1dpo crew

[CatLady93]

Hi everyone, is anyone else 1dpo?! Let's survive the TWW together if so 😀 DD is almost 2 and this is cycle #2 trying for baby #2!

I feel crazy 🤣 I must stop this right now!! The disappointment will be too heavy if I don’t!

@CatLady93 - Hahaha, I'm also a cat lady, with three of them! Mine was generated by the good old bot otherwise I'd have likely been the same.

Oh gosh I feel you on the fatigue. Mines been an absolute devil today. She's exceptionally overtired from her week which included TWO sleepovers with her nanny, so I get it. But man alive am I ready to be able to sit with a cup of tea. (Except my milk is off and tesco today would have been chaos in this mood!)
Teeth are zero fun, I really feel for you.

I'm okay thank you, bumbling along. Feeling totally normal one minute and like a crazed googler the next.

@KT199 - Yeah it definitely helps me along knowing that the chances are fairly good since I've given it all a head start. Does not make me less crazy about it all mind!

My mum often reminds me that when she had me, they didn't even have home tests, and the GP wouldn't see you until you were 2 months late for your period!

I'm all for the peeing before I can think. Though all my first positives have been in the evening. The main reason for this is that I seem to guzzle water overnight and positively dehydrate in the day. So my evening pee is always the most concentrated. And evenings is also when I'm the most focused on it. So I've tried to drink lots today and that'll be my best way to get it out my system!

Yes, but what I’ve defo skimmed over is the months of stress, meds ect that you have had to have to get to this point.. so will have also had a much longer wait to get to this point than me. I hope the process was kind to you, I’ve heard it can be very difficult. A work colleague recently went through it and I have nothing but admiration from the stuff she has shared. Thankfully she got a sticky bean and is currently enjoying pregnancy.

2 MONTHS LATE??!! No way!! Well, I best be flipping grateful for the two weeks then hadn’t I!

I’ve never had a positive test to know for sure, but I am definitely most hydrated on an evening so I do think I wouldn’t stand a chance of an early test on an evening!! I’m currently ttc #1, cycle 4!

It certainly has it's moments! I've had three full rounds of IVF, and this is my third FET. So I've got my feet under the table so to speak. So much so that all the clinic nurses welcome me with hugs nowadays. 😂

I've been fortunate in that every transfer I've had, has given me a positive, though I lost the last one. But every round of IVF I've done hasn't resulted in a transfer due to overstimulation. So fingers crossed I bat three for three on the positives post transfer and get to bring this baby home!

So lovely to hear that she's got a sticky bean and is doing well!

Apparently so! See I always think I should be grateful that it's such a short wait in comparison but yes, it definitely doesn't help at all. I'm still itching. 🤣

Definitely sounds like you'll be a morning wee one! Hopefully this little one comes along this cycle!

Just hit cd 14 and I'm unsure if I've ovulated as I started testing opk at cd 10 and have so far had negatives only (with a dark control and very faint test line). Should I continue testing with opk to see if they darken or could I have ovulated earlier or be ovulating later or maybe even not ovulated this month at all?
Good luck to everyone 🍀

@Pawsome90 Hi!! I think carry on testing to see if that test line gets darker. Have you been poorly at all or stressed? Sometimes that can delay ovulation a little bit. Do you notice any other symptoms usually when you're in your fertile window?

@FlakyAquaQuoter 3!! How lovely. We have 2, and one of them is a mental ginger one who has had a cone on for 10 days (infected paw 😮‍💨) and been very angry, and therefore yowl-y about it! Thankfully cone could come off this morning and he could go back outside so we are having some peace and quiet 😂

Oh gosh overtiredness is so tough and sometimes really hard to come back from I've found?! My daughter gets really tired from nursery too. She loves it so much but it's exhausting I think.

And yes Tesco on a busy Saturday when the mood isn't quite right.. absolute bedlam 💀

I was very relieved to see a high temp this morning woop! Looks like I definitely ovulated. 5dpo today, twinges a lot yesterday but that's fairly normal. Only thing I haven't had is sore boobs which I usually have straight after ovulation but alas these things probs mean absolutely nothing 😂

I’d continue testing! I don’t ovulate until around day 19 or 20! Good luck!

