Anyone else in their 2ww?

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Hi all,

Is there any others currently in their 2ww?

OH works away so we could only DTD 2-3 days before O. So I don't know whether I'm that hopeful. Plus it's our first month trying for #2.

So is there anyone else currently waiting and we can support each other through the wait? I'll be 10dpo on the 22nd which would be amazing if I get a positive as it will be a year on from a loss.

Babydust to all x

@DizSquiz

Thank you!

I can definitely see a faint line. It's also thick, so most likely not an evaporation line. Congratulations! :)

Hey @Fifi1086 and @Randomness12 how are you both doing??

Oops and @Somatronic 😊

@hotpotlover congratulations!!
@DizSquiz I can definitely see a line 😊

@1littlewren thanks for asking! I'm on cd7 today. I get a strange thing with AF where it is almost gone and then it comes back really strong and heavy for 1 day before It finishes. Today is that day 😭

I'm on soya isoflavones this month to try bring O forward from day 20 on a 27-29 day cycle. I started cb opks yesterday and already on flashing smiley so looks like they're working!

How are you doing @1littlewren @NW2021
@Lowkeyloopy @JCQ2021 and everyone else 😊

@DizSquiz that looks positive to me too! Congratulations!

Thanks @1littlewren, I’m doing ok. I’m on cd21 now but really frustrated as my app has recalculated ovulation and expected af again! To make matters worse, the dates are totally out with when we dtd so I’ve got zero hope for this month.

On the plus side I’m potentially already in my 2ww. Trying to be positive but it’s so hard.

I suggested to my DH about trying OPKs next month and he was really not keen at all. He doesn’t like the pressure of knowing when we must DTD which I do understand.

Hi @1littlewren! I'm good thanks, how are you getting on?

I'm on my second day of my second Clomid cycle so I'm nauseous, tired, boiling hot, headachey and in bad form really but could be worse!

I find being on Clomid means you never have the "week off" TTC that you normally get with period as I have to take it days 2-6 of the cycle. So it's a week of horrible side effects, then the annoyance of OPKs and timing DTD and all that and then the two week wait. I'm tired of it but we'll persevere!

I am also worried about my thyroid affecting matters but I can't get in to see my endocrinologist. I was meant to see her in December but now it will be the end of April which feels very far away.

Sorry for the negativity! I feel better having complained!

Ahhh @Randomness12 that is so annoying. I hate it when you think you've nailed it and your app changes its mind. It's so frustrating. My partner would be the same about tracking ovulation and stuff so I understand.

@Somatronic what is Clomid? I've heard it mentioned a few times but not sure what it is?

@Fifi1086 I have no idea what that is that you're taking either 🤣 but I am glad you can see it working.

I am just saying goodbye to AF and looking forward to dtd again this month. I had a good look at my months I've logged in flo the other day and I can see that we never really stood much chance. I am much more aware of my cycle now and so hopefully I will be able to time it a bit better this month. Starting to get very frustrated

That’s really positive @1littlewren that you are much more aware of your body and cycles, hopefully that will make the difference for you soon!

I’m thinking about doing secret OPKs ... is that terrible? Do they need to be done in the morning or could I do it at work? I think I’ll have to do some research.

I know my DH isn’t keen, but if I quietly understood where I was each month I’d be able to focus matters discreetly.... I don’t know. I think TTC messes with your brain!

@Randomness12 tbh if I could be bothered to do them I probably would and I wouldn't tell my OH, let's face it all they are interested in at this point is the constant dtd 🤣🤣 No harm in tracking in my opinion! TTC definitely messes with your head there is no denying that!!!

Hi all!!

@hotpotlover @DizSquiz
congratulations! Amazing news 🎉

@Randomness12 it’s so annoying when the apps do that! Did you DTD before or after the date it’s now saying?

@1littlewren FW week! 😁🎉 it’s so good you’re more in tune with your body now. I was fortunate that my cycles were regular so I knew after a few months when I was ovulating and Af due just from how I felt and my hormones.

I would say the same! I didn’t use OPK but if I did I would just do them and not tell OH. No need to tell them, it’s just extra pressure. As long as you know, you can jump on him when you get those positives 😉

I have nothing to report here other than it’s going so slow!! 😂 week 6 tomorrow. This week I’ve not been as tired thank god! Although I’ve been in bed by 9pm every night, work is mad busy so no time to be tired 😂 paid for an earlier scan at 9 weeks so the count down is on!

@Lowkeyloopy how are you getting on?

The early scan is exciting news @NW2021

I’m on cd 25 now, I think based on the new date in the app we DTD 2 days before and 2 days after. So depressing! I’m not sure when I ovulated this month to be honest tho so I’m trying not to pay too much attention to the apps prediction as it is only based on averages after all rather than temperature etc.

