TWW sanity group

[Marie1990x]

Just wondering if anyone is in the TWW and wants company to keep us sane (aka symptom spot and stare at tests from 6dpo 😅).

Currently 3dpo after ovulating very late in my cycle and already going stir crazy!

I have been taking my temp as soon as I wake up (even if I go back to sleep after, as that is what is Natural Cycles recommends). I had a cocktail on Friday night and Saturday morning’s reading was so much higher I just discarded it! @purplecolouroffunk

@UnicornPrincessSarah do you use OPK’s? I caught a peak this month so I assume that I am ovulating.

I felt ok today apart from the niggling pelvic pain until I left work when I became nauseous and then dizzy again while I was putting the bins out. And stupid me, I tested again when I got home which was a whiter than white BFN! Maybe I’m just ill.

@Marie1990x fingers and toes crossed for some BFP’s.

@SophT27 No not using opks just yet is this is my first month propley trying and didnt want to add to much pressure on so we decided to DTD every 3 days from day the period ended and finish 3 days before the period started

Are you doing opk and the temp testing to?

I did have a 21 blood test and 3 day blood test done last year by the fertility clinic and they where happy with my results then.

Ah thats good, oh no not the niggling pains, how many dpo are you again?

@UnicornPrincessSarah Today is 8/9dpo. I sporadically test with OPK but not religiously and I don’t temp. This was our first month trying after a break since about October / November. Flo says AF is due in 6 days.

i’m starting to think I’m out. I’ve just got this feeling - it probably sounds stupid but I don’t feel pregnant.

@SophT27 Oh no sometimes our gut instinct can be good or bad/ wrong or right.

Deff think you could be to early to test though if you can maybe hold out till Friday may help mentally and physically as keep seeing blanks maybe to much?

Im somedays thinking im out but then also thinking as my pains not like last month maybe im in with a shot this month will see what happens soon though 10 days till im due if 28 day cycle

Hello! Hope it's okay for me to join too! Currently going CRAZY noticing every tiny pain/cramp haha 🫠 this is our first month ttc and I've had the strangest cycle so far! Usually it's very obvious when I've ovulated as I get a painful sharp pain on one side and then really sore boobs straight away afterwards. But this month I've only had light pains in my ovary area and my boobs are just starting to feel a bit sore! No idea when I ovulated, thinking maybe on the 7th or 12th as that's when the ovary pains happened. Starting to think maybe I haven't ovulated yet, but usually quite regular so who knows! Have been having period like cramps for about a week, might test this weekend although probably too early 😆

Hopefully we'll all start seeing BFP's soon 🙏🙏🙏

Hi everyone! Might I join too? This is my first cycle TTC for baby #1 (27yo). I am 6DPO (or so I believe, may I say that ovulation tests are confusing??). According to the tests I ovulated 3 days later then normal, which is strange as my cycle has always been kind of regular around 28 days, so if I did ovulate on time I could also actually be 9 DPO. I have been sick all weekend (high temp, dizzyness, heavy cramping in my lower abdomen, blocked nose, extremely tired). I've never been a cramper.. Could be a flu/symptome spotting, but of course I tied it to potential implantation (although super early) and tested, negative of course :')

For the sake of sanity I'm assuming to be 6DPO so I'm trying to hold out testing until Friday 10DPO (which is still early I know), but I'm a huge overthinker and find this tww VERY difficult. Hope to see some BFP's with all of you soon!!

Hugs

Also, this might be a controversial topic but... did you guys stopped drinking caffeine while TTC? Or did you lower your intake? I am very aware already of what I eat and drink and have to say that my biggest flaw is coffee. I am only having one cup a day now which should be fine (I live in Europe, maybe the 'rules' are different in different parts of the world?) but I'm curious to your opinions? Or are you adjusting your diet when you get your BFP? Or not at all on the coffee-part?

Welcome and fingers crossed it is a good first month for you, i had a funny month last month with pains that never had before but unfortunately wasn't my month

Welcome @LI94 and @Ginny2018!!

@Ginny2018 I just lowered it to one cup a day when I found out I was pregnant last time.
At the moment while TTC I’ve not really changed anything. If I’m at work I will drinks cups upon cups of it, but if it’s a day off I only tend to have one or two anyway.
It’s funny because after a couple of weeks I completely went off anything you “shouldn’t” have during pregnancy, even the thought of things like coffee etc made me feel nauseous.

