Anyone testing just before Christmas?

[iswhois]

Quite upset as the smileys don't have their Santa hats on yet.

AF arrived 2 days ago so I will probably be testing around 21st December (cycles are about 24 days)

Anyone else???

[Kkd85]

Hi ladies hope it's ok to join in. Af due around the 23rd Dec so gonna test Xmas day or boxing day. Had a pul pregnancy start of April then had a MC at end of sept been ttc number 2 for just over 2 years now. Gynae has me on high dose folic acid and baby aspirin. She tested vit d as she said low vit d triples rate of miscarriage. My results were low so now on it also. So hoping I get a bfp soon. Good luck to all testing ❤️ xx

[Jessmary94]

Hello & welcome!!
@IslayBrigid I get nervous and anxious all the time, and have found just keeping busy helps me the most. I need to keep myself busy and take my own advice cause it's all I'm thinking about and I'm symptom spotting like mad, pretty sure I imagine most of it though 😔 don't think I've ever been this excited for Christmas X

[IslayBrigid]

@jessmary94 I hear you! I haven't been too into the symptom spotting but I am wondering about the bloating and fatigue. I am also congested which I read is an early symptom. Haha maybe I have been symptom spotting. My main issue is this horrible churning stomach 😬 hopefully tomorrow it eases up. 😰

[Jessmary94]

@IslayBrigid I hope your stomach has cleared up a bit today, I've had a busy day so not really had chance to think about I all which is a good thing!
How's everyone else getting on? I'm hating the tww, never realised how painful it was until we started TTC x

[Myworld90]

Hello everyone, hope it's ok to join! i am new to mumsnet. I am on cycle 1 ttc baby number 2. AF is due 22-25th dec (my cycles are a bit all over the place). I havent tried any kind of ovulation test or anything as of yet we have just DTD every 2-3 days throughout and hoping for the best! Xx

[Ziggystarduck]

Hey @islaybrigid and @jessmary94 thanks for checking in 😘 actually not into the tww at all yet, looks like I'm ovulating a bit later than usual this month, probably tomorrow (sat) now judging by LH tests and temps. My hopes for a Christmas day test are slipping away, looks like AF is due 28th now. I can't wait for the pms to kick in right around the time I need to be super patient around difficult family over Christmas 🤦‍♂️
Welcome @Myworld90 fingers crossed for a Christmas bfp!
Anyone else throwing away the rule book over Christmas? I'm embracing all those times people have told me to "just relax and it will happen". And by relax, I'm assuming they mean drink all the wine 🤷‍♂️

[Goingbacktokansascity]

3 DPO and just want it to hurry up. A week until I start getting twitchy fingers and wanna pee on all the tests but I’m really going to try and hold off until Christmas atleast

[wa1ru5]

I'm due in 2 days, but just got a line on an opk!

[Jessmary94]

I'm 6dpo now, not had any symptoms yet apart from mild stomach cranking through the week which is normal for me ... Hoping to see something soon 🤞 will test before Xmas and of bfn ill enjoy the festivities and start again properly in January :)

[Lexie365]

hi. af due 23rd ish so going to test then. not sure when i ovulated this month. is 1st month ttc baby #2 have had some sharp pains in left low side today.. anyone know if this is a symptom( she asks hopefully even though know 1 can no for sure)

[IslayBrigid]

Welcome newbies! @wa1ru5 I've heard if OPKs stay positive then it could be a sign you're pregnant but can't remember where I read it... and also I do remember reading that it was unreliable! That is odd though. Was it also positive when you thought you ovulated?

@Jessmary94 Thanks for the well wishes! Been much better yesterday and today re: anxiety butterflies so that's good. Have come down with a horrible cold though - stuffy nose and sore throat! I have of course googled and seems like a few people get it in the TWW before BFP so who knows... I'm thinking it could easily just be a common old cold though. I guess we shall see.

Symtomwise - I've got creamy wet CM, I'm very bloated and hungry and boobs are starting to get sore but that is typical PMS stuff and I'm only 5DPO so have to take it all with a grain of salt... also I have never really looked at my CM post ovulation before so no idea whether creamy wet CM is different from what I usually get. I'll be interested to see if I get cramping next week when implantation meant to happen as I never get cramping before my period, only on the first day it starts.

@Ziggystarduck Ahh interesting that you are ovulating later than expected! Well I guess it'll only add on a week or so... hang in there and hope you're not too frustrated! Period is due 23rd so hopefully it'll be clear before Xmas whether I am pregnant and then can either abstain joyfully or get amongst the prosecco :)

[ceebee21]

Only just got positive OPK yesterday!

So now due AF on Xmas day...fingers crossed!

