Anyone due to ovulate around Valentine's Day?

[overthinkersanonnymus]

My ovulation day is predicted the 14th, but not sign of EWCM just yet so may be a few days later.

Anyone want some company this cycle?

@AnnieStar12 I am 2dpo today and also an early tester! 🤦‍♀️ going try and hold out until a day or two before my period this time like you! 🤞

I'm not sure I can commit to a day or two before AF lol @BussiBop23 @AnnieStar12 maybe 10 dpo onwards...I'll try and fight the urge tho 🙈

@Westy22 hello 😊 I’m also ttc after miscarriage. It’s a tough journey 🌈
@AnnieStar12 @BussiBop23 I look forward to hopefully seeing some early positive tests 😁

I think I’m now either 1 or 2 dpo. Managed to have sex the day after my peak and 2 days before. The days of my peak and the day after I had loads of cramps in my lower abdo.
now to get through the next two ish weeks (normally get my period 11-12 days after o. I’ve seen too many negative tests and I can’t bear it so I’ve just stopped testing until a missed period which hasn’t happened since the miscarriage 🫠

Hi everyone, can I join this thread? I've read all through and curious to hear how you're doing!

We're TTC baby #1, and this is only our first cycle. I've tracked my ovulation with tests this month and I think I ovulated either the 13th or the 14th (super dark line on the 13th around 9PM but the 14th 7AM the line was way lighter and continued to be lighter for the 2 days after). The 13th was CD 16 (while I normally ovulate on day 14, or at least I think). We've DTD (almost) every day from CD 12 until CD 18. So if I'm correct, I'm on 6DPO now.

Here's the thing.. I have been feeling SO sick this weekend. I have had extreme cramps in my lower abdomen (I only ever used to cramp when I had a non-hormonal IUD, but that has been out for months and haven't felt a thing since). They were unbearable saturday, got lighter yesterday and this morning woke up feeling ok, but occasional twinges. Additionally, Saturday I have slept for about 18 hours, had headaches, hot flushes, dizzyness, feeling bloated/constipated, lost taste for food and feel super emotional. Most of these symptoms are gone now, just feeling emotional and feeling a slight rise of temp (I don't track my temp). I stupidly tested yesterday (I know.. I just kept thinking what if I was already pregnant and didn't know?) but it was super negative.

Been reading all around and implantation cramps shouldn't be this painful and most importantly, can't really occur 4/5 DPO? I'm feeling very confused but hopeful at the same time. I promised myself to not test again until at least 10DPO (that would be Friday).

What do you guys think?
Sorry for the rant, everything is so new and I don't have any mom or mom-to-be-friends in my circle to ask..

Have a great day everybody😊

Welcome! I'm in a pretty similar situation- TTC #1 and first proper cycle.

So from all my research, a peak on an OPK detects a surge in LH which is 24-36 hours BEFORE you ovulate. So getting a peak on the 13st would mean you likely ovulated 14th or 15th so at most you would be 5DPO right now. Implantation occurs between 6-12DPO so you can't have experienced implantation yet. Implantation is also what triggers HCG which is the cause of nausea and lots of other symptoms. So, gently, a lot of what you are experiencing would most likely be unrelated to pregnancy this early on. I found it really difficult last month (when we had our first sort of attempt) and logged symptoms every day, found meaning in every little twinge and convinced myself it all meant something then was devastated when it didn't. I'm finding this month much more bearable by being rational and reminding myself that I am also 5DPO so any sensations I feel (I've had boob pain on and off since LAST month's ovulation!) are a coincidence. It's helped me keep my sanity and stay a bit calmer!

Thanks for your response! I completely get what you're saying, everything can feel like a symptom when you really want that BFP. And 2 week wait is SO long! Realistically, I know that my symptoms were probably unrelated, but it has just been so weird, I've never felt similar symptoms and I'd like to say that I know my body quite well.. Anyway I will test again on Friday (even though that's still early but that is already such a long wait haha) and keep you updated!

@Ginny2018 I'll keep everything crossed for you!

