Two Week Wait Buddies

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Hello team! Join the 2WW train!

4 DPO and already feeling stressed and irritable about it. Shifts til Thurs to keep me busy but what then? It just seems like forever. Will 100% be caving and testing later in the week because I have zero self control.

Who's with me?!

Back for another month. My very very faint line on my first response ended up with my period arriving on Valentine’s. @Horehound how are you doing?
I decided this month to invest in the clear blue advanced digital ovulation sticks combined with tracking temps. Has anyone else has experience with using these tests, I swear I don’t know if they’ve done more harm than good..so confusing 🙈🙈 xx

@mamadreamers we used the clear blue digital ovulation sticks and found them really good. I started mine sooner than it said as was worried about ovulating early and missing it as never tracked before.

Just checked and I started it on CD 7 and got 7 days of flashing smileys (was starting to worry 😂 my own fault for doing early) and then got my static smiley. Gave me something to focus on and do every morning haha

Am going to wait until my period is actually due (Monday) after a BFN at 7/8 days DPO earlier this week, done in the middle of the day after I'd drunk two bottles of water (what was I thinking?!)

My boobs were agony for a couple of days- enough that it woke me up when I turned over in the night. Pain seems to have largely gone now so I'm worrying about that lots. Feeling v sick and dizzy, retching a lot. But I'm pretty good at giving myself phantom symptoms...

@1boo1 so I generally have quite a short cycle around 25/26 days. So I’ve used these sticks this month as well as temping and my ovulation was confirmed for day 11 (which is earlier than the app projected on temps alone). We BD all 3 days before, on ovulation and the day after. So have everything crossed this month 🤞🏼 The only thing I found confusing was I got the flashing smiley followed by the static which I believe is normal. But then after the static smiley it went back to flashing, so wasn’t sure if I’d definitely ovulated..however my temps say otherwise! X

@mamadreamers we did it for nearly all of our flashing smileys and was definitely glad for a break by the end of that long stint 😂

Yes statatic smiley is when you are due to ovulate. Once you get the static smiley you shouldn't use the tests again until the next cycle (unless you get a BFP obviously) any CB sticks used after your static will be a waste really as it's already detected your surge. X

@1boo1 ahaha oh gosh I know what you mean, definitely ready for a couple of nights break! Based on my app I’m 4 dpo today, fingers crossed it’s our month. How many dpo are you?
Thanks for the info on the sticks, I did wonder as it flashed up as though it had reset itself - good to know, maybe if I’d read the instructions properly 🙈🙈 xx

I am 3dpo so have a little while to wait yet!

@mamadreamers haha enjoy the break! We are 26dpo today. Got a BFP on 10Dpo with a first response test. It was a light line that got darker every 2 days 😊 everything crossed for you x

@ShutUpAlex ahh we’re in this TWW together 💪🏼
@1boo1 ahhh that’s amazing congratulations to you, how exciting!! 🤍 xx

Hi @mamadreamers I've got my fingers crossed for you!
I think I'm about to ovulate. Had kind if a strong line on my opk stick yesterday and forced ourselves to have sex because we are so exhausted from the house move and Ds1 has been so bad with sleep due to teething. But we did DTD yesterday and I'm so glad because today I saw egg white discharge. We just DTD again so fingers crossed!

The more I think about last cycle the more I wonder if those faint lines I saw were just evap lines. I'm going to buy pink dye tests this time around!!

@mamadreamers how are you getting on? I’m 5dpo now and I’m exhausted and having cramping. So fingers crossed.

@Horehound thank you!! Starting to feel abit impatient and everyone around me seems to be pregnant, but it’ll be our time when it’s meant to be. Oh bless you, I can imagine the exhaustion is real. You can only do what you can do and it definitely sounds like you’ve caught the right time before ovulation 🙌🏼 Have everything crossed for you this month!
@ShutUpAlex I’ve been so tired the past few days, and I’ve completely lost my appetite. Yesterday morning I felt what I can only describe as a ‘stitch’ feeling followed by mild cramps. I also noticed when I went to the toilet CM which was like a thick lotion type consistency which I don’t remember having in other cycles. Don’t know if I’m just symptom spotting. Have everything crossed for us!! 🤞🏼 X

so... I know I only posted once on here, but guess what?!

