Anyone CD 1 today - Sept 10th?

[Zoey1]

Hey Girlies~
I've definitely begun the symptom watching as well and it’s driving me bonkers! So far, I'm very tired (eyes burn from exhaustion); breasts are quite sore, waking up w/ a stuffy nose, cramping on the right side (feels like ovulation or pre AF) and overall just feel odd. The worst part is, these could ALL be pre-AF symptoms, so who actually knows.

I have a 26 day cycle and my AF is due on Oct. 5th. I'll probably begin testing more on Oct. 2nd. I really wish I could test now and know either way. I’ll keep you posted as more come.

Anyone else have symptoms to share?

Baby Dust to all!!

 

[JJF]

Chillbilly-sorry about the finances, I feel your pain!!!!
Zoey1-those sound good, sounds like a good number of us will begin testing that weekend.
My only new sign today is my RIGHT, yes only one boob feels SO heavy, like a volleyball and its bigger than the left for sure. No crampying or anything, which I don't 'normally' get but then again, what is normal cause each month my body changes it all up a bit to annoy me!

I'm still honoring that challenge with tink, havn't done any testing, although they wouldn't show anything here at 6dpo, but the only reason I've been so good is I have ZERO tests in this house AF due on the 4th, which is my 6 yr old little girls spend the night party so pray for me that evening,haha. But this same child was born on Oct. 6th which is Monday so if AF is late, then I think I will TRY to wait to test on this day cause it sure would be special to get a BFP on my first childs birth date, you know.

Good luck to everyone!

 

[Zoey1]

Any more symptom spotters out there?? Share your symptoms ladies!

Hey JJF-I'm so proud of you for honoring your "no test" challenge w/ Tink! I so don't have the willpower to do that...even though testing too early is ineffective. What can I say…I’m very impatient. Your booby sign sounds pretty good to me as well! I so hope you get your on Oct 6th on your LO b-day!

PS. Your children are ADORABLE!

 

[applegirl]

Hey Zoey - All those signs sound really positive! Good luck for that!!!

I have to say that I've similar experiences to JJF - I had months where I had do many signs, and then... : (

I think that some of those may have been chemical pregnancies, but then - do I really want to know about that? Like JJF I am trying to hold off on the testing - but as the days get closer I doubt if I will make it

I'm trying to improve my resolve by having a couple of non-early HPTs in the bathroom cabinet.

Hey - updates on BBT - got my 2 decimal thermometer yesterday in the post - yay!! Should make next month's BBTs more accurate. (here's hoping I wont have to do them!)

But - just discovered by reading more on fertility friend that I have been making a mistake with my BBTs! I don't take them while still in bed, sometimes I have been up for 1/2 hour or an hour.

Well - all the better for next month's chart.

Happy weekend everyone!

 

[applegirl]

gutted! This am fertility friend decided to move my ovulation dates forward from D12 to D14 which has me getting concerned about my luteal phase length - and also makes me realise that we missed 2 important BD days.

oh well - still learning on this charting thing. Enjoying it though - learning lots about my body.

 

[veeeh]

Sorry about that Applegirl - but your chart looks like you did enough BDing to carry you over to day 16 anyway and there seems good correlation with your CP and CM, so the signs are all looking positive

Ok my new signs du jour - I went to make toast first thing this morning and had a wave of nausea. I have toast almost everyday and it was too early for my brain to actually be functioning enough to "make up" signs....maybe?
Oh and huge chocolate craving yesterday - but that's a strong AF sign too.

Have a good weekend everyone and keep us updated on your 2ww!

Victoria

 

[CHILLbilly]

Oh no.....symptom spot!! haha
I keep track of my symptoms....and seems every month I get them.......right out of the text book sympotms..then I test and see that single line..... and it gets me so down!!!!
So I don't think I will test at all.....if AF is late then will test but I am obsessign about it to much and driving OH crazy......he has started to nicely say..."you always feel like that" when I mention I feel "something".
I am due october 9th.........So maybe we shoudl start a test post!
JJf didn't you handle that for us last time??!! hehehe

AppleGIRL ( edited your name)......I am sure when temping you are not even supposed to get out of bed to get thermometer......

Girls I have a question... what do you think is better for predicting O.... ovulation pee strips..or temping????
I don't do either and want to find out if I O at all!

 

[Hansie]

Well i think I o'ed yesterday or the day before so I am officially in my first 2WW now! Its quite exciting but im trying not to get my hopes up too much. It was easy for me the first time but cos of breastfeeding its hard to know if I O'ed at all fx. I had no pg symptoms at all with my first pg until I was about 6 wks gone so im not expecting to have any if I am pg. I just hope we BD'ed at the right time to catch that eggy. I was hoping to test a week today but cos i think I O'ed late there is no point in testing until the following weekend and the next two weeks are going to streatch on for ever. How depressing and then prob for nothing at the end! sorry im being a bit depressive Good luck everyone xxxx

 

[applegirl]

thanks Chillbilly - I think I've got it with the temping rules now : ) will be sure I am on track next cycle.. (that is unless we get our !!)

