The painful 2 week wait

[LooLoo777]

Does anyone here find themselves going mad? Researching every single sympton they feel in the 2ww to validate your theory that you might have conceived? Or is it just me?!? Help?!?

I think I am doing it now by posting here - but feel like I need support!

Last year I had a MMC with twins; around 12 weeks. I had to have a D&C and I was devastated for a long time. At Christmas I found out I was pregnant again - but had a mc much sooner (around 6 weeks)

We're now activitively TTC. This month, following ovulation, I have had aches and twinges. A sore throat. A snotty nose. Mucus drip into my throat. More discharge than normal. I am SO tired... My period is due on Saturday. I have started the mad preg testing already - holding up the test to the light hoping to see something.

Can I ask... is they anyone out there who has managed to move on from the agony of the tww? You hear so many stories of ppl giving up and then finding out they are pregnant.. All this worry and research can't be good .. Can it?!? Any tips on how to "forget" or relax about the TWW would be so helpful!! Help!!!

Ladies - I am not going mad am I!?! Is that a line? I still feel like my period might come. I kind of wish I didn't know - I am so frightened I will have a 3rd m/c

A better picture.

Has anyone else been in this horrible zone where you test early (well today AF is due) and then have an early m/c? I know the highest risk of m/c is in the 1st trimester but I think I am in the super high risk category now because it's a) so early and b) I have had 2 and no successful pregnancies

Yes that's a line!!!!!

Thankfully I have never been in that position I'm so sorry to hear your high risk but I hope everything goes well for you xx

I can definitely see a line congratulations! I can't imagine how you must feel you must be so worried, but I do know lots of people who have had successful pregnancies after a mc.

Thank you everyone, so much. I am treating it as a positive pregnancy test but not thinking about "being pregnant" ... If that makes any sense at all? That way if I do bleed, I can think of it as late AF rather than m/c.

My partner is really worried about being too excited - it's been a bit of a funny morning so far as we just don't know what will happen.

How is everyone else doing?

Fingers crossed all ok looloo. Still no af and still bfn! I think my body has decided mothers day is the perfect day for me to come on lol.

Congratulations LooLoo!! Hoping it all goes well for you this time.

I was going to wait until tomorrow to test but got so fed up of examine every bit of toilet paper when I went to the loo for signs of blood (sorry tmi) that I gave in and tested just now. BFN! AF due today so guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Any news StickyJellyBean? Hope you are holding up ok? As every hour goes by I expect to start bleeding - so I can absolutely imagine how you must be feeling. Horrible.

How's everyone else doing?

Tested again this morning and still BFN. But no AF yet. It's a waiting game and I'm not a very patient person! I'd rather just get AF sooner if she is going to come and then I can move on.
I hope you can start to settle down into it soon LooLoo and enjoy it, but I can imagine how hard it is to allow yourself to get excited.

Thank you! I think I will struggle to face a 3rd m/c but fingers crossed.

Keep me posted X

Done a 2nd test this morning with fmu..I'm only 9dpo & I was a internet cheapie..what do you ladies think?

I see a line hopeful! Congratulations!

I'm late to the party but can I join in?

I'm CD 29 and a 28 day cycle would be a short one for me so I'm due AF sometime in the next few days. BFN this morning with an amazon cheapie but I can see where the line would be on them and they drive me bonkers!

This waiting is hideous, hope you ladies get good news soon!

I think that's a line Hopeful! Woohoo!!

Thank you ladies! Don't really trust it though as mine is a Amazon cheapie too but last three I've done there a line..just gonna wait for af to be late then test again

Congrats Hopeful! I think it's practically unheard of to get a false bfp but relatively common to get a false bfn so looks good for you.

I'm certain we had sex at the right time this month as I had really strong ov signs, including mittelschmerz, on 1st/ 2nd March. Most people say you don't get symptoms of pregnancy until implantation happens but I've been getting weird symptoms since the day after I ov'd. I've been crazy exhausted and had some really odd, very vivid dreams. I only came off the pill in December though and it took 2 years to conceive ds so I doubt I'll be that lucky - especially as I'm getting on a bit (5 years older than I was with ds!) Trying hard not to symptom spot, but it's hard when they're so bloody obvious. I consider my left ovary my lucky ovary since I felt the same pain in the same side the month I got pregnant with ds. Fingers crossed!

How's everyone doing? Still no AF for me but haven't tested since Sunday when it was negative. Almost don't want to because if it's negative I'll be sad.

Hi - have you tested yet? Are you periods normally regular? Good on you for waiting.... Testing is so tempting!! Good luck!

I am trying to keep calm and not get too involved with the idea of actually being pregnant (I am not saying it out loud..!) but so convinced it will go wrong. Just waiting for m/c 3 to start. So horrible not to be excited. Dull aches and cramping on and off - tired but that's all. No bleeding, yet.

Been reading these and i have to agree that the 2ww is awful to the point it drives me insane. its all i can think of and then i get my hopes up and then feel disappointing when AF appears. hope you all are okay

I have also just read this thread and have to say I'm in the same boat although I'm not entires sure when my 2ww starts as I've been on the pill and have unprotected once on the 28th and once on the 5th

Just tested again this morning, still BFN. Still no AF. No idea what's going on now, I'm 4 days late.

StickyJellyBean - that's so awful. I can't imagine how you must be feeling. Are you usually regular? That's so horrible! Poor you.

I am not feeling optimistic. Back pain has increased and intermittent cramping. I know Everyone talks about implantation etc but this just doesn't feel right - it's too extreme. I don't know what to do if we have a 3rd m/c. I know I am being so negative - sorry

I think I'm normally regular, but it's hard to know. Only had a couple of periods between coming off the pill and getting pregnant the first time, then had to have erpc and didn't have a period for 7 weeks after that (end of jan) and it was only really light. Now this is the next period after that, I'm going off a 34 day cycle as that's what it was before the first pregnancy. i had a few symptoms last week of backache and very light spotting, being exhausted and feeling sick a lot but this week I'm fine (except for a horrid cold). I just want to know what's going on in there. I don't feel pregnant and I'm trying to not think I am but even with negative tests I can't help but be a bit hopeful because I haven't had a period yet, if you know what I mean.

LooLoo it might not be implantation but that doesn't mean it's bad news. I thought you get back pain and cramps because your uterus is stretching in preparation and ligaments get looser hence the back pain. I know it's so hard not to be negative. It's like we think it won't be so sad if we were expecting to miscarry, which isn't true. I have my fingers crossed that this is your time!

Oooooh you have a cold?? That's a sign too. Excess mucus etc is definitely a sign. Gross question but do you have blood in your nose? That's a sign too. I have everything crossed for you - I really do. Hopefully it's a false negative. What tests are you using? I feel for you, after a m/c everything is all over the place and its horrible.

You're absolutely right - it could be things moving around but it just doesn't feel right. I don't think the back pain should be this bad. What will be will be - but I wish we both knew either way

yeah I'd heard excess mucus was a sign but I have to say that there's not a lot "down there" (sorry tmi!), which is another reason I'm not hopeful. I used a clear blue digital (the day after I was due) and a sainsburys own yesterday. All were most definitely negative, even when I held them up to the light and squinted! Oh the things it drives us to! I'm going to not test again for a few days. If it's negative and I've just skipped a period does that mean I won't ovulate next month? How will I know when I am? I'd rather get my period and know!

How are you today LooLoo? Hoping it's getting better for you!