small babies for the whole of it! Kalidasa, I too will test around the 16th if my AF hasn't arrived but my will power will prob get the better of me and il test before then!
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No news yet, but I can feel AF is on her way. Sod this, I'm going to follow Toni Weschler's instructions and stop the uncertainty of the 2ww as much as I can. I'm completely certain that when AF shows up, I'm going to blub for England, especially as SIL is being induced today

Oh no desperateoldie, AF hasn't arrived yet! There is still hope! Are you ttc your first? I blub for England everytime AF arrives too! Have you been to the doctors? If your over 35 you can go after 6 months of trying? X

No, she's not arrived yet, but I can feel the evil witch is waiting there! Lovely cramps etc

Yup, ttc my first (at 44!). It's been over a year of not using any contraception but we weren't actively trying to conceive, just not trying NOT to if that makes sense. But this month and for the last few months, I was ovulating, and we dtd at the right time...and although I had LOADS of 'symptoms' that I've never had before this month, I'm pretty certain AF is just around the corner. Gah!

Don't give up hope Desperateoldie, I thought I got my AF the when I was actually pregnant with dd1 (I'm ttc #2) I had a few days where I thought I was having normal AF, but then it seemed to get less and I was confused so did a test and I was pregnant, so anyway try not to lose hope :)

Thanks pasties. I'm trying hard! I'm also at work and haven't done more than 10 minutes work since arriving at 8.45 this morning! Ooops

Oh no desperateoldie :( I hope you're wrong. Don't blame you for getting nothing done though.

What does Toni Weschler say about stopping the uncertainty?

No news here BTW. Loads of symptoms, but they are all related to the yucky cold I've got!