TWW - let’s keep each other sane!

[Dex1521]

Officially in the tww after a temp spike yesterday morning and this morning. I’m around 2dpo today, we are onto cycle 4 of ttc baby no 1 which isn’t a long time really but feels like a lifetime. Really hoping this is my month 🤞✨

Usually I go mad googling symptoms and driving myself crazy during the whole wait only for AF to show each month so thought I’d change it up and make a wee thread for people also in the tww. We can all keep each other sane!! Feel free to join everyone is welcome!

@ree348 @Grace185 sorry if AF is arriving!

@Ginini ah man she definitely arrived today. The cramps are horrible but I’ll be fine soon and ready to start again :)

@Grace185 sorry to hear! Lots of chocolate wine and pamper ❤️

I did a first response today and it's negative...af should be arriving on Mon/ Tues.

@Ginini @Grace185 hopefully our next cycle will be the one :-)

Sorry to hear @ree348 yep next month will be out months :)

Our** !!

Hi everyone hope you’re all having a nice day. I’m now entering my 3rd month of TTC and I know that’s not long but it does feel like ages especially given how impatient I am 🙄

I’m on day 6 of cycle and cycles are 27 days. Is anyone else around the same time in theirs and able to stop me going insane with googling during the TWW 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hi @Lockdownbabywishes. I am in exactly the same boat. Onto cycle 3. I am SUPER impatient too. And complacent, clearly. Thought last month was it, but on CD1 now, cycles 25-27 days. It's all consuming isn't it?! Hope it's third time lucky for us 🤞

@Nellieee on cd1 too! Cycle 2. AF came on exactly 28 days after stopping the mini pill. Feeling ok and telling myself last month was a trial run as hadn't had a proper period yet!

@Fifi1086 ahh great! Nice to know your cycles have returned to normal. Luckily mine came back exactly after coming off the pill too. Are you doing any temping or OPKs? Most definitely early days! Although you do kind of feel it'll just happen..at least I did!!

How's everyone doing? AF supposed to arrive tomorrow & hoping she doesn't! Fingers crossed 🤞 it's only month 2 of trying, but like everyone else here I'm so impatient 😂🤦🏼‍♀️ anyone still in the running for this month? When are you testing? I've decided I'm not early testing or I'll drive myself insane haha x

@Nellieee yes fingers crossed for 3rd time lucky. I’ve been testing early ish in the previous two cycles as I’m sure I’ve felt symptoms I’ve not had before. I think I’m now starting to make myself imagine them 🤦🏻‍♀️

I’ve not actually tried OPK yet. Are others using them? Trying to decide whether to try without this month and then get one next month after 3 cycles of trying based on tracking. Good luck to anyone who is still waiting for their result for this month 🥰

@Lockdownbabywishes Hi! I’m on CD6 today of my 2nd month TTC! Happy to join you in going insane this month 😂.
I was so optimistic last month, and just feeling so flat this month. It’s consuming me and I’m not looking forward to the next TWW! It’s all I thought about last time.
I used the cheapie opk’s last month but think I started them too late in my cycle, I’ve splashed out on the clear blue one this month so fingers crossed it helps.

@Eaststreet it looks like I have found someone just like me lol. Thanks for the recommendation. I may true the clear blue one next month if I don’t get a BPF this month.

I am going to try and hold out from doing a test until when AF is supposed to arrive. It may save me some money and make me get less frustrated with the results. I must learn some patience. It will be needed with a child :-)

@NannytoMummy hi! How have you gone on today? Any sign of AF?
Think I'm having a long cycle, lost count of how many days late now, but did test yesterday and got a BFN, third time I've had a long cycle now and no sign of af!

@Ginini yes AF arrived yesterday 😞 nothing worse than bad pains either reminding me she's here! Typical.

Maybe try a test again in a few days. If she doesn't arrive. Fingers crossed for you!
Next month for me 🤞 xo

@NannytoMummy sorry to hear! Lots of chocolate needed!

I though it was arriving as I've had cramps and back ache for over a week, had a bit of brown sticky egg white type cm today (sorry if tmi) then it's been clear since!
Gonna give a few more days and test!

Ahhh maybe it's implantation. Everyone has different symptoms if any at all! Let us know in a few days!

Xo

@Ginini sounds promising! Keep us updated :)

Very light brown spotting today and lower back ache, never normally get back ache with AF tho! CD36 so highly doubt its implantation, I had some brown spotting around CD 8-14 too, think maybe I should give GP a ring if this continues, feeling abit worried about it all!
Anyone had anything similar?

Here I am again - CD15, 3DPO, AF due 9th Feb.
This was our 3rd cycle TTC our first baby, and I feel I know a lot more about my body after OPK, BBT and CM monitoring this month. Also first month taking supplements. Who knows if it will all have made a difference, but we can but try!

@TTCat39 just wondering what supplements you're taking? I wanna do my best this month, I'm already taking vitamin d3 and folic acid but can anyone recommend anything else?

@Fifi1086 Pregnacare for me and Wellman for OH. I'm also taking an extra 1000mg daily of vitamin C, as I read that it can lengthen the luteal phase. I usually have a 25 day cycle, which is quite short anyway, but had a random 21 day one last month so I'm trying to prevent that happening again.

Hey again @TTCat39! I’m also still here but stuck on the previous cycle! Cd34 ish of a v regular normally 31 day cycle. No sign of AF and temp has been constantly rising but had a negative on a ic yesterday. Going utterly mad, wish AF would come so I can get cracking with the next cycle. Interesting you’re all talking about supplements. I started pregnacare this cycle and I heard it can lengthen your cycle. Has anyone ever experienced this!?

I only started measuring again halfway through this month. I used to measure regularly before ttc and the low temp was around 36.3 so these are weirdly high. Erghhh. Pick a lane body!