End of November testers (TTC August Baby)

[Roxybabe]

Hey ladies,

Thought I would create a thread for those testing towards the end of Nov/early December.

I'm CD2, TTC first baby. On cycle 5.

fingers crossed for us all!

I’m 7dpo today and did a test - obviously negative (why do we do it to ourselves?!)

Having a few symptoms but trying to ignore as don’t want to get my hopes up!

@Chanteuse ha - I'm 6dpo and did a negative test this morning - and I'll probably test again tomorrow... completely ridiculous but I just cant not!

I'm glad I'm not the only one! I know it's silly.

@Elephantrose18 I'm sorry to hear that. I guess all you can do is wait and test again in a couple of days. I hope you get good news. I do think the blue ones are less sensitive.

AF is due tomorrow and I'd convinced myself this month was my month as I'd got nausea and firm boobs but just had the tiniest bit of brown blood when wiping and now I'm convinced I'm not pregnant.
I'm holding off on testing right now as my DH is abroad but he's back today so I'm desperate to test later to rule myself out properly.
This is only our first month of trying and I thought I wasn't bothered if it didn't happen yet as the longer it takes the more money we can save but seeing that tiny bit of spotting has got me down 😕
Need a hand hold til tonight/ words of encouragement that it was only a tiny bit and I still might have a chance

I’m driving myself stir crazy here. AF was due 2 days ago (Sunday) and I’m usually like clockwork. Sunday night got my classic AF warning signs, tender boobs, lower back twings, but no AF. It’s normal for me to have a day or so variation, so fully expected for AF to arrive yesterday. Still nothing. Sorry for TMI, but yesterday I got a sudden rush of discharge, so immediately went to the loo, thinking that AF had arrived, but no.
I still feel like I’m due on my period, so fully expect it to arrive today, but every time I go to the loo and there’s nothing I get more nervous!
Now, I was under the weather at the start of the month and me and DH have totally missed ovulation this month, so I’m pretty sure late AF can be explained away, but it’s still tripping me out.
I know, once I send this message AF will come and say hello 😅

@marleyandme sorry you’re feeling down. I’m not an expert but have spent a lot of time on the conception boards recently and isn’t a tiny bit of spotting often a sign of implantation? Don’t rule yourself out just yet! I think on the Dec testers thread one lady even had a light bleed, ruled herself out and turned out to be pregnant!
Im also in the first 2 months of TTC, and not even trying properly just yet, but it really messes with your head so quickly.
Even if you are out this month, you have another month to save, plan ahead, and have loads of fun with DH!

@CityKity have you tested yet? If you're overdue AF and have symptoms then there's hope 🤞
Thanks for the support 😊 today is going to drag so much until DH comes back and I can test with him and find out either way!

@marleyandme nope haven’t tested yet! I have no idea what symptoms to look out for, I just feel like I should be coming on AF any minute now (but for the last 2.5 days).
Me and DH DTD on cycle day 8 and 20 closest to ovulation as we have guests staying and then he was sick, so it’s just ridiculously unlikely.
We are planning on trying more seriously from Jan, so I’m just chalking this down to my body/mind playing tricks on me. If AF doesn’t show up by tomorrow/Thurs then I’ll test.
🤞for your test later!! Remember it’s such a tricky timing game and even if it’s not the news you want, there’s zero reason to be worried for next cycle. Do you have a good idea of when you ovulate? I haven’t tried testing strips or body temp yet, but it does seem like ovulation varies a lot more that I thought.

@CityKity ah you have so much restraint in holding off testing! Good for you 😊
I'm not really tracking ovulation at the moment, we wanted to take it easy with the first cycle but my DH started suggesting getting the tests to maybe next cycle if we're out. I'm basing it on being CD14 assuming I have a 28 day cycle, and I had CM then so it's probably around right, but I came off the pill in September so I've only had 1 AF since then so it's all guesswork on Clue based on an average cycle at the moment!

