Why does TTC turn you into a symptom spotting crazy person

[loveulotslikejellytots]

Had the implant removed in December, have been using ovulation strip tests to see when I ovulate as I had very irregular cycles on the implant.

I'm only coming up to 5dpo, I feel sick. I feel sick because I had a tiny dinner at 4pm last night and haven't eaten anything since. I do this regularly (not on purpose, just wasn't that hungry last night and i'm busy at work this morning, haven't had time to eat yet).

So why is there this little voice in my brain going "you might be... you could be. You most probably are...". Every little symptom, that probably isnt a symptom. I bashed my boob last month. Frantically running for my mobile which was ringing (had been waiting for a phone call), came running out of the bathroom (nearly naked) and whacked my boob on the door frame as I got to my bedroom. Boob was fine, but very obviously sore for a couple of days. Rational part of my brain was saying "you bashed it, it will be sore" but the other part of my brain is shouting "BFP, BFP, BFP". Nuts.

I swore I wouldn't become this person when we started TTC.

I dont think it helped, DH didn't realise it could take months/years to get pregnant. He asked at the weekend if we should make an appointment with the GP to see why we cant get pregnant yet.. bless him! He was shocked and rather relieved to hear that it takes on average a year for most people. Does anyone know where I can find the actual statistics? I said I would send it to him.

Don't worry, I'm the same and me and my OH have been trying for over a year now. But he has fertility issues so that's to be expected. I get my hopes up only for them to be dashed repeatedly with depressing regularity. But yeah when it comes to symptom spotting I turn in to a crazy woman. This month for example I've imagined twinges, sore boobs, and being emotional are mine, along with a strange taste in my mouth. Thing is the twinges are digestion, the boobs part of my usual post - symptoms, and I'm always emotional before I get my period. He'll I'm always emotional anyway. It's sad I know but I seem to get suckered in every time anyway. I want this so, so much and it almost doesn't seem fair sometimes but I try not to think about it. 8pdo now and am solidly convinced I'm out this month, body is behaving exactly like it does every single month even though I'll probably try and rationalise that it's doing something different.

This is my first month of TTC and I have been symptom-spotting like a lunatic, several times I've convinced myself that I must be pregnant. Sore nipples, tiredness, stomach pain, emotional, metallic taste in the mouth...to be fair, I won't know til tomorrow at the earliest that I'm definitely NOT pregnant - but I know how unlikely it would be in the first month of trying. Doesn't stop me being daft about it though! I'm hoping that if and when AF turns up it'll teach me a lesson about not symptom-spotting in the future! But perhaps not

Thanks for replying. It's nice to know I'm not alone, and that I'm not actually going mad imagining symptoms.

Fingers crossed for you both!

Another one here - fairly new to ttc and was convinced my sense of smell had gone a bit crazy. Nothing to do with sitting a metre from the kitchen bin, which was rather full and in full sun exposure. Boobs have also been repeatedly poked and prodded - if they weren't sore before they will be now. And the crazy lower belly rumblings? Nothing to do with the curried vegetable soup I had (canteen classic). All adds up to being pg. Obviously.

Nay bother - good luck to you all though!