7dpo symptoms

[Geemmm]

Hi all - looking for anyone who can share their experiences.

I’m currently 7dpo and have had cramping/twinges in lower abdomen since 5dpo. On 5 and 6 dpo I had back pain like sciatica on my left side only. I normally feel ovulation and not implantation - do we think this could be implantation? Has anyone had similar then had a BFP?

I have had 3 early losses and have felt little cramps before but normally later in the cycle. I should point out I ovulated a week later than expected this cycle too.

Anyone out there can share experiences at 7dpo that led to a BFP? And when they got a BFP?

I usually get sore boobs after O but have only had tender nipples for a few days and now there is nothing. I have also dried up almost completely with CM which is unusual. Tried to check my cervix and couldn’t reach it - is this good or bad at this stage? I don’t frequently check I must admit.

Sending lots of love to all those ttc x

Hi ladies! Sorry I've been quiet, was trying to avoid thinking (obsessing) over TTC! I'm now in fertile week again so feel a bit more productive and like I can think about it again, really trying to stay chilled, would like a repeat of last month where I managed to not test.
How are you @tashadae27 ?? Are your symptoms still quite noticable?

Hey @vitahelp glad you're ok, and it's good you arent obsessing (which is bad coming from me as I did and still do obsess over it all).
I'm doing good thank you, morning sickness in full swing and my pregnancy seems to be progressing well (fingers crossed) as I did another test last week and got a lovely 3+ and really dark hgc lines (furthest I've ever seen on a test).
Got early scan Thurs so will update you then :)

@tashadae27 I'm so glad to hear everything is ok! I hope you are coping ok with the morning sickness, it will all be worth it! That's amazing that you're getting a nice dark line!
I've no doubt the obsessing will start for me soon, I'm a bit of an overthinker at the best of times but TTC is another level for me 😂I actually had a TTC dream last night where I did a test but it was a really long test strip with loads of different lines on it and some were dark positive, some light and some negative. I basically had to
Oo yes definitely update after your early scan, I really hope it goes well😊

Thank you @vitahelp
Omg talking of weird dreams, before I got my bfp I had a weird dream. I had got a positive pregnancy test and took the test somewhere and was told its probably positive because of the milk production in your breasts and I was like what? What the heck?
I still remember the dream, my mum was there in the dream haha. Then two days later got my bfp.
It's so weird what our minds do to us!
😅

@tashadae27 How did your scan go yesterday? I hope everything is ok.

Haha isn't it funny how it can come into our dreams! It must have been a good sign for you, hopefully the same for me this month. It's weird as the cycle I'm in now has started on exactly the same date my cycle started where I got pregnant with DD...so if this was my month they would have very similar birthdays! I don't know if that would be a good thing or not, but I'm definitely not fussy at this stage and just want it to happen asap!

I should be ovulating today or tomorrow, will be glad to get into the 2WW as it's out of my control then so a bit less stressful, but not looking forward to those final few days before AF when the obsessing starts..!

Hey @vitahelp it went okay thanks but also mixed results. So I have a yolk sack in the right place! But they can see either some residual tissue in my left fallopian tube either from previous ectopic or chance it's another one.
All my hormones are wild and symptoms atm so I'm clinging on to hope everything is as it should be, another ectopic would break me I think. Repeat scan Tuesday with the consultant.
How are you doing? Ovulation is the exciting part the rest is stressful, well done for keeping calm atm and keep an eye on those temps xx

@tashadae27 I'm sorry to hear there is some concern after the scan. I really hope it isn't another ectopic, I'm glad you have another scan on Tuesday, not long to wait. Will it be a different sort of scan where they can see more detail, or is it more that things will be generally clearer after a few days?
The symptoms are definitely a good sign. I hope you're ok, its crazy how even when you do get a positive test there is still a lot to worry about. I remember before I had DD, naively thinking a) it is easy to get pregnant at any time of month and b) once you are it is very very rare for anything to go wrong. I was so clueless!

I'm good, had a bit of a headache though for a couple of days and just glad I'm not in the 2WW yet as I would no doubt be convincing myself it was a symptom! I do wonder if my headaches relate to cycles though, I never used to get them when on the pill and I find they do coincide with things like ovulation and getting close to AF when there is a hormone surge/drop.

