**August 2020 Lucky Testers: 49 Testers - 16 BFPs**

[MrsKatie]

I am getting the same weird pully cramps I get every month before AF so the doubt is creeping in I am only 4ish dpo and I know nothing means anything this early but it is discouraging.

Thanks for your responses everyone, I do feel so blessed with how our family is set up it’s just complicated sometimes as we are so close and I don’t ever want anything to threaten that. When we all first met, DH and I were 27 and 26 and talked about how cool it was we each had siblings a decade younger and we were so remarkably close to those siblings, which is rare especially with such a massive age gap... and then my sister (17 at the time) and his brother (16 at the time) met and started hanging out 24/7, they were best friends immediately and as dh says they were the last to know they were dating, haha! But when we were all so young and carefree it all felt lighter, you know as it does when you’re young and have so few responsibilities etc, and as we get older more issues in our families become clear, especially as dh and I have become parents. Dynamics become reinforced for better or for worse when a new generation is born. I want this to be an opportunity to reinforce the closeness and bonds between us too but that often turns into me trying to “fix” everything which isn’t a good approach when you’re dealing with adults who need to act like adults!

i am so lucky to have DH who is the single most mature, reasonable human being I’ve ever met in my life. He is one of the few people who is truly selfless and never ever puts his own desires or emotions ahead of anyone else, ever. Everything he does is to try to make things better- he is always seeking the truth, never tries to just be right or win an argument. He never loses it or raises his voice, no matter how stressed or angry or sleep deprived he is, which is part of why I want to have so many kids with him... it just feels like as many people as possible should have him as a father.

 

[doggylover]

I am getting the same weird pully cramps I get every month before AF so the doubt is creeping in I am only 4ish dpo and I know nothing means anything this early but it is discouraging.

Thanks for your responses everyone, I do feel so blessed with how our family is set up it’s just complicated sometimes as we are so close and I don’t ever want anything to threaten that. When we all first met, DH and I were 27 and 26 and talked about how cool it was we each had siblings a decade younger and we were so remarkably close to those siblings, which is rare especially with such a massive age gap... and then my sister (17 at the time) and his brother (16 at the time) met and started hanging out 24/7, they were best friends immediately and as dh says they were the last to know they were dating, haha! But when we were all so young and carefree it all felt lighter, you know as it does when you’re young and have so few responsibilities etc, and as we get older more issues in our families become clear, especially as dh and I have become parents. Dynamics become reinforced for better or for worse when a new generation is born. I want this to be an opportunity to reinforce the closeness and bonds between us too but that often turns into me trying to “fix” everything which isn’t a good approach when you’re dealing with adults who need to act like adults!

i am so lucky to have DH who is the single most mature, reasonable human being I’ve ever met in my life. He is one of the few people who is truly selfless and never ever puts his own desires or emotions ahead of anyone else, ever. Everything he does is to try to make things better- he is always seeking the truth, never tries to just be right or win an argument. He never loses it or raises his voice, no matter how stressed or angry or sleep deprived he is, which is part of why I want to have so many kids with him... it just feels like as many people as possible should have him as a father.

Dh sounds like an absolute gem

 

[tdog]

@Lottielouf I can see it xx

 

[Alligator]

Jft1 - so pleased for you Can't wait to see your FRER test tomorrow.

Lottielouf - I can see the line just about and definitely on the inverted ones. Wishing you lots of luck for further tests.

Alligator - I'm sorry that AF is coming, it's so tough being at the end of the cycle knowing that you have to start over. (and I'm still feeling bad over here for telling you to give your two year old popcorn, I should have known better)

Sugger - Hopefully the doctors will be able to figure out the hormonal issues that you could have and be able to fix your cycles. I don't think you are pre-menopausal yet but I can certainly understand the worry that comes with age only to well. I am hopeful that your cycle this month will just go back to a more usual length and all will be well xx

MrsKatie - Wishing you luck for when you start testing, the TWW always drags for the first week but I find after that it all gets to the exciting part and that is when I waste way too many tests lol.
I am ok thank you. I feel less than optimistic that I will ever get pregnant at my age..I really do wonder what I am doing here on this forum at times but my broody part just wants to keep on keeping on. The positives are that I still have regular cycles and seem to ovulate but the 'risks' and statistics for my age (along with my now probable fibroids) just make it seem like a chance in a million to me. I wish there was someone who could tell me what would give me the best chances and say to me 'you must always use loads of pre-seed and you must eat less dairy or you must BD on a certain day' but of course there is no-one to tell me the best way to achieve my goal so I have to just second guess and leave things down to luck.

