Halfway through my TWW and looking for company. Anyone in the same boat?

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I've still got about a week to go before I can POAS. DH and I have been trying for about 5 months, but I have very irregular cycles so it's all really hard to judge. I usually go about 2 weeks between periods so following that, AF should be due to arrive before the end of this week. But I'm thinking that would be too early to test and am very impatient! I've also been taking agnus castus this month on the advice of a medical friend so I'm feeling tentatively hopeful. Anyone around who wants to wait it out with me and not read too much into every symptom and definitely not take a test every day this week?

Im not sure if this is a proven remedy for bloating but I've just had two large slices of lemon drizzle cake and a mug of tea for my lunch

Hi ladies,

Sorry for the delay..... No AF as yet but i got my dates mixed up and she was due yesterday rather than Monday. She's only 1 day late but i am cramping a lot today so she may turn up later.

My tummy is very bloated (had to go down a notch on my belt!) and still queasy every so often and as bizarre as this sounds..... i am one of those people who CANNOT burp for the life of them.... well i cannot stop burping (my husband find this hilarious!!!)

haquoi i know the feeling, i have been to the loo on the hour every hour so far i think amd i'm dreading it each time in case 'she's there!!

fingers crossed for you!

Sorry! Sorry! Sorry!

that was suppsoed to be to Diamond - my brain clearly isn't working!!!

finding, that sounds like some awful bloating to keep you up so long! Definitely make the most of that bank holiday! You've also got me craving lemon drizzle cake... :) did it work?

diamond I have all the hope for your bfp too, you and everyone else really deserve it. I feel like I could go a few months without getting a bfp if some of you got yours. All my parcels today arrived, except for the one with my BBT thermometer & pregnancy tests! Probably a good thing, I was thinking of poas, even though I really don't want to.

Slightly twingy in my womb, both sides are taking it in turns to feel pinchy, or slightly sharp, plus a bit of all round tenderness. Cross your fingers and repeat after me: 'pleasedon'tbeafpleasedon'tbeafpleasedon'tbeafpleasedon'tbeaf'

sleepy, that sounds positive!! When are you thinking of poas?

sleepy I don't want to get your hope up but the burping definitely sounds like a positive sign.

haquoi the cake and tea hasn't sorted out the bloating but it's made me feel a lot better! DH has popped home in his break with three more pineapples. We now have four .

finding - that sounds like a great remedy for bloating - I want some now!
sleepy - it's torture isn't it?! Every time I go to the toilet my heart is pounding, then there's relief she's not there then I put myself through it all again not long after! I'm a nervous wreck! Fingers crossed for you though - sounds good!
haquoi - thank you, I feel like that too - you're all lovely on here and I want bfps all round . I'm crossing my fingers and repeating that now - stay away af!

Ladies, I know that we all symptom spot like crazy (even when we are adamant that we won't this time). Is it really a fruitful activity though?

Do you think that you are likely to notice anything significant in the tww or do you think it's wishful thinking?

The way my body has been behaving recently, I wouldn't trust it to give me any accurate signs or symptoms.

Haquoi not sure, thinking of Saturday as by then AF would be 4 days late and feel more like a 'missed' rather than 'could turn up any minute' but i know that sounds daft!

Finding really? must be first time in my life i've ever been able to burp at will LOL

Diamond i agree i'm doing exactly the same! in fact i need to wee again and i still daren't go lol! Fingers crossed fro you too!!

sleepy I hope that the burping is positive - I've heard that this is a good sign. I'd like to hear that tww symptoms are reliable and distinct because I look for them obsessively.

sleepy I 'm sorry if I sounded negative and it was a general comment - not aimed at anyone. I think I'm feeling a bit out of sorts because the side effects of the meds are really testing me at the moment.

Hi finding, I definitely get your point about the symptom spotting. Tbh, a few years ago my cycle was doing funny things, slowly increasing from 4 weeks in length to 6/7 weeks, with AF lasting up to 2 weeks (and also dh and I were pulling and praying, but definitely not ttc) and every single month I would symptom spot and convince myself I was pg. Every month I would poas and it would be negative and then the next day AF would turn up. With DS I didn't get a chance to symptom spot - I'd come off the pill, didn't know when my next period was due and had already waited a good 5-6 weeks before poas (and even then I'd probably barely got past implantation). Last month though, it was the morning sickness (and not just nausea, but morning sickness feeling that I remembered oh so well but hadn't felt at all until that point) that made me go and a pinching feeling. This month there are similar symptoms, but they're no where near as strong and I couldn't tell you if I'm imagining it or not. I think its basically knowing what's normal for your body and feeling something different. But like you say, you've got all of this weird stuff happening because of the clomid. My way of thinking at the moment is, yeah I could be pregnant, let's see if implantation happens. If not, hi AF. It means I'm not driving myself nuts second guessing. Whether it makes AF finally turning up better or not I don't know!

