Anyone else ttc #2? Thread 2

[Chanel05]

New thread ladies!

@Skylark1999 thanks, yeah I was very happy to get the dark line and smiley face! So silly as it still doesn't mean much but shows things are hopefully happening 😃 yes it's a long wait! I feel like I get some many twinges and very mild cramps early on after ovulation which doesn't help (I think I always have though and so far nothing has ever shown up when I've had tests years ago) . How are you doing?

@HollyT222 aww so pleased for you. It's such a nerve wracking time but I remember having cramps (some quite strong ones) for quite a while in early pregnancy and remember the midwife saying it was normal so I'm sure you're okay. All the best with it all though and hopefully it will all be okay! All the waiting is so hard XX

Any others in the early stages of the tww??

@HollyT222 congratulations. I had lots of early cramping with DS and it settled at about 8 weeks.

@lovesT yes I’m in the 2ww. 6dpo today and it is dragging. Not feeling very positive for it either- getting my usual pms symptoms and I’m exhausted due to DS not sleeping well during the night and dropping his nap during the day. I did have a dream of a pregnancy test last night- I was questioning an evap line on a blue test or something. Anyway to early to test so the wait continues.

@Tjsmjs I'm only about 3/4dpo but feel the same as you .. I feel quite stressed at the moment too partly because of trying whish I know isn't helpful 🙄 but also we're trying to buy a house and it's all so stressful! When I conceived my daughter it was also a stressful time at work so I guess it can still happen 😅.

My daughter is having a rubbish time with sleep too so I feel your pain! Had a rubbish night's sleep last night then woke up to a leak in our bedroom window!!

Fingers crossed everyone who's waiting ❤️

@HollyT222 what does the pineapple help with? Haven't heard of that before but I've been doubling up socks so obviously willing to try anything 😅

@lovesT it is all very stressful. DH goes away with work soon so will miss next cycle’s fertile window and which I think is adding pressure. I hope your leak is fixed soon.
Do you know when you will test. My cycles are 24-25 days usually, I have a short luteal phase of 11/12days but ovulated late this month so not sure when to test. 10dpo will be CD24 so I could test CD25 which would be the first day of my missed period but only 11dpo. Tbh I think this will be another short cycle as I have all the pms signs so probably won’t make it to test day.

@Tjsmjs hugs, it's even worse when it feels like there is a time pressure. My husband is away a little bit next month too but only the odd night, maybe a couple of nights at a time so I'm hoping if this month isn't the month it won't be in the fertile time!

I'm really going to try not to test until I might have a missed period as I can't face the disappointment (even though a period is massively disappointing too). My cycles recently have varied between 28 and 32 days so hard to know when that would be and my last one was a complete random at 26 days which I've never had so I'm really hoping that doesn't happen again. I worry about my luteal phase being too short too. I'm still breastfeeding and apparently that an cause short luteal phases ... I hope they're long enough and implantation can be from day 6 so 🤷 not impossible.

What pms siigns do you have? I have weird feelings on and off in pelvic area like always in the luteal phase but I also had period like cramps when I got pregnant with my daughter 🤷 no sore boobs yet which I've had the last couple of months so don't know if I should be concerned and not sure when that happened anyway! I'm even too nervous to look at the app now and see how many dpo I am 😂.

Really hoping for you but here to bounce any thoughts or worries off xx

@lovesT it is all very stressful. DH goes away with work soon so will miss next cycle’s fertile window and which I think is adding pressure. I hope your leak is fixed soon.
Do you know when you will test. My cycles are 24-25 days usually, I have a short luteal phase of 11/12days but ovulated late this month so not sure when to test. 10dpo will be CD24 so I could test CD25 which would be the first day of my missed period but only 11dpo. Tbh I think this will be another short cycle as I have all the pms signs so probably won’t make it to test day.

Whoops sorry I copy and pasted.your message to the bottom of mine!!

@lovesT hopefully your fertile days will be when he is home but even better would be for this to be your month. I have my fingers crossed for both of us.
I get sore boobs, cramps and crave sugary food. When I was pregnant with my son I didn’t have my usual PMS symptoms at all and didn’t get any pregnant symptoms until about 8 weeks. It feels like it will be here in the next 2 days which would be slightly earlier than normal but not my shortest cycle.

I so hope so 🙏🤞 fingers crossed for you too @Tjsmjs. The wait is so hard. Are you taking vitamins etc? Anything that might help? Even sometimes I find the placebo effect is enough to give me some hope. There is still hope until af arrives x

@lovesT I’m taking pre conception by pregnacare, enzyme for 10 and vitamin e to help with my short luteal phase. I only started the second 2 in January and apparently it takes 3 months before you see results so I will see. How about you? I also found an old memory that my positive pregnancy test for my son was on 27th feb so if it would be amazing to get a positive on the same day. I would be 13dpo then but I don’t think I can hold out that long and AF should show before then.

