TWW feels like forever

[Bubs94]

WHY does the TWW feel like forever?! I thought I was 7dpo then I actually hit my peak late, and now I’m 3dpo and just want to test😂 fertile window being 28th-2nd with ovulation on 3rd and BD every other day so really hoping it’s done the trick. Had a chemical on Nov 10th. Did anyone fall pregnant the cycle after a chemical?

@PandaLife thank you, yes I will take a look at private ones but will see what they offer me first.

yea, we can officially celebrate 🙌🏻

I think I’d be quite wary of a private scan 🙈 I’ve heard horror stories of how private scan places just tell you it’s all looking great and won’t comment on anything that doesn’t look right, so the NHS scan is then like a double blow if it’s bad news. I had a family member have to have a TFMR after the 12 week scan, so I just don’t feel like I’d trust them 😬

Still no period here and a bfn on the test. My app says I’m 14dpo so I’m confident I’m not pregnant this cycle.
All a hormonal waiting game until the next cycle comes along 🙃 I was definitely lulled into a false sense of security with how textbook my first cycle off Cerazette was.

@Bassbeh17 I had a private scan early first trimester, 8 weeks. I waited until that point as a heart beat should definitely be detectable. I think early scans are iffy before then as it might still be too early and it is anxiety provoking to be told there isn't a heart beat as the baby just might not have developed it yet.

You are sure of your dates so you will know how far along you are. I used window to the womb they were really good and thorough xx

@Bassbeh17 congrats girl! So happy for you! I had a private scan with my son between 7-8 weeks at window to the womb and was amazing. They were really good and anything medical they saw they told me. I had blood above my pregnancy can’t remember what it’s called but I booked in for another scan at 10 weeks and it had gone. They’re quite expensive but like you because I was pregnant during Covid and knew my husband couldn’t come to many scans, we did a few private scans which felt so much more comforting than the hospital ones x

I’m in a really weird space now and not sure how to feel. We’ve recently sold our home and bought a new one so going through all of that for the first time. Mortgage broker said it’ll be likely June that we complete etc, but I’m not worrying about all of that plus new finance amounts etc and how much less I’ll earn going on maternity and I just don’t know. I think I might stop texting from next cycle as I doubt I’m pregnant this cycle, and just go with the flow like try but not and see what happens x

I’m intrigued @SKLM as to why your comment has been hidden for review

@Bubs94 it sounds as though you have a lot on your plate at the minute, so it’s no surprise you feel a bit off. I considered not testing whatsoever during this next cycle, as I sometimes feel it does more harm mentally than good. But equally, not knowing what is happening is just as frustrating. TTC is such a hard place to be in.

@PandaLife i'm intrigued too, I can't even remember what I wrote 😂

@Bubs94 I feel for you with uncertainties. I am on a fixed term contract at work ending next year so we are needing to think hard about money for maternity. Last time we just saved a bit of money in advance. We are also thinking we want to move, but might keep ttc first.

@Bassbeh17 lovely to see that dark line🥳 I had a few private scans with my last pregnancy and felt it put me at ease. The girl was amazing and so thorough, went into a lot more detail than the public scans, we went back to her to find out the gender too, it was a lovely experience. I think from 8 weeks + also as things can still be developing before that and can leave u with more questions.

@SKLM did u have a picture in ur comment, I find that always needs reviewed?

im 8 dpo and on midterm (teacher) which is giving me too much time to think😅 esp while toddler sleeps lol

Thanks everyone, I had a private scan last time for gender purposes and for lockdown so my husband could be there so I think I will book it for reassurance before our holiday. I spoke to the GP and then self referred this morning which they’ve introduced since last time 😂
now I just have to wait! Oh the irony, all the waiting in the tww and then afterwards you’re still waiting 😂

I literally have no idea why my comment is being reviewed, it's so mysterious. No photo or anything. 😅

@Bassbeh17 congratulations!! Amazing news... wishing you a very happy healthy pregnancy. I also had a lockdown pregnancy first time around - hopefully it'll all run a lot smoother this time and no annoying masks!

I'm 2dpo and already impatient 🤣

hi everyone! sorry if I’m posting in the wrong place :)

just looking for some advice if anyone has any
anyway so af is due in 2 days and im not having any af cramps as of yet. i’ve noticed a week before all cycles i get horrible heartburn but i haven’t got any yet. im currently on cd 26 and my cycle ranges from 25-32 days. according to my flo app i ovulated around the 5th/6th feb ( i dont track ovulation as of yet just keep an eye on my cervical mucus)
I
usually spot in my tww as a standard,
however on monday so the 16th i woke up to what i thought was af. i got out of bed and felt a (sorry tmi!) warm gush of something so i went to check and it was fresh blood, probably a tablespoon. i put a pad on and noticed at work there was a tiny bit more on the pad and since then i haven’t had any blood!

yesterday i had one occasion of cm which was mainly like a (sorry tmi) gloopy browny light red colour.
fast forward to today i have had my usual discharge/cm and there’s been tiny pink/red streaks in it but the majority of it has been just the usual cm.

its all just so strange 🤣

Another negative test for me this morning. And a negative ovulation test. I have had about 4 days of large quantities of ewcm, and it hasn't stopped this morning. Sorry if it's tmi but by large quantities I mean I am finding it in my underwear and when I wipe it is running down my hand in gloops and it stretches about 4 inches. I've never had this before even around my peak times - I am starting to worry my hormones and cycle are just all over the place. I have pain in my right side which feels like ovulation pain and yesterday a burning pain throughout my pelvis. But that could just be endometriosis getting worse as I'm not on the pill.

