Anyone just started their dreaded 2WW ? 👀👋🏼

[WF1990]

Morning girls, that’s it really, looking for 2WW buddies to get through the longest part of the ttc cycles !
I’m 1DPO, cycle 8 for a first baby 🤞🏼

Omg @lalalalalala2024that is definitely a line congratulations!!!

@lalalalalala2024congratulations !!!! 🩷🩷 definitely positive !!

Thank you @EllieWalesand @WF1990i am going to get a clear blue to see if the actual words pop up yet. I’m completely shocked tbh I can’t believe it

I just came home , haven’t tested yet but today my boobs have been horrendous and I’m sweating so so bad ! I had a shower and still sweating ! Either way this is a good sign for me meaning I do produce enough progesterone as this was kind of a worry of mine as a year ago I wasn’t :)

That’s positive @WF1990do you usually have sore boobs around this time in your cycle?

@lalalalalala2024 Congrats! So exciting 💖

Massive congrats @lalalalalala2024 ☺️

Thanks everyone !! Hoping to see some more BFP’s on this thread in the next few days.

Morning I tested this morning at 8 dpo and of course, stark bfn! I don’t know why I thought there would be something I just couldn’t resist 🤣 the cramping has extended to my lower back and is still very there this morning. It feels the same as I would get the day before/first day of my period and is unusual this early before. Nothing else to report other than sustained elevated RHR but this is typical for me and usually drops a day or two before AF is due. Another day of symptom spotting and driving myself around the bend ahead 🤦🏼‍♀️😂

@EllieWalesit could be implantation still but hcg takes time to build up ?! 🤞🏼🤞🏼🤞🏼 8dpo is still sooo early. I tested this morning at 9dpo too and stark white 😂 so much for the girl who said she’d wait until Friday 😅 AF due on Saturday for me so I guess I will have my answer soon!

It’s so hard not to test isn’t it! I’m trying to play it cool with dp but I’m really not playing it cool at all 🤣 are you planing on waiting to see if AF comes before testing again? I hate the wait for AF! She’s due on Monday/Tuesday for me, I suspect I had a chemical last month (unbeknown to me) because my cycles are usually a very regular 28 days but she came on CD 31 and then I suspect I ovulated at CD11 this month which is early for me. My LP is usually 12 days so I’m assuming she’s due Monday but I don’t really know what’s going tbh!

Isn’t it !!
did you test last
cycle ? Tbf it’s good if you didn’t because it’s not worth the heartache !
well I was thinking of waiting until Saturday but I went to the toilet and I am spotting beige / brown …! Nothing in my underwear (tmi) but just on the toilet paper ! I’m 9dpo so could either be implantation or spotting before period 😂 basically ANYTHING points to both outcomes at that point

No I didn’t test, the timing lined up so I knew there was a chance but I had just started a new job after being made redundant so I was occupied thankfully! It was probably for the best because I wouldn’t have been eligible for company or statutory maternity pay but I will be from the cycle onwards hence why we’re now actively trying ☺️

oh that’s interesting, do you normally spot before AF comes? It’s very early for her at 9dpo, sounds positive to me 😁

Congratulations @lalalalalala2024 ❤️❤️

Keeping my fingers crossed for the rest of you too!

@WF1990 Just curious about the progesterone testing, im assuming it was a blood test? Did you say you weren't producing enough a while ago? Does that mean it can fluctuate? I'm worried mines not high enough, I cant get it off my mind x

@EllieWalesi don’t normally spot before af so we shall see!!
will you test tomorrow ? Let me know !
i can’t wait for the weekend so I’m not sat at my desk googling random symptoms 🤣

@Lh4503yes so I have pcos, I’ve had it for years but my period is regular so it’s pretty well controlled although 3 years ago I had probably 4 period a year. I’m under the care of the hospital
so my consultant let us ttc for 6 months and then I just did progesterone test on day 7 post ovulation (although I can never know for sure whether I was 7 or 6 dpo!). But I think even without any hormonal issues you can request this with your gp! You just need to go at 7dpo ( or day 21 for ppl with a 28 day cycle but mine isn’t 28 days).
from what I read I am just on the limit but it does show that I ovulated.
common symptoms of low progesterone would be spotting way before period I think and after period from what I’ve read but I’m not a doctor !
I hope this helps !

