8th month NTNP - 2WW - af due in two days - no symptoms what so ever

[katiee21]

Hi girls

We have been NTNP since Christmas now. Af arrived every month since varying from 28-35 day cycles. This is month 8 now, my last two cycles have been 35 days so I'm assuming it's the same this month. I stopped tracking everything a few months ago as it was too stressful and I wanted to take a more relaxed approach.

Af is due in two days and I have no signs at all, not even sore boo s which I always get. I have given up my bad drinking habits and my partner only drinks on weekends. It's been a month now that I have been good and no weight loss at all which makes me think that is there another reason why I have even lost a pound?

Is there a chance of pregnancy?

Any reassurance would be really appreciated.

 

[Louppey]

I really hope it does mean something for you honey Have you thought about doing an early test? I don't know how you can't!!! I was obsessed when TTC Coralie

 

[katiee21]

Thank you I have thought about doing a test today but I know as soon as I take it AF will show within hours, I swear she just teases me for fun. We've been really relaxed this month and I haven't been worrying about what days to dtd, so if being stressed about it or relaxed doesn't work I don't know what will.

Your little girl is beautiful, how long did it take you to conceive?

X

 

[Louppey]

Aww thank you honey, we were very very lucky with Coralie, we got it first month. I fear I shall not be so lucky second time round. DH now thinks he has super sperm

I'm not TTC until next month but am already getting clucky about it

So AF is due in two days, do you have any tests? I'd say test Monday but then that's just me... i'd have tested by now Hopefully the relaxed approach will work for you

 

[katiee21]

Wow. That is extremely lucky, so pleased for you. If only they all had super sperm. Haha

I'm really hoping the relaxed approach will work.

Main thing that's confusing me is I'm consuming 1600 calories less a day but have still put on 2 pounds in 4 weeks which makes me think my body may be preparing for something else.

It's all so frustrating

X

 

[Louppey]

That's a lot of calories to be cutting hun, are you following an actual diet plan or just calorie counting?

I really need to lose some weight. I still have most of my baby weight from Coralie but I just can't seem to find the inclination to lose it. She still doesn't STTN so it's just so hard.

I found the TWW the most frustrating part, you're stuck in limbo! It's horrible now knowing what is happening/not happening in your body!!

 

[katiee21]

Yeah I know it is a very large amount. Embarrassing as it is to say, I was actually selfishly drinking a lot, had a tough few years so now I've cleaned my act up and starting looking after my body things will hopefully fall into place.
Now I think about it I am glad I had the health scares I've recently had as I stopped drinking completely apart from a couple over the weekend with a meal. So maybe it's fate that I didn't fall pregnant while I was like that.
Just hoping now that my body will be heathy enough to get pregnant. Just need to lose some weight and start enjoying life.

Feels so good to actually tell someone that.

Just need to keep af away until Friday now

X

 

[Louppey]

That must have been difficult to say. I do believe in fate, let's hope fate has a big juicy bfp lined up for you

I really hope AF keeps away & stays away!! For atleast 9 months

You'd better keep this thread updated!!



Do you have any tests at home?

 

[katiee21]

Aw thank you. Me too

Still have absolutely no af symptoms yet, not even sore boobs. Very odd seems as af always arrives cd36 latest and symptoms always start around 7-10 days before this.

Even joined a gym earlier today so my body is going to be very happy getting fit and healthy.

I will definitely keep it updated. I have no tests at home, I try not to have them at home so I'm not tempted and I never want to jinx it. But if af does not show by Friday then I will test.

Thank you for all your advice and reassurance. You're a diamond.

XX

 

[Louppey]

How can you wait until Friday ?? More importantly, you cannot keep me waiting until Friday

I had no symptoms of AF when I got pregnant with Coralie, but I did have some other peculiar symptoms but I was too worried to even *think* that I might be pregnant in case I jinxed it. I was super tired (I took a nap in the afternoon a week before I got my bfp, very unlike me), had way too much saliva and the odd wave of nausea. Tbh all those symptoms carried on until early second trimester, as well as a few more which I won't go into. Don't want to put you off

Ohh I am so excited for you I am going to be keeping everything crossed for Friday for you Unless I can convince you to poas sooner

 

[katiee21]

I know, it's really difficult. But af always turns up so quickly when I do test. I'd be very surprised if this was my month as we didn't dtd as much as we usually do, just when we felt like it and didnt really pay attention how close to O I was. Maybe that will turn out as a positive thing.

Still no sore boobs or anything, a day or so before af i usually get cramps but nothing! just more frequent trips to the bathroom but I've had so many problems with my bladder and infections I dont know what's normal. My belly feels weird to touch but that may just be because I'm actually starting to exercise.

All so confusing. If only there was a way to find out straight after dtd. Haha.

X

 

[Louppey]

I know! I can't stand the wait. It does me in. I am such an impatient person, I just want to know right there and then.

Do you have an inkling you might be? I did, but almost didn't want to admit it to myself. I certainly didn't admit it to anyone else. I was hopeful though. Quietly hopeful.

You're due tomorrow aren't you? Or am I being dumb?

 

[katiee21]

Bless you, must have been amazing though to see your bfp.

I am quite hopeful because usually I get really down at this time but Ive done so many different things this month that are all positive mentally and physically.