I’ve just started with my usual PMS boobs. I always get them exactly a week before AF is due like clockwork.
So now I’m not feeling hopeful at all

Oh ditto @Marie1990x think I'm out. Cramping all day, although it is very early for me and I'm usually very regular. Negative test this morning. Not testing again unless AF is late.

@Ginny2018 I know I probably should but goodness knows I could be needlessly suffering for months and months if I don't conceive.🤣 I'm not even sure my teas and coffees count the amount of milk I put in them!

@onethingonly oh I hope it went AF and it’s something early pregnancy related. A lot of my friends said they had period like cramps before their BFP so you never know. I did too but it was after my positive, just after AF was due if I remember correctly.
When is AF due for you?

@Marie1990x fingers crossed 🤞🏼 for both of us but I'm not holding my breath for me 🤣. I'm not due on until Thursday/Friday. Don't usually get cramps this far in advance.

Honestly, I'm on cycle 2 and I've never had any other unusual symptoms/irregularities before I started TTC. 🤔

Thank you, needed to hear that! Yes trying (very) hard not to get my hopes up, especially as it's the first month!

I haven't changed my coffee/tea intake yet, usually I have two cups a day at least! I might try and cut down a bit though- although easier said than done! 😅

I'm also cramping very early on! I'm not due until Tuesday next week according to my Flo app. Ahh the suspense is killing me! Not sure how I'm going to manage months of ttc 😅😅

Morning All,

@UnicornPrincessSarah @Marie1990x how are you feeling today? any sign of AF or any further symptoms?

I have stupidly just tested at work and I don’t know what to make of this result. Do we think it might be faulty. Why not a full line? do any of you see the little bit at the top?

i’m going into an all day training session at 9am so won’t be able to test again today and I discarded the urine sample.

my thoughts are this is a invalid or faulty test. But someone just confirm that I’m right.

@LI94 I’ve been cramping on and off since last Thursday or Friday with some spotting. AF isn’t due for another 5 days for me, so similar to you. How are you feeling today?

@SophT27 oh interesting! Hmm I probably don't have as much experience with tests as others on this thread, but it looks like it could be a faulty reading since the line is broken? I definitely see that bit of line at the top though.

I hope the day flies for you so you can test again!! Keep us updated ❤

@purplecolouroffunk I’m not that experienced with tests either, I’ve never seen anything like this before (all my tests have been obvious BFN and once I had a positive which ended in a loss but that was also obvious).

I don’t know if I should test again tonight, or if I should wait till the morning.

it’s a tiny little bit frustrating and I’m currently sat in a training session trying not to get my hopes up.

@SophT27 it's definitely interesting. I've seen a couple of these kinds of tests on other threads and people generally advised to retest.

Oh yes good point, testing first thing tomorrow would be better, if you can manage to wait that long.

Ahh I totally understand that - it's hard to think of anything else isn't it. I hope the training isn't too boring and time passes quickly 😂

@SophT27 ooo I’ve never had any like this before! Deffos retest, how many dpo are you?

I’m feeling ok thank you. My pms boobs have gone so not sure what that’s about. I did a cheapie and thought I could see a vvvvvvfl so did a boots one and got this. Pretty sure it’s an evap but it’s kept my hopes up a bit. Can’t particularly see it in that photo but more obvious in person 😂

@Marie1990x oooh I can see that line. How exciting.

I’m roughly 9-10DPO.

@purplecolouroffunk i’ve done another test in my lunch break and it’s a BFN so it was obviously a faulty test.

I know that they say you aren’t out until AF arrives but I really don’t feel like this is my month (again).

I will maybe test again in the morning, or I might leave it till Thursday. But I’m not feeling hopeful.

@SophT27 the one you did at lunch time might have been too diluted for an early test? Maybe try again in the morning?

Thanks for confirming I’m not going insane 😂. I do think it’s an evap though but time will tell.
Another thing I’ve noticed is my nipples look VILE. They were a bit agitated/itchy and had a look and they just look bizarre. Hard to describe but have white bumps all over the areola and actual nipple. Sorry TMI 😂

@Marie1990x no such thing as TMI (I work in healthcare so I’m used to it).

did it show up in the timeframe? If it did I’d say not an evap.

it might be too diluted, and I’d love for that to be the case, but I’m not convinced unfortunately.

I haven’t looked too closely at my boobs (maybe I will now when I get home) but as I was sat in this meeting/training I have had some shooting pains through my right breast.
i’ve had horrible waves of nausea too, and I’ve felt quite tired.

But I’m still having cramps that feel like AF is coming.