@CatLady93 - The third was an accident! But they're all absolutely wonderful, very Fluffy, and totally people cats. I spend every moment with all three of them vying for love. Though one, who was always my girl, is now completely in love with DD and doesn't leave her alone. I constantly find them snuggled up together.

Nooo! Not the cone of shame! No surprise that you've had some yowl-y disturbance. Mine got cystitis for the first time a couple weeks back. I was terrified to find blood in the litter tray. Cost me a fortune to find out she was a little stressed from a neighbour cat who stands at our back windows. So I've frosted half the window and cut contact and she's miles better now.

It's definitely a killer to come back from. I often find I'm fine while the deprivation is happening, but when I get a decent sleep after, I feel a million times worse for it.

Yeah you definitely learn to pick your battles when it comes to tesco. Yesterday was absolutely not it. However the mood has been drastically improved today after a good kip (and an advent calendar...!) So we shall try again.

Very exciting to hear of your temp rise! I've had to battle with myself to not test this morning. It's technically only 8dpo and no way I'd get a line even if all was well. But it felt like the thing to do!

Good Morning Ladies! ✨

@FlakyAquaQuoter Definitely fingers crossed your 3 for 3!! 🤞 so sorry to hear of your loss that must have been very hard to go through.

@Pawsome90 I would continue testing, I tend to do morning and evening once I hit CD10 as my peak is only short and I could miss it as one month it was only 9 hours long!
CD14 is based on a standard 28 days cycle and a 14 day luteal phase, if you differ from this your ovulation date may be different. Hope you find a peak soon!!

@CatLady93 yeyyy happy for you with the high temp!

8DPO over here, tbh I’ve lost my itch to test today. I have 0 symptoms, at this point in my cycle I’m normally bloated as a bare minimum but today seems like a normal day. RHR has dropped too, which I’m thankful for as I thought there was actually something wrong it’s never ever been that high in my 2 years of owning the watch! Think I got a little over excited drilling into it and googling!!

Thanks, I'll keep testing like you've said. Today's opk was the same as the last few days. I've been a bit under the weather, with a bug or something but I did have a chemical pregnancy last month. I only bled for two days too. The reason I started testing from cd10 is because I had my ewcm. I have had a weird subtle pain/pull/ache in my lower left abdomen since that same day (cd10). Ttc for 5 months now and decided it's probably best to try find out when or if I ovulate.

Thank you so much, that's really comforting. I've never checked or tracked my ovulation before so was getting a bit worried. I just assumed when I got my ewcm I would be ovulating.

Fingers crossed for you. Thank you, I'm new to trying to learn about my own cycles. I've been referred to gynecology to help me as it's been pretty much half a year of ttc now. What you've shared about some peaks being just a few hours over around a day may explain what could be happening. I've got a basal thermometer today so hoping that this will help me learn how to understand and map my phases, here's hoping. Hope the best for you this cycle.

It really is a learning journey!! I’m on month 4 of TTC, and I’ve tracked each month.

BBT is useful to know if/when you’ve ovulated and to figure out the length of your luteal phase, but can be unreliable if not taken properly so be sure to reach out and ask any questions ☺️

LH testing I find okay, I’ve managed to find a peak every month. But it’s not been on consistent day at all, I’ve had anywhere from CD12-17. So, just try stick with it but try and incorporate the twice a day if you can! 😊

@Pawsome90 - Sorry to hear about your chemical. It can be so confusing trying to track everything. Are you testing with every wee? It may be that with EWCM it all came a little early?

I've just been to tesco and gotten myself the biggest water bottle I've ever seen in my life. This should keep me excellently hydrated and away from those tests! Maybe... 🤣

Im feeling quite strong about not testing today, I think I’ve been weak the last few cycles as I’ve had symptoms I thought might show a BFP!! But the lack of symptoms is making me feel quite chill. I’ll be proud of myself if I manage to not test until 10DPO or later as I’ve normally caved at 8. However, i think AF looks to be due Friday/Saturday now from my apps.. so I will have to test Friday if AF hasn’t arrived as it’s the works Xmas party and I absolutely want a few Proseccos as a consolation prize if December isn’t my month 🤣

I'm feeling good about not testing today, but tomorrow I'll struggle because it was day 4 I got my positive with my DD. I'm nauseous all of a sudden, with a banging headache. Assuming the hormones have got me feeling a bit yuck as even my hyperemesis waited until day 10 post transfer so it's unlikely that!

