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TTC - Does the mind play tricks !!

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Busybird123 · 12/03/2019 09:01

Hi Guys, So I'm 33 years old and my hubby (35) and I have been TTC our first since January this year. I have regular 28 day cycles like clockwork. I have noticed since the first month of trying in January my cramps have changed in that i noticed cramps started about a week before AF arrived. This month the same but since last monday my lower back is in bits, i have never had ache like this before I am so tired and just don't feel right. I done a test 4 days before AF was due and that was neg . I thought i had a kidney infection and went to the dr today ,urine was clear, no infections, and also tested neg for pregnancy . AF arrived Friday but feels abit lighter than usual. I'm driving myself mad !! - I am thinking is it too early to detect pregnancy, or if i am not pregnant , im wondering should i start using Ovulation tests going forward. I am listening to my body and noticed cervical mucus on the dates my app predicts ovulation date, any advice would be greatly appreciated, thank you , And another question , as I have never been pregnant before, does your mind and body start playing tricks with you once you decide your going to TTC ?!

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Jeds55 · 12/03/2019 09:18

Ha, unfortuately yes, well mine certainly did. I had 28 day cycles until started ttc then inexplicably became 27, then 26, then had some that were even 24. I also became hypersensitive to any changes in cramps, discharge etc. It's so easy for it to become an all consuming obsession. The 2 times I got pregnant (1 succesful) were actually the months where I thought I was out so totally took me by surprise!
It helped me to know that it can take a healthy couple a year to conceive, sometimes more. At first I thought the chances of conceiving were pretty much odds on each month (school sex ed did it's job!) Good luck

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