2 week wait purgatory!

[Jellbell40]

I'm going out of my mind on month 5 of ttc! Anyone else with me?! On 8dpo, every little niggle or thing is driving me crazy. Just had a bit of spotting so could it be implantation bleeding or is my period coming?! (And so begins a 30 min google hole of perimenopause symptoms, because im 40 so it could be!!!) Argh!

@PineappleKclearly they’re missing something there then! 😂

I’ve started spotting so think this is me out

Ohh so you're further along than you thought, when is AF due for you?

I have found temping very useful so would recommend it (you need a proper BBT thermometer), you'll have low temps for your AF and fertile period then your temps will increase post ovulation - for me it just helps me to confirm ovulation (so far mine has been on CD12).

Also - in Tonis fertility awareness book, she states that if you have high temps for 18 days in a row this pretty much confirms pregnancy so it's a good way of knowing pregnancy has occurred even if you're not testing positive.

This is only my 2nd month TTC, I used the LH strips last cycle but couldn't find my surge, I was taking temps as well which confirmed ovulation so I just have stuck with the temps instead of using the strips.

The book also teaches how to recognise the day/approaching day of ovulation by looking at cervical mucus/discharge - I found this so useful to read.

Toni's fertility book also talks about short post ovulation phases..

I would defo recommend Toni's Fertility Awareness Book and taking temperatures, I got my copy from World of Books for a few pounds and pretty much refer to it every few days.

Argh I replied to your last message then saw this! Sorry to hear you're out, next TWW is just around the corner ❤

@Fullofconfusion I've been spotting since Saturday after my vvvv faint positive and my next 2 tests were negative. So don't count yourself out yet 🤞🏻

Oh wow that’s really useful @thismonthsfadthank you for the info. I might look into getting a thermometer for my next cycle.

I did have spotting earlier but…it’s gone again 🙈

I’m just going to not test tomorrow and see what happens. AF will either arrive or she won’t and testing won’t change that. This is what I’m telling myself at the moment anyway!

I’m pretty good at knowing when I’m ovulating from cervical mucus and usually use the LH strips to confirm.

I’m definitely more in tune with my body now than I’ve ever been. I spent so long on the pill that it took a while for me to realise how my cycles work. I had a period of time where I would have long cycles and then more recently (since my loss last year) they have been around 31 days, ovulating at around day 20/21 and then AF arriving 10 days later. This cycle has totally thrown me for a loop as I ovulated day 28 (I thought I’d had a cycle where I didn’t ovulate as it took so long!) and now day 40.

@PineappleKI love your positivity and I hope I too have a positive in a few days. It’s just a bit of a weird one

Ergh AF arrived this morning.

Going to try and take it as a positive that my luteal phase extended to 12 days this month. Onto the next one

@Fullofconfusion I'm sorry to hear that. Fingers crossed for next month, a 12 day luteal phase is really positive though! 💕 Best of luck for next month

I’m 41, TTC our second since August 2024, with 4 miscarriages since.😢
In the tww too, 3 DPO today and I’m already dying to test! This is our second cycle since my last mc (July).
I’m feeling a mix of emotions, feel hopeful and positive sometimes, then other times I feel super anxious and sad as I should have a little baby by now and still here keep trying.😢
TTC is tough!

I’m sorry just realised your post was from a week ago 😂

@BoFo84 best of luck to you too 💕 sorry to hear about your loss, hope you get your rainbow baby very soon

@BoFo84 wishing you luck this cycle.

I’m also TTC after losses. My last in June this year. Prior to that I lost my son at 22 weeks last June. It’s an awful process and I think the added anxiety from previous losses makes it so much worse.

@PineappleKthank you so much, I hope so too! It’s been a roller coaster of emotions. I just want to be pregnant again and have a healthy second baby. Fingers crossed for this month.🙏

@FullofconfusionI’m so sorry for your losses.😢 It’s awful and very hard navigating pregnancy after miscarriages. I hope you will get your rainbow baby very soon.🙏🫶