cramping 3/4 days after suspected Ovulation - Could I be Pregnant?

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Hi all,

So I am a newbie to this website!

My husband and I are trying for our first baby! We are currently on our 2nd Cycle of trying (I sobbed when AF came to visit last) and I am now in that dreaded 2WW period. I have been having strange symptoms but I dunno if I am just symptom spotting because I'm waiting you know??

Okay so some background:

I believe that I am about 3 or 4 DPO (Clue says 4 days and Ovia says 3.. although I've only just started Ovia and been using Clue for ages to track my cycle so Clue might be more correct?) The past couple of days I have been experiencing a load of cramping! It started at the top just under my chest and for the past couple of days its basically period pains without AF! I keep running to the bathroom to check if AF has come early as I know Im not due until about Saturday next week! I seem to be weeing a lot more and I haven't upped my drink intake! (Or I could just be paying more attention to these things.) I also seem to be yawning a lot and REALLY gassy.. not to mention I'm having issues with going to the loo.

I did a PT yesterday and not surprisingly it came back negative.. coz its far too early to test right?

My DH and I did the deed on day 1, day 4 and day 6 of my suspected ovulation period and then again the day after (which would have been 3 days ago. ) I just did a CM test and had a load of stringy (sorry tmi!) type mixed in with creamy white. Could that be my husbands left over? Dunno if it lasts that long?

I was diagnosed with IBS a while ago.. but I haven't had a flair up for months and have't changed my eating pattern.. so i doubt it could be that!

Sorry if I am coming across as stupid.. this is all so new to me.. and there is only so much Googling a person can do before they start to become slightly crazy! Also.. It would be lovely to speak to people who are in the same situation.. as TTC is not really something you can talk to friends and family about is it!

Haha it takes a lot for me to go to the drs!

Depends if I thought it would be soon (less than a week) I would let them wait. And normally interviewers say at the end when you will hear back.

I manage 30 uk and international employment roles on my own and you can only chase managers a certain amount of time for an update as I have my other work to do.

Yeah they said that I should have heard back at the beginning of this week.. which is why i was chasing! Finally got an email back late yesterday saying that she hadn't had a chance to speak to the hiring manager and will be speaking to him on Monday for any feedback! So.. i'm hopefully still in the running. :)

getting a little concerned as AF should have finished about 2 days ago. I seem to still be getting pink leftovers when I wipe. It's normally brown by now (and finished!) I've also been having weird cramps in my hips.. I think if it continues.. I might have to go to the doctors on Monday.

Good luck! :)

Last month my period lasted 10 days, it stopped on its own. You could wait until its reached 12 days then go to the drs. It might just be a heavier month and nothing to worry about.

Im still waiting on mine to start.

So AF has completely cleared up so no worries there.

I think i'm really getting stressed out with this whole TTC thing. My husband made a flippant comment last night about how our sex life has "become some samley." I paniked, (coz no one wants their husband to be bored) and I climbed ontop.. To cut a long story short.. I couldn't get into it, he could tell I wasn't getting into it.. and decided as it was late it wasn't worth it. I then burst into tears and basically cried for about 5 minutes. (Not a turn on. ) I think I'm putting too much pressure on myself to conceive and keep everyone happy! I know they say you should be baby dancing every other day but I don't have the highest sex drive. Plus with all the other stresses going on at the moment, I just want to get into bed and sleep.

Was meant to use my ovulation test this morning but I forgot until it was too late.. and now I am wondering if i shouldn't just wait until next cycle. I dunno.. I just feel pessimistic at the moment. meh.

Ow noo! Dont worry i felt like this last month. Me and my bf decided to not put too much pressure on ourselves and we are in no rush. Made a difference as the first time we had to do the deed every two days it was hard. We now make it more fun and call the ovulation week the challenge and both agree if we really arent in the mood we dont do it.

Ive made a drs appointment for friday. 16 days later still no period or cramps.

I might say what the issues are and then say please can I have a blood test to make sure everything is ok as its stressing me out too much.

Problem is.. Whilst I'm still "young" (will be 33 in may).. I have wanted a baby for years. And now that we are actively trying, I just want to get pregnant damn it!

I hope the doctors go okay...I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

I am hoping I hear back about my interview today too.. I know they are in a meeting to discuss the interviews now and its making me a bit jumpy. Keep refreshing my emails. ha!

Haha stressing about it doesnt help (known to make it harder) so you cant win.

Good luck!

Thanks, hopefully the drs can help and wont say the pill can take up to a year for your cycle to return

Im going to take some time out tonight and just do what I want to do I think... Feeling exhausted.. mentally and physically drained.