I guess I just play the waiting game! I have been thinking maybe to take a break from trying so hard for a couple of months, I feel very stressed. All I can think about is having another baby and sometimes I have to check myself and be like, why? I find it hard once I am focussed on something to change track.

I exercise regularly and go to the gym where I do olympic weight lifting, I'm fit and have muscle but my BMI is 31. It was actually nearly 34 when I got pregnant last time, however I weighed less after having my son. My husband's BMI on the other hand has shot up. He went on a health kick before we TTC our son, he lost 2 stone and was taking exercise and totally changed his diet. But it has all gone back on for him.

I know a lot of TTC is chance, but I wonder if our age (bother nearly 39) coupled with a stressful life and not looking after ourselves 100% due to exhaustion is all contributing. Our life was easy before we had our son, much more income as I worked full time, job security, now one of us is facing potential redundancy and you know how stressful it is having a baby/toddler who keeps getting sick all the time at nursery.

Maybe it is just going to take us longer? I might try and do more cardio at the gym and lose a little fat, maybe it will help improve egg quality, my husband is going to try and get back to where he was.

I might also go back to taking pregnacare conceive.

Sorry for the long post, I needed to get my thoughts down.

@Starryxx hey there! So hard to know what is going on sometimes isn't it. Our bodies are so confusing. Have you tried taking a pregnancy test? Looks like you are a couple of weeks past ovulation? x

I feel like my body is 100% giving me false hope as this morning I had some fresh blood when I went to the loo first thing, so assumed my period was starting (gutted :/) but since then my pad has been completely dry 🤣 i may just get a test today and do one tomorrow morning and get it out of the way x

Negative here again, 13dpo. Loads of ewcm, so confused 😕

@SKLM that is so weird with the cm. Have you done any LH tests? I’m 11dpo but haven’t tested yet, purely because I don’t have any tests at home😂 I think I’m just going to wait for my period and if it doesn’t come then obviously test x

My period fiiiinally arrived (it’s only 15dpo but honestly felt “ready” since Sunday!)
I can literally feel the relief of the hormone drop - having spent so many years on hormonal contraception it’s quite weird “relearning” my body like this!

Feeling quite upbeat for cycle 3 🤞🏻

@Bubs94 yes the ewcm is odd. This has happened to me before, I had ovulated about 10 days late. It made it a 40 day cycle. My period is due based upon my peak at day 14 on Sunday or Monday. If it comes much later I will know I ovulated later x

@SKLM i was going to suggest an ovulation test too to see what your LH levels say?

I started testing this month, ovulation due at the end of the month/very start of March, so we’ll see what happens. I feel quite positive again - I did this time last cycle too lol. My body likes to lure me in to a false sense of goodness .. until the symptoms hit me like a bus.

@CauliflowerCheese00 I always feel a huge sense of relief when it starts too. There is still a sadness knowing it isn’t our month, but it feels great on the body and mind.

@Bubs94 @PandaLife so the plot thickens for me as yes I have a positive LH test, I have tested for 3 out of the last four days

Tuesday - negative LH
Wednesday - a lot stronger
Thursday - didn't test (wish I had now)
Today - picture attached. In real life the test line is actually stronger than the control line.

What the hell, body! I have been under a lot of stress this month. Maybe the first peak wasn't high enough? If you remember me saying I had little to no cm when I got my first peak on cd13.

So we had sex on Tuesday when I started getting stomach cramp again. My husband might not be around tonight, so Tuesday might be our only shot at it this month.

So I will have to do 2 back to back tww's 😂grrr

Attached is my old and updated predictions from Flo.. so my initial predicted ovulation was the 6th, now if I input the positive LH test today the app automatically predicts the next day so tomorrow 21st. My period was due to start Sunday. What a headache.

I don't know if my LH test would have been positive yesterday as well though meaning ovulation might have been today? The rivers of fertile cm are drying up today so I am guessing if it was going to happen it has already.

@SKLM this is so weird! Have you done a pregnancy test just to check?
I’m supposedly 12dpo today and had a negative test so know I’m out this cycle. Onto cycle 7

@Bubs94 yeah it is pretty weird. I did an HCG strip test last night it was negative. I will test again later on X

How many days until your period is due? You're not out yet. Although I know you were thinking it wasn't the best month for you as you only had sex once x