TWW - Testing Around 1st March

[TTCRainbow]

Creating a thread for anyone close to ovulation or already in the TWW! I find this journey easier speaking to people going through the same and on the same timeline. We are trying for baby #1 after a MC end of June/July, we was going with the flow but after nothing happening we decided to start tracking ovulation last month and this month i started tracking BBT as well. This month is also our first month using Preseed after I saw so many people say it helped!

I am currently 3DPO - Ovulation was on cycle day 15 confirmed by BBT.

[Amadeaa]

Hi all, mind if I join? This is my first TWW trying to conceive #1. I really wanted to take it easy and didn’t even track ovulation…I thought I’ll just see what happens and will test if I miss my period. But I’m now on CD20 and feel super crampy all day with pain on my left side and back…wondering if I should test tomorrow (and go against my take it easy approach 😂). But surely it would be too early? My cycles are quite regular, 27-29 days. Good luck everyone

[Luna0905]

@Kirstylvsya mine was the same, it’s still early!
Are you testing again in the morning? I’ll probably be up at 5am testing as I’ve woken up at same time all week 😂

@Amadeaa welcome! Sounds like CD20 might be a bit early to test, any idea when you ovulated roughly? Best of luck to you on your journey xx

[Emmalou0607]

Hey!
7dpo, AF due 1st March so will either be testing or crying 😅
Been trying since July with no luck so far. Had some tests just because of some medical concerns but other than slightly low morphology for my DH there's not a clear answer as to why it's not happening at the moment. Just frustrating

[Kirstylvsya]

@Luna0905 what DPO are you again? Yes of course I'll be testing every day until AF shows up, I'm fully obsessed now 🤣

Have you any symptoms today, how you feeling?

Does anyone know what CM is normal before AF or indicates pregnancy?

[Luna0905]

@Kirstylvsya

@Luna0905 what DPO are you again? Yes of course I'll be testing every day until AF shows up, I'm fully obsessed now 🤣

Have you any symptoms today, how you feeling?

Does anyone know what CM is normal before AF or indicates pregnancy?

@Kirstylvsya im 10dpo, are we on the same day?
haha I know I’m obsessed too. My FRERs got delivered not so long ago, I’m stilling on my hands so I don’t do one tonight 🤣

I’m slightly less bloated today and not as nauseous but I have headache, backache, cramps, shooting pains in my hips and legs, sore boobs, mood swings and crying at absolutely everything. How are you doing now?

My CM is creamy, I’ve read that can be an early sign, I’m normally much drier at this time.

and welcome @Emmalou0607 sorry to hear it’s taking a while for you, are you tracking ovulation at all? Xxx

[Kirstylvsya]

Yes same day @Luna0905. Yes I've had creamy also, never sure of what's normal and what's not anymore 🤣

Don't waste a FRER just yet, hold off at least until the morning. All good signs tho hoping for a BFP 👏🏻

[Luna0905]

@Kirstylvsya

Yes same day @Luna0905. Yes I've had creamy also, never sure of what's normal and what's not anymore 🤣

Don't waste a FRER just yet, hold off at least until the morning. All good signs tho hoping for a BFP 👏🏻

Ah yes I thought so! I know, I try not to think too much into things in case it’s my body playing tricks.

Yes got to hold firm on the FRER, I might do a cheapie tonight though 😂 xx

[Amadeaa]

Thank you @Luna0905. I think I usually ovulate between CD14-CD16 but I have the weird feeling that it might have been earlier this month…or it’s all just in my head 😅Fingers crossed for your BFP x

[Babydustthisyear]

Hey Ladies, I would like to join, I'm ttc #1 and this is my second cycle, I'm 7dpo and due AF on 28th but going to wait until the 3rd to test unless AF shows, I was two days late last month and had my hopes up a bit so I'm going to try as much as possible to wait 🫣🫣.

How are you all getting through the TWW? I'm going to try and start a new book today to keep me occupied 🙈🙈

[Amadeaa]

Welcome @Babydustthisyear. I’m also TTC #1. Which book are you starting? 🙂

[Emmalou0607]

@Luna0905 thanks for the welcome! Yes have been ovulation tracking for a few months now. Have tried to be less ocd about it this month hoping this would de stress the situation but hasn't helped much 😬

Good luck everyone! It's so easy to symptom spot when it's all you're humming about isn't it!

[Luna0905]

@Amadeaa

Thank you @Luna0905. I think I usually ovulate between CD14-CD16 but I have the weird feeling that it might have been earlier this month…or it’s all just in my head 😅Fingers crossed for your BFP x

Fingers crossed for you, hope you caught at the right time!
thank you although not so sure now, another BFN this morning and I feel like AF might be on the way 😩 although DH helpfully said that if ovulation was 36 hours from my peak then I could actually be only 10dpo. Hope you’re doing okay today! Xx

@Emmalou0607 ah that’s good you know roughly when it should be but it is good to have a few months of being chilled, I know easier said than done xx

@Babydustthisyear welcome! Trying to stay occupied but this TWW is going slow for me. How are you doing? Xx

[TTCRainbow]

Anyone on here a regular BBT’er or know anything about them? This is mine so far and I thought my ovulation was confirmed but on premom someone said it wasn’t and now I’m feeling really down and confused 😩

[curliegirlie]

PreMom is such a blunt tool and I find its graphs really user unfriendly. Maybe try downloading Fertility Friend, as that tends to be much clearer. I think your chart looks like you probably ovulated but download FF and see what that looks like...