@CityKity and @marleyandme there's definitely still time and hope, fingers crossed for you both

@marleyandme I’m in the same boat, currently just going off Clue which predicts ovulation at CD14 (I have a 27/28 day cycle). I thought CD14 seemed bang on as last month I had quite sharp ovulation pain on my right side around CD13/14.
Another reason I think I must have totally missed the window this month! Today is CD30 so if AF comes today that cycle would be 29 days which is totally within reason, so I think I’m just flapping around and panicking prematurely.
Are you testing this evening when your DH is back?? So nerve wracking!

I'm 10DPO today and feeling off. I have a really strange feeling in my stomach, somewhere inbetween queazy and just uugh. A bit of an anxious / cringey feeling I guess. I can't really describe it, but it isn't very nice. Still stark white BFN this morning. No sore bbs. Not particularly tired. No idea if my off feeling is a good sign or if maybe I've picked up a bug (or imagining it!). How can two weeks feel soooooo long?!

@BebeYoda I didn’t have a TWW as I ruled myself out this month, but my god, ever since I got AF twinges on Sunday night, the days/hours/minutes have dragged! The actually TWW must feel like eternity! I have so much work to do today and can’t concentrate on a single thing.

Fingers crossed that feeling under the weather is a good sign and not a bug brewing 🤞. It seems so variable as to what (if any) symptoms people have! When are you planning to test again?

7dpo and feeling really miserable about it all. I just want to know one way or the other. It's so draining.

Fingers crossed for you! 🤞 I feel exactly the same, so much to do but I just can't focus.

I'd love to say I'll hold off until AF is due but who am I kidding 😅 I'll be testing again in the morning I'm sure ☺️

It was a BFN! Didn't think I cared much about this cycle until I saw that so a bit gutted 😕 ah well, got to remind myself of all the positives and being able to save a bit more

@marleyandme ahh damn, I’m sorry it’s not the result you were hoping for. You said AF was due tomorrow, so maybe wait and see what happened in case the test was just too early?! What brand of test are you using?
At least you can enjoy Christmas festivities guilt free without having to be extra careful! Just think of this cycle as one step closer to the one that gets you the BFP 🤞🤞🤞

@CityKity you're right, I'm just using a cheap amazon pack they're not early ones. I've fished it out the bin and now we both think we see a very faint line, never thought I'd be a line squinter but here I am! It says on the pack that a positive might appear within 1 minute but to wait up to 5 to confirm a negative. Tbh we both waited all of about 1 minute, couldn't see anything so left it!
I've had a positive previously and that came up so quick I was expecting it to this time as well.
Will test again first thing in the morning and see what that looks like, and maybe wait the correct amount of time tomorrow too 😂

@marleyandme good luck for today! Wait 5 minutes 😅

I'm 11DPO today. Took a FRER test and I think I can see the beginnings of a second line, but it's just a shadow. More waiting 😩

@BebeYoda the waiting is awful isn't it!

Sorry this photo seems to be upside down 😂 this came up within 5 minutes so I'm tentatively hopeful. Maybe I'm due AF later than today? Will get some other rests and test again in a few days and see if it's any stronger 🤞

@marleyandme that's looking so good! 🤞 How many DPO are you? I'd be super excited if my line looked like that today ☺️

@BebeYoda i thought I was 14DPO, but that is based on an average woman's cycle in Clue, as I've only recently come off the pill so it could be miles out compared to mine. It's faint if it's 14dpo isn't it? I don't know how strong lines normally are at this stage
It's clearer than yesterday's though so 🤞
I hope the days pass quickly for you to test again too 😊

@marleyandme looks good🤞🏻 think it depends when you implanted to how dark your lines would be at this point tbh so I wouldn’t worry as long as they’re getting darker!

As ChloeN said, so long as it's getting darker then it's all good! Some people don't get a positive until days after their period is due. It looks really good to me ☺️