Hey all! Bit of a lurker coming to join in!
13dpo today and a lot of symptoms that aren't my usual pms, but have managed to hold out on testing. Terrified of a negative so feel like if I don't test then I won't be let down!
Didn't try this month as decided to take 2 months off after a chemical, but looking back we DTD at the exact right time, so unfortunately my mind is a mess again even though it's meant to be a break!

@Kayleaaawelcome ! The more the merrier ! is AF due tomorrow ?? Will you just wait for it to arrive / test if it’s late ? I commend the mental strength !!!

@WF1990that’s definitely a positive then if spitting is unusual for you, keeping everything crossed!

Welcome @KayleaaaI too commend you holding out on testing I will probably be POAS every 5 mins by the time I get to 13dpo 😂 I understand the reasoning though, there’s still hope! Sorry about your chemical the TWW is hard enough without having that extra fear unlocked

I’m bloody starving even after eating a big breakfast. I’m telling myself I’m not pregnant I’m just a fat b*h but my brain is still like ‘maybe it’s a baby?’ 🤣

@EllieWaleswe shall see!! It was so faint and now it has disappeared. Only one brown stain but that’s it !
my boobs are still absolutely killing and usually at that stage they are less painful as progesterone drops so maybe progesterone is still high ! Who knows !
trying to take a stress less approach about it all !
have your cramps stopped ?? X

@WF1990thats even more promising! You’re very laidback about it all fair play to you. My cramps are still there although milder, I took an ibuprofen earlier for something unrelated so they might be having an affect. If it AF I need her to hurry up so I can stop eating for two 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hi everyone. I’ve also tested again this morning at 10dpo, definitely negative still. I guess there’s still time. I’ve actually come to terms with the fact it might not be this cycle which is helping me feel less crazy.
Fair play to you @Kayleaaa for not testing yet! There’s no way I’d be able to wait. Hope you get your BFP!

@EllieWaleslolling at the breakfast, I almost ordered maccies 😂
fingers crossed one lady of the group gets a bfp after @lalalalalala2024fantsstic news 🤞🏼🫶🏽

Thanks! I unfortunately caved at work, only managed an hour hold after having a coffee so of course bfn, why I did it who knows haha!
Swear I think I see a shadow but my line eyes are not to be trusted at all!
Due tomorrow or Saturday at latest. Might try when I get home, an hour an a half hold is possibly the most I can do as I'm SO thirsty!

you can always send us a pic and we can all use our line eyes !!! I hope it is a line ! 🤞🏼🤞🏼

If you’re only 10dpo now then what were the symptoms you mentioned feeling hopeful, curious and wanting confirmation about on 10th/11th/12th etc? Ovulation? With the spotting as well around that time what do you think that was if it was making you hopeful?
Pregnancy symptoms can’t start until after an embryo has implanted. An embryo isn’t ready to start implanting until 5dpo earliest. Then it can take a week or more extra to actually implant. Then your HCG needs to rise enough to cause the symptoms.
You mention lots of symptoms that you say aren’t usual for you. But if you’ve been on the pill you won’t really know what’s usual as your hormones will be different now. Symptoms of rising progesterone after ovulation causes all sorts of symptoms that are very similar to pregnancy. Every month my boobs get heavy and sore the day after ovulation. The pain gets worse (can hardly touch them at times) until I get my period and then it stops pretty much instantly.
Obviously you could well be pregnant. But I think it would be helpful to be a bit more patient and relaxed in the coming months if you’re not.