TWW testing first week of August

[TC95]

This is my third cycle trying, I’m currently 5dpo and definitely symptom spotting already 🙃 thought it would be nice to have some company in the TWW, meant to have AF on the 5th august but hoping I won’t 🤞🏻

Hi ladies! Can I join you? I’m due AF on 7th. I got my static smiley on Sunday & pretty sure I ovulated on Monday so 2DPO I guess.
I’ve been patiently waiting for a TWW thread that is relevant to my dates since about 10 minutes post ovulation 😂
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@LP90 hi! Of course you can join, I was the same waiting for one and then just decided to make my own 🤣 you’re AF is due the same day as quite a few ladies on here fingers crossed for you and lots of baby dust your way!

@TC95 I’m glad you did🤣 hoping to hear lots of positive results in a couple of weeks☺️

Hi, I hope you don’t mind me jumping in on this too.

This is our first cycle and I think I’m about 2 DPO. Flo predicts AF will arrive around 10/08. I’m trying not to think about it too much but it would be great to have people to chat to as this is our first time TTC.

Sending baby dust to everyone on this thread xx

Hey ladies - I hope you don't mind my joining you? Not entirely sure when AF is due. Usually lands (like clockwork) on the 1st of the month, but had a weird cycle last month and it arrived a week early (I did get covid in June so wonder if it's related).

🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 for you all!

@LP90 same I’ve got a good feeling about this month for us all 🤞🏻
@RJS20 hi! Quite a few of us first time ttc too so it’s nice to have people to talk to, how long have you been trying? Baby dust to you too 💞
@dobby13 hi of course you can join! Do you have any idea when you ovulated? Might help you figure out when AF is due? Hopefully it doesn’t arrive at all! 🤞🏻

@TC95 unfortunately, no 😞 my apps suggest two different dates (one based on my usual cycle, and the other with the weird early date). If I ovulated as normal then we may have just caught it... we're tracking properly next month so should have a better idea 🤞🏻

Hi @TC95 about 2/3weeks 😂 so I don’t have my hopes up that’ll happen first time around. How about you? Xx

@dobby13 hopefully you have got it this month I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!
@RJS20 you never know it could quite easily happen first cycle! I’m on my third cycle but wasn’t really keeping track properly on my first two so this is the first one I’m taking super seriously! Xx

Hi can I join too? I’m due my AF 7th august, 3/4 Dpo I think, it’s only my second month off the pill but I’ve got my fingers crossed for us all 🤞🏼

Morning everyone 👋🏼 how is everyone feeling today? I'm ready to go back to bed but I have to get up and go to work😂 DS thought he would be awake from 12.45 until 3.30 this morning 😭 I got my temp shift in the right direction so def ovulated yesterday just need it to stay elevated for a couple more days to be confirmed by bbt 💪🏼

@Butterflygirl23 of course you can join! So many due AF on the 7th now, is this your first ttc? Baby dust your way!

@mummatara Morning! 7dpo today for me today, I had a bit of cramping yesterday but don’t know if I’m just being super sensitive to everything I’m feeling, feeling very restless atm and having trouble sleeping which isn’t normal for me but think that’s because of being off work. You must be super tired this morning! I’ve got my fingers crossed for you 🤞🏻

@TC95 fingers crossed for us both! Are you taken folic etc already? I’ve been on it for the last 3 months in preparation. How are you feeling? I’m pretty bloated today. Xx

Morning @mummatara, I’m at bloated again today but I’m probably being hyper vigilant on everything. How you feeling? Do you use ovulation kits (not just Flo etc) to track? Xx

@TC95 not long to wait 🤞🏼 i am so so tired I can forgive him though he's usually a good sleeper and I think he just had a tummy ache nanny gave him lots of fruit before bed 🤦🏼‍♀️ so hard not to question everything try and get a nap in today are you baking anything tasty today?