How are those of you with your BFPs feeling now? I remember the nausea in the early days was pretty grim and plain pasta with grated cheese was all I could keep down!

Morning ladies!

Thinking of those of you in the FW or 2WW!

@Randomness12 and @1littlewren it’s totally a
personal decision but I think OPKs were the most helpful thing I did tbh! I used the Premom app (see photo) and the cheapie Femometer tests from Amazon - just £11 or thereabouts for 50. Even though we DTD the entire FW just in case (knackering) it was super reassuring when I saw my peak that we were probably timing it right. And tbh, and sorry to be graphic, but it was tricky to spot EWCM when we were DTD every day!! 🙈 I think I spotted it once but wasn’t sure. I have very regular 28 day cycles too, but if I didn’t I can see they would be even more useful. Maybe just don’t announce it to DP when you’re doing it? Or have a chat with him about how you think it will actually make you less stressed, not more, because it takes the guesswork out? My DP was also a bit concerned all the apps would be a bit stressful but I think he liked the fact that these OPKs were actually a bit of clear data/evidence that we could rely on. Unless you’re temping and have a clear spike on Fertility Friend, the apps are otherwise just guesswork based on assumptions about the “average woman” aren’t they? And we’re all different. As and when I go through this again I’m definitely going to take the apps and ovulation / PG symptom lists with a MASSIVE pinch of salt and just wait until my period is late then test! There was stuff that completely threw me in the 2WW, eg my cervix being super low in the morning (convinced I was out) then super high in the evening, CM completely disappearing at first when I thought pregnancy meant it was supposed to increase (it’s back now), etc. Our hormones are all over the shop and don’t follow a strict checklist or order it seems!

I’m good thanks @NW2021! 5 weeks 3 days today. Cramping has stopped - just feel a slight twinge every now and then. Still getting hot at night and waking early, only then to get up and immediately feel like I could go back to bed! No real nausea, though def got more of a sense of smell, and some lightheadedness. And the boob swelling and pain is REAL, haha. My first MW appt isn’t until 9.5 weeks!! So just got to try not to let myself go absolutely mental until then.. When’s yours? I’m still being very cautious about celebrating it or telling people as I know how many women go through the sadness of an early loss. I won’t relax until that first scan I don’t think. It definitely won’t feel real until then anyway!

Keen to hear how you all are and how your journeys work out xx

Oh and I just looked at my Premom app again (photo shows tests after my peak) and thought I should mention this, as someone told me it too. The suggestion in the books, apps etc that you should wait until 1pm - 8pm to take an OPK could be total nonsense for you. You can see from the photos that a 10pm test before bed and FMU test at 7am is what caught my high then peak. Testing only early afternoon both days would have missed it - I got “low” a few hours before the high and a few hours after the peak. So that’s why I would recommend the cheapie tests too, so you can test a few times a day without worrying about all that wasted plastic.

Promise I’m not working on commission for Femometer cheapie tests, haha. As I said before, there just seems to be so much info out there based on what’s “normal” or “average”. And while I might be “average” with my 28 day cycles, perhaps I’m not with my rapidly spiking LH!

Hope that helps someone! (Including the people reading this thread in a few years time, like I have done with old threads!) x

@Lowkeyloopy sounds like everything is all good 😊 my cramping calmed down a lot after 5 weeks. The hotness at night is crazy! I’m normally cold all the time but night time I’m boiling!! I’ve just got to 6 weeks, 6+1 today. I’ve got my first midwife appointment on Tuesday, it’s just a phone call so I’m guessing it’ll just be a couple of questions etc.
This weekend my nausea feels like it’s gone up a level, I haven’t been sick but felt so sick.
We’ve not really followed the ‘rules’ and told quite a few people! We’ve just been so excited. I just think what will be will be, me telling people isn’t going to change whatever happens. Might sound like some hippy crap but past couple of years I’ve just started with positive manifesting and positive thoughts etc I struggled in the past with anxiety and learnt that there’s no point in worrying about the future as you have no control over it, I’m enjoying every day of this pregnancy and take every day as it comes 🥰

Still doesn’t feel real though! Can’t wait to just hear the heartbeat at the scan 🤍

