Testing 19/01 onwards

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Hi who else is testing from the 19th? It's amazing how lonely ttc can be when you're trying to stay chill and calm with your partner ❤️

@BeccaE

Morning, Awh gosh I'm so so sorry to hear that 🙁 sending lots of hope and good luck to you this month.

On the up side! That taste in your mouth is a pregnancy symptom?! So hopefully this month is your month!! Fingers crossed!

8DPO! Could be time to test! My friend got hers and 7DPO

Also how old is everyone! 😁 xxx

@chlo04 I'm 30, 31 in March

@chlo04 I'm 26, my husband is 30.

We're on month 2 TTC, AF due 19th Jan.

I'm 23 and partner 26!! Xxx

@chlo04 Thank you, some good news would definitely cheer up my husband!

Ooo exciting I didn't know that was a symptom. I'm going to try to hold off testing as I'd rather wait and be sure but whether I'll manage to stop myself I don't know!

My husband and I are both 30 x

@BeccaE I bet!! I always get it when I'm ovulating oddly enough !

Well I have my fingers crossed for you! Statistically one of us should get our BFP this month!!

Hi ladies, can I join in please. AF is due on 21st.
On my 2nd cycle of TTC #2. I was really lucky with DD that it only took 2 cycles, and I think I had a CP the first time.
Not sure we really hit the ov peak this month, and I've been spotting ever since I ovulated, so I'm already thinking I'm out, but will wait and see.
I'm 35 this year and hubby will be 40, so need to get on with it really.

Good luck to all waiting, and fx for next month to those already out x

Hi everyone. How are you all doing?

Sorry to hear at least one BFN

I've been offline for a few days as came down with a rotten cold. Feeling much better, just a but snuffly. But on the plus side it actually distracted me for a few days from counting down to test day! AF due on 18th. Trying to hold off testing until then, especially as it's weekend. Also trying desperately to not get my hopes up, I know it's a 20% chance each month if you're healthy and this is month one. So 80% I'll get a BFN. But I can't help myself, there's a little part of me that is convinced I'm pregnant. I had no idea how mentally exhausting this would be.

I'm 34, DH is 38

af due 22/01 but not sure as we are ttc straight after MC.
Ovulated last Sunday and want to do a first test this Friday but the real one will be 20th

:)

We are old (I'm 37 and partner is 49) which is why we need to hurry up with number two.

I have completely convinced myself I am pregnant - weird contractiony cramps, cold, constipation and pulling sensations. I've also had some weird dreams and one where I was pregnant. So half of me is looking up baby names (literally) and the other half of me knows I am going to be crushed when my period comes in a week's time 😩

@Ktn35 exactly that!! You know that logically it's probably not happened. And even if it has happened, it would be much better to be pleasantly surprised rather than disappointed. But I've also convinced myself that I am for no reason!? I wasn't looking at baby names though. I was looking at baby wraps!!

What a cruel trick our minds play on us?

@Ktn35 I know exactly what you mean - I dreamt about positive pregnancy tests last night. Really hard to stop myself testing this morning!

I think there's a strong chance I'm going to give in and test tomorrow as it's the day the first response calculator says I can test from but I'm trying to hold out - not worth getting a BFN if it doesn't actually 100% mean negative right?

@BeccaE I'm also so tempted to test tomorrow!! AF due Saturday.

Hi ladies,

How are you all feeling? I think I'm around 5DPO and today I feel shattered. Hoping this is a good sign. 3 hours left of work is feeling like hell.

How are you all?

@caithnini you're more patient than me, I'm not due until Monday! However, I have a relatively long luteal phase so will be 10DPO tomorrow which frer seems to think is an ok time to test.

I was originally planning on testing on Sunday but may set Friday as a more realistic deadline - then I only have to hold on another three days.

@chlo04 I'm good, also exhausted but it's quite possible that's from staying up thinking crazy baby mad thoughts rather than anything. I'm not sure I'd trust any symptom other than implantation bleeding (no sign yet!) as I've never had bleeding between periods and I'm totally capable of imagining every other symptom - that's just me though.

I veer between being 100% convinced I'm not pregnant to pretty sure I am. At the moment I think I'm not but that could completely change in five minutes .

@chlo04 fingers crossed it's a good sign for you!

I don't think I'm feeling any symptoms. I'm 7DPO today and feeling so impatient and restless.