[TTCRainbow]

@Amadeaa @Emmalou0607 @Babydustthisyear Hey all! Hope you are all ok today xxx

[TTCRainbow]

This is it on fertility friend.. today 6DPO was only 10/15 minutes before normal time I test my temperature.

Do I stop temping and just wait for AF because I feel like I was really relaxed about it and now I’m not 😭😭 I hate the TWW. Just want out rainbow baby.. i was doing so well but feeling really emotional today 😢

[Sb86]

Hey @TTCRainbow I was bbt-ing all the time for the past 11 months but last month I decided it was too stressful especially after I'd ovulated. As I was examining it every day looking for patterns and drips etc. I went back to it this month just because I like my natural cycles app to confirm when I ovulated but I do the ovulation tests anyway 🤷🏼‍♀️ Whatever will be will be unfortunately so I think if you can take the stress of it away by stopping bbt then I'd say stop doing it and see how you get on.

[TTCRainbow]

@Sb86 yeah you're right. Think this morning will be my last BBT check and i will just wait it out now. How are you feeling today? xx

[NWnature]

Morning all. I’m 7DPO today and starting to feel the pressure. Have no symptoms whatsoever. Really would rather hold on to test not this weekend but next when AF is due because I don’t want to get my hopes up with any thing after CP. I don’t think it’s going to happen this month as I was really ill throughout my fertile window and I still don’t feel like I am 100% accurate with my OPK testing on my first month with the CB advanced sticks. I’m worried because I think I did the first one not in the morning so diluted wee and that is what it sets your LH base from and I had so long of flashing from then , like 7 or 8 days I think before smiley face static on CD17. I dunno, I am overthinking and overanalysing it all.

How is everyone feeling? Has anyone got any symptoms?

[NWnature]

@TTCRainbow i don’t know anything about temping but it’s such a fine line between the positive side of taking control and doing things to inform yourself (like temping / OPK) and then the negative of becoming obsessed and focusing in on things which are a science in a sense but also are so prone to fluctuations and interpretations. I feel for you though, it’s an emotional rollercoaster honestly and there is no right or wrong way to get through the TWW. I personally am really trying not to overthink it too much, easier said than done!! I will keep everything crossed for you!

[TTCRainbow]

@NWnature We are in the same boat and overthinking and overanalysing everything! It's my first month ever temping so think that's why i keep comparing to others and asking for advice but a reply of i haven't even ovulated completely knocked me this morning.

I feel same as you, day behind on 6DPO but nothing other than how i would feel anyway. Thinking back to when i found out i was pregnant before MC i didn't know i was pregnant until i took test on the day my AF was due (i did have extremely sore big boobs and backache) but it was more a few days before AF and i thought it was just that coming. So i think its really normal for us to feel nothing yet.

Me and OH was both poorly last month over our window and i think we completely missed it too. This is why this month tracking better with BBT and using preseed and making sure we was DTD every other day even before positive OPK if it doesn't happen i feel like i will start to think something isn't right :( I know there is so much more to it than that though but meeeeh! xxx

[NWnature]

Aw I’m not surprised that comment knocked you. These boards are a catch22 to be honest, so helpful and reassuring in some respects but also can totally knock you for six in others. I honestly think that whilst it is a science in some respects, there is still a massive amount of “luck”/ probability that feeds into conceiving so whilst it’s good to be informed about all the things that can increase your probability just remember there is nothing that is 100% successful so it’s not a failing if it doesn’t happen immediately. But like I say, I know all this too and it’s still so hard to actually take the emotion out of it (even more so after a MC)and think rationally. Sounds like you have definitely maximised your chances this month.
Do you think you’ll test sometime next week?

[TTCRainbow]

@NWnature We are our own worst enemy aren't we! Thank you so much for your messages though, i feel better about this morning already.. not going to let it stress me out and just only come on here for any chats or advice. I'm going to try hold out and test 1st March with my OH. Every month so far I've started by 7/8DPO and been doing them secretly but i feel like i should be doing them with OH as he is so invested too. How about you, when are you thinking you might start? If only we had the will power to just wait for AF/missed AF.. i really wish i could xx

[NWnature]

It will be nice to test with him there. At least Feb is a short month 😂 not long til the 1st- you got this!!!!

I am really really going to try and hold out til Friday next week unless I suddenly have mega symptoms next week. My husband is actually going skiing that day so won’t be around the whole weekend but I don’t want to disappoint him before he heads off so that’s why i am going to be ultra strict with myself to try and hold off!

[Sb86]

@TTCRainbow I'm feeling alright, I'm only 3dpo according to natural cycles so don't expect anything anyway although that never stops me reading up on things haha. Tww is the longest time ever isn't it!