Hello - how is everyone? sleepy - are you still scared to go for a wee?! I am! Just been but am sick of being scared to go! So that's you, haquoi and (hopefully) me for Saturday testing then?!
Hi finding - sorry to hear you're feeling out of sorts - just think though with those side effects it must be doing something inside, keep strong
haquoi - are you still having the pinching feeling?

Evening all, the d21 bloods are done to look at luteal phase levels. Last lot that were done were all normal except progestetone which was too low so GP wanted to check it agakn to confirm if I'm ovulating or not.

FF says I shouldn't be testing for another week and a bit. Last cycle was only 25 days long so, this AF could be due as soon as Sunday or, going on the previous cycle of 29 days, not for another week!! I think I'll wait until Monday before I test as am away this weekend.

Evening everybody.
Fingers crossed for your bloods remember. When will you get results?
Haquoi you're sounding very zen! well done with the patience. The whole symptom spotting is a tricky one. In Feb, I had weird headaches - googled it and was convinced they were pg hormone related. BFN. March I was 2 days late, again convinced by extra facial spots, thirst and sore boobs. BFN. April thought I'd missed ovulation but then spent CD24&25 with crazy cramps which I never get before AF shows, only once she arrives, so after being patient and not symptom spotting, I then became convinced. AF arrived two days after cramping started. I honestly think my mind twists everything into something it's not. I know some people swear by early symptoms, but so far it's only led to crushing disappointment. Sorry to be negative! If only it were possible to put all out of your mind for two weeks, but I just dont have the mental strength or patience.
On a more positive note, I'm keeping all cross for you all who are still not out this month. My AF is nearly over and my SMEP bounty arrived in the post!! Hurray. So I'm fully stocked up with Clearblue digital monitor with ten strips and also have 7 ic pg tests (yes, that's how many I'll need cause I test like a maniac!). No just need to apologise to dh for being grumpy earlier and hope he'll produce the goods regularly for the next two weeks!

Morning everyone.

Just needed a rant. I'm in agony this morning. My stomach feels so sore. If it continues, I'll have to see my doctor. I'm convinced that none of this is positive.

Morning finding - sorry to hear that, hope you feel better soon. It might be worth seeing your doctor to see if it will settle down.
Af got me this morning so I'm out. I think this month has been particularly cruel to me with the false hope with hardly any usual pre af spotting but once again not to be.
Good luck to everyone else - you deserve your bfps, I'm not sure if I'll stay on here as I'm very down. Good luck xxx

Morning everyone

Finding i am unsure why you apologised to me and thought i took your comments negatively. I can assure you i didn't and my 'really?' comment was in relation to the burp thing as i never knew it was a possible symptom, hope you feel better soon x

Diamond yup! still scared to wee lol! in fact im more scared now... been using an app called 'clue' to track everything and it keeps changing the due date for AF, last week it said monday, then it changed to wednesday (hence why i said i got my dates wrong) yesterday it said today then today it says this morning - i have no idea where i'm supposed to be now all i know if the last AF was 9 April - 13 April and i feel like an idiot and maybe my 'symptoms' are all made up in my head and now i'm even more scared to wee!!!

sorry - clue now says tomorrow morning so its changed the AF due date on me 4 times

Ok now i KNOW i;ve lost the plot

i have just used 2 of the online 'menstrual calculators' i feel like a teenage girl LOL

both have said exactly the same thing, based on my 28 day cy, and my last AF being 9 April, she should have turned up between 7 - 14 May so going by those (one was the tampax website which makes me feel the result is more 'correct haha) i have officially missed Mrs AF.....

still scared to POAS or even just pee though rolls eyes lol

I'll shut up now, i've rambled all monring and its only 9.25am - i'm so sorry ladies!!!

diamond I am so so sorry AF got you and so expectantly as well! It's OK to feel down and to take some time but please dont give up -join me on the SMEP (i think thats its? sperm meets egg plan) and hopefully it will be both of our months!!

sleepy on a brighter note that sounds very exciting! are you going to test today?

Oh diamond, I'm so sorry! Or bodies truly are awful to us, but you absolutely deserve your bfp. Please go see your GP, I really think they could help you. I hope you do come back, but I understand that you have to do what helps you (but selfishly, I'd miss you!) hope you're OK today xxxx

finding, if you're in that much pain go back to your doctor. That doesn't sound good at all!! I don't think it's supposed to hurt like that. Can you go today?

sleepy, let us know when you poas! Best of luck!

Not sure birchygoo part of me wants to but it'll be just before bedtime before i get the change due to work and family visits lol! I can't test at work as i'll either spend the afternoon in tears of disappointment or being sick with excitement LOL