That should say co-enzyme q10.

Congratulations on the bfps!! I've been away so have missed them until now!

I'm 11dpo and bfn this morning. Gonna be heading into cycle 6 abs I'm just fed up now.

@Tjsmjs Oh I didn't know about vitamin e for luteal phase. I'm taking Pregnacare Conception and Omega 3 plus just trying to eat and drink better and I have limited sugar this past month. I did basically do no sugar (biscuits etc) for most of the month and no squash but it was my birthday and my daughter's birthday so cake couldn't be completely avoided! I've definitely had less this month though.

That would be a lovely date, wait and see 😊

@Chanel05 we'll be cycle 6 too if we're not successful this month and will be very fed up 😞 I've been super stressed so to be honest I wonder if that means it won't happen. We're trying to buy a house and it's so so stressful and I feel like that combined with TTC is tipping me over the edge! I hope it's soon for all of us x

I've had some light cramps and ( sorry TMI .....) feel a bit " wet" down there so I feel like I might come on but I don't know what cd I am as too scared to look haha.

@lovesT it could be implantation though- cramping and you can get increased discharge so don’t count yourself out.

@Chanel05 you aren’t out until AF shows. I didn’t get a bfp with my son until 13dpo. I’m cycle 9. I think cycle 6 can be a tough one, milestone wise but just remind yourself that 80% will conceive in 1 year so the odds are in your favour. Unfortunately it takes time (and I’m very impatient so have to remind myself regularly)

@Tjsmjs could be, but I'm too nervous to get my hopes up haha. It keep coming and going and so far only mild. No sore boobs yet but I've only had that the last couple of months so not really something I can rely on .. just keep waiting and trying to keep my hopes down.

Our offer was accepted on a house today which was a huge relief, to conceive too would be the best thing ever .. we'll see.

@lovesT congratulations on the house. Hopefully it will be a lucky month for you. It is hard not to get your hopes up. I think TTC is a horrible rollercoaster at times. I’ve had some cramping this evening so pretty sure Af will show up on time on Thursday.

@Tjsmjs thank you! Hopefully that takes some of the stress away as it's been such a stressful month annoyingly. I feel very PMS-y today but so far nothing. It is a rollercoaster and so hard each month not knowing! I hope af doesn't come for you x

So I caved and took a test this morning at 10dpo. Used a frer and it was a bfn. After I took the test I started spotting so that’s me out. Good luck for the others waiting this month. X

How are you going @lovesT I have everything crossed for you!

I am cd 14 now so firmly in the fertile window and we have been DTD every 2 days so far. Haven't had my LH peak yet but line seems to be getting slightly darker 🤞 💫

Hope everything is doing well, sorry about the bfns - 🤞🤞🤞 for next month. This is such a rollercoaster ❤️

@Tjsmjs sorry that it hasn't happened this month 😞 how are you doing?

@Skylark1990 I'm still getting mild cramps but sometimes nothing. I keep expecting to come on but I haven't yet and I know it's ridiculous but I'm too nervous to test or see what cd I am. I don't think I'm quite on the cd where I would expect to come on but should be in the next few days but that's hard too as it could be anything from cd 28-32. I'm telling myself these intermittent mild cramps are pms but in the back of my mind I know I had cramps that would come and go when pregnant with my daughter. I really think I'll come on soon but will keep you updated. Sometimes I have cramps and think here we go and then nothing x

@lovesT if you are having cramps that are mild but no blood that is a good sign!! Fingers crossed for you! How many dpo are you approx? X

@Skylark1990 I usually have cramps as part of pms the week before my period but I'm pretty sure they usually get worse and not as many breaks in between but of course that could just be my mind saying what it wants to hear! Really trying to expect to come on to avoid feeling too sad when it happens ... I got my peak on the 15th so maybe 10 or 11? The waiting is so hard and disappointment even harder 😞 I hope some of us get bfps this month x

@lovesT argh I've got everything crossed for you this month! Do you think you'll test? Or wait till missed period?

@GreenFlipFlop aww thanks, I'm really trying to prepare myself for either a negative test or period. I will wait until at least tomorrow, I don't want to test too soon! These cramps are so confusing especially as I do get them as part of pms but also (sorry TMI again) the last few days I'm sure I've had more cm that usual for this time of month, it's sometimes clear and also stretchy not quite ewcm definitely different but I don't remember having that before before period unless I'm just looking for things! I'm sure things are usually a bit more dry around this time of month 😳. Ahh it's torture isn't it. Also, no sore boobs which I have had the last 2 months so I'm not sure if that means anything 😕.

All I remember from the first time we conceived was I kept feeling like I was coming on but nothing ever happened and that lasted a while (not the 1-2 days Google tells you about.

Anyone who's still on here and pregnant, did you have any symptoms before testing?