1DPO Today - Let's keep it real & symptom spot together!

[BeachyFeelin]

I believe during your AF it should be low and easy to reach. During Ovulation its at it's highest....there is a rumor going around the internet that if it stays high after ovulation and into when you expect your period you could be pregnant. I know it's probably BS because everyone is different, but I read it and now every time I check and it's high I can't get it out of my mind! haha

I feel out already ladies Just have the general "AF is going to start soon" feeling. You know what I mean? I hate that FF pushed back my start date. I really wish I could know by the weekend!

How is everyone else feeling?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

How is everyone doing today? I feel pretty normal for this point in my cycle...bloated and fat, plus I queefed a little (I know, TMI) this morning before getting out of bed, and that's usually how I know AF is going to start soon. No idea why that's always a sign for me, because it's so weird, but it is. Maybe it's my cervix moving. I haven't checked it this morning.

I thought I noticed some yellow tinged CM this morning, but I can't be too sure. Other than that I feel fine. Boob soreness has pretty much subsided and temp is starting to drop

Besides that I'm getting my usually pre-AF grump on. Have to hold my tongue at two of my friends right now who are whining and complaining about the dumbesttttttttttt things AGAIN....but then have to remember it's only dumb to me and i'm just being moody...ugh

Edit: wanted to also mention that the last few nights I have had really weird dreams, nothing too crazy. But very weird and very all over the place dreams.

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Hi Beachy, hopefully AF stays away. It doesn't sound like there's nothing too out of the ordinary for you. Sometimes nothing different is a good thing. Who knows.

Afm, I'm feeling hopeful. My temp has stayed up and I have no symptoms that AF is on the way. In fact, I'm having no symptoms generally. My bbs are full, but not sore as they usually are. And I'm usually gassy/bloated right before AF but this time, I'm not feeling any of it. I did have some tiny brown spots yesterday when I wiped so that could be something. I've had brown spotting before that became full blown AF, but it was usually way more than what I saw yesterday. I'm cautiously optimistic and just watching my body to see what happens over the next few days.

I planned to test tomorrow if AF doesn't come today, but I'm starting to freak out a little though. I like being hopeful that I'm pregnant, and I know seeing a bfn will just ruin my day. So maybe I should hold out. I donno, we'll see.

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I know what you mean. When I'm hopeful I'm in such a great mood. Then when I start to feel like I'll just get a BFN I get very grumpy. My poor OH!

Yay for your temp still being up! That's a good sign!!! In reality mine only went down by like .2, but still...hopefully tomorrow it will stay up.

I hate that I missed temping before O this month. I changed FF to have it determine O day by my positive OPK's so that is pushing back my period to the 25th...but when I set it back to the normal recommended calendar it takes away the dotted line and has me starting my period on the 22nd but doesn't detect ovulation!! WTF? That's quite a difference. I feel like I have to had ovulated because my temp isn't normally this high. Last cycle when I temped my pre-O temps were in the lower 97's...

At this point if I started my period I would almost be relieved because then the wondering and frustration will be over.

 

[SoonToBePreg]

I think if your temps right now are similar to your post o temps last cycle, then more than likely you did ovulate. FF just can't detect it coz you're missing the pre-o temps.

So you are expecting your period somewhere between the 22nd and the 25th. When did you plan to test again? it's getting exciting...

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I plan on testing on Sunday if I have no sign of AF or spotting. Going off the 25th start date I should get my usual 2 day spotting pre-AF on the 23rd..

This can't come fast enough. I JUST got a call from the OH saying his company is closing their doors and tomorrow is his last day. OMG. He thinks it'll be ok and he can find something else (just his opinion, this is CA and jobs are hard to find). But I'm a ball of mess

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Oh no. I'm sorry for the bad news about his company shutting down. It couldn't have come at a worse time. At least he is staying positive and I really hope he finds something soon. I can only imagine how you feel. Do you work, or at least have a short term plan in place?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Thanks...I am a worry wort. He is the calm one. So I usually do all the worrying for the both of us! Ha

I do work, so we will be ok. But things will be VERYYY tight if he doesn't find something else.

This may have been a blessing in disguise. He actually has not been happy at his job so he met with a recruiter last week. They don't have any permanent jobs available for him right now, but there are always temp ones. Which is better than nothing.

The timing is just throwing me out of wack!!!

