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The am I, aren't I game, anyone else trying not to POAS and driving themselves nuts?

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teafan · 27/01/2013 15:21

I am 12-14 DPO as track using CM so can never be 100% sure. We have been TTC #1 for ages and I have been pretty calm about it for the past few months, haven't even been on MN! But this month I have gone bananas all over again. Can't put myself through the disappointment of yet another BFN so am trying not to POAS until at least Wednesday! My fake symptoms so far are:

Burning boobs - although I have been squeezing them lots to check if they are sore Blush
No pink tinge when I wipe which would normally have happened by now
Feel knackered
Had terrible cramps on 7-9DPO and then dull cramps ever since

Please someone join me so that I don't have to go quietly insane by myself Grin

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chocoloulou33 · 27/01/2013 16:37

hello teafan I'll go insane with you :) my bfp not due til 31st jan but am thinking I might poas 2moro!! I'm not usually one for doing early tests but got myself some ic's so might just go for it! I don't rly have any symptoms apart from slight cramps & a funny taste in my mouth! I've been ttc #2 for 5 months x

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teafan · 27/01/2013 16:59

Hi chocoloulou glad i'm not alone, i've been googling and apparently there is an 82% chance a BFP would show up at 12 DPO so FX for you! If I still have no pinkness 2moro I think i'll buy a test, nothing can be worse than this limbo Hmm

I've also realised i've had indigestion the last 2 days but I have switched onto apple & cinnamon tea so could be that ha ha!

Anyone else out there want to SS with us?

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teafan · 27/01/2013 17:42

Ok now I am going mad, i'm trying so hard to convince myself that i'm not pg but now i've a taste in my mouth like i've been chewing a teaspoon... is that how others would describe the much famed 'metallic' taste? Or maybe it's the coldsore cream I just applied, or maybe the coldsore is a symptom grrrr!

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apperleydapperley · 27/01/2013 18:08

hello yes I'll join you, I am totally feeling the crazy this month!. AF due 31st/1st but am also v tempted to POAS tomorrow. I'm usually of the 'wait until AF is due' school of thinking, but I think i'd;like to get in there ahead of her this month! Had loads of imaginary symptoms so far, including tiredness, lots of saliva, cramps, and the best one - feeling a baby kick in my dream the other night?! Grin

fx for you both!

ipswichwitch · 27/01/2013 18:13

I've been quietly going insane for 10 months now. Am late every single month. By between 7 and 21 days. It was like this when ttc DS which took a year. Every month I get to the point were I think maybe, just maybe, then I psych myself up to getting a test and lo the period makes an appearance. Also every time I get the symptoms (tired, queasy, sore boobs) but all for nothing :(

I'm hoping for a bfp soon for us all before we get carted off by the men with butterfly nets!

chocoloulou33 · 27/01/2013 20:43

How long you been ttc teafan hello apperley & ipswich welcome to the nutters thread. Anyone gonna test with me 2moro? X

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teafan · 27/01/2013 21:13

Hello apperley and ipswich it really helps to hear from others feeling the same as me Smile

We've been trying for over 2 years choc but have taken it easy the past 6 months as it was grinding us down. We're getting married in September so a BFP this month would make me 8 months gone on my wedding day Shock Blush

Haven't shared my hopes with DP as would love the got drunk and shagged/surprise announcement a couple of weeks later scenario with not a mention of ov, opks, cm, to poas/not to poas etc etc

Planning to buy a test on my way home 2moro night and test using fmu on Tues am, good luck to anyone testing 2moro fx

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2beornot · 27/01/2013 21:18

Hi. Another ttc nutter here! I don't do cycle days or ovulation dates - I am a pure js'er!!!

I planned to test tomorrow but I'm sensing disappointment is ahead. Si what's worse - getting a bfn in a stick or AF arriving?!

apperleydapperley · 27/01/2013 21:51

choc yes i'm gonna do it. I've got a pot and a stick with my name on it for the morning. Only 10dpo though so prob won't tell me much, i'm expecting false hope and insanity for another few days!!

SeriousStuff · 27/01/2013 22:01

I'm definitely insane. Been testing throughout my cycle! But now AF is due anytime from tomorrow, I don't really want to. Seems crazy! Last time I tested was Friday - BFN.

I have sore boobs, I'm having major hot flushes and feeling completely bloated even when I haven't eaten much.

Hoping these symptoms aren't AF...

setayharas · 27/01/2013 22:06

Hey! I'll join if I can,
I'm 12dpo and getting some lovely bfn!
I am however having dizzy spells and a bit of nausea loads of cm

The weirdest thing is the cramping pain in lower pelvis(the area below my hip bones) it feels like iv done too many sit ups and have pulled my muscles when u move yawn or cough etc.