@RJS20 oh poor you I hate bloating makes me feel even worse and then I end up scoffing a tonne of choc which I'm currently trying to curb 😂 but it does mean your hormones are doing their job at least I was very bloated in my last pregnancy. I'm good no symptoms yet but still too early Im knackered I might need a few days to recover from DTD so much I'm not fit enough for this 😂 I temp and use opks this is the first month I have used the clear blue digitals and got to say they were a lot easier to decipher than the strips

@RJS20 I am taking folic acid been taking it for about three months as well and taking vitamin d too cause I know I struggle with that sometimes, I don’t know wether or not to switch to the folic acid mixed multivitamin tablets though cause I know they have everything in when trying for a baby and early pregnancy just to try boost everything! Before we were trying I used to take multivitamins but stopped them because they’ve got vitamin a in 🙃 oooh bloatings a good sign! I had some cramping yesterday and I’ve been really struggling with sleep at night which is not like me at all! Then last night I did have a bit of nausea while eating dinner but I don’t know if that was to do with what I was eating or if it was something else 🤣 it’s just so hard not to think every little thing is pregnancy but I have a really good positive feeling this month xx

@mummatara aww bless him it probably was the fruit! Did you have many early symptoms when you were pregnant the first time? Yeah I’ve woken up normal time today and feeling super tired but I think that’s just down to the fact I can’t sleep at night usually it’s my boyfriend who struggles with sleeping so he’s enjoying being the one to fall asleep first for once 🤣 definitely think a nap is on the cards! No baking today I’m gonna try get some housework done and then I’m out tomorrow think if I bake anymore it’ll just go to waste got so many cookies and cakes now 😂

@TC95 so my first pregnancy my only symptoms was very sore boobs but that's not unusual for me before AF that symptom stuck around for a while. I tested positive at 10DPO I didn't get any other symptoms until I was around 6 weeks then the nausea started.

My second pregnancy I didn't even know I was pregnant until my app said AF was late though my cycle varies between 24-31 days and I think I was only on day 30 so I kind of didn't think much of it I only did a test because I had one in the drawer and to my surprise it was positive I was 11DPO. We were not on any form of birth control but just seeing if anything happened we had a lot going on at the time so I was only temping no OPKs. Unfortunately we had a MMC at 10w. Not long after my BFP I was very bloated and nauseous from about week 5

@mummatara so sorry about your MMC hope you’re ok ♥️ It’s crazy that your symptoms were different both times though shows every pregnancy is different! Are you using OPKs now? Did you use FRERs when testing or was it normal pregnancy test? My boyfriend is so against us testing early he thinks it’s a waste of money but I’m 7dpo now and just itching to test asap 🙃

@TC95 thank you I'm OK it's got a lot easier 💕 yes I thought they would have been similar but I found it interesting they were not. Yes Ive splashed out on clear blues this cycle I have used strip opks but I really struggle with is it or isn't it a peak 😂
So when I was testing early I used the cheap strips and when I got what I thought was a vvfl I used a frer which was an obvious positive. I'll probably do the same this time use the strips and if I think there's something use my frer. Do you have any cheap strips to use? They can take the sting out of feeling like you've wasted money if you want to test 😂

@mummatara nope no strips but I might order some today so that I’ve got if I need but I really wanna try wait it out until next Friday when AF is due. When do you start using the strips?

@TC95 My app says to start testing from 10dpo but you do have to be a little brave to test that early as some people won't of even implanted yet and have good eyesight. I'll post a pic of what my tests looked like with the first pregnancy. If I tried at 10dpo I didn't log it I obv thought there was nothing there 😆

@mummatara oh so it’s quite early that you start testing! Tbh knowing that you can start so early gives me some relief but still gonna try wait out as long as possible haha

@TC95 yes its quite early really a lady in my office was telling me she had to go to the doctors and the doctors tested you I don't think I could take waiting that long 😂 I still think its best to wait as long as possible but it's so much easier said than done I will likely cave early zero self control 🙈 I usually have a 11/12 day LP

@mummatara oh no way I could wait long enough to go the doctors! So what date will you probably start testing from? Can’t wait till we have some BFP in here!