I know exactly what you mean about text book signs, and then . Every month I tell myself not to test, and every month - I get so sure I am pregnant. But then, I am pretty sure most of us feel that way.

Here's to joy - for all of us!

 

[applegirl]

hey Chillbilly,

Great question! I was in the same position as you last month - started charting on fertilityfriend.com and have learnt loads. (still learning!)

I remembered there was a similar thread posted by grumpymoo the other day asking about OPK and BBT. You might find some of this info helpful.

https://www.babyandbump.com/trying-to-conceive/59156-does-taking-your-bbt-help-ttc.html

From my experience - the OPKs predict ovulation, while BBTs confirm it. So, for intercourse timing you are best to use an OPK.

 

[Ju_bubbs]

grr, I wish I could symptom spot, i dont even think im going to O for a while yet, coz my temps STILL aint dropped since my chemical starting to get really annoying!

 

[amber20]

I do OPKs and chart. I like them both because they both confirm when I O along with my normal O cramps.

 

[applegirl]

Hi Ju Bubbs! - That must be so frustrating. I know, it really can take time for your body to get back to normal after a chemical pregnancy. I really hope your temps start changing soon hon : ) We are here for you!

JJF - I agree, it would be so wonderful to get that on your little one's birthday.

Zoey - any news? any new signs?
x

 

[applegirl]

Ju bubbs - just looked at your chart - oh honey - I'm sorry! This must be confusing and frustrating. Have you been to your doc lately? What do they say? Have your HCGs returned to 0 yet?

 

[Ju_bubbs]

Nah I've not been to the doc yet, I was gunna wait and see if af arrives as normal and hopefullt will all be back to normal! If not I'll be off to the surgury. I didn't have my hgc levels checked, when I called the midwife to tell her I think i'd had a chemical she didn't seem bothered, just said we'll cancel your booking in then, bye! But I carried on doing hpt's which were negative from 2 days after I started bleeding. so I'd hoped everything would go back to normal!

 

[applegirl]

I'm sorry you didn't get more support from your midwife. You are right actually - if you've had negative HPTs then you likely don't need another HCG.

Well hon - just sending you And I hope that things get back to normal soon.
x

 

[JJF]

Hey girls, just popping in, so excited this 2ww is winding down to testing time. 9dpo with some great temps so I've got my fingers crossed. Two BFP announcments out today (lil mom of 3 and maybe happy mum) so I'm feeling really energized today, ha. Just ordered some IC cheapies, hoping they will be here in the next 3-4 days. Was going to try to wait until Sat to test but I've done such a nice job so far, going to reward myself when they get to me in the mail. Figure I'll be about 11-13dpo then so shouldn't be 'too early' then!

I've got my fingers crossed for all you ladies out there!!!!

 

[applegirl]

oh JJF - you sound strong - that is great! I have to confess I am starting to weaken... I like the fact that you are holding out til Saturday - good for you! I think I said I want to hold out til Sunday - gulp! Not sure I'll make it.

But- feeling excited about the TTC journey at the moment - loving the community to chat with.

 

[Zoey1]

Hey JJF- I'm impressed by your ability to withhold POAS! Your temp staying high is definitely a GREAT sign! I'm just dying to test, but I'm only 7dpo and my AF isn't due until Sunday. I know I’ll def. test on 10 dpo, even though I don’t expect a positive that soon.

Hey Applegirl- Well I was definitely symptom spotting in the beginning but now everything I was feeling last week has subsided. I don’t know if this is a bad sign or if those were just my normal AF symptoms. What day are you planning on testing?

Hi Ju_Bubbs- I really hope your body gets back to normal and I’m sorry your midwife wasn’t very supportive. I’m sending you lots of and !

 

[Halle71]

Hi girls

How is everyone? Nearly POAS time!

I'm just back from my holiday and a weekend in Edinburgh for a friend's wedding. We had a lovely time - relaxing in Spain and partying in Scotland. And I caught the bouquet so now my OH has said he is going to marry me Easy to say though - he has to get rid of the ex first!

I'm not sure when I O'd - because we had early/late flights for Spain and Scotland and a few boozy nights out my temps are all over the place and FF hasn't detected O. If I rely on CM it was CD16/17 so I'm about 5 DPO we BD'd CD 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 (the joys of being on holiday!) so I could be lucky. No symptoms but I didn't have any last time. In fact my only real symtom was a lack of AF symptoms - no sore boobs or bloating.

I went for an interview today for a freelance job and got it so I start on Wednesday. Good money but no benefits which has been fine in the past but now I need maternity pay (how's that for PMA?!?) it's annoying. Tomorrow I've got a meeting with my old work to discuss redundancy terms so that's when I'm going to fight for more money because of the discrimination thing.

Good luck to the anti POAS brigade. AF is due Monday so Im going to try one at the weekend....

Hxx