Headaches, nausea dizziness is a part of hormones shifting during ovulation and menstruation I used to get it a lot @vitahelp
I never knew this much about ovulation and ttc brfore I was in my 30s, we were never told this, especially at school it was drummed into us that we could get pregnant at any time and to abstain or use protection. It's not something that was discussed between me and my parents so I wasn't aware either!
The scan on Tuesday is going to be done by the consultant it's another internal scan I think they're trying to make sure it's not ectopic. They said sometimes some residual tissue remains in the tube after treatment for ectopic but we want to make sure it's not a new one.
I'm keeping as positive as I can right now (it's all I can do, I don't want to put any negative thoughts in my head as I'd cleared it all from negativity after my previous pregnancy). Its a struggle though x

Morning! How are you @tashadae27 ? I'm glad you're keeping on top of your thoughts and trying to keep positive. It isn't long now until your scan! I hope you can get some clarity from it. Is it in the morning?

I think it must have been a hormonal headache I had as it pretty much disappeared the day after I ovulated. My charting app thinks I ovulated on Friday which makes me 3dpo now. I can feel that familiar feeling of hope creeping in again, and that excitement that this time next week I could actually be pregnant. It worries me though as if I'm not there will that inevitable crash back down to earth. I wish I could be more indifferent to the process, but it just isn't how I am.

@Geemmm I hope you are okay too 😊

Hey @vitahelp sorry for slow reply been really sick and exhausted!
Had our scan this morning it isn't ectopic, baby is growing nicely in the right place. The 'tissue' they could see in my left fallopian tube near my ovary is actually the corpus luteum (attached to the ovary which is how it should be) baby growing nicely measuring a few days behind what I think I am therefore too early to see a heartbeat yet but they said its growing nicely as it should be. Repeat scan In a week for heartbeat check. I'm relieved but was so anxious. Will continue to be anxious I think!
Heartburn is in full force, as is morning vomiting, all day nausea and evening vomiting.
Exhausted beyond belief. Resting as and when I can. Got some time off work to rest.
Are you 4dpo today? How are you feeling?

@tashadae27 so glad to hear everything is ok 😊it's good that they were able to explain the tissue they saw as well. That's great that your heartbeat scan is booked in so soon. It will be so nice to see the baby again too!

I was terrible worry-wise when I was pregnant with DD. I had no reason to be since I hadn't had any negative experiences, but I worried a lot leading up to the 12-week scan then gradually calmed down from there.

I'm sorry you're suffering with symptoms, but it's all a good sign and will be worth it! I hope you're getting plenty of rest when you can. Have you told anyone at work or just booked time off as holiday?

Yes I'm 4dpo today...I got a bit carried away this morning after getting a few cramps, but they're gone now, and I know 4dpo is way too early to feel anything. I'm hoping the next week goes by quickly, it's madness how you wish time away when TTC!

Thank you @vitahelp
I've self cert for a week due to the vomiting and extreme exhaustion. I've spent fri sat sun Mon in bed to be honest! Body needs it!

I had cramping at 4dpo I think its normal to experience those kind of cramps.

Make sure you keep hydrated that'll help :)
I know what you mean, when not ttc we want those two weeks to last forever as to not get AF but then when ttc we wish it away quickly to find out!

I just lay on my bed and ate some mcdonalds chicken selects as need protein and all I fancied! I must look a right state! X

@tashadae27 That's good that you're getting some rest, you definitely need it with those symptoms. Hopefully this is the worst of the symptoms you're going through now. I was lucky and didn't have anything major, but I was definitely worse in the first trimester and seemed to turn a corner after the 12 week scan.

The cramps haven't been back since so probably nothing.

Haha, well I've been vegetarian for a 2 years now but if I ever quit the first thing I would have is chicken selects, they're gorgeous!! Love the dips they come with too! xxx

I kinda feel like all I want to eat is stuff bad for me haha and fruit, sweet fruit, sour sweets, chicken selects. I shouldn't but its what I fancy @vitahelp 😆

The cramps were probably your body re-adjusting after ovulation. Keeping everything crossed for you 😊

@tashadae27 Hope you're ok today and been able to get some rest. 7dpo here and nothing to report, temps are steady but just woken up with a feeling that it's not going to happen this month...feel too normal! Early days though I suppose.

