TTC chat thread 3

[Tropicana1]

Just because we're running out of space on the April/May thread - anyone also welcome to join and sorry if I've forgotten to tag anyone!

@Catred4
@alwaysseeingstars
@RMS0209
@MrsGrealish
@Queenbee22
@PeanuttyButter
@Hjudge56
@Kitty901

@MamaSJ15 what the hell? Did you email this idiot??

@MrsCristiano no I haven't. I can't even be bothered to be honest. So frustrating!

@MamaSJ15 oh no! How horrible for you 😢

So it’s now 4 days till AF is due and I did a FRER test this morning…what do you ladies think?

@Hopingforluckxo I want to say I can see something but unfortunately I don't think I can. Can you see anything in person?

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see the beginnings of a positive 🤞 how are you feeling?

I have woken up to nausea. But this happened last month and it was covid

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see a shadow there, does it have any colour in person? 🤞

It does, very faint pink line.
I know I’m still early to test but I’m hoping it’s the start of a BFP.
I will do a cheap test tonight and in the morning and will do another FRER Saturday morning and see if it has changed.
I’ve been feeling crampy, exhausted and my boobs started getting shooting pains yesterday.
x

@Hopingforluckxo that's all promising, my eyes mustn't be as good as everyone else's 🙈 looking forward to seeing further tests!! 🤞🤞

@MrsCristiano how many dpo are you now?

@Hopingforluckxo I think I can see a grey shadow but not sure if it's just an indent Vs an early line? Fingers crossed it's a line 🤞🏻🤞🏻 Have you done a cheapie as well?

@MamaSJ15 7dpo now 😩 it's getting close

@Tropicana1 loves her cheapies!! I walked into the pharmacy and necked an anti sickness tablet

@MrsCristiano 🤣🤣 I really do

Obviously I have no idea yet if this will be viable (in my negative 'oh this isn't going to last is it' mood) but thought I'd let you know what symptoms I've had and when (although the implantation was v early so don't take much notice of that) in case helpful..
5dpo - cramps am. acne starting and tooth sensitivity in the evening
6dpo - acne getting worse, mouth suddenfly full of ulcers, sensitive teeth
7dpo - VERY bad acne, never had anything like it. All over my cheeks, forehead, down my neck and across my chest. Really bad acid reflux in the night
8dpo - mild acid reflux throughout the day, BFP in evening
9dpo - still bad acne, mild twinges in stomach and pain in left armpit (no idea if relevant haha!)
10dpo - very tired, 'bubbly' feeling in stomach
11dpo - very tired, mild tooth sensitivity, mild cramping on right side. praying it's not disappearing!!

@alwaysseeingstars thank you for sharing!! I know if I got a positive I wouldn't even look to see when it was due till after 12 weeks..I feel like it's jinxing it for me. Even a positive test feels like an impossibility at the minute 😩

@MrsCristiano I know what you mean, DH and I keep talking about it and having to bring ourselves back and remind us that there's a high chance of it not working! When do you actually feel settled and happy in pregnancy?!
Definitely not an impossibility, keep hoping 🤞

I dunno when I should test. Was gonna do Sunday but I REALLY don't want to squint at tests. It's so soul destroying. AF due next Friday

@MrsCristiano do you have a day off next week you could set as your time to test? 😊
Anyone who has been pregnant, how often did you test in the early stages after getting a BFP? I got a positive on a digital yesterday am, just did an FRER after a 4 hour hold and it is no darker (if anything, slightly fainter) than 2 days ago? No more expensive tests so just cheapies now but wanted to know how much is too much - DH thinks to test once a week, I'm saying EOD at least as I'm nervous about this phase!

@alwaysseeingstars I think for me it depended on how awful I was feeling. A week seems a stretch at this early stage but if you are nauseous and bone crushingly tired I'd leave it a couple of days xx I will check my rota my next week xx

@alwaysseeingstars I think either every day or every other day on FRERs and weekly on the digital with weeks until I got my 3+ on the Weeks indicator (expensive time 🤣)

@MrsCristianoi know what you mean about squinting - love my waste of cheapies but I manage to make shadow lines appear in my head just by staring so long. Having said that I will be cheapie testing on Sunday when we're back at 9dpo

Thanks ladies xx I've ordered the pack of 25 cheapies from Amazon so I'll just tell him I only ordered 10 and test secretly to satisfy me and not stress him out 😂actually I forgot I do have one more weeks one which we said we'll wait to use next week to see if it's changed from the 1-2 of yesterday.
@Tropicana1 let us know how you get on!
@Hopingforluckxo are you going to test again tomorrow?
@MrsCristiano I've only just seen your message about waking up to nausea, hopefully that's a good sign! still no boob pain? I think it was you who said you only get that before AF...

@alwaysseeingstars boobs still not sore. I'm living in false hope here. My bubble of denial 😂

@alwaysseeingstars with first pregnancy I tested day after AF was due then never did another test. Oh the joys of complete ignorance eh! First chemical I tested a few times as it was a really weird situation, same again with miscarriage. So I know I wouldn't be able to only test once if I get a positive.

@MrsCristiano I know what you mean about testing early, it's so hard not to but at the same time it would be so much more satisfying to wait and get a proper line.