Hi everyone 😊 little update from me.. I had a scan at the EPU this morning (6+2) and saw our little heartbeat 💕 feeling so very lucky!

We had a private scan booked for this Saturday but got a suspected UTI yesterday with pain, was prescribed antibiotics but they recommended having all checked out this morning too. Going to change our private scan to around 9 weeks now as they said should see more of a difference in the time!

Telling my parents this weekend! Can't wait to tell my mum 😊

Hope you're all okay x

@1boo1 aw lovely, really happy for you! Hope that you’re not struggling too much, UTI’s are the absolute worst.
I’m 8 dpo today..so holding out, with everything crossed that I might get my BFP in a few more days.
♥️ x

Congratulations @Stoakey! Very exciting!

Oh that's great @1boo1! Yes at 9 weeks that will be a good scan and then not long to wait for 12 week scan!

It's hard not to pee on a stick isn't it @mamadreamers?! I'm only like 3dpo and want to pee on a stick lol

Thank you 😊

@Stoakey congratulations! How many weeks do you think you are?

@mamadreamers have you managed to stop yourself from peeing on a stick yet? I used the First response ones as they seem to be super sensitive x

@Horehound @1boo1 I caved yesterday 🙈😫 at 10 dpo, was negative. I used a frer, so pretty much out for this month I reckon, my af is due Tuesday.
Will keep you posted if anything changes, but most likely see you next month for month 11 TTC 😫 xx

You never know @mamadreamers...it's never over until you see aunt Flo. I'll still keep my fingers crossed for you.

I also tested which is absolutely ridiculous as I'm like 6dpo or something but I am sure I can see a shadow of something. However I also think my eyes are playing tricks on me like I know if I showed anyone they'd be like "no, there's nothing there!" I don't know why I do this to myself...I just set myself up to me disappointed.
I was reading an article about trying to conceive whilst breastfeeding and it basically said biology will not let it happen if it thinks your body doesn't have enough energy. So you need to have energy to live, to nurse your baby and to grow a new baby. Also said the first few cycles you probably won't even ovulate properly and the eggs won't be viable so o totally think it's not Gona happen for a while.

11 months, that's hard going for a disappointment every month. I feel for you x

Yeah very true, not over till she shows!
Definitely starting to feel it now 11 months in. We’ve tried vitamins, preseed, OPKs, temping and equally months where we’ve just gone with the flow and tried not to think too much about it..but nothing seems to work. This month is a whole year I’ve been off my pill too and my app/charting says my cycle is regular.
Well I’ve got a friend who was breastfeeding & wasn’t using contraception because she thought you couldn’t get pregnant.. fell pregnant, she now has 2 under too so it’s definitely possible! Xx

@1boo1 - I should be around 5+2 now - I can't wait to get through the next few weeks. Had my first Midwife call yesterday and got my first appointment in early April. Bonkers how long away that feels! I've booked an early scan at 8+1 though, sod waiting to 12 weeks! I did a dreaded Clearblue' how many weeks' test this morning though, and it still says 1-2 weeks, like it did on Sunday, so I'm now working on convincing myself that it's an unreliable waste of money. Ad I'll add it to the stack of other tests I've done since Sunday!!!

10dpo and just done a test!

@ShutUpAlex - Woohoo!!!!

@ShutUpAlex Yay!! Congratulations, really happy for you! You knew at 5 dpo with your cramping didn’t you 🙌🏼 X

Congratulations @ShutUpAlex!

Great news!

I person a stick today honestly cannot control myself. If I turn the test at a squinty angle I can see the faintest of faintest lines. I'm trying not to get carried away as I've not had cramping or anything although I was super gassy yesterday!
But I do think I can see lines in even unused tests which must be where they put the strip of antibodies. Ho hum will see I have three more tests so I'm not Gona lie I'm Gona test for the next three days lol