POAS Anonymous: The story continues

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A new thread for anyone who needs support to not POAS until 12 dpo!

[RedBunny]

Ok. What tests are you using?

[winnie1981]

According to my phone app (one says 13dpo) and the other days 10dpo. In still pretty unsure what my cycles are doing tho as it's only the 2nd since coming off the pill

[Sarahg1]

The cheap Internet ones. I'm defo not preg unfortunately no matter what test I try!

how is everyone else getting on?

[RedBunny]

Well I have only got four days to wait. Which on one hand it feels like ages to wait and I hate it, on the other, I'm really nervous to get there and get ANOTHER bfn. I think it will just make me soooo miserable.
Ladyflower I did like a million tests after my last two BFPs to check it was getting darker.

[Spangila]

Well that's me 15DPO and no AF. I've had slight cramps and very very little spotting.

Should I POAS? Or wait? I'm fed up of POAS and of waiting... :(

[TerrysNo2]

hello everyone, back from a lovely weekend camping (and for me to put lovely and camping in the same sentence is quite a statement!)

spangila as I understand if this is your first then how sure are you of your ovulation date? have you been using OPKs or temp charting? At 15dpo I would assume a hpt would be accurate but if you're not certain with your dates then it might not be. Welcome to the frustrating world of TTC! And of course whether you test depends entirely on your personality and whether you have any self control and patience. I am pretty sure those kind of people are a rarity on this thread

[RedBunny]

Hey! So early. My daughter woke me up at like 4:15 and then kept waking me again as soon as I started to fall back asleep! Anyhow I POAS. I don't know why. I'm only 10 dpo. I know before I've not gotten BFPs til 12dpo. But I read the first response packet and it was like 78% of women get a positive 5 days before their missed period blah blah blah. And then of course after I realised those stats are probably based on people with a slightly longer luteal phase than myself and also remembered the day of your missed period is actually the day after it is due. What a doughnut. People, what was I thinking??!!! Everyone else, do not do this!!!

[newbie6]

Hi red bunny, I sympathise with the early morning wake ups! My 18mth old son was up at 4 and 5 today, nightmare!

Good luck with FRER but try to wait till 12dpo! Easier said than done I know!

X

[CatRen27]

Still here lurking in the background. congratulations ladyflower! Such great news.

My update is that I've identified the ov date although husband was away at exactly that time but we dtd lots before and after so there is a slim chance. I'm 13dpo today, with sore boobs and did a test and there was either an Evap line or the faintest bpf. I've just googled Evap lines and early treat results and they look identical so I'm no better off!! Will try again tomorrow - af due then anyway so either way should know soon enough.

Good luck everyone xxx

[CatRen27]

^test results

[RedBunny]

What kind of test was it CatRen?

[newbie6]

Sounds promising catren! Good luck x

[deeplybaffled]

Good luck! Unfortunately, AF arrived this morning, so that's me out for the month. Onwards and upwards for August BFP:)

[CatRen27]

It was the one step pregnancy test I bought online - cheap strips. What do you think?

[CatRen27]

Right so it goes 13 dpo and 14 dpo top to bottom. The Can see a stronger line on the 14 dpo. Thoughts???

[CatRen27]

That loaded upside down!

[TerrysNo2]

catren I can't see any pics as I'm on my phone but I think you should POAS in the morning to see what happens. FX!!

[bubalou]

I'm 20 dpo and af is 7 days overdue.

Just did another hpt and bfn.

So confused. I wasn't currently ttc - DS is 6 and me and DH were going to start trying in a few months.

I have heartburn which I've only ever had when pg, I'm gassy (lovely!), bloated, boobs aren't sore but big, I've had light cramping, crying at everything and my tummy had that 'tight' feeling.

I know it sounds ridiculous but I am so sure I'm pregnant but still getting bfns! I'm not imagining symptoms.

So frustrating to wait!!!

[Spangila]

I'm out too, AF arrived Monday evening. Onwards and upwards :)

[RedBunny]

CatRen it looks like positives. Hard to tell on my phone as to colour but there are definitely lines. If they are the right colour I'm going to say congratulations....!
Spangila that's too bad about AF. I'm due on Sunday. Kinda expecting it to come really....
Hey bubalou! That sure does sound odd. If you usually have your period reasonably on time I think you should perhaps go to your doctor about what's going on now??

[bubalou]

Thanks red bunny.

It really is odd. In the 17 years or so I've had afs I've always been regular and only ever maybe 2 days late a couple of times. I can usually set my watch to it - my mum and sisters joke as I can literally tell to the hour.

8 days late tomorow. I've read a lot about people ovulating later than they think and implanting later so hormone is too low to measure yet.

I just wish I knew.

[newbie6]

Hi everyone,

Hope you find out soon bubalou!

Sorry to those whose AF has showed up and good luck for next month.

As for me, I'm using the advanced CB digital sticks and am on my 5th day of a flashing smiley face?! Is that normal?? Me and DH are DTD every other day until I get my solid smiley face but am beginning to lose the will to live, I'm awful amn't I! This baby making is hard work!! X

[ladyflower23]

Thanks Catren and those do look like positives to me! Are you going to test again with a brand?
Newbie, I think you can get upto 10 days of flashing smilies before you peak, I hope you get it soon...before you collapse with exhaustion x

[bubalou]

Thanks newbie!

Good luck with the smilie faces.

[bubalou]

Well I'm going insane.

The month before I got pg with DS - I had all the symptoms and I got a faint positive 4 days after af was due - but then had early mc a few days later.

However this time no BFP but all pg symptoms and af started this morning but the cramping is horrendous and - tmi alert - when I just went bathroom a dark clot about the size of a 10p came out. I don't ever get any clots?

Does anybody know what's going on? Feel like I've imagined everything.