 

[Merrier12]

I am feeling pretty normal today as well. My boobs aren't as sore as they have been and unfortunately this is a sign that AF is on it's way. I'm in a fairly good mood today. I am experiencing some slight uterine cramps, but I think this is going to be the normal for me the week before AF as I experienced this last month as well! I'm still trying to learn my body again after going off of BCP.

Still about 5-6 days away from AF. If it's coming, I will be spotting this weekend. Praying AF stays away from us all!

Beachyfeelin: I hope everything works out for you and your husband. I know this will be a tough time for y'all but just remember that everything happens for a reason!

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I've had a few of those "wow, everything DOES happen for a reason" moments so far this year so I am banking in that this is one of those moments too

Thanks for the concerns ladies!

Back to our possible BFP!!! Not out until AF shows. I just realized that my boobies are still a bit sore and big. I wore my sports bra today because I just didn't think my regular bra was that supportive.

Did anyone do anything different this cycle? Since we only got to DTD the day I got my positive OPK I decided to try the Pineapple Core thing...where you eat pineapple from DPO 1-5 (I think I only ate it 2-4 DPO though). I know I have a serious lack of CM, and my periods are quite light, so I'm hoping that the Pineapple core helped aid in implantation.

 

[SoonToBePreg]

I did a ton of things differently this cycle. I temped for the first time from the beginning of the cycle. I also used EPO until ovulation since I've never seen EWCM. I still didn't see any EWCM but I did notice an increase in cm. We also did the SMEP method starting on CD8.

For the next cycle, I'll probably do all this all over again since I think it worked well. I also generally drink a ton of hot tea and I need to see if anything I'm drinking isn't good. I drink mostly herbal non-caffeine but I think some of the flavors might be bad for ttc. I need to research a little more. I also wanna try the pineapple thing, I just need to buy one early enough so that its ripe by the time I'm ovulating.

How about you guys? Anything new planned for the next cycle if this isn't it?

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I wanted to try the SMEP but things got in our way. So if this cycle doesn't work out id like to try that the next go around.

I hardly if ever get ewcm so I tried drinking green tea from CD1 to O. Not sure if it helped much but I do love it. I heard it isn't good to drink during the TWW so I'd love some other tea suggestions.

 

[SoonToBePreg]

The EPO (from CD1 until o) also really worked well for cm. Have you tried it before? If you hardly get EWCM I'd suggest you try it.

 

[BeachyFeelin]

Evening primrose ? Is that what it stands for? Where do you buy it?

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Yes. It's evening primrose oil. I got it at I think walgreens, or maybe rite aid. You should be able to find it at any pharmacy.

 

[SoonToBePreg]

So 13dpo and finally decided to test since my temps went up again today. Guess what...I got a . It was a faint second line, but definitely there. I'm so excited. Now I just have to start praying that it's a sticky bean.

 

[BeachyFeelin]

So happy for you!!!! Yay!! FX for a sticky bean!!!!!!!

My temp took a pretty big drop this AM and I'm not feeling anything so I'm pretty sure I'm out. If it goes back up tomorrow and Sunday then I'll test. If not I'm totally prepared for AF to come.

Edit: I just remembered a part of my really weird dream last night. Don't remember much but I was talking to some one or reading a post (I can't remember) and this person said they had clumpy cm before they got their bfp. So of course later that day I started getting clumpy cm (like hard cottage cheese) it was really weird. Of course I never ended up testing in my dream. But it was so strange! I do not have nor have I ever had clumpy cm! Haha

 

[SoonToBePreg]

Lol, interesting dream.

Sorry about the temp drop. It looks like it's still above the coverline though, or at least similar to your other post-o temps. I guess it's a waiting game for you to test.

 

[BeachyFeelin]

I am so bad at the waiting game!! It's even worse because I took today off so now I'm trying to do anything but sit here and Google things. Every time I go to the bathroom I expect to start spotting but I don't think I have.

I changed FF back to the recommended setting so now it says I should start AF tomorrow. Which throws me off because if that is true I SHOULD be spotting by now. All other apps I use say I should start tomorrow or Sunday. I'm thinking last cycle with my 15 day LP I just ovulated early.....

I'm confusing myself :/

 

[Merrier12]

I'm out! I started my period this afternoon! I had a 23 day cycle! SO WEIRD!
Anyways, on to the next month.

Good luck to ALL!