6DPO 1st TWW nervous and obsessing!

[JoannaJellyBean]

Hi All, this is the first time I have gone through the TWW, it fascinates me that we spend years trying not to get pg and now I am a bag of nerves! I am a very driven person, everything I set my mind to I aim to achieve and this feels like its based on luck! I think I have done everything right... ovulation testing, LH surge, timed sex etc and now I am 6DPO. I don't feel any different and I seem to spend so much time googling TWW symptoms and obsessing over it. Two of my best friends are pg and it happened on their first try, my over achieving nature is kicking in and causing me to obsess! Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

Hello - you sound exactly like me! As soon as I focus on something I get obsessed on it. My first 2 cycles I was convinced it would happen but it hasn't. I feel a lot more relaxed this cycle as we didn't dtd the day of ovulation but up until then I feel we did everything we could. Just got to let nature take its course. Last month I had heavy boobs, felt cramping etc and my period came a few days earlier than expected. My first cycle was 33 days long, my second was 27 days long. I'm currently on cd 23 and 5dpo so hoping for a longer cycle this month. I'm planning on testing on Friday (if I can hold out that long). Have you been monitoring your temp?

@JoannaJellyBean heyyy :) we have similar usernames 🤣 I'm roughly 12dpo but could also be 10dpo depending on when I ovulated :) the TWW honestly drives us crazy but here's hoping for your BFP ☺️🤞🏻 are you temping?

@BrodieKD great to meet someone who thinks the same way as me ! I didn't have my implant taken out until Mid-Jan and then Feb was a write off with no ovulation while my body adjusted, then ovulation defo happened in March I could actually feel it! I have tried temping, taking it as soon as I wake up and don't sit up, but the readings were all over the place so it didn't seem to tell me anything, I have stopped. What have both of your experiences been with temping? @xoJellyBean are you going to be taking the bfp test soon? Really appreciate the response ladies, it is so nice knowing I am not alone! I haven't told any of my friends and family encase I jinx it, so it feels a bit lonely. Driving my partner mad haha

@JoannaJellyBean I'm not sure if I will! 🙈 so scared hahaha. I rely quite heavily on my temps as it is the only way for me to confirm ovulation, you should try again. It's sooo interesting 🤩 my temp dipped this morning which makes me think dreaded af is on her way!

xoJellyBean it is terrifying isn't it! I got some ovulation strips off Amazon, worked so well. Is this your first time ttc? Never not wanted to have af knocking as much in my life! Have you had any tww symptoms?

BrodieKD fingers crossed for Friday 🤞🏻 I am not going to test until next Monday, feels like a lifetime away! Which is one day before af is due, which apparently is 93% accurate . Although I don't feel pg... apparently most people experience symptoms 9dpo, but of course everyone is different and that drives me mad!

@JoannaJellyBean yes same, I got the Femometer strips from Amazon and then scan them with the app, so handy☺️ I've had a few symptoms but I'm fully expecting it to be nothing 🥲 I had some cramping (pulling sensation) on Thursday and Friday, I've been tired and had headaches so who knows... how are you feeling? Are you taking any supplements?

I feel normal, a few twinges but that could just be normal pms, I don't feel pg so I think it will be negative too... yes been taking supplements since Jan to ensure I built them up haha let me know when you do test, fingers crossed you are surprised!

Hi @JoannaJellyBean sounds like we’re in a similar position. Had my implant removed mid January as well. I had a small bleed straight away and a second bleed 28 days late which I assume was af. This month I’m on cd32 and test was bfn this morning. I didn’t do opks or anything though and think I actually ovulated around cd26, putting me about 6dpo I think. I think I ovulated around them from cervical mucus and cramps but can’t be certain. So if af doesn’t show I’m going to keep testing every 3-4 days. But wish either my period or a positive test would hurry up. I’m only on month one and this is taking forever!

