Usual brown spotting has not arrived this month could this be the month of BFP??

[acupofteamakeseverythingbetter]

Hi all,

Think I may be clutching at straws here as I don’t have any symptoms at all this month so I’m not very hopeful. But I usually have brown spotting 2 days before AF but am due on tomorrow and brown spotting has not arrived.

Has anyone had lack of symptoms that has turned into bfp or no brown spotting when you normally do?

I’m going to test tomorrow morning so will know either way but thought I’d waste some time away and ask for other women’s experiences too

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter last month I had no spotting at all! And AF was a day late! Fully convinced myself it was our month but unfortunately it arrived out of the blue the day after.

Sorry it's not a better experience but I think AF has a mind of its own sometimes!

Really hope it's a positive for you this month though! Xx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter both times I had a BFP my only symptom was no spotting! Sadly they ended as chemicals but I'd definitely see it as a good sign, as a fellow suffering of spotting for days pre AF 🙌

Thank you both @2020mission @2021babyhope I guess it really could go either way! Xx

I had this and had BFP ♥️
Keeping everything crossed!

Aw thank you @Twinkle1989 this gives me hope 🥰

@2020mission @2021babyhope @Twinkle1989 Morning ladies. Just wanted to update... I got my BFP this morning!! So not having my usual brown spotting was a symptom for me! The only symptom I’ve had too! Xx

Congratulations
@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter ,you must be over the moon.a happy and healthy pregnancy to you

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter
Yay! I'm so pleased for you!
I had no other symptoms really so just goes to show!

Congratulations - that is such a strong line too!! Xx

Thank you so much, I really can’t believe it. We feel so blessed 🥰 I’m 15dpo today and my period was due to start. I can’t believe I managed to hold off testing this long to be honest! But I wanted it to be an obvious positive and when I looked at the test it took my breath away! No denying that line ❤️ Fingers crossed it sticks. Sending lots of baby dust to you all xx

Congratulations @acupofteamakeseverythingbetter! Well done for waiting until 15 DPO 😅

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Omg just wanted to pop on here as I recognised your name from a previous thread I think?! Congratulations!!! What a line😍

Aw thank you @Firsttry132 lovely to hear from you again, yes we were having a rant on our last cycle 😂 I can’t believe how blessed we’ve been 🥰 how are getting on? Xx

Honestly never been so happy for someone I’ve never met 😂🥰 I’m okay my AF is due Sunday! I’ve held off testing so far which is such an achievement for me! I’ve been having such vivid dreams sometimes 3 a night, and I’ve been having cramps on and off for the past week! Could go either way really! Hope I have the same luck as you this month! Xx

Aw @Firsttry132 thank you, so so lovely of you 🥰 sending you lots of baby dust and keeping everything crossed for you!! 🤞🏻 I can’t believe I held off until the day AF was due (15dpo) and I’m so glad I did because the line was so obvious so absolutely no doubting it was positive. It was such an amazing moment me and partner finding out this morning ❤️ How many dpo are you now? Are you tempted to test early? 😬 xx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Thank you!🥰 I’m not sure as I don’t track ovulation as I’d end up obsessing, Just keep doing the deed! I don’t have a great feeling this month about it so I’ve not tested, although I’m so tempted but don’t want to see another negative! I get brown discharge 2 days before normally so I should have a pretty good idea by Saturday 😬 xxx

Oh same as me with the brown spotting 2 days before. Hopefully you’ll get a positive this month ❤️ Do you have any other symptoms? I’ve not had any symptoms at all so was certain I was out but the other months I had so many symptoms I was certain I was pregnant and wasn’t!! Our bodies defo play tricks on us when it comes to TTC. I know what you mean with the negatives, it’s so disheartening so see xx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Hoping so! Other than the cramps not really! I never normally have cramps until AF is in full swing, but last month I had every symptom possible and it was negative so trying not to overthink it! We will see☺️X

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Did you do anything different this month do you think or not? Xx

Hi @Firsttry132 this was the first month of using the Clear Blue ovulation predictor kit. My cycles are quite short (26 days) so my fertile window is as soon and my period ends. So I started testing and I got flashing smiley from 2 days after my period finished. And tested every every day until I got a static smiley (then ovulation occurs up to 24 hours after).

We DTD 2 and 3 days before I ovulated so it goes to shows it’s best to baby dance in the lead up to ovulation and have the sperm ready and waiting to fertilise the egg rather than try and time it exactly for when you ovulate as we didn’t get the chance to DTD the day before or the day of ovulation so I thought we’d missed our chance!

I’ve continued taking my pre-conception pregnacare vitamins as I have been for the past few months but this month I did switch to decaf tea and coffee ☕️

So apart from switching to decaf and using the Clear BlueOPK I did everything else the same.

It’s worth noting that the first month my sister used clear blue OPK she also became pregnant too that’s why she recommended I try it too and I’m so glad I did 😊

I really hope this month is your month and that you get you BFP ❤️🤞🏻And we can go on this journey together 😘

Have you tried anything different this month? Xxx

Just to add, last cycle I tried using the internet cheapies for ovulation testing but I just didn’t get a clear peak and that was so confusing and was an added stress. Clear Blue was so much easier to use and I felt reassured with the flashing smiley rather than trying to figure out if the line is dark enough to be your peak on the internet cheapies 🙈 xx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Ah sounds good! I’m scared of using OPK as I feel I’ll end up obsessing about it and it’ll take the magic and fun out of it! I’ve not done much different apart from try not to stress about it much, what will be will be approach (currently struggling with this tho😂) might try the OPK next month though if this doesn’t work! Xx

😂 I tried the relax and see what happens approach but I felt like I put myself under too much pressure 🙈🤦🏻‍♀️😂 hopefully you won’t need to worry about it next month because fingers crossed it’ll all work out this time round 😁🤞🏻sending you lots of baby dust ✨✨✨✨ xx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter Hoping so!! I’ll let you know! Xxx

@acupofteamakeseverythingbetter interesting... I always wonder if caffeine could be an issue. I have 1 latte a day and the rest of the day I only drink water, either grapefruit or pomegranate juice and the safe caffeine free herbal teas. I might try and avoid coffee next month just to see if that does it.

@2020mission yes it could be, but frustratingly there really is no way of knowing. Is it the decaf coffee? Is that we just timed it right? Is it not having my baths as hot!? 😂 who bloody knows 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I thought that as I don’t really ever feel a hit with regular coffee anyway 😴 I thought I’d just swap it out and see. Do you use the Clear Blue OPK? Sending lots of baby dust to you xx