KiwiMarie
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Whelp, I'm the new girl here. And I'm trying awfully hard not to obsess. 
My DH and I have been NTNP for about a year. Recently we started talking about making a real go at TTC though we haven't actually taken any steps to it.
But lo and behold, now I'm two days late with all sorts of symptoms not typical of my PMS or AFs arrival.
Now I know the talk could have wormed itself into my head and is making me see/feel things that really aren't as out of the norm as I feel they are. Here's the rundown.
We did the baby dance on July 8 & 9. Last week everything got weird, body speaking. So I started really looking at my cycle and my approximate O-window. Guess when it was? Good guess. Just using calendar method, it landed right about then. Again, since we were NTNP, I don't have temps and wasn't tracking O-signs so I can't be sure.
First up I got incredibly gassy which is not a normal thing for me. Same with the bloating and fullness. I took a test and then learned about the tww. Obviously a BFN. Next came extreme fatigue, like I couldn't stay awake and even put off a much needed trip to the grocery store for fear of my ability to drive. Way. Out of the norm for me. Despite being ridiculously tired I next developed insomnia coupled with pain in my legs and hips when resting or laying down.
I wrote it off as PMS even though I've never had those symptoms. Then I noticed a very creamy, milky CM. it was thick and stringy, not sticky like my normal CM. and when DH and I decided to get up to something I couldn't get "moist". We had to use lube which never happens. Ever. I mean, EVER. Another hpt and a BFN.
Mild back cramping, again, unusual for me. Next up was heartburn for no reason and more extreme fatigue. I get incredibly emotional over stupid things and more mild cramping (not the AF kind which hit me up front near my hips and just north of the girly parts. My AF cramps spasm like contractions and only hit on day 1 of AF, not before. These cramps are in back at the base of my spine and are more of a dull ache). Still gassy. Like I'm rivaling DH for fart royalty in our home. It's bad and I'm never gassy. I can eat beans and lettuce and spicy food and not even a girly toot.
Another hpt and a BFN but I.m estimating I was only about 10dpo at the time.
More trying to calm my crazy little head. Finally let the DH in on my suspicions (no reason to excite/panic/disappoint until it was a thing).
AF was due today and is a no show but I've been late by a day before so no real identifier there. Took an HPT any way. Still a BFN and I estimate I'm about 14 DPO. rationalized I'm delaying AF with all the hope/obsessing.
Then the nausea hit me this afternoon. Hard. Followed by more cramping, a touch of acid reflux and, for the first time, I noticed some blue veining on the bbs and they are bigger and firmer then normal. (1st pg I didn't have nip darkening or sensitivity or bbs pain so those not being a problem isn't out of the ordinary for me) And I swear to god I lost my phone six times today and I didn't leave my desk, much less my home office. Last time I did that I was pregnant with my first and had baby brain in the worst way.
With my first pregnancy I knew within a week after conception. This time there are just big question marks.
So, your thoughts? Do I test again in the morning? Do I wait for AF to be even later? Is it my imagination or is there a real chance that NTNP actually worked and I can skip all the messy tracking, OPKs and TWWs?
My DH and I have been NTNP for about a year. Recently we started talking about making a real go at TTC though we haven't actually taken any steps to it.
But lo and behold, now I'm two days late with all sorts of symptoms not typical of my PMS or AFs arrival.
Now I know the talk could have wormed itself into my head and is making me see/feel things that really aren't as out of the norm as I feel they are. Here's the rundown.
We did the baby dance on July 8 & 9. Last week everything got weird, body speaking. So I started really looking at my cycle and my approximate O-window. Guess when it was? Good guess. Just using calendar method, it landed right about then. Again, since we were NTNP, I don't have temps and wasn't tracking O-signs so I can't be sure.
First up I got incredibly gassy which is not a normal thing for me. Same with the bloating and fullness. I took a test and then learned about the tww. Obviously a BFN. Next came extreme fatigue, like I couldn't stay awake and even put off a much needed trip to the grocery store for fear of my ability to drive. Way. Out of the norm for me. Despite being ridiculously tired I next developed insomnia coupled with pain in my legs and hips when resting or laying down.
I wrote it off as PMS even though I've never had those symptoms. Then I noticed a very creamy, milky CM. it was thick and stringy, not sticky like my normal CM. and when DH and I decided to get up to something I couldn't get "moist". We had to use lube which never happens. Ever. I mean, EVER. Another hpt and a BFN.
Mild back cramping, again, unusual for me. Next up was heartburn for no reason and more extreme fatigue. I get incredibly emotional over stupid things and more mild cramping (not the AF kind which hit me up front near my hips and just north of the girly parts. My AF cramps spasm like contractions and only hit on day 1 of AF, not before. These cramps are in back at the base of my spine and are more of a dull ache). Still gassy. Like I'm rivaling DH for fart royalty in our home. It's bad and I'm never gassy. I can eat beans and lettuce and spicy food and not even a girly toot.
Another hpt and a BFN but I.m estimating I was only about 10dpo at the time.
More trying to calm my crazy little head. Finally let the DH in on my suspicions (no reason to excite/panic/disappoint until it was a thing).
AF was due today and is a no show but I've been late by a day before so no real identifier there. Took an HPT any way. Still a BFN and I estimate I'm about 14 DPO. rationalized I'm delaying AF with all the hope/obsessing.
Then the nausea hit me this afternoon. Hard. Followed by more cramping, a touch of acid reflux and, for the first time, I noticed some blue veining on the bbs and they are bigger and firmer then normal. (1st pg I didn't have nip darkening or sensitivity or bbs pain so those not being a problem isn't out of the ordinary for me) And I swear to god I lost my phone six times today and I didn't leave my desk, much less my home office. Last time I did that I was pregnant with my first and had baby brain in the worst way.
With my first pregnancy I knew within a week after conception. This time there are just big question marks.
So, your thoughts? Do I test again in the morning? Do I wait for AF to be even later? Is it my imagination or is there a real chance that NTNP actually worked and I can skip all the messy tracking, OPKs and TWWs?
but no AF either. And the nausea has returned. I'll wait a couple of days before testing again if AF doesnt make camp soon.
xx