It's safe to say even after my late bfn I'm still symptom spotting like mad lol

Help lol I'm goin mental

chocoloulou33 · 27/01/2013 22:32

teafan wow hun 2 years that's rough. U ever been to docs to see if there's anything they could do to help? Hi 2 serious & setay - think I've seen u on the feb bus :) well I'm def testing 2moro even if its a bit early! X

ash1988 · 27/01/2013 22:59

My last period was the 23rd of Dec I've taken two tests this week both came back neg, fed up. Still think I could be though or maybe wishful thinking. Late period, mild cramps had headaches for nearly two weeks (gone now) milkly/clear discharge fingers crossed eh. Though I am scared to do a test again.

SeriousStuff · 27/01/2013 23:01

Hey chocoloulou33, really hoping there's still some space on the January bus...! Good luck with the testing tomorrow. Let us know how you get on!

chocoloulou33 · 28/01/2013 07:36

BFN booooo hisssss :(

apperleydapperley · 28/01/2013 15:58

BFN for me too...will test again weds if nothing happens before.
Anyone else?

setayharas · 28/01/2013 16:12

bfn for me too. 13 dpo today so if no af tomorrow ill test wednesday. sure she'll be here though. im practically squeezing my legs crossed to keep her away

ILoveMyCats · 28/01/2013 16:39

Hello!, I'll join the madness, if I may. Af due on wed, but would have had some pinkishness cm by now, but no sign of it, just lots of clear cm. been dizzy for 2 weeks & now have a cold. Don't think the last one is a symptom - just adding it into the mix.
Poas last week as I was peeing a lot more than normal, but of course it was bfn. I seem to have a long luteal phase anyway, so I'm determined not to test til Wednesday morning. Have been I'll this cycle, so ov may have been delayed, but can't help clinging to the glimmer of hope despite having dtd very infrequently!
Good luck to you all

apperleydapperley · 28/01/2013 16:44

Boooo to the BFNs. Hi cats actually cold symptoms are a sign - reduced immunity or summing like that, so fx for you. Looks like a few weds testers then!

SeriousStuff · 28/01/2013 17:41

Don't worry about BFNs yet - it's not over until AF arrives.

My AF was due today...no sign whatsoever so far but trying not to get ahead of myself as I had the norovirus at the beginning of my cycle so it may have just thrown things off a bit.

DH is bringing me home a test later and will POAS tonight. Wish me luck!

ILoveMyCats · 28/01/2013 17:49

Hi serious andapperley! I had the norovirus during the first couple of weeks of my cycle, so think that's pushing things back a bit. Thanks for the info about colds. I work in a school, so pick up most bugs, but will have a read about colds too!
Good luck this eve, serious!

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teafan · 28/01/2013 18:13

Hi all, sorry to hear about the BFNs but like serious says, it's not over until it's over!

I am still the same, went to Asda on the way home to buy a test and it was like mission impossible, there were two other people in there from my work and one of them spent a suspiciosly long time choosing painkillers which are right by the pg tests Angry anyway, had to hide out in the magazine aisle and keep peering round to see if she had gone...think the security guard had me pegged as a shoplifter/mugger Shock Grin

Just hope I don't bottle it tomorrow, tomorrow I will be 14-16 DPO and at this point even a BFN would be better than continuing limbo, surely?

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ipswichwitch · 28/01/2013 18:23

tea I've done the lurking round the corner thing when trying to buy pregnancy tests! Seems like people you know are just stalking you when you're trying to be all incognito about it!
these bfn's suck, and the limbo sucks just as much. People in RL keep saying to "relax and forget about it" which makes me Angry. Trouble is, they know we're ttc as I had a mmc last November

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teafan · 28/01/2013 19:00

ipswich it's a nightmare isn't it, I actually bought a magazine so that I had something to hide the tests under in my basket!! Sorry to hear about your mmc though, it must be hard that people know now. Luckily DP and I have got all our nearest & dearest convinced that we're not interested ready which is a bit sneaky!

choc the doctors have offered us tests but we keep putting it off, I think we're both hoping that it will all happen naturally but frankly I think we probably need to pull our heads out of the sand [sigh]

My cramping has got a bit stronger today which I don't have a great feeling about. Ah the age old cure for late AF, fork out for a pg test and she arrives immediately Sad

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ILoveMyCats · 28/01/2013 21:44

Gave in and poas (Internet freebie with opk) bfn. Cd be time of day as not late yet technically. Or just imaginings of impatient would-be mum!
Will leave it til Wednesday fmu. Pah!