Anyone due to get BFP/AF at Xmas?

[madeleine85]

The pressure is on... in the TWW and AF is due right around Xmas. Spending the holidays with my in laws, and both wanting to drink through the holidays/not drink as in the TWW. I’m also dreading a little bit of feeling down if I get AF right at Xmas. If anyone is looking for a TWW companion/obsessor here I am ☺️. Good luck, and hope you all get your Xmas present 🎁 BFP from Santa 🎅🏻. Xx

@Pinkyflipflops My app expected AF on 21st but now I've changed my suspected ovulation date to 12th instead of 5th - AF is due on 28th December making me 9/10dpo I suppose

@madeleine85 Yes! I've been in isolation with covid - no symptoms luckily but rhey just sit in the drawer and call you 😂 much easier not to test when your busy!

@oldermam hope that your Af isn’t coming ❤️. Every time a symptom goes away for me I’m worried, so totally get that. I’m genuinely sitting here clinging to heartburn lol. Let us know how you get on, even if it is a trip for lots of lovely wine x

@AmberRH1993 Are you officially covid free? Hope so!!

@madeleine85 Yes got my negative lateral flow tests - didn't have many symptoms just a bit of a cold to be honest.

Hello! Hope it's ok for me to join, really great to see some faint lines, keeping fingers crossed for everyone!

I think I'm about 10DPO and BFN so far, also think AF is due on Xmas day but I haven't been tracking (will start next month). It sounds like it's all to play for until AF arrives.

Does anyone have some positive stories to keep us motivated? Would love to hear of some late BFPs!

Welcome and Good luck @LittleMrsMama! Sounds like you’re definitely still in with a shot, so let us know how you do!

@LittleMrsMama When I was pregnant with my son I got to 12dpo with a stark white negative and then 14dpo had a very clear positive :) I didn’t have any symptoms to speak of really either.

I’m 10/11dpo in this cycle. All tests blank at the moment so I’m not holding out much hope. Still, no spotting yet so I’m not totally out.

Good morning all!

Welcome @LittleMrsMama ! I’ve read of some women only getting BFPs a week or more after their AF was due so there is hope!

Any updates on your test @Pinkyflipflops? And others who were testing?

I’m a bit peeved as my Natural Cycles app just updated my ovulation day, so now we only dtd on the days up to 2 days pre ovulation, rather than the days including it. Although OvuSense (skin monitor) still gives me the earlier ovulation date. Who knows which is 100% correct, but a bit frustrating… still no symptoms here at circa 9dpo. First test planned tomorrow.

Good luck to all those testing today!!! 🌟🌟🌟

11/12dpo now and another blank cheapy. If I’m still not spotting by tomorrow then I might use my last FRER.

Morning all.

Hope you're all well. All ready for Xmas?

I finished my wrapping last night. Mainly to keep my mind off the horrible cramps I was having which continued through the night I was convinced I was waking up to AF. But nothing. Mild on off cramps this morning. I'm not going to test until tomorrow. Is 10/11 dpo too late for implantation?

Quiet day today. Just me and OH home as boys are with their dad, I may suggest going for lunch somewhere later on this afternoon. Tomorrow will be manic as I have my parents coming for Xmas dinner on Saturday :) and if I do get a positive I'll be on the hunt for non alcoholic wine so my mother doesn't guess!

Wow congratulations @madeleine85!
@Pinkyflipflops I can deffo see a line on yours too. Fingers crossed for you both - how exciting xx
AF was due today but I think my cycle length must still not be back to normal from the MC - CD30 today so expecting AF CD35. Super weird because I reallly felt she was coming early - non stop low period cramps last week - but nothing now for 2 days. @madeleine85 doesn’t sound far off what you described so maybe I’m still in with a chance! Not counting myself out until af arrives anyway…and there’s a frer just crying out to be used on boxing day!!

Ladies I'm clutching at straws. My peak lasted a few days. I could have ovulated a day or two later? Right?

Hello everyone! Hope it’s ok to join. It’s lovely to see people’s lines!

I’ve recently identified that I’ve got a short luteal phase and I have been taking Agnus castus and progesterone cream this cycle (the former throughout, the latter post-o). My ovulation was three days earlier than usual and I’m 8dpo with no sign of af yet (lp is normally only 8 days so I’m really hoping that this month will be longer / bfp).

Not sure when to to test though; perhaps xmas day so I know if I can drink safely or not?! Don’t want to jinx things though…

@oldermam - you could have ovulated up to 48 hours after your peak. At home LH tests are not an exact science at determining ovulation but an indicator that you’ll ovulate 12-48 hours after peak. Yes, implantation could happen at 10/11dpo. The average implantation day is 9dpo but each woman is different and some are a few days later and some a few earlier. From my reading anyway…!

