4 Dpo and going mad

[sarahtom23]

Anyone else in the tww ? Currently 4dpo and trying all the best to keep my head on and go about my day but I swear this is always the worst part of the month. Anyone else like that and waiting out these dreaded two weeks again?

If so can talk to me tell me about yourself. Are you planning to test ? I haven't decided if I'll test this month or wait it out but the waiting is already killing me.

Thank you! I really hope so too! Lots of BFPs all around 🍀🍀🍀

Hi, ladies,

Think I'm a day behind at around 3dpo. Im also going crazy already! Do you mind if I jump in? I'm 33 years old, no kids, 1st month ttc, and have pcos.

@Wishfulthinking2021 of course the more the merrier we can all keep each other from going crazy together

I hope we can! Thank you

Is anyone experiencing any symptoms? I know it's mega early really, but I also know everyone is different.

Welcome @Wishfulthinking2021!

I am experiencing 0 symptoms at the moment. With my two pregnancies, 1st one I got really sore boobs very early on and second one I had no symptoms. Last month I had twitches, dizziness etc and I was convinced I was pregnant and got really disappointed when I got my bfn. So I won’t personally trust symptoms anymore but as you say everyone is different :)

@Wishfulthinking2021 I would love to think that I’m having symptoms but I actually think it’s down to a weekend at the in law’s. They love to feed us, so I’m putting my bloating down to that. My boobs have remained so sore which is unusual.

Going to test next Sunday as AF is due the Wednesday. I’m thinking, and prepared, for it to be a BFN

I'm the same, I've been eating everything in sight. So I'm putting my bloating an cramps down to that 🤦‍♀️🤣 but the mind does like to play tricks. Sorry for tmi, but I also have heavy creamy discharge am can't remember if this is normal or not.

I'm 4dpo. Have had cramping/twinges low down on left side.

AF due on 27th. This TWW always kills me.

Hi everyone! Hope it's okay to join. I'm 5dpo today. Feeling more anxious than usual as did not have sex on my O day just the day before. Had losses in April (mmc), June (ectopic) and August (mc) just gone. Also think I may've had an ovarian cyst rupture the day after O. TTC has been a misery so far for me! I'm 38 ttc #1.

No idea when AF due thanks to recent losses, so will try to hold off testing until 10 or 11 dpo. As for symptoms, ovulation caused sore nips but they're easing off now. No idea if this means my progesterone is going down ready for AF.

How are you ladies surviving this TWW? Ita torturing me already 😭

Hi everyone,

Mind if I join??

I'm 1DPO today. Me and my DP experienced an early loss at the start of the year and since then haven't been trying as we decided to take a break, but we've not been preventing either.

I usually ovulate know around CD15 but this cycle it was day 13, as I got my peak OPK CD12. It's taken me slightly by surprise so now my heads in a bit of spin as we DTD CD11 and 12 (prior to the peak). Haven't told my DP as I'm not sure how he'd react.

Now it's just a waiting game and hoping the next two weeks fly by

Can I join in? AF is due for me on 27th, same as you @sunnyside257! I have caved and tested. I got BFNs - of course! Trying to hold out longer to test again but it’s so hard when the packs are sat right there… I feel like I had more symptoms a week ago than I do now (bloating/cramps/snotty nose/exhaustion) so I’m not sure it is going the right way for me but I know it’s still early.

@MaybeBabyAli - Oh yay! I'm going to wait and test on the day AF is due. I usually end up testing stupidly early but I'm trying to have some self control this month 😂😂

@sunnyside257 impressive self control! It is my hubby's birthday on 27th so I had thought I would see if I could wait to test on Sunday and hopefully 🤞🏼 It would be a wonderful birthday present for him!

Hello everyone,

How are you all doing?

I'm 5dpo today (first month TTC) and now starting to go mad. I swear the days go sooo much slower than normal. I go from reading into every little thing and convincing myself of symptoms (even though I know realistically, it's probably a bit too early) to trying to mentally prepare for a BFN and being convinced it probably won't happen first time.

We used OPK's and DTD everyday for 5 days around O so sometimes I think "well it's gotta work!" But then I know it's not that straight forward for a lot of couples. I get so anxious of something being wrong and not knowing about it. I have regular cycles and O on day 15 so everything appears normal so far but who knows at this stage!

I hope you're all doing ok!

4dpo for me too.

Starting to feel down about the whole thing now as I came off the mini-pill in May and have had no sniff of anything so far. This cycle is month 4 for me. Feel like my brain is getting more and more convinced it will never happen now, you know?

This is my first month of properly using OPKs to track though and according to those it seems like my ovulation might be a couple of days after my app was initially predicting. Hoping maybe that might have made a difference this month, as I had been taking my foot off the gas as soon as I thought it was 'too late' the last few times, and maybe it wasn't crosses fingers .

I will try not to test this month as it just makes me fed up AND I still just keep holding out hope until my period arrives anyway so it's pointless.

Big fingers crossed for all of us this month :)

@LittleMysSister coming off the pill is a journey in itself so I definitely wouldn't feel disheartened after only being on month 4 after stopping the pill.

I fell pregnant on the 5th month following coming off the pill, sadly ended in a loss but I don't think my cycles were really how they should've been until that point! Definitely continue using OPK's so you can get a grips on when you're ovulating and what's normal for you x

Thank you @flossy980, I guess I thought it would definitely be out of my system by now as I've had regular periods around the expected date ever since stopping. Although tbh the last few months while still taking it I was having a bleed each month and it was obviously still in my system then, so who knows.

Just never in my wildest dreams did I think I could have unprotected sex like this and not end up pregnant for months! Plus I've got 3 same-age friends who have had babies in the last year and they all fell quickly, which plays on my mind too.

@flossy980 Really sorry about your loss xx

Hey everyone joining it's so lovely to speak with you all.

@flossy980 I'm so sorry for your lost it's never easy no matter how far along you are.

Really trying to hold off testing again.

@sarahtom23 I can’t wait either! I’m going to try to wait until Thursday!!

Good luck everyone!

@LittleMysSister I know at school they taught us that if you so much as looked at a bit of sperm you'd fall pregnant, and I think that's part of why it feels so daunting when you're trying and it's been a few cycles and nothing has happened. Definitely continue on with the OPK's, like you my app is usually out by about 3 days and in reality that's quite a bit! How many DPO are you now??

@sarahtom23 by 6 DPO I'm usually on YouTube watching people's pregnancy test videos 🤣🤣 not sure why we put ourselves through it, I think it makes the whole process feel even worse but in the moment we don't see it like that!

@flossy980 I'm not 100% sure, had a positive OPK on Wednesday so I guess I ovulated Thursday/Friday? So either 4 or 5.

Yeah I am hoping that my app being a bit out had thrown things off. I'd probably be better off trying to do the every other day thing but it's just exhausting at times!