13 dpo, maybe baby?

[KatieLooLa]

Sooo...
I’ve had a few signs that I’m possibly pregnant

1. Cramping for a couple weeks way before I’m due
2. Overly emotional (more than usual)
3. Coffee tastes.... odd
4. Ready salted crisps craving... I’m not a crisp person
5. Nausea (without being sick most of the time)
6. Bloated/Gassy

I’ve taken a test but it’s negative, so I’m wondering if anyone else has gotten a BFP despite BFN readings. Am due for period either today or up till Sunday (cycle varies some months).
TIA x

@KatieLooLa I went out and got some pregnacare conception supplements yesterday. The pharmacist said the doctor would recommend me to take them if I go in for tests anyway, so I guess it's only a good thing to start them. Today I got this (tmi) creamy white/clear CM in my nickers and some clear yellow stretchy CM and when i wiped which was odd. But on the pregnacare box it does say that some women experience some symptoms while taking them. I've only had one dose so far tho so a maybe a good sign they're working if the CM is due to the tablets!

Haha I wouldn't be able to hold it in I would just tell my husband straight away if I get a BFP!
That is early testing for ovulation, but best to check in case you miss it. I ovulated on around CD8 with my son so early ovulation can happen!

So this months period I had egg white CM mixed in with my period and thought I was ovulating during my period. Then my temp shot up so I was worried what was going on. Temp went back down today so hopefully it wasn't ov. My app says to do OPK in 3 days but I might do one today after that weird CM.

@SarahMumof1DS
Sorry thought I’d replied.
DTD this morning, got a flashing smiley on the Clearblue OPK, so I guess well worth doing!
Have to see how this month goes but at least tried once while on fertile day.
I’d probably be like you and tell my other half straight away if I get a BFP, I’m usually rubbish at keeping secrets!

No worries, I've had a busy few days myself.
That's good! Do you DTD the day you get positive OPK and next couple of days? That's what we've been doing. As soon as I start seeing egg white CM and positive OPK I call my husband for duty lol.
It's not the kind of news you can keep to yourself easily is it. I remember our first cycle of trying I was so convinced I was pregnant i couldn't hold it in but I tried to, then my husband said what's up and I smiled and he was like you're pregnant and I said well I think I am. I couldn't stop smiling because I thought I had fallen pregnant our first time TTC and that would have been quite funny after what happened with our son. Turns out I wasn't anyway .

@SarahMumof1DS
As my work schedule is a bit manic I try and DTD as much as I can whenever I get high or peak readings. Unfortunately the reader has started to play up, think the battery may be on the way out, thankfully from seeing previous OPK tests can tell today was peak.

I started to get a line coming up on my tests today so we DTD. I think my peak might be tomorrow tho as it's not as strong as the control line yet. So will summon my husband again tomorrow lol. They say to get as much intercourse in the days leading up to ov so it's good if you can catch that positive opk or upcoming. Have you tried to replace the battery on your reader?

Stronger line today so will keep testing through the day and see if it gets darker

My app predicted my ovulation for CD15 but said to start doing opks and bbt yesterday so good job I did as looks like I might ovulate tomorrow CD12.

Omg @KatieLooLa I nearly missed my ov day! Thought I had pinpointed positive OPK on 8th as the line got darker and then yesterday was even darker so thought I had ovulated today but kept testing and today my test line is darker than my control line which doesn't normally happen for me so looks like I'm actually ovulating tomorrow if I get a temp rise. Will keep testing with the OPKs. It's another lesson learned tho!

@SarahMumof1DS
Sorry it’s taken ages to reply. I was given some bad news (nothing baby related) so haven’t really been in the frame of mind to think about things.
Had my 35th birthday on Saturday, cheered me up a bit, lots of alcohol!
Not sure if I’ll be lucky this month, DTD twice on fertile days so maybe, though not counting on it will everything that’s going on at the moment, plus have been doing a lot of overtime at work, so really haven’t had much chance to do anything.
Hope all is well with you and you’ll be lucky this month, will keep my fingers crossed for you!

@KatieLooLa no worries at all and I'm sorry to hear you've had some stuff going on. I hope you are ok. Happy Birthday for Saturday, I'm glad it cheered you up.