Good luck and baby dust to everyone

Oh no need to apologize at all. We can't know all the recommendation at all times. And they change daily I swear! My mom was FLOORED with all the new stuff when my daughter was born (my sister was 24 so it had been some time but not like 50 years). Totally floored. No need to apologize or feel bad, don't think anything of it anymore! And you belong here! You're healthy and ovulating, no reason to not want to grow your family.

 

[Alligator]

@MrsKatie DH sounds wonderful I wouldn't worry for the cramping, could just be random pains we all seem to get!

 

[Suggerhoney]

@Jft1 Thanks hon. We been trying for 6 months now with 3 losses. I really hope i do get my rainbow baby soon.

 

[Suggerhoney]

I think it's a good sign you're still bleeding CD 6. Hopefully O holds off. Will you start OPKs in the next couple days?

I have only gotten lines on FRER, and the lines seem to fade off the tests as they dry? It's so hard to say. Impossible without a blood test honestly. I will see when AF arrives and what next month brings!

I started OPKs today and the line is dark but not positive.
Im using a different brand this time called wondfo but I still have my easy@home and femometer ones. Will use all 3 from tommorow onwards.

I really hope O holds off so we get another shot b4 all the bloodstests etc

 

[Lottielouf]

Oh and I have the pregnancy checker app, it's free and it has a few basic functions such as invert.. Works well for me!

Brill thank you!

Ill download the app now xx

 

[Alligator]

I started OPKs today and the line is dark but not positive.
Im using a different brand this time called wondfo but I still have my easy@home and femometer ones. Will use all 3 from tommorow onwards.

I really hope O holds off so we get another shot b4 all the bloodstests etc

Crossing fingers for you as well! I think it's a good idea that if O is early to hold off this cycle and let your body reset. Hopefully it's not and comes on time

 

[doggylover]

I started OPKs today and the line is dark but not positive.
Im using a different brand this time called wondfo but I still have my easy@home and femometer ones. Will use all 3 from tommorow onwards.

I really hope O holds off so we get another shot b4 all the bloodstests etc

I used wondfo for the first time this cycle and found the lines were much darker in general, but the test line did show up darker than my ICs. I’ll post one below of a side by side. Neither of these were positive, and I didn’t get my positive for almost 2 weeks after.



And these were my positives but look how much darker the wondfo is!

 

[Nixnax]

@Jft1 @Lottielouf oooo I see something, good luck to you both

@Alligator ah bless your SIL. I wish her lots of luck.

1DPO here, temp rose today. My temps were high(ish) last weekend because of having a few drinks. I officially start the long wait . I shall be cheering you all on in the meantime

 

[amaibee]

Update for me: I took a test today (First Response) and got this "picture below"...it was after the time frame so who knows I am not looking to much into it, but those are definitely some dark lines for only being around 10 dpo...to be honest I don't feel pregnant nor do I feel AF coming soon. I'm just blah! I have heard these are horrible at giving you "evap" lines...but I guess we will see...I have "cheaper" HPT's coming today, so maybe I'll take one when I get home after work and see what that one says View attachment 1085778[/QUOTE

Looks like a BFP to me!!

 

[Alligator]

@Jft1 @Lottielouf oooo I see something, good luck to you both

@Alligator ah bless your SIL. I wish her lots of luck.

1DPO here, temp rose today. My temps were high(ish) last weekend because of having a few drinks. I officially start the long wait . I shall be cheering you all on in the meantime

Awesome - got everything crossed this is a speedy TWW for you!

 

[Kimmi82]

Hey everyone!

Wow so many messages to catch up on!

I've been feeling mega rough today, unsure what it is but had tummy aches all day and bloating, generally feeling absolutely pants

Am about 4/5dpo but not reading too far into any symptoms (sore boobs and nipples) AF is due around the 18th so will be waiting until after then to test, had too much disappointment in the past!!!

@MrsKatie your DH sounds amazing, a lot like mine I just pray one day I can give him a baby of his very own.

 

[KitteyKat2010]

Well all my coworkers thinks it a BFP...I really don’t know what to think. My is due sometime next week. I took one in the afternoon and it just was one line. I just don’t know what to think! I’m gonna try and hold off until Monday til the next time I take one. If by any chance I am, I must be very early as the first morning urine is what gave me a positive!

 

[monroea]

So I just got this nasty evap/dye run. I don't know why I must start testing so early. I know it isn't even possible!