Welcome @Housetaxis! That’s great about the earlier ovulation. Have heard good things about vitex. You could test on Christmas Day if you want but a negative at this stage doesn’t 100% mean you’re not pregnant. I’ll be testing first on 10dpo too, some women get faint lines, some get none at this stage, so you never know! As @TheBirdintheCave said - even a 12dpo BFN doesn’t rule you out.

Fingers crossed @frenchie4002 - cramps are a good sign!

I’ve had the occasional feeling of light cramp but I also think I might be imagining it 😆

Hi everyone! Late to the party but can I join?
I'm 31, TTC#2 (DD is 18 months). Had my coil out a few months ago and have been avoiding TTC for a few months due to life stuff but due AF on Christmas Day and feel like I would be very happy if I got pregnant from now on. So I guess I'm TTC now!?
This month had sex only on (probable) O+1 so not ideal but here I am waiting 😊
Plan for next month is just DTD regularly and try not to do OPKs and chart because with DD1 it really affected my mental health to do that for a year. Let's see how long that lasts 😂

Good point! I think I will do a test on xmas morning and then again the day after Boxing Day…

I’m the same re not knowing if I’m imagining cramping and other symptoms! My boobs are sore but I’m not sure if that’s a result of the vitex too. Argh!! At least Christmas and dodgy xmas tv will be a nice distraction before we can test!

@Housetaxis

Good point! I think I will do a test on xmas morning and then again the day after Boxing Day…

I’m the same re not knowing if I’m imagining cramping and other symptoms! My boobs are sore but I’m not sure if that’s a result of the vitex too. Argh!! At least Christmas and dodgy xmas tv will be a nice distraction before we can test!

Sorry didn’t @i123i I didn’t at you… new to the forum game!

P.S. when I had my last BFP, me and 6 other mumsnet set up a WhatsApp group that is still amazingly supportive 2+ years on. I've met a few of them as well in person (with Covid it's been so hard)

I caved and tested this morning, BFN. AF due Xmas day but have zero symptoms of anything 😔

Hello, I've been lurking here for the last day. I hope it's ok if I hop on.

I'm 8DPO and AF is due Monday but it felt like joining this group would jinx it somehow. On the other hand, I'm slowly losing my mind - I've suddenly become super focused on the idea of a BFP.

I should have zero expectations as last cycle I had a CP, so this cycle has been a bit weird, plus I managed to catch Covid just as I ovulated... and yet here I am convinced that I'm in with a chance!

I only have 1 FRER in the cupboard so planning to test on Sunday (11DPO) if AF hasn't already shown up.

Best of luck to everyone else in the same boat!

Thanks @i123i x how are you feeling?

@WTFUterus sorry to hear that, you may have ovulated/implanted late or hcg levels not high enough yet though. Maybe test again Xmas if AF hasn't arrived?

@Shortmamashortcycles sorry to hear about your CP. I completely second you on being obsessed with peeing on a stick right now lol. The last week has been torture! Like you my cycle this month has been weird due to a MMC in October so dates have been all over the place... I thought I'd go back to a 30 day cycle which I was like clockwork but AF didn't show so thinking I may still be on a longer cycle like I had last month. May test on CD35 a couple days after you're planning to test if AF hasn't appeared before then. It really is taking ALL my strength though!

@WTFUterus

I caved and tested this morning, BFN. AF due Xmas day but have zero symptoms of anything 😔

I didn't have any symptoms the month I found out I was pregnant with DD. Fingers crossed for you

Hi AF is due on Boxing Day. Strangely I found out I was pregnant with DS on Boxing Day 4 years ago so hoping for a repeat!

BFN for me again. I spoke with my consultant this morning and she said I should be seeing something by now. I will now start a medicated cycle now when AF starts. Due in for a scan on the 4th to check the follicle growth and then will have a trigger shot to induce ovulation. I do ovulate myself but consultant said it might be best to time to narrow it down. I wish you all the very best of luck and hope Santa brings lots of BFP’s.

@frenchie4002, I had an MMC back in September so I know exactly what you mean. Also I'm so sorry for your loss - it's just crap.

Once AF returned, I had one weird cycle where for work reasons we weren't able to DTD at the right time, then a perfect cycle where again for work reasons I thought we'd missed the boat (DTD once the night after I ovulated) and that was the CP.

All I want is one nice, normal cycle where neither me nor DH are away with work! (Or this cycle, I'd take this cycle too, obvs!)