AF due today and cramping desperate for BFP!!

[sparksalot]

Hi Guys

Probably just clutching at straws here but... I'm on cd29 af is due today, nothing yet. However I am having awful painful cramp, backache and extreme fatigue which I never really get. I have been cramping pretty much since ov'd on cd15. Today is really bad

I do know that cramping can be a sign of either pregnancy or af as I had it myself last year (had a mmc in September hence the desperation). I'm planning on testing at the weekend if af doesn't come before then.

I am hoping for some positive responses on painful cramping and similar symptoms before bfp's! Or just some general support

Hi OP

I have my fingers crossed for you! Had a MMC last summer (before yours) and I too can feel the desperation rising as we have been TTC for almost 6 months now and nothing.

On CD27/28 or 29- not sure as I temporarily deleted my Ovia app...just to see whether not checking or calculating anything would make a difference this month!

Just found out that a good friend is pregnant, husband told me- surprised how it made me feel, jealous mainly! I feel bad as they have been trying for over 2 years and they had their first IVF appointment last month.

Happy for them but desperately wishing it might be us too this month!

Sending you virtual hugs

Hi Turquoise.

Thanks for responding. Im trying not to turn into crazy ttc lady but im afraid its too late! I have thought about deleting Ovia too but I think i wouldn't know what to do with myself If I did.

We started ttc again in November so this will be 3 months for us. I know its still early days but not when you feel the way we do. I turned 35 in December time is not on my side.

I can completely relate to you when it comes to seeing other pregnancy news. Everytime I see somone I know announce the news I feel a pang of hatred and jealousy (a work friend is actually due today) I just cant help it.

Fingers crossed for both of us xx

Well I think I spoke too soon. AF is here. Better luck next time. Fingers crossed for you xx

Hi Sparks
Sorry to hear that this month wasn't to be for you.

I turned 38 shortly after the MMC, and of course now the pressure is raised because of that and just the general feeling of desperation wanting to be pregnant again following a loss.

Looking back to last summer, before I had the dating scan and finding out the bad news, things were so different...
I felt a sense of relief that I would have baby no.2 (and probably last one) at the age of 38 and there would be no need to worry about conceiving as I got older. Seems like all that has come back to hit me in the face!

I try to hang onto positives- like the fact that I became pregnant straight away in my previous pregnancies (LO turns 3 soon) at the age of 34 and 37.
But I had a sneaking sinking feeling when I learnt of the MMC, that things would not be as easy this time.

And so here we are.

Fingers crossed for us all!
x

Thank you.

Just had a cry in the loos at work. I hate this feeling probably af hormones too.

I found out about the mmc at 11 weeks had a small bleed. I cried for weeks. I just had no idea how hard this was going to be for us. I feel like we've left it too late and it will never happen.

We dont have any children yet and I have a few family members who are pregnant at the moment which makes it so much harder, they have no idea.

Anyway i will try not to dwell on this too much and look forward to fertile week and trying again!!