I had a bit of a weekend too, my husband had a mini stroke on Friday night and has been in hospital since. I've been the same not been going on then forum as it's the last thing on my mind. My 2 year old is very clingy so hard to get anything done and my in laws have been staying with me and helping me do I can visit my husband. TTC on hold for now, tho will be strange if I get a BFP in a couple of weeks after all that's been going on. Am here if you want to talk though, maybe help take our minds off of everything. xx

@SarahMumof1DS
Sorry to hear about your husband, must have been a bit scary, can imagine your little one is a bit confused why daddy isn’t there.
My other half lost his job due to the whole covid situation and things have been a bit tight, then got a call about my Dad being rushed to hospital as he was passing blood, sounds like he has prostate cancer, worse thing is that he’s currently living in France and I’m in the Isle of Man so not like I could nip over and see him. So had a bit of a cry after speaking to him on my birthday.
Thankfully have some really good friends that have been there for me xx

@KatieLooLa, I'm so sorry to hear about your other half and his job, that's putting a lot of pressure on you both.
And your Dad, that's devastating news and even worse you want to be near him to see him. I'm so very sorry, I hope they can treat him with a good prognosis. Is he in a stable condition now? It's very good you have good friends around you, it's exactly what you need right now. I'll be praying for your dads recovery and for your partners job situation to improve. 🙏🏻

My husband is finally home from the hospital thankfully. It was the worst day of my life, very traumatising. I'm having to watch him to make sure he's not showing signs again. They still couldn't officially diagnose a mini stroke yet so he'll have appointments for further tests. It was so emotional to see my son reunited with my husband, he cried and our little one didn't fully understand. It's been tough doing everything around the house and look after husband and son but I'm coping and will get used to the new routine. Our families are being very supportive.

So I guess the TTC is on hold for both of us?

We will have to put it on hold until my husband is feeling better again and I'm not going to mention it to him. I don't know what to do about going to the doctors, if I should still ask for tests to be done, I'm not sure if they'll recommend it if we're not trying for foreseeable. I feel guilty that I'm secretly sad our ttc is on hold and that my fertility and age is dwindling (I can't remember if I mentioned I might have early menopause in my family so wanted to get ttc in case my fertility runs out). But my husband's health obviously comes first and I don't want to cause him any extra stress than he's already dealing with. I think I might just see what the doctors says. We DTD the 4 and 3 days before ov and the day before ovulation. My ov day was the day we called for the ambulance. I guess there's still a chance this month but it will be very strange if I do fall pregnant this cycle. I guess it depends what fete has planned for us. My temperature is higher this month and my cover line is higher than normal, I'm not sure if that's a sign or if it's because I'm taking the Pregnacare this month. Will have to see. I'm 6 DPO and got 9 days till AF.

I assume for you ttc is the last thing in your mind?

Hope you're ok as can be x

@SarahMumof1DS
Hiya, sorry again for late reply. Been a hectic week as you can appreciate.
My Dad seems in good spirits despite still being in hospital and in pain.
My partner still looking for a job but might be given a temporary contract where I work, not that I really want that, but needs must! Just waiting on my boss to get things moved along.
Weighed myself this morning and was shocked that I’ve put on a fair bit! Thankfully having not a lot of money will make dieting a bit easier!
Hope all is well with you and glad that your hubby is home and everything can get back to normal, or as close to!
TTC is on hold for a while but keep you updated.
Speak soon and take care x

No worries, completely understand @KatieLooLa.
I'm glad to hear your dad is in good spirits, it goes a long way to helping the body stay strong. Hopefully they have his pain under control with medication.

Oh that's good your partner might have some work, hopefully not too intrusive for you and temporary till he can find something else.

If it makes you feel better I've been supposed to be gearing up for a new diet/lifestyle before everything happened and I've been eating what I want since. Wouldn't want to weigh myself right now! I hope things don't get bad enough that you can't eat the things you want.

I spoke to my husband about still getting tested at the doctor's and he said I should even though we're going to put things on hold for a bit it shouldn't hurt still check out my reproductive health. He's doing ok just taking it very easy and sleeping a lot.

Don't worry about replying just concentrate on you and your loved ones until you're ready to chat.
Speak soon and take care of yourself. x

Hi @KatieLooLa, I hope you are doing ok. Just wanted to let you know I started a new thread for October TTC Bus in case you need any support, there's a few girls following on from the September bus thread joining it too. x