Anyone just starting the tww?

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Hi all!
Either 1dpo or on ovulation day here! Been trying smep this month but hoping for a few lovely ladies to go through the tww with!
Age: 26
Ttc: #1
Cycle #2

Did the frer and got my bfp! So happy but worried its a bit faint for 10-11 dpo. Whole new world of worries now!

Ahhh congratulations @TrevorJ !!! That is a good line and 11dpo is still early, give it a couple of days and I am sure it will darken. 🎉🍾🥂

@trevorj that's a great line!! Congratulations 🎉🎉

Thanks guys! I'll do the other one from the pack at the weekend, if nothing else gives me the hebies.

I’ve just had a thought and I’m hoping you can all help me as you are far more Pro than I am 😂. So today I’m around 11DPO/12dpo - I know by this time lots of people get a faint +ve so I’ve been a bit down that I didn’t get mine this month.

BUT isn’t the dpo individual to all our cycles? I have a 30/31 day cycle. So although I’m 12DPO I’m still not due AF until Saturday. So today would actually be the first day that FRER could even detect for me. Whereas someone with a shorter cycle perhaps would expect it to be picked up at 11DPO because it may only be 4 days before AF?

Is that right? Or have I got the wrong end of the stick and I’m just clinging on to hope 😂.

Thanks wonderful team! X

@Fslater you are 100% right women's lutenal phase (O to AF) tends to remain pretty much the same for each woman cycle to cycle but will vary from 10-16 days between women. The time from AF to O varies both cycle to cycle and woman to woman. 14/14 = 28 is very much an average. I dont O until CD 18/19 of a 30/31 day cycle. Didn't get a faint + until dpo 10.

Thank you @trevorj ! I O’d on CD 17 of a 31 day cycle. I’m now CD 28 so AF should be due the day after CD31 (so 32 for the sake of ease but I know it’s CD1) - meaning it’s 5 days TODAY until my ‘missed period’. So now I feel silly for testing with FRER up until now when really it would only start showing now. I was just panicking because everyone was saying they knew at 10/11DPO etc. but FRER wouldn’t have a chance of picking this up for me yet.

I think everyone should just use me as an example - don’t panic if you read that others have had a BFP by the same DPO as you already. DPO isn’t the only factor here! Your days UNTIL your period are just as important. After all if FRER says it can only pick it up 6 days before tour missed period, then that all it can do. Irrelevant to your DPO.

Speech over 😂. Hope this helps someone! X

As it stands I am pretty sure I am out anyway as I’ve had bad period pain. And also pain in my cervix? Sorry if TMI.

What I have noticed though and I’ve not noticed before, is (TMI TMI TMIIII) that I’ve had a LOT of CM over the past few days in my underwear and also when I wipe. Is this normal just before a period? I can’t say I’ve noticed it before! X

@FSlater I totally get the seemingly over the top amount of CM! I've had that recently too despite a BFN and no symptoms. Not sure if this is just a new symptom before period. Seem to be getting all the fun symptoms recently

Lots of CM is a promising symptom!
I am 9dpo now and time is going so slowlyyyy. I don't know how I am going to hold out until Sunday. No symptoms for me except the usual AF ones, so not looking great. 👎🏻

@flapjackered when are you due on AF? I’m around Saturday I think. I wonder if we are the same?. But my LP is longer so I’m already 12DPO even though I’m 5 days from AF! All negative tests so far though, and have on and off AF cramping so I’m 99% sure I’m out for this month.

Keep me updated please!

@FSlater - I am due AF on Sunday, so almost!
Sorry to hear about the bfn's but if you have still got 5 days, then there is still hope!
I tested too early last time and got a bit over obsessed with it, so trying to hold out this cycle, it is so hard though!!

AF arrived at my doorstep today! Next month maybe! Do we just stay on this thread now or do we have to start a new one? Feel like I've got to know people (in a very strange way I know!)

I caved earlier than I thought I would! I tested tonight BFN but we have a few things going on over next few days so wanted to test before! I have a feeling my natural cycle may be longer than I originally thought so even though my app says AF is due tomorrow, I think it's going to be more like Monday/Tuesday. So there's still a little bit of hope for this cycle... but I'm not counting on it.

I agree @donna474 and when we all get BFPs it would be far more exciting to share that with a group you’ve been talking to through a BFN... I’d LOVE to know when you all get your BFPs! X

Nice to see some more bfps on here!
Please keep the thread going guys!
I'd love to see them all coming through ❤️🎉

Is anyone else sort of feeling in no mans land after getting a BFN?
What am I supposed to obsess over for the next couple of weeks!!
On a positive note, I've finally stopped bleeding after my chemical pregnancy which I'm glad of as it was getting a little depressing!
How is everyone else doing? x

AF due for me on Saturday and am dreading it as I'm pretty sure it's coming! We have friends staying this weekend so I'm going to have to do a lot of fake smiles!

I've done five pregnancy tests in about four days. Thank goodness for Poundland...
Usually I'm so chilled, not with this!

AF just finishing for me so time to commence the new obsession of figuring out when I ovulate! It's a never ending cycle!!

@donna474 @LucyC10 I know, I mentioned this when chatting to someone else on MN, why do they call it the Two Week Wait - the whole month is a waiting game!
Wait for AF to finish..
Wait for positive OPK/ovulation signs
Then the TWW.
It's never ending 😂

@TheMagicTorch - calling them cycles is definitely fitting! It is constant. I am still holding out hope that I will get less obsessive as i do more cycles - time will tell!

@donna474 - here we go again - good luck for this month :)

@TheMagicTorch starting cycle 7 now and I am less obsessed with it now. I find having the mindset that I'm not pregnant and planning holidays and things to do makes me more sane! I always become convinced I'm pregnant by 10dpo though!

@donna474 Ahh thats good, I've seen so many people say it's happened for them when they relaxed a little but it's easier said than done!
Yeah that's good - I've had loads of plans with the lovely weather so helps keep my mind off it a little bit!

Fertile window open for business tomorrow, commence the daily ovulation tests!

Good luck @donna474
Here's hoping this your and everyone's month! 🤞🏼