@vitahelp I'm so sorry I totally forgot to reply to this! How are you feeling? You must be 13dpo today?
I'm still resting, still vomiting and feeling exhausted. Saw our little bubba on Tuesday teeny tiny little thing! Was a surreal moment for us! But a blessed one.
Hope you're doing OK x

@tashadae27 Oh don't worry! Aww I'm so glad your second scan went well! I'm so glad everything is ok. I'm sorry your symptoms are so strong, isn't it crazy how such a teeny thing can cause such symptoms! Are you feeling a bit more confident that things are going to be ok now you have had the second scan?

Yes I'm 13dpo today. I've had an odd cycle, usually I get a very obvious temp drop a few days before AF. However this month my temp stayed about the same then went very high on 12dpo and it really got my hopes up. It has dropped slightly today but still a lot higher than it would usually be at this stage. I wasn't going to test but ended up doing one on 11dpo and this morning and both BFN. It's wound me up a bit as I usually find BBT charting helps to manage my expectations, whereas this time it has actually made me worse.

To make matters worse I'm still holding onto a bit of hope as AF is due today (if I got ovulation date right) but I'm feeling nothing, usually have some cramps on the day it starts. Tried to convince myself the Morrisons tests I'm using aren't sensitive enough even though it was those very same tests that gave me bfp with my DD at 11dpo..

Aww @vitahelp could it be that you're ovulation date was a bit later than you thought? Apparently mine was as not measuring at 7+3 they think I'm 2-4 days behind which is possible for me as sometimes i do ovulate a bit later. Who knows! Keeping everything crossed for you 🙏 let me know how you get on.
It had reassured me but got another scan on 22nd where I'll be around 9 weeks to check heartbeat, sonographer said he saw flickering within the embryo which he strongly believed was the heartbeat but I have a tilted womb so they struggled to get good images but deffo saw little one hiding in the corner of the yolk sack haha. Hiding just like it's mummy does it made me chuckle. X

@tashadae27 I'm so glad you found it reassuring 😊 and that's great they are doing another scan to check the heartbeat again, I bet you can't wait to see little one again too!

Oh that's interesting that your ovulation date must have been different than you first thought. I did wonder about ovulation being wrong. My chart put it at CD14 which was the same day I got positive OPK. But I thought positive OPK usually happened 1-2 days before ovulation. The thing is if I ovulated at CD15 I would be 12dpo today which still seems late for a negative test...

Yeah @vitahelp normally 1-2 days after positive LH but it can be delayed due to stress/anxiety etc. Perhaps test again in a few days?
Sometimes we think we know our bodies and then something different happens and we're like what??

@tashadae27 Yes you're right. I thought one of the few benefits of TTC for an extended period of time would be that I would at least know the pattern to expect and not have too many surprises...then this cycle happens!! I hope I didn't ovulate too much later than I thought or my DTD timing would have been completely wrong anyway. I'll keep you updated 😊

Morning @tashadae27 Hope you're feeling ok today and coping with the symptoms. Have you been able to return to work? My temp dropped below coverline this morning and been having cramps so I'm definitely out now. Feeling ok about it and ready to move on to next cycle. It is getting tiresome now though, especially when my timing has been spot on for a few months now...concerned it may never happen.

I was signed off work this week by the doctor due to the sickness @vitahelp but I have annual leave next week and then hopefully I'll feel better the week after, who knows!
I had my first craving this morning, mcdonalds hash browns 😆
Sorry to hear about your temp drop and cramps :( don't give up hope though! Although I understand its probably hard. I think you're doing amazing x

@tashadae27 Thank you so much 😊 that’s really kind of you to say. Sadly AF came this morning after another big temp drop, sort of relieved as I knew it was eventually going to happen so feels good to start afresh. I might have mentioned before that if I had got pregnant this cycle the baby would have been due the same week as my daughter was born and she probably wouldn’t have taken kindly to sharing her birthday week so it was maybe for the best 😂

Oh gosh, so do your work know now or do they not see the details behind you being signed off? I really hope your symptoms are at their worst at the moment and start to improve xx

Ah sorry AF came @vitahelp yes I remember you saying I bet she wouldn't be happy with sharing her birthday haha.

Work know, they have known since I found out because I have type 1 diabetes and have a lot more check ups etc so had to tell them!

I just did the ring on a piece of hair test to see what the gender may be but I know it's not a true way to find out haha just a bit of fun. It said girl... but who knows!

🙂