Pull up a chair for the 2ww...

[Tea1Sugar]

Anyone care to join me for this interminable length of waiting time?! I'm only 1 dpo!

Well, if you aren't pregnant, you aren't - irregardless of when you start POAS

My attitude was:

I'm either pregnant or I'm not. Absolutely nothing I do is going to change that so I can either desperately hang around, making myself depressed about the thought of AF arriving OR I can think extremely positive and make the whole thing more enjoyable by POAS with the mind set of, "If I am pregnant, the sooner I find out the better"

I went with the latter and every day I had something to look forward to

Yeah, I like that attitude... So, Thursday will be 9dpo. Wonder if I can wait till then...

I would start on Tuesday, haha

Ha ha, I expect I'll cave early. Just waiting for the cheap tests from Amazon to arrive.

Which ones did you use, writer?

lol - I got my cheapies from eBay. I think I got about 30 tests for £10 or something ridiculous!!

I hid them away so my husband wouldn't find them as I knew he would call me crazy. He has no idea how often I was POAS. As far as he is concerned the first time I tested was the time I actually got the BFP. I'm happy to let him believe that...

Heh heh. Could you send me the link please?? You got bfp at 12dpo, didn't you?

I did indeed - it was the most mental day of my life so far

20 tests for £3.50!! Can't go wrong!!

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/20-x-ULTRA-EARLY-10mIU-PREGNANCY-TTC-STRIP-TEST-KITS-/140551433664?pt=UK_Health_HealthCare_RL&hash=item20b984adc0

Oh no writer! I was all set to start poas ing from 10dpo in 4-6 days but now I could potentially start tomorrow...

I like your reasoning!

I don't know how to make it into an actual link so just copy and paste it into your toolbar

Thank you! Will check those out tomorrow as well. Getting excited now! And still forcing dh to dtd every two days "just in case".

three - I don't want to be responsible for mass testing and hysteria on the August Bus

VJones - the minute sex starts being forced, STOP! You don't want your husband getting fed up or feeling 'used' on your first month of trying, it will only make things harder in the long run. Me and hubby only DTD on 2 occasions in the lead up to ovulation and then again on the actual day of ovulation.

Let your hubby have a rest

too late!

But what if ovulation hasn't actually happened?! Seriously when I want something to happen, I go for it. I'm a bit scary actually.

VJones I ov'd on CD 12 and my luteal phase is always a couple of days longer so that makes it due 2nd but I'm hoping to test 29th which will be 12DPO so should give a solid result! Next cycle I might go down the 20 tests for £3.50 route I'll see how my nerves hold out next week!

Good idea. There's a little gang of us ready to test next week by the look of things!

If ovulationhasn't happened, then it hasn't happened and fretting and worrying won't change that. There is no reason to think you won't have ovulated so just relax

Take some deep breaths VJones - you are going to drive yourself into having a complete meltdown at this rate

Just accept that what will be, will be and all you can do is POAS and hope for the best

I know you're right... I just worry so much that this isn't going to happen for us or that there's something wrong with me. I don't know why, I'm just a pessimistic person!

Every woman probably worries about that, it is just important that you keep it in perspective. Apparently it takes most couples up to a year to conceive and that time span can be longer for people who have been on the contraceptive pill for a prolonged time. A woman I work with has got one daughter and is due to give birth to her 2nd in about 5 weeks - she was on the Pill prior to trying to conceive and it took her 9 months to get pregnant the first time and 7 months the 2nd time. But, on the other hand there are women who come off the Pill and get pregnant straight away. Life and conception is unpredictable.

Just try not to put too much pressure on yourself and if you don't get pregnant on Cycle 1 then please don't searching for problems and reasons as it will only drive you mad. Enjoy TTC, it is an exciting time, but don't let it take over your life x x

Thanks writer.

Excellent advice Writer

Im trying not to worry about it all too much, I think every woman thinks there may be something wrong after being on the pill for so long. Im not getting into these opks yet, will give it till Christmas and if no bfp then might start using them

Good evening all! Not a lot to report over here, I've forgotten when last AF was but it feels like about as far as I get from one so if I was a betting lady I'd say I'll be spotting tomorrow and in full flow by Sunday or Monday. Unless...

Well anyway, I should rename it the 4ww as I'm testing super late as I love the suspense! Plus, I'd rather think I had a late AF than know there was a chemical pg if it's not a keeper. No earlier than 14th Sept over here.

I do kinda love the opposite approach too though - the suspense 2 or 3 times a day, lol! Hope it's as lucky for everyone else as Writer found it.

I so wish I could be like you, Refoca!

Haha VJones...I'm only hoping if I type it enough times I have to stick with the plan...already starting to hover in the pg test aisle every time I go to Boots...