I'm not sure whether it's the exercise but usually I always hold my tummy in but when I try it now it feels really strange like something's clenching or blocking it like behind my belly button.

Yeah I'm due tomorrow, usually comes in the morning as well, seems to catch it just in time each month before I go to work. So Friday morning I will do it. Would be strange if it was bfn as af has been between 28-35 days for about a year and only the past few months has it jumped from 28 to 32 then 32 to 35.


I'm going to be so impatient until Friday now, dreading to go to the toilet in the meantime.

X

 

[Louppey]

Yeah I remember that feeling all too well I kept thinking i'd started AF (lots of lovely discharge throughout my whole pregnancy) and i'd almost be scared to go to the toilet for fear of seeing blood/AF Bugger that's going to be me all over again in a month... Argggghhhh!!! I feel sorry for you hun. I really hope the stays away!

Hmm your symptoms do sound promising. You need to test hehehe! Nah Friday is good, if AF doesn't show tomorrow (and the b*tch better not!) then it's a good day to test. I hope some of your patience rubs off on me.

Hey we might be bump buddies

 

[katiee21]

Ahh that would be amazing.

I like the sound of being a good influence on someone haha. Seems as I've dragged my story on for far too long now, how rude of me. What about you? What's your story?
Maybe I can return a few words of wisdom as you have helped me massive amounts!

X

 

[Louppey]

Aww thanks hun, i'm glad I could've helped. AF or not, we can be TTC/Bump buddies I'm super hoping for bump buddies though - you this month, me hopefully following shortly after!!

Don't be silly, this is your thread, you're allowed to talk about yourself I don't really know what my story is, i've only ever wanted to be a mummy and I love my Coralie Bear to pieces. I guess i've been broody since having her tbh. It's weird, you'll know what I mean when you have your bundle, even though you have a LO in your arms you want to be pregnant again. That broodiness does go eventually, and it did with me, but not for long. Then I wanted to be pregnant again Every month I hope for a happy accident, but it hasn't happened yet! DH & I use withdrawal method, i'm always hoping he'll get carried away

We decided to TTC in September, but my cycle is a bit naff and I am due AF around 7th so we wouldn't technically be TTC til end of September, so I have been bugging DH to move the date forward to mid August He finally agreed at the weekend. So that's it, I have AF now, hopefully once she's buggered off I will be on my last cycle before TTC. I'm a little apprehensive about TTC, I guess because I had it so easy with Coralie, falling first cycle etc. Now I am worried I wont conceive. I was pretty regular before Coralie, and I have been since having her until about 6 months ago when my cycles keep changing between 26-29 days and I have started spotting 2/3 days before AF. So I have all these worried thoughts about shortened luteal phases etc. I think if I don't conceive within a few months I shall go to the Doctors to ask about it.

Tbh I can't wait to be pregnant again I had a lovely pregnancy last time, apart from Coralie being breech and needing a section, everything went really well and I loved being pregnant So I am really excited about re-living it all. The scans, feeling the baby move, just everything

Ha, sorry i've really waffled on!

 

[katiee21]

Yeah that sounds exciting. I feel like a bit of a fraud as I'm only NTNP and not fully TTC. We used the withdrawal method as well for 7 months and I was always really worried I'd fall pregnant. Now that I'd be over the moon to get pregnant it doesnt happen.

Don't apologise, it's lovely hearing a good old success story. It must have been amazing for you to succeed in your first month ttc. And now your dh has agreed to mid August, that's amazing! Congratulations!

Could you imagine us as bump buddies it would be so much fun. Lots of stories and giggles. I'm getting carried away now as if I've already got my bfp.

Only a couple of days to go and if it doesn't happen we can go into next month together

X

 

[Louppey]

Well come on any sign of the witch yet? I've been trying to get on here all day, but being at work it's been quite difficult

Yey I can't wait to be bump buddies It will happen, regardless of when, we're both NTNP/TTC so it will happen soon enough. Tbh i'm not completely TTC, I mean I don't chart or use opks or anything. I just count my cycle days and make sure I have lots of sex Admittedly, if I don't fall first month I just know I am suddenly going to convince myself I am not ovulating or something and buy opks I am a stresshead like that!

 

[katiee21]

No sign of her at all. No cramps, no sore boobs just watery type cm but I've had that for a couple of days now. God knows what's happening.
Would be amazing if I got a bfp just because I'd started to be healthy would be a lesson to a few people haha.

I only charted a few times but it was too stressfull and it was all I thought about.
We haven't discussed when we would start ttc and I don't think we ever really will, we've always agreed on what happens will happen sort of thing. I think we would only officially start ttc if after a year nothing has happened whilst NTNP.
Even after the first month of NTNP I convinced myself there was something wrong with me as a cyst was found on my ovaries so I kept going back for internal scans and ultra sounds to make sure it didn't come back, which it didn't but one of my ovaries showed to be multi follicular and they said it wasn't the same as multi cystic. However, I was still panicking that I had PCOS and that still plays on my mind as well as thinking I don't ovulate at all.

Now I'm really nervous to test tomorrow, although its always come up as bfn so it wouldn't be much worse than the other times.

X

 

[Louppey]

Hang on a minute, watery cm/discharge? OK this is tmi but does it constantly feel like AF is on her way because of the cm? Then you check and nothing?