@AliBear90 wow it does sound like we are similar positions! I use the premom app with ovulation strips and it has massively helped, I defo ovulated but whether it took or not only this horrific tww will tell me! They do say it can take 3-6 months for your body to readjust after the implant, temp testing can also help pinpoint ovulation for some woman, are you temping daily?

@JoannaJellyBean I’ve not done any temping or opks so far, but I have got the premom app and used it to log symptoms as I ordered the easy@home opks to use for after my period whenever it arrives! I hope it’s your month. I don’t think it is for me but hopefully once I start using the opks I’ll be able to time things better. Keep us updated

AliBear90 the premom opks are so helpful, I think they will really help! After my implant removal I kept testing (probably too much, but I had no idea what I was looking for!) then this month when that LH surge hit I was like ahhhh thats what it is about, it was hilarious because we had just got back from food shopping I was so excited I told my OH "right baby making before lunch" haha! Tbh I don't feel any different at all so I don't think it has taken but we will see... Let me know how you get on with the opk testing! Are you taking prenatal sups?

Hey can I join please

I'm only a day or two post ovulation (I think) and already losing my mind.

According to my tracking app my cycles are 28 days on average which makes my ovulation day today. But I bought clear blue ovulation test today and it's coming out blank! Looking back I have quite often had 27 day cycles

@AAR25 I think the clear blue ones always come out blank the first day you use them from what I’ve heard but I’ve not tried them

@AliBear90 oh really that's interesting. Thanks for letting me know. I really think ovulation must have been yesterday. Will try another ovulation test tomorrow to double check

@AAR25 Welcome to the nail biting tww, you are not alone! I am now 8dpo, work is the only thing keeping me sane but with the easter weekend approaching it will be all I think about! How did you get on with opk test this morning?

Yay! We can be impatient together.

I'm wfh so it's very easy to get distracted googling.

Haven't done it yet, I've read they're best between 12-8 so waiting til 12. Although I woke up with achy legs like I do before AF is due but that's 12 days off according to my app. Also keeping a note of temperature so I can track it properly next cycle if we don't fall this time

Hey everyone 👋 Can I join? 🙏 7DPO and was doing so well but now the TWW itch is hitting!

I also used the Premom app and test strips which I think are fab. I don't really feel any symptoms but I know it's too early. I read average Implementation day is 8DPO so I'm hoping to start feeling some stuff soon!

*implantation 🤦‍♀️

Ladies welcome to the waiting game! This is my first time experiencing the tww and this chat space has helped me so much, my OH thinks I am mental because there is nothing we can do except wait but I cannot help obsessing over it!

@AAR25 Preach to wfh and the temptation of googling everything, been there, doing that! I was temping but it goes up and down all the time so I can't really get a read on it so I have stopped...

@Annabelle0852 We are very close together! When are you going to test?

Is the first cycle you're both ttc?

@JoannaJellyBean how are you getting on? Resisting the temptation to test? We are over the hump of the week and on the home run to the weekend now. Can't come quick enough!

@BrodieKD Heyyy! Believe me the temptation is definitely there! I just don't want to test too early get the BFN and be sad about it when it was maybe too early to detect so I am going to stick to my guns and test the day before af is due which is Easter Monday! It's also my birthday next week so this will either be a great birthday prezzie or a really crap one!

Is first thing in the morning the best time to test? I drink loads of squash throughout the day and I am concerned it won't be concentrated enough, any advise?

How are you feeling?!! xx

@JoannaJellyBean I love your will power! I'm hopeless! I'm going to test on Friday still but I know it's quite early. Hopefully it will be a GOOD Friday 🤭 I'm not too sure when my af is due so just going to plod on and hope for the bfp 🤞🤞

@BrodieKD It's not will power, its fear haha! Wouldn't that make it a very good Friday!!! Spring is all about new life make sure you let me know on Friday 🤞

So what's the earliest time you would bdo a test?

According to my app AF will be due 11th but I have an MRI scan on 12th which I will need to cancel if I get a positive.

Or am I just using the scan as an excuse to be stupid and test early