TTC .... TWW wait part 2 !

[Donnat89]

Hi ladies ,

Made a new thread as the old one will be full soon

@Adrianoska
@Juno231
@Sammyclaire22

@lavenderlilaclily ah I hope it doesn't show for you!

@Adrianoska haha are you worried the bird poop worked too well and you're riddled with babies now 😁

2DPO as far as I know and as per usual I'm starting the TWW optimistic - let's just hope it stays this way!

@lavenderlilaclily fingers crossed for you, hope that af stays away.

thanks ladies! Driving myself crazy, have had cramps on and off continuously for days and days. Every now and then I am sure AF has arrived - but nothing! Trying not to get too hopeful reading things where people say they thought AF was coming but turned out to be BFP aahhh.

@Juno231 yes optimistic is the way to be!!

how's everyone else on their tww today?

I am also having zero symptoms but the AF cramps! 7dpo today, and I’m promising I won’t so much as touch a test until Saturday... god it’s hard!!

@lavenderlilaclily @ripleysfirst 3DPO here and I think those three days have flown past so far - here's to the rest of the TWW doing the same. I think having a bank holiday weekend will help with that :)

Ripley even sat is only 9DPO - maybe try and hold off until Monday?

Lavender when are you planning on testing?

Sat will be 10dpo;)

I know it’s still early so I’ll only be using the cheap strips...

@ripleysfirst omg it's only wednesday today....
Clearly the whole bank holiday Friday thing has messed with my head!

Any plans for the long weekend girls? Dinners out, meeting friends, travel? LOL! We've got a family zoom sesh planned for Friday and then I might queue for the supermarket on Sat and maybe bake something on Sunday. Grand plans... am hopeful for BoJo's address on Sunday though, fx.

I’ll defo be baking this weekend... cinnamon rolls! Maybe some cheese scones too. No plans at all apart from that and obsessing over whether I’m preggers or not. I think I need to get back to my more productive hobbies haha

My tww has gone quickly so far too, we'll see how week 2 goes. I think I'll be doing lots of cooking at the weekend, weather not looking great where we are.

@lavenderlilaclily when is AF due?

@Ripleysfirst I would try and hold out from testing until you're nearer AF. If you got a neg or a squinted or an evap it might make you feel worse? Anyway see how you get on.

This is gojng to sound really self pitying, but I can’t feel much worse than I already do. I just don’t think this is my month. I don’t feel different at all... even last month I had more symptoms (even though it didn’t lead to anything it just gave me some hope, ya know?).
I am Struggling today. Capital S and all.

Sorry to hear you're struggling @Ripleysfirst - it's such an emotional thing :( but you're only 7dpo so try to stay positive (easier said than done I know) - way early to be getting any symptoms! Cinnamon rolls sound sooo yummy. I've been wanting to make them for weeks now - maybe this week will be the week! Have you got a good recipe?

@Skyla01 AF due today! It keeps feeling like it's come but then I check and it hasn't...cramps coming and going.
Ive done 2 tests on internet cheapies this week which have been BFNs. But I bought these on a whim a few months back, just added them to the basket on my amazon order without really looking carefully, and since then I've had a look and there's quite a few reviews about them not being reliable...loads of people getting false negatives, positives only super late , and also false positives...so I don't want to risk any emotional turmoil. I've only got one proper test other than and not planning to go to the shop for a few days as have just been the other day! so going to (try to) wait until friday or saturday to see if AF shows up and test then.

@lavenderlilaclily that sounds like a good plan! I hope AF stays away. I would avoid the cheapie tests if you don't think they are reliable.

@Ripleysfirst sorry you are struggling. This can be a horrible process, particularly the end of the TWW can be the worst. Can you try distracting yourself with even more baking? Then you'll have more treats to eat too, which also might help.

If it's any help, this cycle I didn't track closely so I'm not sure when I ovulated. I'm between 5 and 10dpo I reckon. Not having am AF date to fixate on has been wonderful after a really tough tww last cycle. Def feeling less stressed this tww. Might be worth trying in future? I'll be taking this more relaxed approach next cycle for sure.

@lavenderlilaclilyThe recipe I use is the pioneer woman recipe, it’s amazing! Should come up if you google, not sure if links work here? thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/cinammon_rolls_/

@skyla01 Unfortunately I’ve been tracking for far too long and I’m incredibly regular so even if I didn’t use the opks I’d still know when I’m due to ovulate :/ I know too much!

@lavenderlilaclily I hope af stays away! Would be lovely to get a bunch of bfp this month.

I know it's hard not to over think once you hit the final week @ripleysfirst- I'm a seasoned tracker and long time early poas but like @Skyla01 I've stopped tracking this month. I'm really regular too (2 days tops deviation) so I know I'm ovulating around today but it's really helped backing off a bit and just using cm to confirm my estimates. Not sure how it will affect the tww but I really want to hold out for once until cd26 when af is due as all the squinting etc just messes with my head and makes me awful to live with! I want to be a fun person again!

Thanks everyone, I’ve not really been living properly for the past two months, just feel like I’m waiting all the time! The current world doesn’t help.
Maybe I do need to just step back a bit and enjoy life (as much as possible). Really appreciate the support from you all. ❤️

Please can I join!? Between 7-10dpo can't pinpoint the exact date as my opks were all over the place! Going to test on Saturday 💛

@Ripleysfirst it can be really hard. And I agree current situation doesn't help. I was sceptical about not tracking- my last 3 cycles have been 30 or 31 days so of course I have a good idea of when AF is due. However even just being a bit vague about it has helped.

@mumoftwobeauts welcome! What cycle are you on? Good luck for Saturday!

@Skyla01 1st cycle!!

I have two children already, nearly 5 year old boy and a 12 month girl! Both conceived first time trying so fingers crossed xx

AF arrived this morning so I'm out :( back to CD1. Feeling pretty down but hey ho.

Hoping to see lots of BFPs here, fingers crossed for all you ladies 🌸💕

And @Ripleysfirst thank you for the recipe lovely!! Will be just the thing to comfort myself with during horrible AF

@lavenderlilaclily ah I’m so sorry to hear about AF... I’m pretty sure I’ll be joining you on the May squad. Big big biiiiig hugs ❤️

And of course I meant to type June squad...

@lavenderlilaclily so sorry about AF. Be good to yourself.

@Ripleysfirst how are you feeling today?

@lavenderlilaclily well Valentine's babies are better than Jan ones anyway so! Hope June is your month