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?

11dpo today and second day in a row where I feel soooo nauseous! My husband questioned why I haven’t tested and why I don’t have tests and said “are you crazy?! I want to know if I’ve put a bun in your oven!”🤣

@Bubs94 haha.. warm and loving words from your husband, the sort of thing mine would say! 😂 are you going to hold off testing?

@Bubs94 that’s funny from your husband. Cute though :)

After saying my symptoms had disappeared, they’ve all come back. Burping constantly even after just water or a coffee, needing a wee constantly again and today boobs are achy. I was going to wait to test on Wednesday but I might throw in a sneaky one tomorrow morning :D

@PandaLife @SKLM got a clear blue 6 days early and just a standard red dye, both negative. I don’t know what’s happening because I feel how I did last cycle with the nausea etc. I’m baffled. I’ll just see what tomorrow brings. Supposedly due my period on Tuesday although this cycle is all messed up anyway! X

It’s definitely confusing! I spent the morning at the walk in with my little one and she’s got antibiotics, I’ve been really constipated (sorry!) and now today it’s gone the other way but also feel a bit sick so I’m worried it’s germs rather than anything else. I’ve had negative tests but my stomach is crampy on and off low down and my boobs hurt and get random shooting pain in my nipples. My skins breaking out and I’m exhausted but I’ve also not had great sleep
from my little one being poorly so it could be anything! I said I wasn’t going to check for a while as the negatives are getting me down, an hour later I’m on Amazon 🫣😅

11dpo also negative. I am pretty confident I’m out this cycle as my symptoms are fading and that usually happens before I bleed. I’m okay with it though, we only tried once and weren’t prepared, ovulation kind of sneaked up while everyone was ill so not the best timing. Hoping to try properly next month! Good luck everyone x

@Bassbeh17 ah bless you, sounds tough!
it’s so hard to not test isn’t it! Last cycle I got nothing until 12dpo PM. It’s just annoying because of the constant nausea for the past 2 days. I’ve not even been able to finish any hot drinks or eat much because I just feel gross. It’s a whacked cycle anywhere so we shall see. I’m just feeling gutted today because I really thought I’d see something.

@Plumchumm you never know. When are you due on? It’s good you’re feeling positive though and it’s not got you down! I wish I were like that! Each month it’s so tough to be mentally positive x

Hey ladies ❤️ I’ve been super busy this weekend so not sure if that’s why I’ve not noticed symptoms or if they are just tapering off now and this month hasn’t been a success… again with it being our first month actively TTC I have no idea really what I’m looking for. I am (I think) 11dpo today - my boobs have just started aching this evening but that’s quite usual before AF (I guess the only other thing that never happens that has been happening the past few days is I’ve woken up hungry. Usually I don’t eat anything until about midday) AF due Friday so by tomorrow when I pop out to get one of the ultra early clear blue tests I’ll be 4 days away from AF so if that comes back negative I guess I’m out 😕

@Bubs94 I actually just started my period now! 11dpo! I have never had a short LP, always 14/15 days as long as I can remember.
My scan yesterday showed everything lining was thick and progressed as usual. So there was no low progesterone. I think it looks like I actually ovulated much sooner than I thought (which would mean we completely missed the window).

I am quite glad to be finished with this cycle. Haha I am not always positive, but I think it's because I'm juggling a new job at the same time and so I'm aware that there are benefits to not being pregnant right now lol. I also feel less negative when I know it was a messy cycle to begin with and we didn't really try as normal. Can't expect too much out of that.

Don't be disheartened that this cycle didn't go as easily as you expected - I know right after a chemical you are sad but also hopeful that implantation can happen. I've been reading up a lot on it, and actually the cycle right after is known as a 'recovery cycle' - it takes a lot longer for your body to rebuild the lining, and recover from the hcg/progesterone. So statistically, it's actually lower chance of pregnancy the cycle directly after. If you do get AF, you didn't do anything wrong, think of it as a helpful recovery towards your next cycle. :)

@Plumchumm oh damn, that’s such a shame considering everything was looking good! But glad you’re looking at it positively.
yes, you’re right, I’ll try not to be disheartened if it doesn’t happen for me this cycle. I think what’s really hard is I have a close friend who I work with who we had matching cycles, it was her first time trying and we actually got pregnant within a day or two of each other, her progressed but mine didn’t so it’s that really close reminder. But yes, it’s all just mind games and emotions and I just never ever thought I would be so mentally drained and consumed every day of each cycle x

Whether I’m just adjusting to the no pill in my system or I’m pregnant or I’m ovulating….something is happening!!! I’ve got so many cramps and my boobs hurt, we DTD today and it felt like everything was a bit tender and it’s increased the cramping, not to like a painful level but it’s definitely there. I’m so impatient I’m reading into everything but my body is doing something for sure! Just a same the signals could point in so many different ways 😂

@Plumchumm that sucks. Sounds like you have a lot on your plate at the minute too.

Sounds like a lot of us are near the end of our tww and not all going to plan. I tested this morning, negative. I’m going to do one more on Friday and if that is negative then I’ll be out. Period will be due anytime from 22nd. But like @Bassbeh17 i think my body is adjusting to coming off contraception, I didn’t realise until afterwards that it can take a few months to regulate again once the mcoil is removed, which I wasn’t aware of. All I kept seeing from the nhs was ‘’be aware! you’ll be fertile as soon as it’s removed’’. Hay ho. I guess we’ll most likely be chatting in a January 2ww thread. As sad as it may be, it’s lovely that these forums exist and we all have someone we can relate to and chat about things like this ❤️

12dpo tested first thing and negative. Still feeling so sick this morning and feel like I’m about to come on so I’m deffo out. Just got to wait for AF to arrive now!

