No Symptoms, No Google, No sticks

[KickingUpQuestions]

Due to overwhelming monthly disappointments, a few of us have decided to go the traditional route.

Coupled with that, we know that one CAN'T have pregnancy symptoms unless one is ACTUALLY pregnant and that only actually happens after implantation. Which is normally about 10DPO then it takes a couple days to show up in the urine etc etc so pregnancy symptoms can only really be felt at about 13DPO.

The purpose of this thread is three fold:

• Support in TTC (mostly for first-timers)
• No symptom spotting allowed AT ALL
• Trying to exclude sticks (but we know that sometimes they're necessary)

So this will be practical application of theories and science.

We pledge to be honest and open and practical.
We pledge to give utmost support to each other in our struggle TTC
And we pledge to not give false hope or support symptom spotting until well after 13DPO

Thank god for this thread and you lot or I would drive myself mad. I posted on another thread earlier about having a weird taste I can only describe as being like cinnamon in my mouth earlier. I also can't stop peeing, I'm knackered, my breasts are sore, I'm thirsty, I could go on and on.

Now any other month I'd be thinking OMG I MUST BE PREGNANT.

But not this month!! I'm about 6DPO and am telling myself that even if I did turn out to be pg this month, these things are NOT symptoms as its just far too early!

Thirsty - I'm probably just a bit dehydrated, which is leading to me drinking more which in turn is making me pee more.
Tired - well I have been working hard lately!
Sore breasts - they get sore at this time of the month anyway, regardless of pregnancy!
And the taste thing, well its just one of those mad things that you wouldn't even think twice about if you weren't ttc!

Any other month I'd probably be doing some early poas and getting disappointing bfns. But this month you lot are keeping me sane, so thanks girls!

Queen ironically this is the first month I analysed every symptom and convinced myself I'm pg before actually finding out!

First month I haven't that is!!

Welcome nicjayne

Excellent work on the non symptom spotting queen!

haha thanks kitten

pinkie if it worked for you then I will continue non-symptom spotting for as long as possible!

Hello, can I join too? hi to everyone from other tread we on together!
Queen - Just wanted to say you are absolutely amazing being so rational about your symptom spotting! wow I wouldn't be able to do that! People like you keep people like me sane! thank you!

Can I join? Driving myself insane googling and symptom spotting. Iv had a headache tiredness. Felt sick all of yesterday. Had a brown discharge for 3 days, finally caved in and brought a really expensive pg test. Negetive this morning could be too early but fed up of getting my hopes up so going to wait till next week and see if af turns up she is quite irregular so going to see gp on Friday as iv been married two years and never used contraception so something isn't right!! Thanks for listening. :)

Ps I had bloods done for pcos and it was negetive

Welcome smile, sorry you're having a hard time right now . How many dpo do you think you are? I think 10/11 dpo is the earliest a test would be reliable

Good luck at the gp on Friday, is you're DH getting tested too just in case?

Hi popinda hope you're feeling better now

Hi, 8 days after the middle of my cycle at the moment. Brown discharge only just stopped so could be too early.. Havnt been testing for ovulation have just been having sex every other day.

Driving myself mad, got myself upset today as having dinner with friends who have just told us their pregnant and just seen brother in laws girlfriend who is due any day now :( hey ho.

Hey smile and welcome

How long have you been trying for? You're also really young (guess your birth year is in your name?) so you should be fine :)

No symptoms - trust me. This month (again), I have a raging thirst, peeing constantly, headache, exhausted etc etc and I am 100% sure that it has sweet FA to do with anything pregnant.

It could be diabetes, high progesterone or low potassium. Going to doc soon to get it checked out.

What that means is that there is NO such thing as a "pregnancy symptom" until you get a positive pregnancy test. If you google the "time frame to early pregnancy symptoms" you will see that they ALL start at about 4 weeks of being pregnant.

The rest of it is just normal bodily crap that happens post ovulation. So don't let that get to you.

As for the waiting, pull up a chair and let's wait together :)

And kitten is right. The earliest that you can get a positive test is around 12 / 13dpo (reliably!) although there is the ODD case where it can be picked up early. Remember - that is the exception, not the norm. The latest you will pick up a positive test is 19dpo. Again - there are the odd cases that slip through but they are NOT the norm.

Assume you are the norm

Hello! KickingUQ directed me over here as it would be good for my sanity not to symptom spot but have some company in the waiting. Just started AF today so onto cycle 5 of TTC for first time.

Welcome purple!

I promise you - once you realise that there are no symptoms. That the symptoms you THINK are pregnancy related are just normal symptoms that we all get post OV and relate to the increase of progesterone - your life will improve.

It is IMPOSSIBLE to get pregnancy symptoms. You would only implant at the earliest of 9 - 13DPO and it takes 5 days after that for the hcg hormone to show up in your system.

If you think you have pregnancy symptoms, you would then have the hcg hormone in your body to produce those symptoms, which means you would get a positive test. If you get a negative test, there is no hcg which means you CANNOT be experiencing pregnancy symptoms...

Thanks Kicking, sounds like sensible advice to me!

Kicking you should change your name to KickingTheGuru

bows

In time, young sprocket. Once I get my BFP

Soon I predict... The force is with (or within) you!

Will see. I don't even know if I've OVed yet. Didn't DTD Monday or Tuesday so must DTD tonight!!

If I OVed late and AF is meant to arrive a day or two late, I could still OV now!!

CD22 today. Working up to a cycle total of 32 days. Normally 28-29days

I can't even test though because I have such diluted urine!! I am just going to leave it and see I reckon.

Thanks for the help

Stick around, Smile.

At least it's a crud time shared :)

welcome purple

:o at kickingtheguru :0 sounds about right to me!

Welcome smile & purple

Loving kickingtheguru - promise us you'll change your name to this once you're pg?!

kickingtheknackered the amount of humpage going on...puts me to shame! :-(

Hello all - thanks for the welcome!

kickingtheguru sounds perfect! You are so knowledgable!

nicolahazel I'm with you - think I need to get something lacy out tonight!

V pleased with myself - no symptom spotting today! Few checks of period tracker to anticipate days next week, but nothing else! Am so much more relaxed than last cycle. thank you all

Another DTD to add to my list. i swore i had ewcm today.

if i ever fall pregnant i promise to change my name :)