Anyone else started the TWW?

[amichel]

The tww feels like forever! I'm hoping to find cycle buddies! Looking forward to symptom spotting, testing and everything else!😅

Sorry for images but decided to see what CM was like and this is what came off my hand. Do you reckon this could be implantation? Or could it just be an after affect of the vaginal US. 🤷‍♀️ am still getting a fair bit of cramping but no blood since the tiny amount of pink when I first wiped this morning.

@ale3ex
Don't be sorry, we're all women here!
Ohh that's an interesting one. I've always experienced some sort of bloody CM after a smear or anything like that. I had implantation bleeding with my DD and it was very pinky, red-ish stringy CM. It doesn't look like much so that's a good sign isn't it? It doesn't look like the start of AF does it?x

Yeah I mean I'm not bleeding so I'll take that as a win either way lol. I haven't a clue what it is, never had anything like it before. Time will tell I guess xx

@amichel ok 😊
I only remember my symptoms from last time as I wrote it all down. I’m 1dpo and already thinking every twinge is a thing. I wonder if it’s the same feeling as being pregnant with your first or if it’s different as everything has already been used haha.

Hi @Marie1990x

@ale3ex sounds promising. I had a little implantation bleed with my first, I only seen it as I was looking at everything, it was 10dpo and just a bit old brown ish stringy stuff

@Samthenanny
Every twinge has me thinking I'm pregnant! I remember on the last cycle I had some twinges and I was convinced my eyelid pulsating was a sign😂x

Thank you ☺️.
I’m feeling alright about it so far. Pretty laid back which is very unlike me. We’ve been trying for over a year now so I think I’ve just finally stopped getting worked up over it and over analysing every twinge 😂.

On the plus side I have irregular cycles and suspected PCOS, so started taking a supplement last cycle and got my peak on CD15! That’s unheard of for me so I’m looking forward to seeing if it continues to regulate me.

How are you with it all?

@amichel ive just had what felt like really bad stitch pains which ramped up if I bent over so now has me thinking it’s something 🤣

@Marie1990x
I'm pleased you're feeling calmer this cycle. I don't think I'll be as crazy with the tracking and testing if it takes longer than expected. It's draining me already!

That's great news! Hopefully you can get some consistency now with your cycles x

@Samthenanny
I hope it's a good sign! I've just got intense pressure down below. I'm now thinking could my cervix just be a bit tender from DTD more than usual😅x

We've slowed down on DTD, and we've only done it once since ovulation. OPK is still high so should we be doing it as much as possible still?

Do your LH levels stay elevated for a few days after ovulation? I'll attach a picture of my tests.

I find reading OPK’s quite confusing at times, in regards to when you’ll ovulate. I’ve read conflicting things, some say it’s from your first peak and others say from your last. I’d just dtd to cover yourselves until it goes faint again.

I know everyone is different, but AF always shows exactly 2 weeks after my first peak, so in my case I take the first as ovulation being imminent. Some cycles I get peaks for a few days and others just one.

This is mine and we only dtd the day of my peak and day after. Should probably have done more but really couldn’t be bothered 😂. When I conceived DD we only dtd on peak and day after too so I suppose anything is possible

@Marie1990x I'm also confused on how to know when ovulation has happened. Isn't temperature testing meant to be a reliable way of knowing? I might track my temperature if it doesn't happen this cycle.

They look like good peaks! I've checked on mu tracker and AF seems to arrive exactly two weeks after too!x

How's everyone feeling today?

Yeah a raised temp for a few days is supposed to confirm ovulation. I did have a thermometer but it broke a few days ago so haven’t been tracking this time. I’ll get a new one for next cycle.

I think I’d have got a stronger peak earlier in the day but I was at work and didn’t take any tests with me annoyingly. The peak was with quite a diluted sample so I’m hoping it’s a true one.

Ahh that’s good, at least you can hopefully pinpoint it clearer knowing when af would be due according to your peaks 😊 x

@amichel how are you feeling?

since yesterday I’ve been getting weird pains, got a few today near my belly button which I remember having last and have slight cramping going on, I’m trying to not focus on it but it’s very hard not too

@Marie1990x
Hopefully I won't need one after this cycle, but if I do I'll invest.

I work from home and the urge to test is constant!
I can't help but think the days are going so slow, don't you think?

@Samthenanny
That sounds promising! I can't remember anything with my DD, but I didn't find out until 5 weeks.

Thanks for asking, I'm feeling okay. I'm counting down the days until I can test. I think another week would be a good idea although I'll probably test sooner😅
Experiencing some cramping, very painful nipples and achy joints. Maybe TMI but I've noticed lots of creamy milky white/yellowy CM.

@amichel that all sounds promising though so fingers crossed.

I wrote all symptoms down last time so have been looking back on that. I had achy thighs and knees last night but I had been to a bbq and was mostly stood up for a few hours so it could’ve been that 🤣

i definitely knew at 9dpo last time I was but it was my birthday and I wanted to enjoy it so waited to test at 10dpo.
I will definitely test next Sunday

To be honest I don’t know how much help they were. I’d literally take my temp and do it again straight after and would be a completely different reading.

Because I usually have a very long cycle, it’s going really quick 😂, I’ll be waiting my words and saying it’s dragging now d oh jt

I don’t know what the last few words in that were 😂

@Marie1990x Oh really! I'm pleased you warned me otherwise I'd have been stressing about that too!
Not too long to wait now.
I'm still overthinking everything! I've had back pain all day, but we did spend 4 hours looking around a farm shop and the aquatics😅

It’s probably just me doing it wrong as I know a lot of people seem to do it and it works for them, but I just can’t get on with it. I might try again with it next cycle and see if I can get a better understanding.

Haha it’s so hard not to overthink ever single twinge isn’t it! Hopefully it means something for you. When do you think you will test?

Probably around 11 DPO so probably still a bit early to test but I feel like I see a v faint second line. What do we reckon? All pics of same test.

@ale3ex
I can see a shadow where a line would be!! Hopefully you'll get a darker line in a day or two x