At least the wait should go quickly as I’m so busyxxx

[Kkd85]

I have ended up taking strep throat it's so and have had a horrible couple of days on antibiotics now for over a week I jus have a feeling with being so sick I will be out this month xx

[wa1ru5]

@IslayBrigid I've never had a true positive, even when I got pregnant with my son it wasn't as dark as the test line, but yes I got a positive (for me) earlier in the month. This was quite a light line today, but a few days ago there was literally nothing. I've never opk'd this close to af though so it is possible it's just pre af but I have everything crossed it's not!

[TunnocksTcake]

@wa1ru5 I believe the thing with OPKs is that they pick up both hcg and lh but they aren't as sensitive as pg tests to if you are getting a line on an lh stick due to pregnancy then you will def get a line on a pg test. I think we get an additional lh surge before af too so that is super confusing!!

My temps keep on rising at the moment which is making me hopeful but I'm trying to ignore it... 10dpo today. Only other time they've been this high at 10dpo was the month I was pregnant which mc. Had a v long sleep too, 9 hours! 😱

[peachypetite]

I came off the pill last Christmas and my periods are still not regular (cycles ranging from 23-36 days). My husband has been really ill with a nasty flu and vomiting bug the last week or so so we haven’t been able to DTD.

[Spark27]

Hey ladies, can I join this thread (although I'm between this and the next one as I'm really not sure). TTC number 2, but only my 1st cycle. My app says I am due on 24th Dec but I'm not really sure as the last period was so messed up. Pretty sure I ovulated on 8/9th though.

Not really sure when I'll test as I'm hopeful, but know its silly after just one month, and don't want to put a downer on Xmas. But also want to be able to drink guilt free if I can.

Good luck to all xx

[AnnaPosie]

Hiya I completely understand! We have only been trying for two months and I honestly thought it would happen straight away ! I was the same thinking how easy accidents can happen or comparing my life style choice to people who are pregnant at the moment and wondering how they got pregnant and I didn't , I know it's not the best mindset to have but can't help it ! I feel like it's on my mind so much and maybe that is the reason it hasn't happened yet !

[LizzieLottie88]

Hello! Glad to have found this board. Should also be testing just before christmas. Altho it's first cycle since coming off the pill so not exactly sure on timings. My tracker thought I should ovulate about 6th December but I'm pretty sure it was 12th due to cm and temp (should have got opks). Anyone know when I should expect af to test?! Tracker says 21st but that's too early isn't it? Any help appreciated! It's baby no 2 so you thinks I'd know by know 😂 xxx

[LizzieLottie88]

@Spark27 sound in a very similar boat! I'm so impatient but would like to drink guilt drink if I'm not and look forward to trying again in the new year. I kepe turning down the mulled wine and baileys and it's gonna kill me if it's for no reason 🤣 altho someone told me you dont share the same bloody until 8 weeks pregnant?! Not sure i could risk it though I know many people do and that's fine! X

[Spark27]

I know. We spend so many years making sure we don't get pregnant, and now it's an all consuming desire to get pregnant .

I was really lucky last time and got pregnant 2nd month ttc (and think I had a chemical miscarriage the 1st month). But I don't remember having any symptoms or symptom spotting, but my mind could have blocked it all out.

Anyone having any weird symptoms (or allowinfng themselves to believe they have ). I am soooooo bloated, and tired. But that could be life with a 2 Yr old xx

[Spark27]

@LizzieLottie88 I heard they don't until 6 weeks when the placenta grows. Not sure though. If I knew I was I wouldn't, but up til then I'm not too stressed about it. I had a 2 month window to conceive my first as my DH was then going away for 6 months (military) and I know I was drinking a lot before we found out. I was even drinking the night before

[LizzieLottie88]

@Spark27 oh wow you did well then! Let's hope we all do that well this time 😁 but I do feel it highly unlikely for me to get first month. I wish I could be relaxed enough to enjoy a christmas drink as probably not even pregnant anyway or even implanted haha. If I test on Christmas and it's negative I'll have a cheeky baileys 😜 xxx

[Loubell19]

@Lexie365 ive been getting sharp pains in my sides as well the past 36 ish hours.. felt similar to ovulation pain. Lots of creamy CM and nausea as well but I felt nauseous with my oestrogen surge as well (I'm straight off the implant) trying not to read much into it.

8dpo now this last week is a killer waiting!

[Spark27]

Right, I'm really confused. Had really bad cramping last night. Went from nothing to full on max pain for about an hour. Felt as bad as when I had a chemical miscarriage a few years ago. Feeling OK this morning but a little bit twingy. Decided to take an opk (no idea why!) and it came back as positive. But I'm sure I ovulated on 8/9th Dec as I had a positive test then.
My last AF was messed up- came 4 days early and continued for 11 days but really minimal bleeding.

Now I don't know what to think. Am I ovulating twice this month? Did I not ovulate the last time? Is my body broken? Am I going mad? Arrgghhh