@Ginny2018 hello 😀
TTC is so exciting and also stressful, nervous time!
I have one child and have been pregnant twice. So I completely understand how you are feeling and the symptoms are so confusing.
my experience is that these symptoms in the two week wait are generally due to a rise in progesterone. Annoyingly the symptoms of period and early pregnancy are really similar. With both of my pregnancies the first symptom was VERY sore boobs (but I also get sore boobs in tww 🙃)
good luck to you 🍀

Hi Ginny

I'm in a very similar position to you regarding pains, don't want to sound bad though my body has done this to me before when I thought I could be pregnant as hadn't had the symptoms before did tests and everything and just kept getting BFN. Has happened about 2 times now for me.

This month is happening again but not as bad as the first 2, so now I'm keeping a log so i can compare, it maybe that we trying and could be looking out for things without realising it our bodies are becoming more sensitive
maybe worth logging your symptoms to see if they come other months

I hope I'm wrong and you do get your BFP but our bodies can be very annoying

I haven't tracked this cycle but going of discharge and pains my ovulation was around 14/15th Feb so 4/5 dpo, just been making sure we DTD every 3 days starting from when my period ended and carrying on until 3 days before im due which is 28th Feb, im not going to test myself until I'm late

@Ginny2018 welcome! We all do the crazy "symptom spotting" while in the TWW, but as previous poster said - you can't really have any pregnancy symptoms this early on and certainty before any HCG is showing up on a test.

I'm now 5DPO and I've caved and just ordered a pack of early testing strips from Amazon, lol!! In previous pregnancies I've only got my BFP on 10 or 11DPO. It's going to be a long week waiting...

Thanks for your kind words and experiences everybody! It's entirely possible that it was just a weird 'flu'.. I'm going to keep track of my symptoms (I feel completely fine now) and hope very hard at the same time, not going to test until Friday (10DPO). Thanks again!!

How are you all doing girls? Any itching to test early?

@overthinkersanonnymus I like to keep a ‘crazy woman journal’ in the notes of my phone so it lets me symptom spot as much as I want then I go back later and rationalise the symptoms that takes away my urge to test. How many dpo are you again?

I think this month I’m going to wait as I usually start at 8dpo and I’m just a bit fed up of things now so thought If I can wait till 10dpo it might be better to as otherwise I’m wasting money on tests

@Anonxo 😂😂

I'm only 4dpo but I usually start testing at about 7dpo because I am unhinged

😂😂😂 I am 4dpo also and already holding back the urge to test!

I’m 6DPO and getting tempted to start testing!

Can’t wait to see lots of hopefully positive tests 🤞
I’m now 4 or 5 dpo (peak was early Saturday morning).
Feeling really exhausted more than anything! Won’t be doing any tests unless I miss period (normally comes 11-12 dpo)

I'm now 7DPO I think? And really actually don't want to test... I was so sad last month to get the BFNs that I don't want to go through it again so have said I won't test until the 1st March. Not noticing any symptoms that i didn't have last month- sore boobs again and some cramps/twinges plus a banging headache today but nothing unusual or implying that I'm pregnant. I really don't feel pregnant or think I am but in a way it's helping me stay a lot more level headed. I'm managing to forget about TTC while busy whereas last month it consumed every thought!

Help! I'm 5dpo and standing over an un-pee'd on test 😂😂

@piechipsgravy i feel the exact same about seeing negative tests! I think I’d just rather get my period 🙃
@overthinkersanonnymus haha 😂 it wouldn’t show positive yet! But I know that temptation well. I’ve even done tests in the past after my period started 😂

im having some cramps, had a terrible headache today and some tmi symptoms. But I know from experience it probably means nothing, and I need to keep my expectations low 🙈

I've tested 2 times already and I'm 7 max. 8 dpo 🤣 Any guesses!? All negative obviously.

But in all fun: my bf and I raved about the test below yesterday morning convinced we saw a faint line 🤣 as you can see; there is nothing. I'm laughing at it now but I'm testing again tomorrow. I bought a 20 pack cheapies before this cycle and told myself that it's ok to use them all if it makes me feel better and less stressed, maybe next cycle I'll try to control myself (probably not😅).

@Ginny2018 paaaaa 🤣🤣 snap!!

I'm 5dpo and like "well maybe there is something there? and I am not like every other human woman, and I might get HSG flowing IMMEDIATELY."

I am of course, delusional.

@overthinkersanonnymus HAHAHA my thought 3DPO while out with the flu: it must be implantation eVeRY bOdY iS diFfeREnT 😂

😅😅😅
well if you do test don’t be shy about sharing them I love a good line eyes x