Hiya guys.. I was on here got my BFP end of January if you remember but it wasn’t meant to be.. I had bleeding on and off throughout which was so worrying. Had an early scan at what I thought was 8 weeks and baby only measuring 6 weeks with a heartbeat. They said I probably ovulated late but I think I knew in my heart it was bad news. I started bleeding again and cramping on Thursday- booked a private scan and baby had stopped growing 6 days after my 6 week scan. I think the worst is over now and I have an appointment tomorrow at the early pregnancy unit to check what’s going on.
Been catching up it’s lovely to see those that have gone on to get BFP from the original thread and new guys ❤️☺️ I guess I’m back in the TTC crew as soon as I can and back to the dreaded TWW with you guys 💓

Ooo @Brightspark12 I’m so so sorry 😔 terrible news, I hope you’re ok! 🤍 Sending you lots of hugs 🤍

@NW2021 thank you.. so nice to hear about your news, congratulations 💓❤️Xx

So sorry for your loss @Brightspark12

Thank you so much @Randomness12 x

@Brightspark12 so so sorry to hear this ❤️ be kind to yourself and hopefully it is all over with and no need for any intervention XX

@Brightspark12 so so sorry lovely. Make sure you take some time to recover. Sending virtual hugs.

Somehow I missed the whole chat yesterday, I logged in as well and they didn't show up 😔 Nice to read that @NW2021 and @Lowkeyloopy are going well.

I am just about to enter my FW. Just going with the flow this month. What will be will be. I've started running again and am trying to eat well so hopefully that will help. And then just lots of sex. I can't be bothered to track etc.. have too much to worry about without adding that into my brain as well. I think I'd drive myself crackers.

Anyway, must dash, kids are all back at school today and I'm back after 10 days isolation. We have about 10 members of staff down due to Covid so it's going to be a fun day. Somehow we've dodged Covid in school for almost 12 months and all of a sudden it's spreading like wildfire.

Happy Monday all!

Hope everyone is doing ok? I’m on cd28, anything up to 6 days to go. Will anyone be testing around the same time? This bit goes soooo slowly!

Hi ladies, an update from me. I’m afraid it wasn’t to be for our little potential baby after all. I took a Clearblue weeks indicator test on Saturday at what should have been 5 weeks 2 days, so I was hoping to see 3 weeks + or at least 2-3 weeks, but it only said 1-2 weeks. My heart sank but I tried to tell myself those tests are a con because the range of normal HCG levels early on is so wide.

I then got some twinging yesterday morning on my right side. It wasn’t even that painful tbh but combined with the low hcg I was worried about an ectopic. I spoke to GP who sent me off to A&E so I could ask them for a blood test. I was wondering if it was all OTT at that point. Doc did a hospital urine PG test which is less sensitive than an over the counter one - deliberately, so they only show pregnancies likely to be 5 weeks+. It was negative. He said it was probably a threatened miscarriage so might go either way and to take another test in a week. But just after I got home I started lightly bleeding. Then incredibly intense cramping started around 4am. It quite literally floored me for a while but only lasted half an hour or so. I hope it was my body being very efficient and trying to make this process as short as possible for me. I’m seeing the EPU for a scan today or tomorrow so they can confirm what I already know really.

I’m quite sobbed out and v tired now, but ok. DP being wonderful. I’ve been questioning everything I did but I know I’ve been so healthy and careful so it just wasn’t meant to be. I had a little chat with my stomach on Saturday - “if you’re ok, please hang on, but if you’re not ok, it’s ok to go and please don’t make me wait too long.” So that helps a little bit.

Next time I’m not going to symptom spot at all. I know I can get pregnant now, so I’ll just hold onto that. I’ll stick to no booze (though I bloody want a few glasses of red at the weekend), watch what I eat and take the prenatal vitamins, then wait for AF to be 2 weeks late before testing. The 2WW wait might be hard, but it’s not harder than this! I don’t want to stare at lines and keep my fingers crossed for weeks on end - it’s just not worth it when nothing I can do will change the result.

So.. yeh.. that’s me. Sorry not to have more positive news to bring to the group. I may be a bit quiet on MN for a bit but if someone starts a new thread when this one runs out please do tag me in and I may join back in!

@Brightspark12 I’m so sorry for your loss as well. It’s sad and confusing and exhausting but time heals all Xx

Oh @Lowkeyloopy I’m so sorry to hear this. I think the not knowing what’s going on is one of the hardest parts and waiting for tests and bloods etc. Like you said being healthy etc is all you can do. I’m hoping to start trying as soon as my body gets back to normal. Sending love to you xxx

@lowkeyloopy I am very sorry to hear this. My heart goes out to you. You are absolutely right to take steps to make it easier on you next time re waiting to test etc. And as you said you know that you can get pregnant now, which is positive. I'm with you on being off the booze. Some days I really feel like a drink but I said I'd do lent and then reassess my situation at Easter!

@Brightspark12 I'm so sorry - I hope that you're doing OK and that you're recovering well.