Still not heard back about the interview. :( Beginning to think that they have offered it to someone and are now waiting to hear back before rejecting the rest of us. Tempted to eat my body weight in chocolate! I know I haven't had a definite No yet.. but I am slowly but surely losing all hope. :(

Maybe you will find out tomorrow. Good luck :)

So.. I know I said I wasn't going to start them.. but I started with my OPK's yesterday. Yesterday's response was a negative.. but today I had a little flashing smiley face this morning... 2 days or 3 days before my apps think I am in my fertile zone! I must ovulate earlier then expected! Baby danced yesterday.. so not going to hurry to baby dance tonight (unless the mood takes me.) however when i get that static smiley face.. i will be DTD BOTH DAYS! haha

STILL NOT HEARD about the interview. Had an email from the HR woman to say that they should be discussing it this morning and I would get a call. Well.. 1:30ish and I still haven't heard anything. Had a sneak peak at her work calendar in Outlook.. and the meeting has been moved to tomorrow morning at 9am. NO quick email or anything to keep me in the loop. I'm getting serious fed up!

Then its End of Quarter at work so our workload has jumped right up.. generally feeling pretty stressed!! (which isn't great for TTC. HA!)

(takes a deep breath) It will be fine.. it will be fine... Damn i really need chocolate right now!!

Ow no! Thats really bad! I wouldnt do that to a candidate.

You should complain to her boss how youve been treated. After you have found out the decison though!

I feel like I want to chase (again) and be like.. WELL?! but i dont want to ruin my chances of being picked.

This is getting beyond ridiculous.. the meeting looks like it has now been moved to tomorrow morning. It will be 3 WEEKS since I had the interview. :( Part of me now wonders if this is just a delayed no...
I also feel like just emailing the hiring manager and asking for feedback. Something along the lines of "Seeing as I have not received any feedback from HR about my interview 3 weeks ago.. Please could you provide me with this? " It's just bloody frustrating.. fair enough that life is busy and things come up.. but it doesn't take two seconds to send an email to say "apologies but.." argh!

Wow! Thats bad! Defo email the hiring manager and i would cc in hr so u have made a point u have to chase yourself!

Just been to the drs for my non existent periods after the last 6 months.

Got a blood test booked with the nurse on monday morning. She will discuss the results with me a week later. She said it takes 18 months for yr periods to go full back to normal.

Oh wow.. @littleonek I didn't realise it took nearly a year for periods to go back to normal. I guess this is why they say to try and get off birth control as soon as you think you might want to start trying for kids. I hope the blood tests come back okay and you have nothing to be concerned about.

So I "think" the meeting happened this morning. (at least its still there in the calendars for 9am.) It is now coming up to 10:45.. and I haven't heard anything. :( I also saw one magpie on my drive into work so I am NOT filled with hopefulness.

I don't think I got it. :( Which is really annoying as I know i would be great for it. Either that or the HR person is delaying contacting everyone.. (which with her track record could be the case) but I doubt it. :( :(:(

Thanke, im sure everything will be ok as ive got no other symptoms.

Ow no! Goood luck! I think u should just contact the hiring manager now as that is taking too long! Managers normally tell me in a week the outcomes of interviews.

So I eventually got a call from the HR lady.. she apologised profusely but she was out sick the past few days so hadn't got the chance to speak to him.

Apparently they really like me but they have a few concerns that they want to raise with me. So i am scheduling a phone call with the hiring manager for some time next week. i think because the job is so similar to what im in at the moment, they are worried I will get bored. I need to re-emphasise that i like my job.. i just want to be able to experience a new part of the company!

Congrats thats good news!! :)

Any news on the job?

Typical! The day I have a blood test to see why my period is delayed it turns up 24 days late! At least it turned up! so my blood test results may be normal as my hormones are probably fine for it to return today.

Read this whole thing quickly and I just wanted to make you aware of a few things, sorry if I've missed you mention this.

You need to be taking folic acid for 3 months before TTC. Ideally strictly until you are 12 weeks pregnant. This is really important, it helps prevents defects.

You ideally need to be DTD every other day of your cycle from AF end to start to maximise conception. Ignore the apps. They know absolutely nothing without input from yourself. Ovulation strips are good. But temping is great for seeing if you actually ovulate. It sounds like you're doing everything you can. Be patient. It can take months to years. Good luck!! 😊

@littleonek good news that your body is functioning as it should.. even if it's a bit late. 24days! Sorry to hear that.

On the job front.. I am waiting to hear back from the hiring manager about a telephone call . Wasn't in the office today as seem to have picked up a major cold.. spent most of today in bed. :-( I haven't been sleeping too well recently . My DH has got it into his head that he wants to buy a property and do it up... which I really don't want him to do.. mainly because I will never see him. :-( I'm trying to focus on the fact that it will only be for a couple of months while he does it up.. and he's doing it for the right reasons. He wants to be able to provide our family with a deposit for our next house. I get that . . Just it feels like such a risk! And i will hardly see him. :-( anyway . .

@MouseLove this will be my third cycle of taking folic acid.. and also our third cycle of TTC. It's my first cycle of doing the ovulation sticks.. and I must admit it's a bit of an eye opener. I'm on my 7th day of high fertility.. trying to wait patiently for my peak day.

Also trying to DTD every other day but life has a habit of getting in the way.

So.. I took the plunge and emailed the hiring manager directly to organise this telephone call. We are now going to be doing it tomorrow.. ahhhh! I am beyond nervous.. but I guess if I am not successful then at least I have tried my best.. you know?