 

[aymz1983]

Quite a few messages to come and catch up on! Hugs to those that need one. Hugs to everyone to be fair, who doesn't like a hug lol. I hope everyone is well otherwise

As for me, the below is where I'm at (also noting it for my own records). Apologies if some of it is TMI but then I'm sure we're all used to it now anyway haha.

I'm 7dpo now that it's early in the morning. For the 3rd night in a row I have woken up around 3.30 is needing the loo although I know that is not pregnancy related, just my body being bloody annoying.
I did have a couple of symptoms yesterday/day before which had I been further along dpo wise would have made me stop and go 'oooh, could this be?' but as I'm not further along I know it's not. Which is a shame. First I had a swollen bleeding gum - I never get that unless there is something caught, and I felt slightly nauseous but hungry but then nauseous again as soon as id eat. It's not usual for me at this time in my cycle until right before AF comes. I have emetophobia so I always look to attribute a reason as to why I could feel ill so I worried when I didn't have my usual AF time to blame! But obviously my cycle is just on one this month.

At 5dpo I had enough milky cm that I saw in pants. Felt quite wet too 4 and 5dpo. I didnt see anything on tissue though when wiped so I thought I'd check and more of the same water milky colour. 6dpo I had a rummage around and there was more of it but not as wet, if that makes sense? I don't know if this is normal for me - if I don't see anything on the tissue I tend not to think there is anything there. As I've not been actively TTC it's not something I've taken note of before but good to know for future now I guess.

Headache at 6dpo and briefly 5dpo but I'm back at work now looking at a laptop screen for however long a day so I presume that's what that is

I think I'm going to test at 11dpo. Again, not actively TTC so I dont have lots of IC's laying around so I'll get a frer on Tuesday and test in the late afternoon/evening time. I've been looking at the positive tests on countdown to pregnancy and by 11dpo there is usually a good line to be seen. So if there isn't a line then I'd say it's a safe bet I'd be out although I'd hope not!

And that's me for now, sorry for waffling on!

 

[MrsKatie]

@monroea - hope it turns true bfp! How many dpo are you?

@aymz1983 - those are promising symptoms I think!

AFM I think I’m only like 4dpo and I just saw a tiny tiny pink dot in my CM when I wiped...?!? Not sure if I’ve had that before. It was so tiny, like if I had a light pink pen and just did a tiny ink dot with it, if that makes sense. Who knows. I might be as much as 6dpo too.

 

[Jft1]

I think I'm ready to call this my

 

[doggylover]

So I just got this nasty evap/dye run. I don't know why I must start testing so early. I know it isn't even possible!

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How many dpo? If it’s a false positive that is a doozie

Quite a few messages to come and catch up on! Hugs to those that need one. Hugs to everyone to be fair, who doesn't like a hug lol. I hope everyone is well otherwise

As for me, the below is where I'm at (also noting it for my own records). Apologies if some of it is TMI but then I'm sure we're all used to it now anyway haha.

I'm 7dpo now that it's early in the morning. For the 3rd night in a row I have woken up around 3.30 is needing the loo although I know that is not pregnancy related, just my body being bloody annoying.
I did have a couple of symptoms yesterday/day before which had I been further along dpo wise would have made me stop and go 'oooh, could this be?' but as I'm not further along I know it's not. Which is a shame. First I had a swollen bleeding gum - I never get that unless there is something caught, and I felt slightly nauseous but hungry but then nauseous again as soon as id eat. It's not usual for me at this time in my cycle until right before AF comes. I have emetophobia so I always look to attribute a reason as to why I could feel ill so I worried when I didn't have my usual AF time to blame! But obviously my cycle is just on one this month.

At 5dpo I had enough milky cm that I saw in pants. Felt quite wet too 4 and 5dpo. I didnt see anything on tissue though when wiped so I thought I'd check and more of the same water milky colour. 6dpo I had a rummage around and there was more of it but not as wet, if that makes sense? I don't know if this is normal for me - if I don't see anything on the tissue I tend not to think there is anything there. As I've not been actively TTC it's not something I've taken note of before but good to know for future now I guess.

Headache at 6dpo and briefly 5dpo but I'm back at work now looking at a laptop screen for however long a day so I presume that's what that is

I think I'm going to test at 11dpo. Again, not actively TTC so I dont have lots of IC's laying around so I'll get a frer on Tuesday and test in the late afternoon/evening time. I've been looking at the positive tests on countdown to pregnancy and by 11dpo there is usually a good line to be seen. So if there isn't a line then I'd say it's a safe bet I'd be out although I'd hope not!

And that's me for now, sorry for waffling on!

Fingers crossed it all means something good!

I think I'm ready to call this my

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Congratulations!!!!