Period started this afternoon ladies at work! Could feel it coming but wasn’t bloody prepared for it with the underwear I chose! Nightmare. Sad but mostly relieved now I know where I stand and officially cycle day 1. Fingers crossed cycle 6 will be our cycle x

Good luck for the next cycle @Bubs94 💕

Thank you @PandaLife

I get how you feel, I got pregnant last year in April at the exact same time as my cousin. I had an ectopic which needed hospital treatment, I was in and out of hospital for like 4 weeks, and bled continuously for 9 weeks until it finally went away. A few weeks later, my cousin announced she was pregnant. She had gotten pregnant at the exact same time as me. And there I was, having just finished the aftermath of my horrible ectopic experience, and she was having her viability scan with her baby picture. That stung. It stung throughout the whole pregnancy, and even when she gave birth, made me feel really bad for feeling jealous. But you know what, it's natural. Who wouldn't feel horrible in that situation?

Now that her baby is almost 1, I am finally getting out of that cloud because I see her with her baby and I realise how unique and individual the experience of motherhood is. She's changed so much, a lot of it was hard on her, she's navigating a new sense of self, and it's just been super intense. Not rainbows and sunshine. She's happy now, but like, it's certainly not just a game. And now when I think if I was pregnant and having a baby at the same time, I just know I would have compared my own unique experience to hers, and I don't want to have my child in that situation. Like just imagine the conversations 'Ah my son just said his first word, he's developing so quick!' meanwhile mine maybe hasn't learned yet, now I'm worried and panicking, etc etc. I'm kind of appreciative of the fact that when I get there, I will have someone to go to for support and not for comparison.

Sorry for the long rant, you will have your baby in their own timing and that's what will make it special <3

@Plumchumm that's a really thoughtful post. I'm so sorry to hear about your ectopic pregnancy and what you went through. You are right about what you said, pregnancies and motherhood being unique ❤

So nice to read all of your posts and see us supporting each other.. I've been a bit quiet. Day 4 of flu, finally out of bed properly today and trying to get the house back in order after about 3 constant weeks of bugs. Thank god for baking soda, works wonders on all the vomit stains 😂

My husband thinks I'm pregnant because my boobs look different. They are a bit sore but tbh, it could be pms coming! Thought I had a very faint positive on an internet cheapie early but I think it may have been an indent. I just need to wait!!!!!

I’m sorry that we haven’t all had the month we were hoping for. Hopefully everyone will get the result they want next month 🤞🏼

has anyone else been having really on/off low down cramps? I’m just not certain if this is a symptom of early pregnancy or the fact I’ve stopped taking the mini pill.
I keep thinking I’ve come on my period as I haven’t had a bleed yet and then I go to the loo and there is nothing. I’m so confused by my own body 😅

@Bassbeh17 yep. I’ve been getting cramps on the lower front and within my lower back. I’ve had horrible waves of nausea too. I’ve been using chatgbt a lot over the last few months which I personally find amazing, it’s followed since I had my coil removed and basically tells me that due to it being a hormone (albeit low) contraceptive, while my body gets used to regulating again, I will get a lot of strong luteal/early pregnancy type symptoms. So cramping, fatigue, increased urination, potential bowel changes, nausea, disturbed sleep just to name the main ones. It says I’ll likely experience these symptoms for a few months (unless pregnant) while my body adjusts. The pill will be the same, so I imagine you’ll feel very similar to me for a while and think you’re going crazy. Last month I was super convinced I was pregnant and did SO many tests, but I wasn’t :/ no one warns us of this when we come off and start trying ..

Oh ladies, thinking of you all ❤️

This morning I wiped lightish pinky red (nothing since) this does happen sometimes before AF so I’m not getting my hopes up. Haven’t taken an early test yet and just wondering if I should hang on until AF is due on Friday. Really not sure what to do! The only tests I’ve taken the last few days are ones that the hcg needs to be above 25 which I now understand were the incorrect ones to buy and they often only show positive when you’re late… I’m 12/13dpo now and 3 days before AF is due so surely if I took a “6 day early test” this afternoon it should be accurate? sorry to ramble or sound very inexperienced but I have learnt so much in these past couple of weeks by being here 🫶🏻

Hey there x. I think if you took a clear blue or FRER you might get a positive now if you are pregnant 🙏

Hey @SKLM x

I just took a Boots 5 days early test and it was 100% a BFN. I think I may be out but we’ll see if AF turns up on Friday and if not I’ll go out and get another test. I only bought 1 because I didn’t want to be obsessive with them x

@PandaLife this sounds exactly like me although the cramps down the front are like
short sharp shocks, not unbearable or anything or I’d seek help but very annoying! I just wish I knew what was going on. I’m getting similar shock pains through my boobs to my nipples. So weird!! Still keeping my fingers crossed somethings happened and I’ll get a Christmas present 🤞🏼🤞🏼

I think I’m out this month 😢 big temp drop this morning and a very big BFN. Wishing everyone lots of luck for this cycle and next 🎄🎄🎄