The question for me will be when I use my FRER tests. I'm only allowing myself two this time around. So part of me thinks tomorrow and Tuesday as by Wednesday, if it's there, it should be there on a cheapie.

Oh definitely! It's nice to have a plan in place on that front!

Are you having to continue taking hormones at the moment?

I’m still feeling fine, just getting ready to plate up the Sunday Roast! Planning to make a choc chip banana bread after for a dessert. As you can see, trying to keep my mind elsewhere 😂😂

Yes, I would use the FRER first as they are most likely to show something over the cheapies, and normally clearer. Whereas I think if you do a cheapy and nothing or it’s unclear you will want to do FRER anyway! And I don’t think they give evaps like the cheapies too!! You’ll have to let us know how it goes if you test tomorrow 🤞 I think I’m going to hold off tomorrow.

Yeah, all going well I'll stay on them until 10 weeks. And they're a bit brutal at times so understandable to feel a bit rubbish!

Oh that sounds wonderful and an excellent idea to keep you busy!!

Yes, if I test tomorrow I think I'll go for a FRER. But if I can hold out, I will!

I'm at work tomorrow and mornings tend to be a bit chaotic, so it's probably best to wait anyway!

I bet!! Most months even without I get a fair few PMS symptoms which start at 7DPO. Nothing this month so far, but not sure that’s a good thing 🤣

I know, need to fill my evenings this week to continue 😂! I have my nephew coming over for his tea Tuesday so maybe should plan to go to the gym tomorrow and Wednesday!

I do find though if I hold off in the morning, it’s not too bad as I’m up and out the door without even having time to consider it. The problem is once I’ve sat in work all day and let my mind wonder so come in and test straight from work 😂

I'm very lucky in that I don't really get symptoms before, other than two days before wanting to cry at everything and taking NO shit from ANYONE. I'd say it's a good thing. Anything different is good, especially when we are so aware of our bodies.
My boobs feel like lead. Painful lead. But then they did before transfer so I can't take that.

If I hadn't hydrated so well today I'd have taken a test with how crap I feel.

Oh that sounds lovely, and like you've got a great plan in place! I'll probably test tomorrow because I have zero chill. It's just whether I do before or after work.

I'm definitely worse of an evening!!!

Urgh that sucks, last cycle my boobs were so sore at 9DPO, I remember running down the steps at home and thinking WOW that really really hurt and I’d never had that before! And I had really intense bloating, worse than I could recall I had ever had, but those symptoms had me testing morning and night with still no BFP so I think no matter what now, I’ll be quite hesitant to look into my symptoms too much!

Hahahaha, thank you Tesco for the water bottle!! Although if I want to test, I have no chill 🤣 even if I’m hydrated I’m like i’ll hold for two hours and test 😂

@FlakyAquaQuoter Please keep us posted if you test tomorrow! Fingers are tightly crossed for you 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼

@KT199 - I thought to myself, on the morning of transfer, "do not look too much into sore boobs because there is no embryo on board right now and your boobs are killing you. It is NOT a sign". I feel less sick now I've eaten, which is something at least.

Oh that sounds rough! I think symptoms are just wildly up and down whether anythings occurring or not.

Good old tesco! Yeah, see I'm quite good at seeing my pee looking like water and thinking "yeah no, that's not gonna happen".

Thank you @CatLady93 ! I will. I'm almost positive I'll test tomorrow because I'm already itching to. I'm going to try not to panic though, because while my DD gave me a day 4 positive, my second was day 5. And both were evening, not morning. So while I'll likely test both morning AND evening (see back to "I have no chill!) I'm not going to feel too bad about it if it's negative. Or at least, that's what I'm telling myself.

Obviously reading old threads about 9DPO positives though.

It's also worth noting for me that my DD as an embryo, was already hatching. Whereas the last one wasn't and nor is this one. Which accounts for the extra day.