TTC first baby 11dpo or 14dpo

[MrsW1993]

Hi all!
I apologise if this seems a bit long winded!! But I'm always forever looking through the forum for advice and now I think I need to create my own post

So I came off the pill last September and me and my husband have been actively ttc from February. I got pregnant on the first cycle of ttc and tested positive in march. Sadly it ended in mc at 6 weeks in April. We then starting trying again as soon as the bleeding stopped.

But I feel like I'm not getting anywhere! I think I had what I believe to be a chemical pregnancy at beginning of June. I had a very faint positive on a cheapie when my AF was due which was then negative the next day and I started my period! So not sure if it was a dud test or what!

Fast forward to now, my cycles are around 27-29 days roughly. I'm using my fitbit app and another period tracker. Fitbit says I'm due AF on the 26th which would mean I'm about 11dpo the other one says im due today which would make me 14dpo. Havent come on yet and only symptom I have is lower back ache which has been on and off past couple of days. I did have some sharp shooting pains low down earlier this week too. I Feel very different to last month, I have just felt really off! I did an asda early detection test this morning which was very negative but I've heard very bad reviews about them being unreliable so I think I'll throw out the other test. They were only 3.50 so thought I'd give them a try! I have a clear blue digital but think I'll wait to see if I have completely missed my period before using that.

I know it's only been 3 months since miscarrying but I literally am symptom spotting every month and I'm driving myself crazy!! I didnt do anything like this with the first pregnancy because I wasnt expecting to fall so quickly! And now I really feel like I'm pressuring myself because I just want to be pregnant again!

So I just wanted to talk to some ladies that have been going through similar experiences

Please tell me your bfp stories to make me feel a bit better

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@MrsW1993 Hello! So sorry to hear about your mc.

I don't think I have similar experiences to you but I just wanted to say hello and wish you the best of luck anyway!I am ttc baby #1 and no BFP yet.

Sending you baby dust xx

@JScarlett hello sending baby dust to you too! I honestly hate the 2WW!! Its so disheartening when AF comes! How long have you been trying for?

Heyyy I'm roughly two days late and terrified! 🙈 I hope you get your bfp 🥰 x

@xoJellyBean hello! Fingers crossed for you!! Have you tested yet? I've have just had some pink just on wiping! Hopefully this is implantation and not AF!! Lol. But if that's the case it would make me 12dpo today and not 15dpo. I've been crampy with back ache, so not sure if AF is on her way.

It’s natural to symptom spot when TTC but unfortunately it does always mean anything. About month 6 I was convinced I was pregnant, I had a pinch type cramp on my left side, some bloating and nausea. All signs of early pregnancy and I was devastated when I kept getting BFNs that month. The month I got pregnant I didn’t think I was pregnant. My early symptoms were AF type cramping and I was so sure AF was on its was. The other symptoms I had were dreams and gas. The dreams (believe it or not) started about 2DPO and we’re about 2 dead relatives and I was having them most nights. I thought I was having a bit of a delayed breakdown about their deaths. I had increased gas from about 15DPO (I didn’t take the test until late because I thought the cramps were AF).

Cheap tests aren’t necessarily unreliable. What you don’t want is tests that will give you an evap line (that’s a grey line without any colour in the test line). You can grab some Internet cheapies from Amazon, just put in pregnancy tests and you’re looking for the strip ones. You can also look at FRER, you can also grab these from Amazon but make sure you read the reviews carefully as some on there are dodgy. If you don’t trust Amazon for FRER just pick some up at the chemist or supermarket, they’re in a pink box and will tell you from about 9DPO (they can pick up a pregnancy from about then but if you don’t get one then it doesn’t mean you aren’t pregnant - I got a BFN on 10dpo with my pregnancy).

@InTheNightWeWillWish I know exactly what you mean. I was convinced I was last month too but i just had early PMS symptoms for a week leading up to AF! This month I've been very crampy, gassy and bloated today and yesterday. I'm expecting AF to come but still no sign! I had a tiny amount of pink spotting but that's it. Which is very unlike my cycles. I am thinking of buying a FRER instead. I normally buy the amazon cheapies for a fiver but I told myself I wont be testing too early this time. And I dont want the temptation of all those tests sitting at home!! I only did the asda one yesterday as I thought that was when AF was due but she hasnt turned up at all. I have one clear blue digital which I was going to use if I was late

So AF arrived this morning but at least I know my cycles are pretty much regular every month! Oh well fingers crossed for this cycle!