TTC March 2023

[ManifestingBaby2023]

Hey lovely ladies!

I saw a few other similar threads, but didn't know if anyone would join me for the TWW (I'm driving myself crazy) and if anyone else is hoping for that BFP this month!

@Bellabeemarie could well be implantation, the whole OPK thing is very unreliable after ovulation IMO as there's low levels of LH all through the cycle, but i've heard it can increase before AF regardless of whether your pregnant or not, so no idea there. 8 DPO is around the "normal" time for implantation so that could well be the case here... you're right though, TTC is a fun time! 😂

I've told OH he needs to hide my tests 😅 this 2ww really can drive you absolutely insane! I think I need to try and take my mind off of this 2ww for the remainder of the week and hold off testing at weekend maybe.... my hat goes off to all woman who manage to stay away from POAS until AF is due that so real dedication 👏 🙌 👌

Why are pregnancy symptoms so close to AF symptoms. Mother Nature is simply evil. 😂 I’m 7dpo today and it’s killing me already.

@ELJ1502 8DPO here and i know exactly what you mean... crampy today but not sure if that means AF is coming or if a baby is implanting! 😂

Least i'll be so busy tue/wed that I won't be able to google, and then thur i'll be so tired i'll prob just sleep and then busy again on friday!

Can anyone see a vvvvvfl? I took it just now and took pictures straight away so my urine isn't concentrated much but I'm sure I see a vvvvvvvvvfl?

@ELJ1502 they are the worst 🤣🤣🤣 my delivery that should have been here Wed come today while I was on school run so I POAS before oh seen them 😅😅😅

@emmatcc1 Or anyone else with cervix checking knowledge! haha... Sorry to be a pain but... I know I said I would stop checking but... checked my cervix again now and it's higher than it's been my whole cycle and it feels very soft... I'm SO confused as going by my opks and my bbt I should be 3dpo now?! Is there a chance I haven't ovulated yet? Surely not as my chart shows I have and I had all the symptoms of ovulation around the right time... I'm so confused! This is the first time I've been able to clearly tell a difference... Thanks all so much! x

It's also soooooo far off to the left 🤷🏻‍♀️

@HannahLouD No that's normal I questioned myself sometimes as I've had very soft cervix after ovulation and a lot of CM but it's fine. It's probably gonna change by the evening, you should stop checking after ovulation because it's gonna drive you nuts.

@emmatcc1 Thank you! I will stop checking now 🙈 Especially as I still don't really know what I'm feeling for!
I wish I could just be patient... The tww is suchhh a drag! But I know only time will tell. I'll try to stop obsessing over everything now... thank you :) x

@HannahLouD I wish I was in the tww already but I'm only on cd 4. I don't know what's worse the wait for ovulation and stress of missing it and wondering if you dtd enough or the tww analyzing every twinge and feeling. Really hoping this is the month since this is the last cycle we can get our babies this year.

@emmatcc1 Oh I really don't know! This month I was saying that I would be happy just to ovulate (thought I wasn't going to after my cp last month as it was so late) but obviously now I have I just want my bfp now 😅
Ahhh yes! This is the last month for a 2023 baby... didn't even clock that! Oh I so hope we get our sticky babies this time! 🤞 When do you normally ovulate? Do you have much longer to wait?

@emmatcc1 I completely get how you feel! Each month is a new, long waiting game!

I'm only 3dpo, but cd 29 as I ovulated late this cycle (I think covid messed up my cycle) the last 29 days have felt like years!

Yes I’m 8dpo and I’ve seen a faint line with fmu this morning. Hoping it’s darker tomorrow 🪄

praying for a baby by Christmas.

All of you guys testing at 8dpo and seeing lines make me want to test that early too 😂 Got to try my best to hold out until 10dpo...

@HannahLouD I'm due to ovulate next week from monday-friday. The last couple cycles my ovulation was a day later each cycle. If I ovulate early this month my next af would be due on my birthday so I hope that doesn't happen.

@emmatcc1 Ah well I've got my fingers crossed for you that your birthday present is a bfp instead!! 🤞 that would be so wonderful :)

Haha sorry 😂 I know testing early is a bit of a waste but I just can’t help myself. I held off this morning for a while, and then something told me to do it. It was vfl!

@lucya66 Tentative congrats! Hopefully it'll get darker as the days go by! :)

🙏 I hope so. Well done for resisting.

I figure even if it’s a chemical that kinda gives me hope everything I’m doing is right. Like I had a chemical in jan and I was thinking at least it proves I ovulate, I’m dtd on time, conception is happening. It’s just implantation that I need to hold out for, which feels like the last leg.

if that makes sense :)

@lucya66 I totally get you... I had a chemical last month and although it was horrible, at least I know I can I guess! Read some many stories of people getting their bfps again quickly afterwards... hopefully that's the case for me too and that it's a sticky one for you this time 🤞

@emmatcc1 af is also due for me around my birthday! It would be a lovely present to get a positive test!

Fingers crossed for some birthday bfps!!!

Also tentative congratulations to all the faint lines already this month! What a lucky thread with so many potentials already!

Keep us updated and post your tests!

@HannahLouD I was on a 2ww thread when I first started ttc. We all tested early (because who doesn't love to poas!) and most girl's 9 dpo negatives turned into a positive at 10 dpo, so it seemed to be that 10 days is a good place to start testing, to avoid any disappointment with false negatives

That is, if you ate going to test early.

The best time us probably when AF is late for the best accuracy

@Pitstop1986 yeah, 10dpo was when I got a line on my frer last month so I'm going to hold out till 10dpo before using them again this month.
I'll probably cave and try some ics at 8dpo which I know is completely pointless as they're less sensitive and unlikely to show anything but at least that might help my poas addiction for a couple of days before bringing out the big guns 😂😂