My apps say period due 19th but I ovulated later than they predicted so now I don't no if actually would be 21st that my period is due. This is the first time I've done OPK, only 2nd month TTC. I know I should just stick it out and wait until after 21st to test but doubt I'll be able to wait that long!

@beccaE I'm just scared of seeing a single line and still not being sure. And also of seeing s faint line and then it disappearing into a chemical. It's my first cycle. I came into this thinking we'll just DTD when we feel like and I'll test if I'm 5 days late. Haha! And then it became DTD every other day in fertile time and test on day AF due. And now it's maybe test 3/4 days before AF due?! All in the space of 2 weeks?? I'm 10dpo too... Have fairly regular 28 day cycles.

I never knew this would be such a minefield...

Hi ladies.

Sorry to hear about those who are out this month and good luck to those still to test. I got some amazing news today from a very good friend - she is pregnant (only one month) but been trying for 18 months. Also, I am still getting a pink line which is getting stronger every day (yes I am testing everyday at the moment spending a fortune in tests), so all going well we would be due within weeks of each other. I am so happy for her and dreaded telling her I was pregnant if she wasn’t.

I have a slight dilemma though and would really value everyone’s opinion. I am trying for my first and this would be my parents first grandchild. Obviously if everything goes well I would be due end of sept. I am aware that things don’t always go well so wasn’t going to tell anyone including my parents to around 3 months but my parents have just told me today they are booking a holiday which would be right over my due date! I know if they knew they wouldn’t book the holiday but I am so worried something will go wrong and I will get there hopes up for no reason. My period isn’t even due until 19th so it could still be a chemical pregnancy. What do you guys think I should do? DH says I need to tell them. Part of me just wanted this to be our thing for a while though. What are the chances of this happening!!!

@caithnini I'm exactly the same, it's my first cycle and at first I was totally chilled, not going to test until AF and now I can't believe how difficult waiting is!

@Mum2B36 That's such great news! Having a friend going through the same thing sounds perfect.

What a nightmare re your parents - couldn't make up that timing! Do they know you're TTC or would this be completely out of the blue for them? Personally I think I would tell them, they won't want to miss the birth of their first grandchild if it can be avoided and may be grumpy if they think you could have told them and solved the problem. I know I'd also want my mum around when I'm in labour and first had a baby, silly I know but even at 30 it's her I want to talk to when I'm sick and think it'd be lovely to be able to pick up the phone to her in those first couple of weeks. Obviously DH is the most important person to be there but my mum is an obvious second.

That said it depends on how you think they'd deal with it if (god forbid) the pregnancy didn't end well and how much their knowing would interrupt your happy early pregnancy bubble with your husband - you can always pretend you hadn't put two and two together when they were planning their holiday if they ask later.

Either way they'll forgive you - you're about to give them a grandchild!

Jumping in here too :) AF due 24th January. 2nd cycle. Only dtd once this month, because I was travelling. So not toooo optimistic, also had major jet lag and very little sleep, so not sure if that affected anything. But CB Advanced gave me my peak days and we dtd 1 day before I think I ovulated once I returned.

Going to try wait until AF due date and not test early (as I did this last month and it was such a disappointment and bad feeling for a few days).

@Luz192 - wow if you could pick only one day to DTD you picked the right one!

Fingers crossed for you x

Thanks @BeccaE. They don’t know we are ttc. I think they will be quite surprised- I don’t know why I’m 29, married and love children. This is only our first month trying and didn’t expect it to happen first time. I think you are right though and I should tell them - just explain and say it is very early days but perhaps they could hold off booking for a few weeks. They have just said they are going to book this weekend so have a few days to think about it!

Congratulations @mum2B36!!!

Tricky situation. Could you find out if the holiday is refundable? Or encourage them to go in August? We'd also like to keep it to ourselves until the 12 week if/when I get BPF.

They are going to Borneo so it’s a pretty big holiday - I have actually been helping them arrange it because it is where DH and I went on our honeymoon. They won’t go in the school holidays so would be sept or after. They actually have two weddings in sept and are going in between both of them. I think they will know something is up as soon as I start saying maybe move it/hold off etc.

As they are booking this weekend I could legitimately say I didn’t know until after they booked it. They would be back the day before baby is due so still a chance it would be ok. I would really want my mum there though.

At least I have a few more days to think about it. I’ve told my dad not to book until I have had a final look at the itinerary (on the pretence that I want to check it before they do).

Thanks for your thoughts everyone.